Antelope Canyon from Las VegasAntelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend Tour from Las Vegas
This Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend tour from Las Vegas is National Park Express's coach day on GetYourGuide, at $160 per person for a day of about 15 hours. It carries 16 pickup points across the Strip and downtown, the most of any coach listing here, plus Wi-Fi on board and a 4.7 rating from 2,425 verified bookings. The line to read before the price is the canyon line. The base price buys Antelope Canyon X, a slot canyon on the Navajo Nation run by Taadidiin Tours. Upper and Lower Antelope are paid upgrades. If you want a named canyon inside the base price, compare the Lower Antelope day or the Upper Antelope day, and see how the rest of the Antelope Canyon tours from Las Vegas split the same route.
About This Tour
National Park Express runs a luxury coach with Wi-Fi from 16 Strip and downtown hotels. Treasure Island is the default pickup unless you ask for another, and the exact departure time is confirmed after booking, early morning. The coach budgets about 5 hours each way to Page, Arizona, roughly 272 miles by road.
In Page the listing gives about 75 minutes at Antelope Canyon, with about 1 hour inside on the option you picked, led by a local Navajo guide as the Navajo Nation requires. Then about 1 hour at Horseshoe Bend, with Glen Canyon Dam seen on the way. A boxed lunch, a granola bar and one bottle of water come with the ticket.
$160 per person on GetYourGuide. Antelope Canyon X is in that price. Upper or Lower Antelope cost extra, and the Secret Antelope Canyon option is separate, with its Navajo permit not included.
About 15 hours, ending at Treasure Island in the evening. Book nothing time-sensitive for that night.
16 pickup points on the Strip and downtown, including Treasure Island, Excalibur, Bellagio, MGM Grand, Wynn, SAHARA, The STRAT, ARIA, Mandalay Bay, Circus Circus and the Plaza. Treasure Island is the default unless you ask. Early-morning departure, time confirmed after booking.
Luxury coach with Wi-Fi. Large coach group, not a small van. A Navajo guide leads the canyon walk.
Antelope Canyon X at the base price, with the $15-per-person Navajo permit included for the Canyon X, Lower and Upper options. About 1 hour in the canyon and about 1 hour at Horseshoe Bend, plus views of Glen Canyon Dam. A boxed turkey sandwich lunch, a granola bar and one bottle of water are included.
Tips and personal expenses are not included. Upper or Lower Antelope cost extra over the base price, and the Secret Antelope Canyon option does not include the Navajo permit. Free cancellation up to 4 days before departure for a full refund.
Check Dates and Availability
The listing is marked likely to sell out, so pick your date and your canyon option before you travel. Reserve now and pay later is offered, and cancellation is free up to 4 days ahead.
Quick answer Canyon X coach day, $160
This Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend tour from Las Vegas costs $160, runs about 15 hours and includes Antelope Canyon X, Horseshoe Bend, the Navajo permit, lunch and Wi-Fi. Upper and Lower Antelope are paid upgrades.
Key takeaways
- The base price buys Canyon X, not Upper or Lower. See which canyon the price buys before you compare prices.
- Expect about 5 hours on the coach each way for about 1 hour in the canyon. The full day breakdown spells it out.
- Bags stay on the bus, and walking aids and wheelchairs are not allowed in the canyon. Read who this rules out.
- If you want Lower Antelope in the price at the same $160, look at the Lower Antelope and Horseshoe Bend day tour.
What the Price Actually Covers
The $160 is the Canyon X package. Everything else, from the bus Wi-Fi to the Horseshoe Bend admission, sits inside that figure, and the extras are specific.
Included in the $160
The price covers admission to Antelope Canyon and admission to Horseshoe Bend, the round trip on the luxury coach with Wi-Fi, and a boxed lunch, turkey sandwich by default, with a granola bar and one bottle of water. The Navajo Nation permit fee is included for the Canyon X, Lower and Upper options only. That permit matters: the canyon sits on Navajo Nation land and every visit goes with a Navajo-authorized guide.
