Mule trip After two years of planning, my dad and I finally crossed an overnight mule trip down the Grand Canyon off of our bucket lists. Our original date for the mule trip was March of 2017, but after my dad decided to get back surgery in February, we opted to postpone it to April 2018. I booked with Xanterra over the phone a year prior to our trip to guarantee a spot. They only take a maximum of 10 riders at a time on the overnight trips to Phantom Ranch so it’s important