Small-Group Antelope Canyon And Horseshoe Bend Tour From Flagstaff

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  Jaishree F 4

  10 Dec 2021

  Horseshoe Bend and Antelope Canyon are simply stunning places to visit. Our guide Steve drove us from our hotel to a moderately authentic trading post and to lunch and he also drove us to Horseshoe Bend. While understanding that this is a narrated tour, I do feel that a bit of his coverage was just mundane chatter. I would have liked to have learned more about Navajo Nation and the people who live there. Steve was polite and friendly and gave good sightseeing advice. Steve took us to a truck stop where we met Nate, our guide for the Antelope Canyon tour. Antelope Canyon is a magnificent wonder of nature. Nate was friendly and eager to please and knew where to stand to get the best photographic shots. Much of the tour was spent with Nate collecting the ten cameras from people on the tour and doing the photos for everyone. This got to be cumbersome and took away from the experience slightly because after ten- fifteen steps or so of walking and marveling, it was time to play musical cameras again. But Nate took great pictures and everyone was happy with them. I would suggest more walking and less stopping however so we can truly take in the wonder of the canyon and be present- not just have fantastic Instagram pics. Steve drove us back to our hotels after Nate completed the tour of Antelope Canyon. They were both good guides who were eager to please. Something that bothered me was that when we booked the tour it was stated that the groups were smaller and masks were required because of Covid. Many native reservations stated they were not medically equipped to manage Covid in their communities and outbreaks could be devestating for them. We saw a lot of postings and articles about this everywhere. A lot of things were closed for long periods of time on the reservation as a result. But ultimately the Native American communities opened back up to tourism because of financial need after lengthy closures. Tourism is a significant source of income for the tribes. Steve was unmasked and there were only three empty seats in the tour van. This wasn’t as many as I expected. At close to $500 a couple, I think a few less people so we could have been spaced out a bit more would not have broken the bank. In addition to this, Steve did not enforce the wearing of masks as was advertised which I found to be extremely disrespectful to the people whose land we were visiting and they had plainly stated the reasoning of not being equipped to deal with Covid in terms of availability and distance of medical facilities. I was disappointed in my fellow group members and guide in this regard. It was flagrantly disrespectful to fellow tour members and to the Navajo Nation.

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  Zaneta_C 4

  08 Dec 2021

  Going to the Antelope Canyon and touring with Josh. It was a nice experience. I'll be going again in the near future.

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  todonaki 5

  07 Nov 2021

  Our guide, Kat, was nothing short of spectacular. She was a wealth of knowledge that ranged from ancient culture to physics. I had an outstanding adventure!

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  Carol_R 5

  14 Oct 2021

  The vistas in the canyon and knowledge of our guide. An unexpected good lunch. Dominic did a wonderful job.

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  Jenna_F 5

  07 Oct 2021

  Wayne was our tour guide and exceeded our expectations. He made the long ride fun and knew everything about the scenery, mountains, Navajo land, wildlife, etc. we also got a good amount of time at each destination.

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  Gail_K 4

  28 Sep 2021

  The visit to the Antelope X was incredible - however, there were a few things that kept the entire experience from a 5 star review. First, we reserved a tour for Upper Antelope Canyon, and discovered the day before the tour that we had been switched to Antelope X (was told it was because Upper Antelope was an extremely popular tour - which is why we booked it months ahead...) When I expressed disappointment that we were not getting what we originally booked and paid for, the woman from the tour company said that I could cancel and they would refund our money. Seeing that members of our family were arriving from San Francisco and Seattle for this tour, that really was not a good option. We were a group of 5, and when picked up in Flagstaff the only seats available in the van were in the back as 6 people were already onboard starting in Sedona. The van suspension was horrible, and we were bounced around to the point that the seatbelt was still not enough support to keep us from being lifted completely off the seat. Now for the good/great part of the trip. Our Navajo guide once we arrived at Antelope X was incredible!! Her name was Arlinda, and not only was she so knowledgeable and informative, but she had a great personality and was a joy to be around. She helped us in getting great photos with instructions for our phones. The canyon itself was a work of art that nature provided. We will book another trip to the slot canyons with another company - and this next time will hopefully make it to Upper Antelope Canyon which is what we wanted in the first place. The stars awarded to this review were completely for Arlinda, our Navajo guide, and the beauty of the slot canyon.

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  Richard_T 5

  25 Sep 2021

  We took the 10 hour tour to Antelope Canyon and had Ed as our tour guide. It was a 2 hour drive to the canyon that Ed filled with interesting information about what we were seeing as we drove as well as explanations about the different Indian cultures. He was a wealth of information and made the 2 hours fly by.

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  Carol_J 5

  19 Sep 2021

  Kristin, our guide was very knowledgeable. Our tour to Horse Shoe Bend and Antelope Canyon was amazing! Our guide, Gabriel at Antelope Canyon made it a great experience! The beauty is indescribable! Highly recommend!

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  Inspire59051967438 5

  17 Sep 2021

  Horseshoe Bend/Antelope Canyon small group tour. Extraordinary and well executed. Kristin with Arizona Travel Adventure… WOW… thank you for sharing from your huge internal data base of the area. From rock formations, chemical make up to evolution process, fauna and American Indian tribes. Everything we could possibly need to know to visit this area. You are a treat Kristin! Next we had Jake as Antelope Canyon is on Navajo reservation. He skillfully four wheeled us out over rough terrain to the gorgeous slot canyon. He knew how to help everyone set their phones and cameras to get the best pictures to capture this magical spot. Thank you Jake such patience and kindness. Wonderful lunch was provided… Kristin had that all in order. Would recommend this day trip to everyone. Five star.

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  Marcia_T 5

  16 Sep 2021

  Our tour guide was Nate from the Navajo Nation. He was without a doubt the BEST! He described everything in detail, made sure that we could visualize what he was talking about, and even helped us take phenomenal pictures. This trip is outstanding and worth every penny.

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