Grand Canyon and Antelope Canyon Tour from Las Vegas

How the Listings Compare

Each row below comes from the operator's own listing, and anything the listing does not state is marked that way.

The Canyon the Price Buys

This tour enters Lower Antelope Canyon, and the guided walk inside lasts about 1 hour. The Navajo permit is included, which is not true of every listing. Booking the canyon alone in Page costs $80.50 for Lower Antelope (Ken's Tours or Dixie Ellis), $92 for Upper and $47 for Antelope Canyon X, each before the $15 Navajo Nation Tribal Park fee. Those are the canyon tours only, with no transport from Las Vegas, so compare structures rather than subtracting.

Lower has a few ladders and is a good slot canyon in its own right. The famous overhead light beams are an Upper Antelope effect of the midday summer sun, so do not expect them here.

Figures for the other tours in the comparison come from their own listings.

Included and Not Included

The listing splits it cleanly. Included are the guide, the driver, round-trip transport by van, lunch, hotel pickup and drop-off at the Bellagio (anywhere in Las Vegas on the private option), and the entrance fees for Lower Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend and Grand Canyon National Park. Bottled water is included.

Not included: breakfast and dinner, tips for the guide, driver and Navajo guide, and the additional national park fee of $100 per person for non-US residents aged 16 and over at the Grand Canyon. If you are not a US resident, add that $100 to your budget before comparing this price with the Antelope-only days, which carry no national park fee.

What You Might Pay on the Day

Three lines. The $100 park fee for non-US residents is the only mandatory extra the listing states. Tips are expected for the guide, driver and the Navajo guide.

Meals outside lunch are your own cost, so bring cash or card for breakfast on the road and dinner back in Las Vegas.

Out of Las Vegas and Across the Desert

Pickup is at the Bellagio, or anywhere in Las Vegas on the private option, with a night or early-morning start depending on the option you choose. The drive to Page is about 272 miles. The listings in this category budget 4.5-5 hours each way, which is most of the day before anything happens.

Expect a break on the road.

Lower Antelope Canyon, About 1 Hour

The canyon walk is led by a local Navajo guide, as the Navajo Nation requires for every visitor. Lower is a slot canyon reached down fixed stairs and ladders, mostly flat once inside. Bags of any kind stay on the bus, phones and small cameras are fine, and tripods and selfie sticks are not.

One clock note: the canyon runs one hour ahead of Las Vegas all year, so your phone may jump an hour at the site.

Horseshoe Bend, 1 Hour

The overlook sits at the end of a 1.5-mile round-trip walk on a hardened path with no railing along much of the rim, and almost no shade. The listing itself warns about extreme heat here in summer. Carry the bottled water you were given and more if you have it.

The entrance fee is in the price.

Grand Canyon National Park, 1 Hour

One hour at the park is the addition that makes this a 17-hour day rather than a 14-hour one. It is a sightseeing stop, not a hike. US residents' entrance is included, non-US residents aged 16 and over pay the extra $100 at the gate.

The Long Way Back

The return leg is another 4.5-5 hours, with drop-off at the Bellagio late at night, or two drop-off locations on the private option. Eat dinner before or after, not during, because dinner is not included. Book nothing time-sensitive for that night.

Small Children and Car Seats

Children under 3 need the private option rather than the shared van. Children under 8, and any child under 4'9" (145 cm), need a child seat. If that describes your group, look at the private Upper or Lower Antelope tour where the whole van is yours, or the two-day Grand Canyon, Antelope, Horseshoe Bend and Zion trip, which spreads the driving over two days with a hotel night.

Mobility and Wheelchairs

The listing is direct: not suitable for wheelchair users, because walking aids and wheelchairs are not allowed in Antelope Canyon. Lower Antelope also has ladders and moderately steep stairs. Anyone who cannot manage ladders should consider the Upper Antelope day, which walks a flat corridor with no ladders.

Heat, Distance and the Length of the Day

In summer the Horseshoe Bend walk is 1.5 miles in extreme heat with no shade and no water on the trail. Add ladders in the canyon and 9-10 hours of road for about three hours of sightseeing. If that sounds like too much for one day, the Lower Antelope and Horseshoe Bend day at $160 drops the Grand Canyon hour and finishes earlier, or the flight tour cuts the road to a 9-hour day for $769.

Check the full Antelope Canyon tour from Las Vegas range before deciding.

Cancellation and the Minimum Group

Cancel up to 24 hours before departure for a full refund. The listing also notes a minimum group, with a refund if it is not met. Reserve now and pay later, so you pay nothing today.

Confirm with the Seller

Ask two things at booking: your exact pickup point and time at the Bellagio, and which option you have chosen, because the start is a night or early-morning departure depending on the option and the private option changes the pickup.

What to Bring and What to Leave

No bags of any kind inside Antelope Canyon, so bags stay on the bus for the canyon walk. Phones and small cameras are fine, tripods and selfie sticks are not. Bring water for Horseshoe Bend, sun protection, and money for tips and the meals that are not included.

What Can Change 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, and monsoon storms run from about mid-June through September. The tribal park also closes on Thanksgiving Day, the day after, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

If the canyon closes, the day still runs to the other stops.