Six guided ways into the canyons near Page, from a one-hour walk through Lower Antelope to a full day that adds Horseshoe Bend.
Updated 15 October 2026
Built for visitors without a car: round-trip transport from select hotels, a professional driver and guide, the Navajo Nation permit fee, Lower Antelope admission and guided walk, Horseshoe Bend admission, a deli lunch and Wi-Fi on board.
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The quickest guided walk through Lower Antelope for anyone already in Page with their own wheels, all fees and taxes included, with Navajo guides who help with photos and talk through the geology and botany.
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For visitors whose priority is Upper Antelope: around 80 minutes inside on the one-way route, 112 steps down and 21 up, free parking at the meeting point, no children under 8 and no wheelchair access.
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A quieter slot canyon with a small Navajo-guided group, plus a 4x4 ride to a private Horseshoe Bend overlook above the Colorado River; the Navajo Tribal Park permit is not included.
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Canyon entry with a guide and nothing else, for visitors who want the narrow slots and ladder access: the $8 per person Navajo Nation permit and Lower Antelope admission are included, hotel pick-up is not.
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The least-visited of the three canyons, southeast of Lower Antelope by the town of Page, with A-shaped and V-shaped walls, deep sections for photography, a Navajo-guided walk and the park permit fee included.
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Every Antelope Canyon tour starts with a Navajo guide, because that is the only way in. There is no self-guided route and no corner of the Lake Powell Navajo Tribal Park you can walk into on your own. Guides set the pace, line people up at the spots worth photographing, help with camera settings and talk through the geology, botany and Navajo history of the walls around you.
Upper and Lower Antelope are two separate canyons, not two ends of one walk. Upper Antelope, Tse'bighanilini, has a walkable section about 660 feet (200 m) long, is now walked as a one-way route, and has had a two-hour cap on time inside since 1 May 2011; the AACT product here gives you roughly 80 minutes, with 112 steps going down and 21 going up. Lower Antelope, Hasdez'twazi', runs about 1,335 feet (407 m) and drops you through flights of stairs and ladders bolted into the sandstone. Navajo Parks warns that Lower is narrow with steep stairs and may not suit visitors who are claustrophobic.
The canyon is roughly 120 feet (37 m) deep, with the floor at 3,704 feet (1,129 m). The rock is Navajo Sandstone, cut mainly by flash flooding, and dated at roughly 8 to 60 million years old. Interiors stay cool even in July, so bring a light layer and wear closed-toe walking shoes.
Light beams need the right month and a clear sky. In Upper Antelope they show mainly from April through September, and of the published departures the 11:20 a.m. one gives the best chance; beams in early April and late October are smaller and shorter-lived. In Antelope Canyon X they appear from May through early August on clear days, with the busy window between 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
All times run on Arizona time, Mountain Standard with no daylight saving, even though the surrounding Navajo Nation does observe it. Beam timings therefore do not shift in summer. Check what your phone is actually showing before you drive to check-in, and build in the buffer each operator asks for: forty-five minutes at Dixie's Lower Antelope check-in, thirty minutes at the Upper Antelope meeting point.
The Navajo Nation entry fee for Lake Powell Navajo Tribal Park is $15 per person per entry and is charged separately from tour prices. Among the options listed here, the Lower Antelope and Horseshoe Bend day trip covers the Navajo Nation permit fee and Horseshoe Bend admission, the Lower Antelope Canyon ticket includes an $8 per person Navajo Nation permit plus Lower Antelope admission, the Antelope Canyon X ticket includes the park permit fee, and Secret Antelope Canyon does not include the Navajo Tribal Park permit. Antelope Canyon sits outside Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, so America the Beautiful and Glen Canyon passes are not accepted. If you do Upper and Lower on the same day, keep your tribal fee receipt so you do not pay the entry fee twice.
No car and coming in from Las Vegas: take the Award-Winning Lower Antelope Canyon & Horseshoe Bend Tour, 14 to 15 hours, 4.9 ★ (8468 reviews), from $160 per adult. Transport from select hotels, the Navajo Nation permit, both admissions, a deli lunch and on-board Wi-Fi all sit inside that price. It is a long day in a vehicle, and it is the only option here that reaches both headline sights without you driving.
Already in Page and short on time: the Lower Antelope Canyon Hiking Tour runs 1 hour, rates 4.9 ★ (7729 reviews) and costs from $94 per adult, all fees and taxes included. Check in at Dixie's Lower Antelope Canyon, the first left after you turn into the Navajo Tribal Park, look for the green roof, and arrive forty-five minutes before your time slot.
If you only want entry with a guide, the Lower Antelope Canyon ticket gives you 1 to 1.5 hours in the canyon, 4.7 ★ (2026 reviews), from $99 per adult. The $8 per person Navajo Nation permit and the Lower Antelope admission fee are in; hotel pick-up and drop-off are not, so you need your own wheels.
Light beams are the reason you came: book the AACT walk into Upper Antelope Canyon, 1 hour 20 minutes, 4.7 ★ (2140 reviews), from $119 per adult, and pick a date between April and September. Everyone in the group must be 8 or older, there are 112 steps down and 21 up, and the exit hike up and over the rock rules out wheelchairs.
Crowds put you off: Secret Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend Overlook runs 3 hours in a 4x4 with a small Navajo-guided group, 4.9 ★ (845 reviews), from $159 per adult. Check in at 821 US-89 in Page, next door to Subway in the Burger King parking lot, where the sign may still read Horseshoe Bend Tours, and budget for the Navajo Tribal Park permit separately.
The cheapest way in is the Antelope Canyon X Admission Ticket, 1 hour, 4.6 ★ (681 reviews), from $82 per adult, with the Navajo Nation park permit fee and the guided walk included. Children aged 0 to 3 need a car seat and children 4 to 8 a booster seat, and neither is supplied. Note that sales are final on this one.
Stairs and ladders are a problem for you: skip Lower Antelope, where you descend flights of steps and ladders with handrails bolted into the canyon walls, and read the accessibility notes before you choose.
| Tour | Length | From | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend day trip | 14–15 h | $160 | ★ 4.9 (8468) |
| Lower Antelope Canyon hiking walk | 1 h | $94 | ★ 4.9 (7729) |
| Upper Antelope Canyon walk, AACT | 1 h 20 min | $119 | ★ 4.7 (2140) |
| Secret Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend overlook | 3 h | $159 | ★ 4.9 (845) |
| Lower Antelope Canyon ticket | 1–1.5 h | $99 | ★ 4.7 (2026) |
| Antelope Canyon X admission ticket | 1 h | $82 | ★ 4.6 (681) |
Tour details from the operator's listing, checked 15 October 2026. Prices and times can change; the booking page has the current ones.
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Dates between March and November go first, and the beam slots in Upper Antelope go earliest of all. Compare the six options above, then check availability for the day you are actually in Page.
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