Zion Jeep Tours has operated since 2003 — originally as Zion Outback Safaris — under a succession of owner-operators who built its reputation in the rough terrain between the park's western entrance and the Colorado Plateau's edge. Ben Dold is the current owner. He moved to Southern Utah at the start of 2020, got a job driving for the company, and when the previous owners retired in 2024, he bought the business. He continues to guide tours personally while maintaining the fleet.
Operating from 694 UT-9 in Virgin — about 15 minutes from the Springdale entrance — the company takes custom-built Jeeps into country that shuttle buses don't reach. Tours include private Zion backcountry expeditions with geological narration, a night sky tour that climbs to 5,000 feet for telescope viewing away from the gateway crowds, and the Grand Canyon Tuweep trip — a full-day haul into the remote north rim backcountry that most Zion visitors don't know exists. The guide roster draws on local professionals: a geologist, a retired police officer, and a fire science instructor.
With over 1,200 five-star reviews accumulated across the company's 20-year history, Zion Jeep Tours holds one of the deeper track records of any off-road outfitter in the corridor.
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