- Admission to Antelope Canyon
- Admission to Horseshoe Bend
- Navajo Nation permit fee for Canyon X, Lower and Upper options
- Round trip luxury bus transport with Wi-Fi
- Boxed lunch, granola bar and one bottle of water
Not Included
Tips and personal expenses are not in the price, so carry cash for the driver and the Navajo guide. Extra water beyond the one bottle is on you, and the listing asks you to bring more for the shadeless Horseshoe Bend walk. The day carries no Grand Canyon national park fee, because it does not enter a national park.
Only the Secret Antelope Canyon option has a fee gap: its Navajo permit is not included, so that option costs more on the ground than it first looks.
- Tips for the driver and the Navajo guide
- Personal expenses and extra drinks
- The Navajo permit on the Secret Antelope Canyon option
Choosing a Canyon on This Tour
Antelope Canyon X comes at the base price. Upper Antelope and Lower Antelope are optional upgrades for an extra fee, each with about 1 hour inside. Booked locally in Page, the canyons cost before the $15 Navajo fee: the Upper Antelope sightseeing tour $92, the Lower Antelope general tour $80.50 and the Canyon X hiking tour $47.
Those local figures are the canyon tour alone with no transport from Las Vegas, and the upgrades on this listing sit on top of the $160 coach seat.
| Line | In the price | Notes |
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| Antelope Canyon X admission | Yes | Base price, about 1 hour inside with a Navajo guide |
| Upper or Lower Antelope upgrade | No | Optional, extra fee over the $160, about 1 hour inside |
| Navajo Nation permit fee | Yes for Canyon X, Lower and Upper options | $15 per person, per location, per day. Not included on the Secret Antelope Canyon option |
| Horseshoe Bend admission | Yes | About 1 hour at the overlook |
| Round trip coach with Wi-Fi | Yes | About 5 hours each way, 16 pickup points |
| Boxed lunch, granola bar, one bottle of water | Yes | Turkey sandwich by default |
| Tips and personal expenses | No | Bring cash for the driver and Navajo guide |
Sources: Navajo Nation Parks, NPS Horseshoe Bend
A sandy passage between curved walls inside Antelope Canyon. Bags stay on the bus for walks like this. Photo: Cayetano Gil, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What the Day Is Really Like
The listing budgets about 15 hours out of your day for roughly 2 hours at the sights. Here is the shape of it, stop by stop.
Pickup and the Drive Out
Sixteen pickup points run across the Strip and downtown, from the Resorts World rideshare lot and Treasure Island to Bellagio, Excalibur, Wynn, SAHARA and Mandalay Bay. Treasure Island is the default unless you ask for another hotel. Departure is early morning, and the exact time comes after booking.
The coach then drives about 5 hours to Page, Arizona, roughly 272 miles away, and Glen Canyon Dam appears on the way in.
The Canyon
The listing allows about 75 minutes at Antelope Canyon, with about 1 hour inside the canyon itself on the option you chose, Canyon X, or Upper or Lower as a paid upgrade. A local Navajo guide leads the walk, as the Navajo Nation requires. Remember the clock: the canyon runs one hour ahead of Las Vegas all year, so your phone may disagree with the local schedule when you check in.
Horseshoe Bend and the Drive Home
About 1 hour is set aside at Horseshoe Bend. The overlook is a 1.5-mile round-trip walk on sand and rock with no shade and no water on the trail, so bring the extra water the listing asks for. Then the coach turns around for the roughly 5-hour ride back, ending at Treasure Island in the evening.
The honest math is 9 to 10 hours of road for about 1 hour in the canyon, so bring entertainment and book nothing for that night. If a monsoon storm closes the canyon, the decision is made by the Navajo operators, not National Park Express, and the day still runs to Horseshoe Bend.
