The otherworldly beauty of the slot canyon has been captured by thousands of visitors, but it was the National Geographic cover that brought the attention of the world to Antelope Canyon. We volunteered “National Geographic!” Apparently, that was the #1 answer from all visitors to the area. The first question to our group was how we heard about Antelope Canyon. (this was great as there are restrictions on what you can carry into the canyon. We were given an introduction to the canyon, shown a video, and issued complimentary water bottles on a lanyard.

Our tour began with freshly baked oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies! Probably the best cookies I ever had! OK, I’m getting off track here, but they were really good and unexpected. The higher price was, without question, worth every penny! Our Tour of Lower Antelope Canyon The deluxe tour is usually limited to four people but they allowed us six on this day. We decided on the deluxe tour (~$92 including Navajo Nation Park Fee) for our group. Price includes Navajo Nation Park Fee) was well reviewed but would consist of a larger group going through a narrow space. The general tour (~$50 for adults, ~$28 for children 8-12. Ken’s Tours offers several options for visits – a general tour, a deluxe tour, and a photographer’s tour. We booked with Ken’s Tours based on reviews of Antelope Canyon tours on TripAdvisor.

We chose to visit Lower Antelope Canyon because of the fewer crowds, and because we liked the challenge of the twists, and the ups and downs. But because of these factors, Upper Antelope Canyon is generally more crowded, and taking pictures of the formations can be difficult.

Upper Antelope Canyon is easily accessible for visitors whereas Lower Antelope Canyon is only accessible with a series of ladders.

To see this best, we’d recommend you visit around noon when the sun is high in the sky. Upper Antelope Canyon is well known for its light beams, the way sunlight filters through the dust. Both canyons are spectacular with more photo opportunities than any 2 hour visit can handle.

How difficult is a to visit Antelope Canyon?Īntelope Canyon is actually two canyons – Upper Antelope (Navajo name- Tse’bighanilini, “the place where water runs through rocks.”), and Lower Antelope (Hasdestwazi, “spiral rock arches.”)įirst decision you must make is which section of the canyon to visit.

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