Antelope Canyon from Las VegasGrand Canyon Sunrise and Antelope Canyon Tour from Las Vegas
This Grand Canyon sunrise and Antelope Canyon tour from Las Vegas packs four sights into a single 18-hour day. Mania Tour collects you from one of nine Strip and downtown hotels at night, reaches the Grand Canyon South Rim for sunrise, then moves on to Lipan Point, Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend and a short Lake Powell stop. The $361 price includes the canyon admission, both entrance fees, hotel pickup and drop-off. It is the longest day in this comparison of Antelope Canyon tours from Las Vegas, so this page sets out what the money buys, what you pay extra on the day, and which travellers should book a shorter listing instead. Compare it with the other Antelope Canyon tours from Las Vegas.
About This Tour
Mania Tour runs this as a small-group day with night pickup from nine hotels on the Strip and downtown. The vehicle leaves Las Vegas between 10 PM and midnight from April through August, and between 11 PM and 1 AM from September through March. The exact pickup time is confirmed 24 hours ahead. The point of the midnight start is simple: the Grand Canyon South Rim is far, and sunrise only works if you drive through the night.
After sunrise and a 40-minute stop at Lipan Point, the day turns to Page, Arizona. There you get about 80 minutes inside Antelope Canyon with a local Navajo guide, an hour at Horseshoe Bend and a 20-minute Lake Powell stop, then the long drive back. Expect to return about 18 hours after you were collected.
$361 per person. Reserve now and pay later is available.
18 hours door to door, returning to Las Vegas about 18 hours after pickup.
Nine Strip and downtown hotels: Horseshoe Las Vegas, Excalibur, Planet Hollywood, Circus Circus, The Venetian, The STRAT, Golden Nugget, Treasure Island and Park MGM. Night pickup runs 10 PM to midnight April-August and 11 PM to 1 AM September-March, confirmed 24 hours ahead.
Air-conditioned vehicle, small group, English-speaking guide.
Lower Antelope Canyon ($82 admission) or Antelope Canyon X ($72 admission) by option, the Navajo permit, the Grand Canyon entrance fee ($8), the Horseshoe Bend fee ($5), guided stops at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign, a secret stop, Lipan Point and Lake Powell, plus bottled water.
Meals, tips (the listing asks $30 or more per person for the guide) and the $100 national park fee for non-US residents aged 16 and over are not included. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure for a full refund.
Check Dates and Availability
The listing is marked likely to sell out, so pick your date and option early. The canyon choice, Lower Antelope or Antelope Canyon X, is made when you book.
Quick answer Price, length and canyon in brief
This tour costs $361 per person and lasts 18 hours, with night pickup from nine Las Vegas hotels and about 80 minutes inside Lower Antelope Canyon or Antelope Canyon X by option.
Key takeaways
- See how the price and canyon compare across Antelope Canyon tours from Las Vegas.
- The Grand Canyon stop is sunrise only, 40 minutes. If you want a longer park visit, read about the Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend day.
- Closures and cancellations are decided by the Navajo operators, not the tour company. The details are in what to settle before you book.
- Lower Antelope has stairs and ladders, and the Horseshoe Bend walk is 1.5 miles with no shade. More in who this tour rules out.
What the Price Actually Covers
The $361 price bundles the transport, the guiding and every entrance fee except food, tips and the national park charge for non-US residents. Here is the split.
The Canyon the Price Buys
Your ticket includes admission to Lower Antelope Canyon ($82 value) or Antelope Canyon X ($72 value), chosen by option at booking, with the required Navajo guide and the Navajo permit covered. For comparison, booking the canyon alone if you drive yourself costs $80.50 for Lower Antelope, $92 for Upper Antelope or $47 for Antelope Canyon X, each plus the $15 Navajo Nation fee, with no transport from Las Vegas. Note that Upper Antelope is not an option on this listing.
