Bonneville Salt Flats Adventure
Overview
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6 hours
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Unveil the surreal beauty of the Bonneville Salt Flats on this half-day adventure! This excursion explores this natural phenomenon unlike any other. Walk across the seemingly endless salt crust, capturing panoramic photos and experiencing the awe-inspiring flatness that makes the Bonneville Salt Flats so legendary. Learn about the land speed racing that takes place here, where legendary feats of speed were achieved. We offer this tour in the morning and afternoon to best suit your schedule. Each tour last six hours (including the drive from and back to Salt Lake City) and provides ample time to explore the Salt Flats, with stops at Great Salt Lake State Park and the Tree of Life sculpture – a captivating landmark standing amidst the vast desert landscape.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Bottled water
In-person guide is licensed or certified
All Fees and Taxes
Air-conditioned vehicle
Guide Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
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What To Expect
Great Salt Lake State Park
Your guide will stop at Great Salt Lake State Park on the way to Bonneville Salt Flats and allow you to spend time near the water and in the visitor center.
Metaphor - Tree of Utah
An abstract artistic sculpture called Metaphor: The Tree of Utah (Also called "Tree of Life") stands of the edge of I-80 on the barren Bonneville Salt Flats west of Salt Lake City.
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Bonneville Salt Flats Adventure
Pickup included
Reviews
107 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Amazing landscapes and history
Alix P,
Nov 13, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00The Salt Flats were stunning. My guide was friendly and knowledgeable. He gave me lots of insights and very good tips as to what else to see in the area.
Felt Like Traveling with Friends — Thanks, Travis!
Ashley H,
Nov 12, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Do not sleep on this tour. It if you're thinking about booking it, do it! Our guide, Travis, was absolutely amazing. He's incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, and engaging. As a solo traveler, I really appreciated that he offered to take photos of me with the jaw-dropping scenery. The Salt Flats were out of this world. No wonder movies like Independence Day and Pirates of the Caribbean were filmed there! It was a spectacular experience from start to finish, and I’m already looking forward to booking another tour with Southwest Adventure Tours next time I visit SLC. Highly recommend!
Salt everywhere!!
terrsall,
Nov 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The stories our guide told us about the salt flats were very interesting! It is expensive, I think it was 150.00 per person, but it was well worth it. Beautiful scenery, great stories and interesting facts. It will take up a good portion of your day, 6 hours, but it is a great memory!
Great experience!
cindysF5307MN,
Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Came into salt lake city a day early to do something fun. Really enjoyed this experience. So nice to be picked up at the hotel and be driven around. Travis was super knowledgeable and friendly. The van was nice and clean. I love guided tours and this did not disappoint.
Loved this tour
adrianamG5913NO,
Nov 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our tour guide Travis was very friendly ! I enjoyed his knowledge and he offered to take photos of us and was very helpful ! I would book another tour with him in the future !
Salt Flats are worth the trip - bring a jacket cos it gets windy
Sarah D,
Oct 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Fun trip out to the otherworldly salt flats with an affable, knowledgeable guide (Blake). Bring a jacket; it gets windy out there. We also visited a very cool airfield with an abandoned plane, as well as the Salt Lake National Park, which was a bit stinky.
Very cool experience!
Valerie G,
Oct 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a wonderful experience with Sonsari at the Salt Flats! She was very knowledgeable of the area and kept the trip interesting. We stopped at the Tree of Life sculpture and spotted some pronghorn on the way out. The flats are beautiful! They go on for miles and make such interesting formations on the ground. Our guide made sure we were at the Bonneville Speedway right at dusk for optimal viewing. She even had a little impromptu photoshoot for those who wanted one—what a fun time! I recommend taking a tour of the flats with Sonsari if you have the chance.
Blake was excellent! What...
Delia R,
Oct 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Blake was excellent! What a great tour guide! The Flat salt is a must see. We learned so much from Blake. Thank you so much
Solo trip group trip.
april369,
Oct 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The salt flats were other worldly to see in person and walk on. The salt formations were cool and there were desert mirage optical illusions you could see on the drive out there. I walked in the great salt lake just because we could. Our driver Mrs.Davis was great! She had lots of information and made the drive to the flats enjoyable. Plenty of bathroom stops and one stop for food. She even had a special souvenir for us to make and bring back home. Very friendly and great to do if you’re traveling alone and have no car but want to get out of the city. You could see wildlife from the car. In the pictures it might look like snow or ice but it’s really just all salt.
Travis our guide made the...
Robert K,
Oct 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Travis our guide made the trip wonderful.! So much information and fun! Southwest keep him! Our guide was excellent
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