Antelope Canyon is near Page, Arizona, about 4.5 hours from Las Vegas, so these are long days. Entry is only with a Navajo guide, and most trips add Horseshoe Bend.
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Most tours from Las Vegas to Antelope Canyon are 13 to 16-hour days covering roughly 550 miles round trip, and the most common length is about 13 hours. The Navajo Nation requires every visitor to enter the canyons with an authorised Navajo guide, so the tours bundle transport, canyon permits and, on most of them, a stop at Horseshoe Bend. We list 13 tours on this page. Travellers have left more than 2,941 reviews on the tours we list here, with an average rating of 4.7 out of 5.
A guided full day lasts 13 to 17 hours out of Las Vegas, with a Navajo guide inside the canyon and admission to Antelope Canyon and the Horseshoe Bend viewpoint among the inclusions. One listing, rated 4.8, stretches to 17 hours by adding Grand Canyon National Park, with a driver and the park entrance included. "Explore Antelope Canyon with a Navajo guide and learn about its long history", the listing notes.
Small-group days are shared tours with fewer seats; they last about 13 hours and combine the Horseshoe Bend overlook with a canyon section. The listing we describe offers admission to either Antelope Canyon X or Lower Antelope Canyon and a scenic bus ride with views of the Virgin River Gorge. It includes a "Box lunch with deli style turkey sandwich", the listing notes.
A combo day pairs one canyon with the Horseshoe Bend overlook in a single booking, with both admissions included. The canyon is named in each listing, so check whether it is Upper, Lower or Antelope Canyon X before you choose. The combo we describe covers Lower Antelope Canyon with a live guide and runs about 16 hours.
| Type of tour | ★ | Duration | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guided full day plus Grand Canyon | 4.8 | ~17h | Driver + Grand Canyon National Park entrance + Horseshoe Bend entrance |
| Shared small group with box lunch | 5.0 | ~13h | Horseshoe Bend admission + Antelope Canyon X or Lower admission + Box lunch |
| Lower canyon and viewpoint combo | — | ~16h | Lower Antelope Canyon admission + Horseshoe Bend admission + Live guide |
Table data is indicative and comes from the GuruWalk catalogue. Each activity's current details, including availability, are the ones shown on its listing when you book.
Across these formats the day stretches from 13 to 17 hours, and Horseshoe Bend sits in the inclusions of every one. Of the trips shown here, the one with the most reviews is "Las Vegas: Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend", with more than 2,049 reviews and a rating of 4.8 out of 5.
Upper Antelope is at ground level, wide at the bottom and known for overhead sunbeams. Lower Antelope is reached down steep metal stairs into a narrow V-shaped canyon; Antelope Canyon X is a quieter section of the same slot canyon system. One listing lets you pick Upper or Lower when you book.
Bags of any size are not allowed inside Upper or Lower Antelope Canyon, to protect the sandstone walls. You can carry a phone, a camera without tripod or selfie stick, and a water bottle; plan for everything else to stay behind.
The best light inside the canyons comes between about 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM, when the sun is overhead, so the hour at which a tour reaches the canyon shapes what you see. One listing is built around golden hour instead.
Most of the listings we describe here state free cancellation up to 24 hours before the tour. Read the terms on the listing you choose before you book.
English guiding is listed on most of the tours we describe here. One of them also lists German, Spanish and Italian.
Admission appears among the inclusions of the listings we describe here: the canyon and the Horseshoe Bend viewpoint on most of them. One adds the Navajo Parks and Recreation fee. Another includes the entrance fees for Grand Canyon National Park.
