Grand Canyon - Pre-Permit Reservation

Pre-Permit Lottery Reservation

This booking is for a non-confirmed/pre-permit deadline tour. We have not yet applied for permits for your desired travel month. By submitting your application with this booking, we will apply for a permit for you/your group in the desired month of travel that you indicate in this booking. Permits are issued through a lottery and are not guaranteed.

Bookings made prior to the permit application deadline are not required to pay a deposit. We apply for Grand Canyon permits 4 months prior to the month you are looking to hike during (see below table for application deadlines). If we are successful in acquiring a permit for your group, we will notify you approximately 3.5 months prior to the month that you are hoping to do this hike to provide permit start date options. If one of the options provided does work for you, a $500 non-refundable deposit will be due to secure you/your group on the provided start date/permit.

Application Deadlines

(Desired Hike Month: Application Deadline)

• January Tour: September 1st
• February Tour: October1st
• March Tour: November 1st
• April Tour: December 1st
• May Tour: January 1st
• June Tour: February 1st
• July Tour: March 1st
• August Tour: April 1st
• September Tour: May 1st
• October Tour: June 1st
• November Tour: July 1st
• December Tour: August 1st

Permit Placement Process

We place all of our clients onto the permits we receive based on your booking date. The earlier you put your name in for the permit lottery, the higher on the list you will be and the higher the likelihood that you will be placed onto a permit in your month of choice.

Availability/Flexibility

We request that you provide us with the widest range of availability that you have when reserving your tour. This will give us the best chance to acquire and place you on a permit.

Tour Cost and Pricing

• Tour prices are subject to change and the total cost of the tour will be the publicly advertised price at the time of permit placement, which takes place after we have applied for permits for the month you are wanting to hike during. Signing up early gives you a much higher chance of being placed on a permit but does not lock you into the publicly advertised price at the time of your pre-permit deadline reservation.

• Discovery Treks prides itself in offering extremely competitive pricing that is directly comparable to the major competition. Any price increases are a direct result of general market price increases across the industry.

Price Lock Options

• If you would like to lock in the current price for a Grand Canyon backpacking tour at the time of your pre-deadline reservation, you may do so by paying the non-refundable full tour cost at the time of your booking. This price lock is valid for 2 years from the date of your booking. We only recommend this option to travelers who are very flexible with their hike start dates/months.