The beautiful Sonoran Desert awaits as your clipping along in a 400cc, 2 seated Sand Buggy. This is no boring ATV tour! Rock gardens, desert washes and water crossing awaits. Adrenaline junkies wanted!
Views of Saguaro Lake can be seen on this tour.
Four Peaks Mountain Range can be viewed from this tour.
Your off-road experience will be taking you thru The Sonoran Desert which is the only desert where The Saguaro Cactus grows.
When in the rainy season there may be river crossing on the trail.
Experience The Sonoran Desert as you off-road in Tonto National Forest.
We had a great time. Saw so much and great pace for the tour. We had a tour guide and another couple ao a small group made it feel much more personal as well. Tour guide was very informative
Ryan and Parker were our tour guides and were incredibly helpful and fun. They made sure we saw exactly what we wanted to see, took plenty of pictures, provided snacks and drinks, and gave very clear safety instructions so our whole group (with varying levels of riding experience) felt comfortable. We had a blast!! This is a 100% must-do if you are visiting the area. One of the members of our group lost their phone on our way back to the start point and Ryan went up and down the trail for 30 minutes looking for it. Turns out Parker, who was right behind us, picked it up off the trail and kept it safe till we got back. Thank you, Parker, for saving the day! ☺️
The trail was absolutely stunning and was the best part of our trip! All of us had a blast driving the UTVs and we really appreciated our guide Chris snapping pics of our group and just making our overall experience a ton of fun. Would 100% do again!
Awesome experience! Ask for Mike, he was amazing! So much fun, one in a lifetime experience, just do it!
We had a blast with Desert Dogs Mike ! He was an amazing guide and gave such insight into the national park. Safety was number one priority and we all felt very comfortable cruising with an amazing guide ! Would recommend !!
Thrilling and fun!!! They run this so well. We felt so comfortable with the equipment. They took GREAT group shots. Worth the $. Take a driver there!
10/10, Mike is the best guide. We booked a day before and the booking process was smooth!
Fantastic experience our guide Mike was the best on knowledge, photo taking and experience 10/10!!!
The ride was awesome. Ryan was a great guide and took great care of everyone. Would definitely do it again!
Had fun! Tour guide had numerous facts ! Loved it! I would repeat the process !
This excursion gets top marks in every way. Well organized, great buggies, beautiful scenery, and our guide "Chris" did a great job!
Would go again, mike was funny and knowledgeable
Michelle was great over the phone getting us signed up and answering questions. Ryan was great during instructions and handling the trail ride. Thank you!
This was by far a memory I’ll remember forever. Riding in the middle of the desert with my best friend was something I’ll cherish as I go back to Miami. Special thanks to Mike for being so kind, informative and helpful! He helped make this a great experience for the both of us. Cannot recommend this enough! Thank you again!
We took the 4:00 trip. The temperature was perfect. We were hopeful for an awesome sunset but or course the clouds did not cooperate. Our guide was great. Ryan shared all kinds of facts with us about the desert and took us on a fun tour of the desert. We had a blast.
Amazing tour guide with cool facts about the desert trails, sick and awesome views as well. The buggies were so much fun!
My husband and I had so much fun! We had a great time riding…Mike was an outstanding tour guide. He was very hospitable with a good sense of humor. We plan to participate again upon our return to Arizona.
Signed up for 9am. Was called and told they didn’t have enough for 9. Can you do 3:45? And you can’t take uber or Lyft to drop off due to no address or signal. We couldn’t make it work and I have not been given a credit yet.
They should know that we haven’t rode wheelers in 25 years so there was some anxiety but after the safety talk and how to follow each other and how to operate the vehicles was very fun my wife ended up having to drive cause I had a reason I could not and my wife drove like a champ when I sent my daughter a picture of it her response to it was no way and I had as much fun not driving watching her tear it up thanks to our guide Ryan and the info he shared with us that we did not know some of it about Cactus some of it about mines and rock up by 4 Peaks would highly recommend going with Desert Dog there machines were newer seats were so comfortable, they give you a helmet with a clear visor on it to protect your eyes and your sunglasses you also get a face cover for the dust.,don’t hesitate go have some fun.
Excellent guide, lots of fun information about the area! Nice machines, good trails, beautiful area.
Fun, dusty, beautiful views and well run!
We just enjoyed this experience on Jan. 16, 2026 while we were in Phoenix for our sons’s club volleyball tournament. It was better than we could ever have imagined-Chris was a fabulous tour guide, teaching us about the area and its history. The dune buggies were amazing to drive! Our 17 year old had more fun with this than driving ATV’s in Honduras last summer. We highly recommend this tour-sunset was beautiful!
5 stars isn’t enough for these guys. Enjoyed it. My first time in the desert and glad I got to use these guys
We had a great time with Mike. We lucked out and our family had him all To himself (7 of us). He made our trip extra fun. The views were phenomenal. We picked a sunset tour.
