Charter a Private Grand Canyon Trip Exclusively for Your Group!

If you’ve dreamed of traveling down the Colorado River through Grand Canyon, but you always pictured doing it with only your closest friends and family, you’re in luck! You can book a private charter trip with Hatch River Expeditions and make your dreams come true. 

(We should be clear that this is not the same as obtaining a private permit to run your own DIY trip through the canyon. Instead, you’d get everything Hatch offers, just without worrying about who your traveling companions might end up being.)

How Does a Private Grand Canyon Trip (or Private Charter) Look with Hatch?

You get all the amenities of a traditional booking, with a little extra:

• A group of exactly 29 guests (or, very rarely exactly 16 guests)
• 1 free space for the group leader
• Option to bill each guest individually or bill the person or organization organizing the charter
• Request specific stops – We can never guarantee any particular stop, but there’s a better chance we’ll get there if a whole group wants to stop. 
• Request guides – Similar to stops, we can never guarantee 100% that you’ll get the guide you ask for, but if you’ve booked a whole trip your chances are a little better. 

Who Are Private Charters For?

Anyone with enough people is welcome to talk to us about booking a private Grand Canyon trip, but we find there are particular kinds of groups for whom charters are particularly well-suited: 

• Large extended families
• Clubs
• University groups
• Business groups (for company retreats)

How Do I Book My Private Grand Canyon Charter Trip?

Call our office! You can learn a lot about our trip types and the basics of private charters on our website, but when it comes to arranging the details, you’ll need to talk to our charter specialist. They can work with you to create custom terms for payment and registration. Then you just have to sign up your guests!

UPDATE: You can now view dates that are available to charter on our website! View available 7 Day Motorized charter dates. View charter dates for other trip styles. 

A Few Bonus Tips

We’ve been working with charter groups for decades (in fact, our very first trip was a charter!), so we have a pretty good idea what works and what doesn’t. 

• Come up with some fun things for the whole group to do along the way. Maybe you all have matching Hatch t-shirts. Maybe you’ll pick one evening of your trip where everyone will wear fancy dress or costumes. Maybe you’ll have a margarita night. The biggest advantage of having your own group is everyone will be in on the fun!
• Keep a waitlist of back up participants – Inevitably someone will have to cancel for unforeseen reasons. If you already have a few people waiting in the wings, you’ll be ready to fill their spaces right away.
• Extend the invitation to friends of friends – If you aren’t sure you can fill a full trip on your own, allow your guests to bring people. You might not know your sister’s best friend very well, but she does! This is the perfect opportunity to get to know the people who are important to your people AND to ensure that you still get your private Grand Canyon trip. 

What if a Private Charter Trip Isn’t for Me?

Maybe you don’t really want to organize a whole big group, or you aren’t sure you have quite enough interested people to take over a whole trip. No problem!

We are happy to accommodate any size group up to 29. You just may be traveling with a few other general booking guests. As an added bonus, even if you aren’t a charter group, you still qualify for a free group leader space if you book 16 or more guests.