Excursion to Antelope Canyon

Excursion to Antelope Canyon

After gathering at the Luxor Hotel at 6:30 am, we'll hit the road to Arizona, into the Navajo territory. During the car journey, the guide will explain to you the characteristics of Antilope Canyon and some of the unusual facts about one of the most spectacular places in the United States.

We will make a stop so you can have breakfast at your own leisure in St. George, Utah, home to the oldest operating Mormon temple in the world. Then, we'll keep going as we delve deeper into Navajo territory, reaching the mighty Colorado River and stopping for a visit to “Horseshoe Bend”. This popular stop is where the river flows and meanders around the rocks creating a unique horseshoe-shaped loop, hence the name.

After about four hours, we'll reach the Navajo reserve where we'll begin our exploration of Antelope Canyon. Next, we'll reach the place where “the water runs through the rocks”, as it's known in Navajo folklore. First, we'll explore the lower part of Antelope Canyon and visit the spectacular dunes created by the wind, water, and sand. Words don't make justice to the incredible formations formed in this stunning location.

A local Navajo guide will tour us through the canyon and show us the beauty of the sun which creates shafts of light that shine through the slits in the canyon walls, creating a one-of-a-kind view. The narrow walls of this passageway are a large corridor of sinuous forms, reminiscent of a sea of red rock. When the sun rises above Arizona, pools of light filter through the openings above, creating stunning and breathtaking curtains of illumination.

Anyone hungry? You'll have a one-hour break to have lunch at your own leisure and then head to head to the Glenn Canyon viewpoint to have one last look at this spectacular area. 

Lastly, we'll return to Las Vegas and drop you off back at the meeting point at 7 pm.