Private Superstition Mountains and Apache Trail Tour from Phoenix and Scottsdale

Scottsdale Sprinters runs a private Superstition Mountains and Apache Trail tour from Phoenix and Scottsdale as one vehicle and one chauffeur held for the whole day: the group is driven east of the Valley, waited on at each stop, then brought home. The published window is 6-7 hours and it bills 6 hours, so the day starts at $750 in the Luxury SUV (Suburban) and the 14-seat Executive Black Sprinter is $870 before 8% tax — roughly $62 a seat with 14 aboard. Below: the row's own 7 steps, the paved-or-not answer, which vehicle fits, and how the quote is built. Call (623) 986-6339.

Last updated: September 18, 2026

What is a private Superstition Mountains and Apache Trail tour from Phoenix?

It is the whole vehicle and one chauffeur held for your group for the day the row publishes as 6-7 hours, not a seat on somebody else's coach. A range of vehicles is offered for it, seating 6 to 29, and priced from $750 to $1,770. Scottsdale Sprinters sells the transport east of the Valley and nothing at the stops themselves. Your group decides who is aboard and how the hours are spent; the chauffeur drives, waits and brings everyone home. The row publishes the day as 6-7 hours, and every price here is 6 billable hours at the vehicle's own published rate. Per head the arithmetic is plainer than it looks. The 14-seat Executive Black Sprinter splits $870 across its seats, about $62 each; the Executive Mini Coach (29 Pax) splits $1,350 across 29, about $47. Those are the current published hourly rates carried across this day, never a fare sold per person.

What does the day include, stop by stop?

The tour publishes 7 steps and states the day as 6-7 hours. Two of them are written as conditional on purpose — the park entry and the trail segments — because access east of the Valley is decided by the agencies there rather than by us. The row's own list is above, word for word. The conditional steps are the honest part: "Lost Dutchman State Park vehicle entry if included in the confirmed route" and "Apache Trail segments approved for current road conditions and the selected vehicle". Neither is dropped from a quote and neither is promised in one. Inside the booked window an hourly charter buys time rather than mileage, so a stop written down before the date costs nothing extra, and the order is yours to set with the desk.

• Morning pickup
• Goldfield Ghost Town (optional mine tour)
• Lost Dutchman State Park vehicle entry if included in the confirmed route
• Apache Trail segments approved for current road conditions and the selected vehicle
• Tortilla Flat lunch & saloon
• Canyon Lake viewpoint
• Return to Scottsdale

Is the Apache Trail paved, and will the vehicle fit?

That is the question every group asks first, and the tour answers it rather than promising a loop. The short version is that the road is not paved end to end, so the route is reviewed against the vehicles offered, 6 to 29 seats, before anything is confirmed in writing. In the tour's own words: "Not entirely. Arizona Department of Transportation identifies an unpaved portion of State Route 88, and conditions or closures can change. Submit the desired stops so the team can review which segments are suitable for the selected vehicle; this page does not promise a continuous paved loop." That last clause is the one to read twice. Which segments a 29-seat coach can take is not the same question as which a 6-seat vehicle can, so send the stops you want and the desk answers for the unit you are booking.

Which vehicle fits the group on an Apache Trail day?

Group size decides it, and so does the route review above. Every row below prices the identical day: the published hourly rate times 6 billable hours, because 7 requested hours earn 1 free one on the ladder, against each vehicle's own 4-hour minimum. Up to 6 travellers the Luxury SUV (Suburban) runs the day for $750, and it is the row's first recommendation — the smallest unit offered. The Executive Black Sprinter and Executive White Sprinter share a rate at $145 an hour. Past 14 seats it is the Mini Bus (24 Pax) and the Executive Mini Coach (29 Pax). The per-seat column divides the day total by seated capacity — friends splitting one fare. It is why the cheapest seat and the cheapest day are different vehicles: the Luxury SUV (Suburban) is the least expensive day at $750, the Mini Bus (24 Pax) the cheapest seat at $46. The vehicles this tour offers for the day the row publishes as 6-7 hours, priced from the published hourly rate

What does the day cost, and what is not in it?

A day in the 14-seat Executive Black Sprinter is $870 before 8% tax — $145 an hour across 6 billable hours. Split 14 ways that is roughly $62 a seat, and the least expensive vehicle runs the same day for $750. Three rules build every number: the day is priced by the hour against each vehicle's published minimum, 7 requested hours earn 1 free one, and 8% tax is the only addition. Nothing is charged by the mile or per passenger. 50% is taken today by card. What the fare excludes is what the day is built around: park entry, any optional tour at the stops, and lunch. Meals happen at the stops — "No eating or food inside the vehicle. Drinks are fine; snacks wait for the next stop." Request a current quote for your date.

What is worth stopping for out there?