A Las Vegas Day Trip to Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend
The long day from the Strip, filmed start to finish. Third-party video by Jaycation. We did not shoot it and have no relationship with the creator.
Who This Tour Rules Out
The listing states its limits plainly. Some are about fitness, some about gear, and one is simply the length of the day.
Mobility and Wheels
Walking aids and wheelchairs are not allowed inside Antelope Canyon, so the listing says it is not suitable for wheelchair users. Inside Canyon X the entry is on stairs made of railroad ties. If you need a step-free day, no coach listing from Las Vegas can promise that, and the honest fix is the Antelope Canyon flight tour, which cuts the road but still ends with a guided canyon walk on foot.
Bags and Camera Gear
No bags of any kind go into the canyon, including clear ones at Canyon X. Everything stays on the bus. Phones and small cameras are fine. Tripods and selfie sticks are not.
Pack a small pouch you can leave behind, or carry only what fits in your pockets.
Stamina and Heat
The canyon walk itself is short. The demanding part is Horseshoe Bend: a 1.5-mile round trip on sand and rock with no shade and no water on the trail. In the summer heat the Park Service advises avoiding the hottest part of the day, and this tour cannot choose its hour.
The 15 Hours
A 15-hour day with about 10 hours of coach time rules out travellers with young children who need car seats and routines, and anyone who cannot sit for long stretches. The VIP small-group van tour shortens the day to 13-14 hours with up to 15 seats, and the two-day Grand Canyon, Antelope and Zion trip splits the driving across two days. To weigh the trade-offs in general, start from Antelope Canyon tours from Las Vegas.
The Las Vegas Strip skyline stretches south from the STRAT's observation deck, the starting point for the drive to Page. Photo: Robert Conforti, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What to Settle Before You Book
Four things decide whether this listing fits your date and your budget.
Cancellation and Payment
You can cancel up to 4 days before departure for a full refund, which is a longer window than the 24-hour terms on most other listings here but shorter than the 3 or 6 days you would need to remember. Reserve now, pay later is offered. Because the window is measured in days and not hours, book only once your Las Vegas plans are firm enough to survive a change four days out.
Confirm with the Seller
Your pickup point and time: Treasure Island is the default unless you ask for another of the 16 hotels, and the departure time is confirmed after booking. Your canyon option: Canyon X is the base, Upper and Lower are paid upgrades, and the Secret Antelope Canyon combo is separate, with its Navajo permit not included. Say the canyon name when you book, not just the tour.
What to Bring and What to Leave
Bring water beyond the one bottle, because Horseshoe Bend has none on the trail and no shade. Bring cash for tips. Leave every bag on the bus, since nothing goes into the canyon, and leave tripods and selfie sticks at the hotel.
A phone or small hand-held camera is all you get inside.
What Can Change on the Day
Antelope Canyon can close for rain or flash-flood risk. The Navajo operators and Navajo Parks and Recreation decide, not the tour company. Monsoon storms run from about mid-June through September and operators cancel even at midday when storms upstream threaten the canyon.
The tribal park also closes on Thanksgiving, the day after, Christmas and New Year's Day. During the Formula 1 Las Vegas weekend, 18-22 November, pickup is limited to Excalibur, Park MGM or Treasure Island. If a closure hits, the day still runs to Horseshoe Bend and refunds follow National Park Express's own terms, so keep the evening free.
For the fee and closure rules in detail, see Antelope Canyon tickets.
The Day, Step by Step
Clock times come only where the listing states them. The listing publishes no exact departure hour, so the day is written in phases.
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Before dawn
Hotel pickup
Board at one of 16 Strip and downtown points. Treasure Island is the default unless you ask. Departure is early morning, exact time confirmed after booking.
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Morning
Coach to Page
About 5 hours on the luxury coach with Wi-Fi, covering roughly 272 miles to Page, Arizona.
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Midday
Glen Canyon Dam
Seen on the way as the coach approaches Page.