Tour guides were very friendly. Beautiful way to experience the desert and a great adventure for the family.
This was a great adventure. The desert was beautiful. Ryan was a great tour guide, made the ride fun! Stopped for a quick break for some water, snacks and photos! This was definitely worth it and would do it again!
This is the second time I've used Desert Dog and I'll be back again. Great guides, nice buggies, overall a great experience.
It was a fun trip out into the Sonoran Desert. The vehicles were easy to drive and a lot of fun. The trails too us to some beautiful places to see and there were nice terrain variations and fauna like cacti to see. Our guide was great and when we stopped for a break, he gave us a great overview of the area and its history snd characteristics. It was definitely something I would do again!
If you’re in the area and get a chance to do this, we would highly recommend! The views were great. The ride was so fun and our guide, Ryan, took such great care of us! We made a couple of stops along the way and learned more about the region as well as the wildlife and some great information on the cactus. It was a great way to spend the morning and learn a little bit about Arizona!
The dune buggy tour was a great time. Mike was helpful and fun. The dessert sunset was beautiful. His close attention to detail, and enthusiasm made the tour great.
We had a great experience with the ATV ride! Our tour guide Ryan was excellent!!! We learned about the wildlife, area, and Arizona culture!!
We had a great time on this tour! The guides were so friendly. It was dirty, but so worth it! Be sure to wear something you don’t care gets full of sand, because the drive was worth the grit.
We had a fantastic guide named Chris. He was very personable to not only us, but also to a bridal that we road along with. He was very knowledgeable about the area and answered all questions. The desert is beautiful and don’t hesitate use this company.
We had a great sunset side-by-side tour today and so glad we did this!!!The beauty of the mountains and nature on this side of Phoenix was nothing like we’ve seen so far on our trip. The views were spectacular and stunning and as soon as we got over the mountains, it was like nothing I have seen If you’re looking for something fun to do it’s kinda like going on a two hour hike, but you don’t have to walk lol I would highly recommend this tour and Ryan and Parker were very good guides with a great knowledge of the area and explaining at the stops the surrounding area
Ryan and Aiden were great! The tour was so fun and everything was easy with them! We were a large bachelorette group and Ryan took great pictures, gave us pose recommendations, and was able to read our vibe! Highly recommend them both!
The sand tour was great! The staff were friendly and accommodating! Mike was our guide. Mike went the extra mile for our bachelorette trip! He was kind, gave us great feedback, and took amazing photos of us! Will go again and will ask for Mike.
My friends and I had so much fun! Mike was the best, and he made sure everyone had a good time! We made great memories and got lots of cute photos!
Big Daddy Mike killed it! He was the best. We loved him. He did amazing photos.. he knows the angles! I would highly recommend him
We and the best Bach trip with Mike!! He was not only a great tour guide, but also knew exactly how to take the cutest photos! We had the best time and I would do it a million times over if I could!!
This was an awesome tour Mike was a great guide and we learned some things as well about the cactus and the desert. Very knowledgeable
This was fun and with some great views along with sunset, just unbelievable!. Be ready the ride will be bumpy but I think is worthy and adds to the fun.
The house was beautiful clean very peaceful neighborhood and the owners were extremely nice would definitely stay there again
Soooo much fun!!!! MIKE and RYAN were our guides and so were patient (thankfully😉) and fun!!!!!! Would highly recommend for bachelorette parties!!!! Michelle who we I were in contact with and booked through ahead of the trip was also a gem and was so helpful morning of when I had a lil trouble finding the trail head.
Ryan was our guide and he was super knowledgeable and friendly. Great addition to the day for our bachelorette trip. He also insured that we were safe the whole time. My friends and I had a great time with him!!!
We had a great time for my bachelorette trip this past weekend!! It was bumpier than we were expecting but it made it more fun. Thanks Desert Dog!
Chris and Ryan were awesome!! They were informative and funny, I would definitely recommend this and would do it again.
The desert is awesome. No city lights to interfere with the absolute darkness. The moon looked twice as big as normal. No smog to cloud up the view. You can see the universe going on fporever.
My niece and I did a Desert Dog tour on August 8 and Michael our guide was absolutely amazing! It was great experience and so much fun, will definitely do it again next time we are down there 👍 . Stacy B.
Our desert ATV tour with Mike was AMAZING! He made us feel safe, kept the energy high, and showed us the best views. Perfect mix of fun, adventure, and photo ops. If you book, ask for Mike—you won’t regret it!
We were really looking forward to our UTV experience and had planned it as a highlight of our trip. Unfortunately, just minutes before our scheduled ride, we received a devastating phone call about a death in our friend’s family. Despite the shock, we still drove to the tour location and explained the situation to our guides in person. The company showed compassion and empathy for our circumstances, offering to work with us as best they could. Even though rescheduling wasn’t realistic since we live across the country, their kindness during such an emotional and difficult moment truly meant a lot. Thank you to the team for handling our situation with understanding—it made a big difference during a very hard time.
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