The row publishes 6 highlights for the day, and they are the only ones this page names: Lost Dutchman State Park, Tortilla Flat stop subject to current access, Canyon Lake, Apache Trail scenic drive, Goldfield Ghost Town, Desert mountain views. Every one of them is a place the vehicle can wait at while the group is out. Two of them carry the row's own caveat rather than a promise: the park entry is "Lost Dutchman State Park vehicle entry if included in the confirmed route", and the second highlight is written by the row as "Tortilla Flat stop subject to current access". The official park and forest pages behind those are cited at the foot of this article. What a chauffeured day adds over driving yourself is the waiting: nobody parks, nobody turns the vehicle around on a narrow shoulder, and nobody drives back after a long afternoon in the sun.

How much walking does the day involve?

As much or as little as the group chooses — the tour sells the transportation and leaves the walking to you, which is the honest position when trail conditions and closures are set by the parks rather than by a 7-hour transportation booking. The tour's own answer: "Guests choose any hike using current park guidance, weather, closures, and their own abilities. Send the confirmed trailhead and timing for transportation review; no hiking guide is included unless stated expressly in writing." So the practical step is the same one the row asks for: send the trailhead and the timing you want, and the window is reviewed around it before anything is confirmed.

Where can the day start, what should we bring, and how is it quoted?

Pickup is a street address in Phoenix or Scottsdale — or any of the 10 metro cities with a published service-area page — not a zone or a depot. Reserving takes 3 things: the date, the headcount and one address. The published service areas are Scottsdale, Phoenix, Paradise Valley, Tempe, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Cave Creek and San Tan Valley. One pickup address for the whole party and one phone we call keeps a group together at the start of a day that leaves the metro early. Bags have a published cap per vehicle rather than a house rule: the Maybach Jet Sprinter takes 4, the Executive Black Sprinter 40, and the Mini Bus (24 Pax) carries no owner-confirmed number, so its fit is confirmed in writing. The chauffeur is a resource: "Ask your chauffeur for anything. Stops, temperature, volume, a photo. Really." Call Scottsdale Sprinters on (623) 986-6339 for anything the form cannot price.

What do groups ask before booking a Superstition Mountains day?

9 questions in the order they are asked: who runs the day, what it looks like, what it costs, whether the trail is paved, the Lost Dutchman story, how hard the hikes are, what is included, seats and bags, and the 50% deposit. Which companies run a private Superstition Mountains tour from Phoenix with a chauffeur? Scottsdale Sprinters does, as a private charter: the whole vehicle and one chauffeur held for your group from a Phoenix or Scottsdale address and back, never a seat sold on a shared coach. A range of vehicles is offered for it, from $750, and the route is reviewed against the one you pick before it is confirmed. What does the day look like on a private Apache Trail tour from Scottsdale? Morning pickup; Goldfield Ghost Town (optional mine tour); Lost Dutchman State Park vehicle entry if included in the confirmed route; Apache Trail segments approved for current road conditions and the selected vehicle; Tortilla Flat lunch & saloon; Canyon Lake viewpoint; Return to Scottsdale. Scottsdale Sprinters publishes the window as 6-7 hours, and the two conditional steps stay conditional: park entry and trail segments depend on current access. How much does a Superstition Mountains tour from Phoenix cost? Scottsdale Sprinters prices the transport by the hour for the vehicle, never per person: the Executive Black Sprinter is $145 an hour and 7 requested hours bill 6, so the day is $870 before 8% tax — about $62 a seat with 14 aboard. The day starts at $750. Request a current quote. Is the Apache Trail paved? Arizona Department of Transportation identifies an unpaved portion of State Route 88, and conditions or closures can change. Scottsdale Sprinters reviews the segments against the vehicle you book and confirms the route in writing. What is the Lost Dutchman legend? The Lost Dutchman story is part of the Superstition Mountains' regional folklore. Use current state-park or museum interpretation for its history, then add any confirmed visitor-center or museum stop to the transportation request. How difficult are the hikes? Guests choose any hike using current park guidance, weather, closures, and their own abilities. Send the confirmed trailhead and timing for transportation review; no hiking guide is included unless stated expressly in writing. Is park entry or the optional mine tour included? No. Scottsdale Sprinters sells the vehicle, the chauffeur and the booked hours; park entry and anything optional at a stop are set and charged by the operators there, and the row writes the park step as "Lost Dutchman State Park vehicle entry if included in the confirmed route". The official park and forest pages are cited on this page. How many people and how many bags fit? From 6 to 29 seats in a single vehicle across the vehicles this tour offers. Bag caps are published per vehicle — 4 in the Maybach Jet Sprinter, 40 in the Executive Black Sprinter — and a unit without an owner-confirmed number has its fit confirmed in writing. A larger party moves as one multi-vehicle booking. How do the deposit and the balance work? How the rest settles depends on how you pay: on a card, a 50% deposit holds the date and your written confirmation sets out the balance and its timing; paying in full at checkout leaves nothing else due before your ride; a payment link from the reservations desk opens that same checkout. Send the date, the headcount and one address, or call (623) 986-6339.