Upper Antelope Tour
The American Southwest is the “canyon capital of the world,” from the vast, massive Grand Canyon, to canyons so narrow, even the slenderest of people would be challenged to squeeze through some of them. It is in this latter category where you’ll find Page, AZ’s world-famous Antelope Canyon.
Antelope Canyon is an example of a geological curiosity known as a “slot canyon.” As the name suggests, slot canyons are tiny canyons formed when water finds its way into a crack or fissure in the bedrock. Occurring largely in deserts or areas with low rainfall, a slot canyon is the result of thousands of years of weather extremes. In the case of Antelope Canyon, an intermittent creek that now empties into the Colorado River would erupt in turbulent flash floods that wore away the sandstone rock face, followed by hot, dry periods where sandstorms buffed the canyon walls to a striated, swirled finish. Over time, these weather patterns lessened in severity, but this natural process of erosion continues to be a part of Antelope Canyon’s ongoing evolution.
Accounts of how Antelope Canyon was first discovered vary. One of the more widely circulated versions asserts that around the time of the Great Depression, a Navajo girl was herding livestock on her family’s ancestral lands near what is now Page, Arizona. Along the way, she wandered into a “crack” in a sandstone wall where the outside world fell silent, and divine rays of light illuminated the sculpted chambers of the cave-like formation through a gap in the roof. Some elders of the Navajo tribe maintain that “Long Walk” holdouts took refuge in Antelope Canyon in the late 1800’s, and that spiritual beings continue to keep watch over the area.
Upper + Lower Antelope Canyon Tour 20 Comments You’ve heard that Upper Antelope Canyon and Lower Antelope Canyon were both amazing, and that you needed guided tours to see them both.
The most famous section of Antelope Canyon is Upper Antelope Canyon. A mere 100 yards in length, it sees hundreds of thousands of tourists a year, yet represents only a small section of Antelope Canyon. Its longer counterpart, Lower Antelope Canyon, sees slightly less people due to its physical challenges, but has become just as popular as Upper Antelope Canyon in recent years. In reality, Antelope Canyon is a complex, multi-faceted eco-system with multiple drainages funneling water into what is now Lake Powell, such as:
- Upper Antelope Canyon is an above-ground slot canyon. It’s an easy, flat 100 yard walk, following a 2-mile off-road ride from the Navajo Tribal Park Gate on US98 to the canyon’s entrance. Upper Antelope Canyon is also where you can catch those world-famous sunbeams between the spring and fall months, but only during peak time tours.
- Taadidiin Tours is happy to be the only tour operator to offer guided tours to Antelope Canyon X and Cardiac Canyon. Both canyons are located within the same canyon as the iconic Upper Antelope Canyon and Lower Antelope Canyon. Taadidiin Tours is located approximately 10 miles southeast of Page, AZ, on Highway 98 at milepost 308.
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Slot canyons in the Page, AZ, area are located on Navajo Indian Tribal Lands, therefore, a guided tour is required to enter them, but no vacation to Northern Arizona would be complete without a visit to at least one. To fully appreciate complexity of these unique geological formations, and the power of the natural forces that created them, consider bundling your Antelope Slot Canyon tour with a boat tour of the canyon’s waterside from Antelope Point Marina.
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Enjoy an exploration of world-famous Antelope Canyon on Lake Powell. This one hour boat tour will explore Antelope Canyon in such a way that you will be able to get up close and personal with the Canyon walls. Antelope Canyon has become world renowned for all of the exquisite photograph’s. This is an experience you will not want to miss while visiting Lake Powell and Page, Arizona.
Starting Location Antelope Point Marina Tour Duration 1 Hour Bottled Water Included
Lake Powell is like no other lake you have ever visited! It is the second largest man made reservoir by maximum water capacity in the United States! With almost 2000 miles of shoreline there is something always waiting to be discovered around the next bend. * This tour begins at Antelope Point Marina
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You wouldn’t travel all the way to London, England, snap a photo of Big Ben, then turn around and go back home. Call a visit to Paris, France ‘good’ with a quick selfie at the Eiffel Tower?
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While Antelope Canyon in Page, AZ, is not a city, it is nonetheless a complex, multi-faceted eco-system that should be seen from both the land-side and water-side to be fully understood and appreciated.
Enjoy an exploration of world-famous Antelope Canyon on Lake Powell. This one hour boat tour will explore Antelope Canyon in such a way that you will be able to get up close and personal with the Canyon walls. Being bundled with a Tour of Upper / Lower / or both Canyons which is one of the most photographed canyons of the American Southwest makes this a once in a lifetime package that you will not want to miss out on!
Starting Location - Variable Check your itinerary Lower Antelope Tour Duration 2 Hours Antelope Canyon Boat Tour Duration 1 hour Boat Tour includes Water
Pro Tip: Many times bundle deals are still available even if the individual tours are not!
Benefits of a Bundle Deal…
#1 – All inclusive booking price. Don’t get caught with hidden fee’s!
#2 – When you purchase a boat tour combo your Park Entry fees is reduced from $37.00 to $2.00! Just show your Vouchers.
#3 – Our service does all of the work finding any possible booking combination and times. Saving you valuable time.
#4 – Our bundle deals take into consideration how far you have to travel and how long you may have to wait to enter the Park or add time for lunches.
The Lower Antelope Canyon Land + Boat Tour is literally a trip back through millions of years of time!
*Note this Tour begins at Kens Tour or Antelope Point Marina depending on your itinerary.
Feeling a little more adventurous? Then take a look at taking a Kayak from the launch ramp at Antelope Marina and paddling to Antelope Canyon yourself. This is a fantastic way to experience Lake Powell and Antelope Canyon! Pack a lunch and make a full day of exploring the many hidden cove and beaches. This is a wonderful way to spend a day.