A Grand Canyon Mule Trip

A Grand Canyon Mule Trip will make your tour to the canyon really unforgettable, not similar like one of this "20 minutes at the rim lookout"!

You consider that it's not for you hiking into the canyon, so it's a good idea to take the Grand Canyon Mule Trip.

You can make a Grand Canyon Mule Trip just a day ride part way into the canyon. The mules will take you on a seven hour trip to Plateau Point on the Bright Angel Trail. Plateau Point provides you with a bird's eye view of the Colorado River and the canyon.

A Grand Canyon Mule Trip is also great for those who prefer to head into the canyon for one or two nights with a stay at Phantom Ranch. It is the only lodging accommodation on the floor of the canyon. It provides dormitory rooms and rustic cabins. To mule trip riders they serve breakfast and dinner. The overnight Grand Canyon Mule Trips usually take riders down the Bright Angel Trail and up the South Kaibab Trail.

So what can you expect from those trips? A Grand Canyon Mule Trip isn't like taking a bus tour to see the sights. Have in mind you're have to ride those mules.

The trails into the Grand Canyon National Park are steepish, and they can also be dangerous. The sure footed mules have been transporting supplies and tourists into the canyon for a long time, and they have a great safety record, but you must pay attention so they keep it that way. You will be led by wranglers who know the canyon and their mules well. You must listen to what they tell you.

These mules for a Grand Canyon trip are tall, I do mean really tall, they are larger than some horses. The mules are well trained to pass on the outside of the trail - away from the wall of the canyon. This is why they don't brush up against the rocks with the tourists who are riding or the supplies they are transporting. What I want to tell you is, you will also be on the outside edge of the trail. If you pass hikers, they are expected to hug the rock wall and let the mules pass on the outside. So tall mules, walking on the outside of the trail you will be hanging over the Grand Canyon. I do hope you're not afraid of heights, are you?

You can take a Grand Canyon Mule Trip as a non professional rider. The mule wranglers will teach you the basics and keep an eye on you. If you've never been a rider, or even if you have, be warned that you will probably be pretty sore after a 5 or 6 hour ride on the mules to the floor of the canyon.

There are some restrictions you need to know when considering to take a Grand Canyon Mule Trip. Only riders that have less than 200 pounds (91 kilograms) are allowed to take this mule trip. You will be weighted. with your clothes on. Your height must be at least 4 feet, 7 inches (1.38 meters). And you must be able to speak and understand English so you can understand the instructions and warnings of the wranglers. It's vital to a safe and fun trip.

Even with all these precautions, these Grand Canyon Mule Trips are very popular. It's wise to make your reservation early in advance, especially at popular times. Reservations for those Grand Canyon Mule Trips are accepted about a year in advance.

This trip may not qualify you as a way to play cowboy, but a Grand Canyon Mule Trip will be a stunning memorable experience.