Do your research and keep checking the tour updates for your road trip to Page, AZ All tours of Antelope Canyon are done via tour companies as you can not DIY your visit. The Navajo Nation Government regulates whether tribal parks are open or closed. Update: Antelope Canyon which is located on the Navajo Reservation is now open to visitors after a long closure. We visited the days after the Thanksgiving weekend and it seems to be a great time with less visitors.Simply stunning Lower Antelope Canyon afternoon view It has to be said, that they dont allow videos or professional cameras (only with permit) and no tripods to take pictures, also no big bags or backpacks becaue the canyons are very narrow. We were never rushed or were asked to move faster, we heard a much bigger group behind us but never had them right behind us. She also offered many times to take pictures of ourselves. We were so lucky, and I am sure that made the whole difference, that we were only 2 couples on the tour! So our guide, Appia, took all the time to explain and to give hints how to take pictures, like at certain angles and to recognize certain shapes and formations. We arrived very early for our tour at 10 am and almost decided to join the 9:30am tour but when I heard that there were already 20 people on that tour we decided to wait. We booked and paid the visit online, so I dont know why some people complained in reviews that everything had to be paid in cash. I had read some negative and discouraging reviews and was unsure what to expect.

To be frank, only thanks to my husband who insisted of doing the tour, we visited the site and it was one of the most incredible experiences and oportunity to take the most beautiful pictures. After watching photos from both of the canyons and sharing our experiences I could not pick one for the other.Īlthough this place has about a 4500 feet elevation (maybe not so much), check how susceptible you or your kids may be if coming from sea level.ĭon’t forget to drive around Page, AZ, and visit Horseshoe Bend. My parents, on the same road trip, visited upper antelope canyon. They are both in the Navajo Nation and accesible only by Navajo guided tour. Lower antelope canyon is a slot canyon with a V shape, as opposed to upper canyon's A shape. We visited lower antelope canyon during mid-morning on 12/31 with wife and kids (7 and 8). No matter whether you are a hiker, explorer or not, this is a world wonder one must visit at least once in a life time (think Giza pyramids, Machu Picchu, Niagara Falls or the like, but millions of years older). The mix of shapes, textures, colors, smell and touch makes this place like being inside a dream.

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