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Midday
Antelope Canyon
About 75 minutes at the canyon in total, with about 1 hour inside on your option: Canyon X in the base price, or Upper or Lower as a paid upgrade. A Navajo guide leads the walk. The canyon clock is one hour ahead of Las Vegas.
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Afternoon
Horseshoe Bend
About 1 hour at the overlook, reached by a 1.5-mile round-trip walk on sand and rock with no shade. Bring extra water.
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Afternoon
Coach back to Las Vegas
About 5 hours on the road. Boxed lunch, granola bar and one bottle of water were handed out during the day.
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Evening
Finish at Treasure Island
The tour ends at Treasure Island Las Vegas. Book nothing time-sensitive for tonight.
What Works and What Does Not
A straight reading of the listing, with the trade-offs named.
What we genuinely like
- 16 pickup points, the widest hotel choice of any coach day here, with Treasure Island as the default
- Wi-Fi, a boxed lunch, a granola bar and water on a $160 ticket, with the Navajo permit included for the Canyon X, Lower and Upper options
- A 4.7 rating from 2,425 verified GetYourGuide bookings and a free-cancellation window of 4 days, longer than most listings here
- You choose the canyon at booking instead of having it decided on the day
The honest downsides
- The base price buys Antelope Canyon X. Upper and Lower cost extra, and the Secret Antelope Canyon option does not include the $15 Navajo permit, so the sticker price is not the whole price
- About 15 hours for about 1 hour in the canyon, with roughly 5 hours each way on a large coach
- Tips are extra, no bags go into the canyon at all, and walking aids and wheelchairs are not allowed
- During Formula 1 weekend, 18-22 November, pickup shrinks to Excalibur, Park MGM or Treasure Island
Who it's NOT for: Anyone who wants Upper or Lower Antelope inside the base price, wheelchair users, or travellers who cannot manage a shadeless 1.5-mile walk in the heat.
Questions About This Tour
Which canyon do I get for $160 on this tour?
Antelope Canyon X, with about 1 hour inside led by a Navajo guide. Upper and Lower Antelope are optional upgrades for an extra fee, and the Secret Antelope Canyon combo is separate, without its Navajo permit. The trade-offs are laid out in which canyon the price buys.
How long is the day from Las Vegas?
About 15 hours, with about 5 hours on the coach each way over roughly 272 miles, about 1 hour in the canyon and about 1 hour at Horseshoe Bend. The step-by-step is in the day.
Can I cancel if my plans change?
Yes. Cancel up to 4 days before departure for a full refund, and reserve now, pay later is offered. The booking card above has the current terms from GetYourGuide.
What should I bring on the day?
Extra water for the shadeless 1.5-mile Horseshoe Bend walk, cash for tips, and pockets for your phone or small camera. Every bag, plus tripods and selfie sticks, stays on the bus or at the hotel. More detail is in what to settle before you book.
Is this tour suitable for someone with limited mobility?
No. Walking aids and wheelchairs are not allowed inside Antelope Canyon, and Canyon X entry uses stairs made of railroad ties. The limits are listed in who this tour rules out.
What if the canyon closes for flash floods?
The Navajo operators and Navajo Parks and Recreation decide, not National Park Express, and monsoon season runs from about mid-June through September. The day still runs to Horseshoe Bend and refunds follow the operator's terms. The rules are explained in Antelope Canyon tickets.
What if I would rather have Lower Antelope in the base price?
Then look at the Lower Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend day tour, which includes Lower Antelope at the same $160 with a 4.9 rating, though its canyon has ladders and stairs. For the other option, see the Upper Antelope day.
What Travelers Said
Everything was excellent and exceeded my expectations. Our guide Olivia, and our bus driver Luis, both did an amazing job.
Mama was very informative and takes the best pictures!!
Excellent I really recommend this, the guide was very sweet and nice !!
Olivia and Luis where amazing, Olivia explained a lot about the nature and what was happening while Luis was driving and everything went so smooth
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