Trip Report: Adventures By Disney Arizona/Utah 2019 – Day 6

Day 6:  Moab, Utah

(If you would like to start this trip report from the beginning, you can do that here.)

After a 4 month break, I am finally back to finish this trip report!  I still have 3 days left, and I am bound and determined to finish them all. However, my husband and daughter were no longer taking notes at this point in the trip, so these last 3 days will be heavy on pictures and light on text.

They woke up that morning and set their luggage out as they would be departing Goulding’s Lodge and heading for Moab.  They ate breakfast as a group at the hotel restaurant.

After breakfast, they did some “parking lot yoga” while waiting for the bus to arrive.

They loaded onto the bus and set off for Moab, which is about a 3 hour drive if you don’t make any stops.  But, they did make a stop.  I’m just going to leave this photo right here.  There was also a video made which was amazing.

I don’t think this is something that they do on every trip, so don’t count on this happening if you are booked on this trip in the future.  I think they read the group to see if they think it would be a good fit, and also consider how much time they have and if they are on/behind schedule. They were almost always ahead of schedule on this trip, so they were able to fit in some extra stuff.

Here are some pictures of the road without people:

They arrived in Moab and checked into their hotel, the Red Cliffs Lodge.

This was their building:

Their room had 2 levels:

Check out this back porch!

And the view!!!

I can’t even imagine being able to stay someplace this beautiful!

They ate lunch as a group at the hotel restaurant.  It was a buffet of things like burgers and hot dogs.  The food was inside, but they ate outside on this patio:

After lunch, it was time for the river rafting excursion.  They loaded onto the bus and drove a short distance to the starting point.  On the bus, they had one of the rafting guides was onboard who gave everyone safety instructions.  Once they got there, they split up into 3 or 4 groups, then sent everyone to change into their swim gear. Next, each group was assigned to a raft and then life jackets and oars were handed out. Once everyone was ready, they began their adventure!

Each raft had a guide at the back:

Yes, there were water guns involved!

Not a single person fell out! They did not encounter any big rapids – they said it was more of a scenic float/water gun war.  Once they were done, the bus met them at the final destination where there were plenty of towels to dry off with.  They also had tubs of water for everyone to wash their feet.

Once everyone had dried off, they got back onto the bus and returned to the hotel.

This afternoon was “on your own” time, and they chose to do a trail ride at the hotel (extra cost). A few days prior, Tiffany had asked everyone about booking activities for this afternoon and had already taken care of all of the reservations.  There was also an ATV ride available.

Red Cliffs Lodge has their own stables:

There were just 2 others people riding with them (also from the ABD group), plus the guide.  Kids were required to wear helmets, but adults were not.

On the ride, the guide provided information about the area and the history of the stables.

The ride lasted about an hour and went through various types of terrain. They had a great time! She knows the hat under the helmet looks ridiculous, but it was so sunny that she she didn’t care.

Next it was time for dinner.  On this evening, it was Junior Adventurer night, while the adults dined on their own.  Since there were not many young kids, the guides encouraged all of the teenagers to join in.  The guides in training that were on this adventure participated as well.  At one point there was a dance competition, and apparently one of the trainees was really good at the worm! 

For dinner, they had a private room with “kid” foods like pizza, chicken, mac & cheese, fruit and vegetables.  After they ate, they watched Zootopia (there were bean bag chairs for seating).  When the movie ended, it was time for bed.

Up next:  Day 7 – Arches National Park