The famous light beams are an Upper Antelope effect of the midday summer sun, so this tour is not built around them.
| Line | In the price | Notes |
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| Air-conditioned vehicle and hotel pickup and drop-off | Yes | Nine Strip and downtown hotels, night pickup window |
| Guide | Yes | English, plus the mandatory Navajo guide in the canyon |
| CUA and commercial vehicle insurance | Yes | Stated on the listing |
| Grand Canyon entrance fee | Yes | $8, included in the tour price |
| Horseshoe Bend entrance fee | Yes | $5, included in the tour price |
| Lower Antelope or Antelope Canyon X admission | Yes | $82 or $72 by option, Navajo permit included |
| Bottled water | Yes | The only drink or food provided |
| Breakfast and lunch | No | At your own cost |
| Tips for the guide | No | The listing asks $30 or more per person |
| National park fee for non-US residents | No | $100 per person, ages 16 and over, paid at the Grand Canyon |
Early sun picks out the layered rock of the Grand Canyon from Navajo Point on the East Rim. Photo: Don Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What the Day Is Really Like
The listing's own itinerary runs from a night pickup to a return about 18 hours later. The drives between stops are long, and each sight gets a fixed slot.
Night Pickup and the First Stops
You board at one of nine hotels between 10 PM and midnight in the warmer months, or 11 PM to 1 AM the rest of the year. The first stop is the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign for a 10-minute photo stop, then a secret stop of 40 minutes that the operator keeps off the printed route.
Sunrise at the Grand Canyon South Rim
The vehicle reaches the South Rim in time for sunrise, with a 40-minute stop for photos, a short walk and guided commentary. Lipan Point follows, another 40-minute stop on the rim. That is your entire Grand Canyon visit: roughly 80 minutes at two viewpoints.
The $8 park entrance fee is already paid.
Antelope Canyon, 80 Minutes
From the rim the van crosses to Page, Arizona, about 4.5-5 hours of driving each way is budgeted on routes like this. In Page you hand over to a local Navajo guide for about 80 minutes inside the canyon, Lower Antelope or Antelope Canyon X depending on your option. Remember the canyon clock runs one hour ahead of Las Vegas all year.
Horseshoe Bend and Lake Powell
Horseshoe Bend gets a full hour, which covers the 1.5-mile round-trip walk on sand and rock with no shade and the view 1,000 ft above the Colorado River. A 20-minute Lake Powell stop follows, then the long drive back to Las Vegas, arriving about 18 hours after pickup.
Sources: Navajo Nation Parks, National Park Service
Who This Tour Rules Out
The listing states its limits plainly, and the shape of the day rules out a few more people. Check the list before you commit $361.
Ages, Car Seats and Health
Children under 5 cannot join. Children under 8 and under 4'9" (145 cm) need a car seat. The listing warns against booking if you have back problems, heart problems or altitude sickness.
Wheelchairs and walking aids are not allowed inside Antelope Canyon, so the tour is not suitable for wheelchair users.
Fitness and the Horseshoe Bend Walk
The canyon walk itself is short. The demanding part is Horseshoe Bend: a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) round-trip walk on sand and rock with no shade and no water on the trail, done in the middle of a very long day. Lower Antelope Canyon adds moderately steep ladders and stairs with minimal help, while Antelope Canyon X uses railroad-tie stairs and no ladders.
The Length of the Day Itself
Eighteen hours with a midnight start is the real barrier. If that sounds like too much, the Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend and Lake Powell day covers similar ground near Page in 13 hours, and the 2-day Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon and Zion trip spreads the driving over two days with a hotel night.
Sources: Lower Antelope Canyon Tours, Antelope Canyon X
Sand pours through cracks in the roof of Upper Antelope Canyon in two thin streams lit by the midday sun. Photo: CROCKERBD, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What to Settle Before You Book
A night departure and two canyon options leave room for mistakes. Sort these five things out before you pay.
Cancellation and Payment
Free cancellation applies up to 24 hours before departure for a full refund. Reserve now and pay later lets you hold a place without paying today. Cancel earlier than the deadline if your plans change, because inside 24 hours the money is gone.
Confirm the Details with the Seller
Confirm your exact pickup hotel and the pickup window, since times shift between the summer and winter schedules and are confirmed 24 hours ahead. Confirm which canyon your option includes, Lower Antelope ($82 admission) or Antelope Canyon X ($72 admission), because that choice is the biggest difference between otherwise similar bookings. Set an alarm for the pickup, a missed van at midnight is an expensive way to lose a day.
