Mad Desert Trekking
Intense Human-Powered
Sonoran Desert Adventures
in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona
Mad Desert Trekking TM, Scottsdale, Arizona, was established in 2020, to provide intense human-powered Sonoran Desert adventures for the people.
The award-winning travel operator focuses on providing incredible private trekking tours in the Sonoran Desert for solo travelers, couples, families and groups traveling to Metro Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona.
Explore the desert wilds just like a local with a local Mad Desert Trekking guide who lives and breathes the Sonoran Desert in Phoenix and Scottsdale.
- Incorporated as Mad Desert LLC in the State of Arizona.
- Licensed as a Scottsdale, Arizona-based business.
- Fully insured, operating with special-use commercial guiding permits with the City of Scottsdale, City of Phoenix and Maricopa County Regional Parks System.
- Recognized by the Better Business Bureau with an A+ rating since 2020.
- A member of the Guest Focus Community.
Mad Desert Trekking has won several travel industry awards, including:
- Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice: Best of the Best in 2023 and 2022 for guided adventure tour offerings, ranking each activity in the top one percent of all Tripadvisor listings.
- Tripadvisor Excellence Award in 2023 and 2022 in tour categories, ranking them in the top five of all TripAdvisor tours in Metro Phoenix and Scottsdale.
- Ranking No. 3 of 131 guided tours and activities in the Phoenix-Scottsdale, Arizona, area, by TripAdvisor for 2023.
- North American finalist for Arival TourReview Spotlight Award for 2023.
- Nominee for CityWide Spotlight Diamond Destination Award 2023 for Best Outdoor Activities in Phoenix.
- Best of Scottsdale Award 2023 for attractions by the Scottsdale Award Program.
- Eco-Friendly Tour Company of the Year 2022 by Travel & Hospitality Awards, United Kingdom.
- Best of the Desert 2021 Final Five Finisher for Family Amusement, an awards program sponsored by Arizona Republic, honoring community-favorite businesses in Metro Phoenix.
- AirBnB Superhost 2021 for its AirBnB Experience for guided hiking adventures.
- NextDoor Neighborhood Favorites 2021.
"The summit is what drives us, but the climb itself is what matters."
— Conrad Anker