What to Bring and What to Leave
No bags of any kind go inside Antelope Canyon: bags stay on the bus. Phones and small cameras are fine, tripods and selfie sticks are not. Bring water for the Horseshoe Bend walk, sun protection, and money for breakfast, lunch and the $30 or more per person tip the listing asks for.
Non-US residents aged 16 and over need the $100 national park fee at the Grand Canyon.
What Can Change on the Day
Antelope Canyon can close for rain or flash-flood risk. The Navajo operators and Navajo Parks and Recreation make that call, not Mania Tour, and monsoon storms run from about mid-June through September. The tribal park also closes on Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
If the canyon shuts, the tour still runs to its other stops, so book nothing time-sensitive for that evening.
Sources: Lower Antelope Canyon monsoon season, Navajo Nation Parks
The Full 18-Hour Itinerary
The listing gives fixed durations for every stop. Clock times are only stated for the pickup window, so the rest is shown by phase.
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10 PM to midnight (11 PM to 1 AM September-March)
Hotel pickup
Board at one of nine Strip and downtown hotels. The exact time is confirmed 24 hours ahead.
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Night
Welcome to Las Vegas sign
A 10-minute photo stop before leaving town.
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Night
Secret stop
A 40-minute photo stop at a location the operator keeps off the printed itinerary.
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Before dawn
Grand Canyon South Rim at sunrise
40 minutes at the rim for photos, a short walk and guided commentary. The $8 park entrance fee is included.
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Morning
Lipan Point
Another 40-minute stop on the South Rim with guided sightseeing.
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Midday
Antelope Canyon
About 80 minutes inside Lower Antelope Canyon or Antelope Canyon X with a local Navajo guide, by the option you booked. The canyon clock is one hour ahead of Las Vegas.
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Afternoon
Horseshoe Bend
One hour, which covers the 1.5-mile round-trip walk on sand and rock with no shade to the overlook above the Colorado River.
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Late afternoon
Lake Powell
A 20-minute photo and sightseeing stop near Page, then the drive back to Las Vegas. You are dropped at the same nine hotels about 18 hours after pickup.
Pros and Cons
An honest read of the listing, including the parts the operator says less loudly.
What we genuinely like
- Four sights in one booking: Grand Canyon at sunrise, Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend and Lake Powell
- Every entrance fee is in the price: $8 for the park, $5 for Horseshoe Bend, and the $82 or $72 canyon admission with the Navajo permit
- Hotel pickup and drop-off at nine Strip and downtown hotels
- Small group in an air-conditioned vehicle with a guide
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure, and reserve now pay later
The honest downsides
- 18 hours door to door, the longest day in this comparison, much of it on the road
- Only 40 minutes at the Grand Canyon and 40 minutes at Lipan Point
- Breakfast and lunch are not included, and the listing asks $30 or more per person in tips
- Non-US residents aged 16 and over pay an extra $100 national park fee, on top of $361
- A midnight start, and the canyon can still close for flash-flood risk on the day
Who it's NOT for: Anyone under 5, anyone with back, heart or mobility problems or altitude sickness, wheelchair users, and anyone unwilling to start at midnight.
Questions About This Tour
How much does the Grand Canyon sunrise and Antelope Canyon tour cost?
The price is $361 per person, and the listing shows a discounted rate of $329 at times. Reserve now and pay later is available. Compare it with the other Antelope Canyon tours from Las Vegas before booking.
Which canyon does this tour enter?
Lower Antelope Canyon ($82 admission) or Antelope Canyon X ($72 admission), by the option you choose at booking. The walk is led by a local Navajo guide, as the Navajo Nation requires.
What time is the pickup?
Night pickup runs 10 PM to midnight from April through August and 11 PM to 1 AM from September through March, from nine Strip and downtown hotels, confirmed 24 hours ahead. The full schedule is in what the day is really like.
Is food included on this 18-hour tour?
No. Breakfast and lunch are at your own cost, and only bottled water is provided. The listing also asks for tips of $30 or more per person for the guide. See the full split in what the price actually covers.
Can children join the tour?
Children under 5 cannot join. Children under 8 and under 4'9" (145 cm) need a car seat. Lower Antelope Canyon also involves ladders and stairs, as described in who this tour rules out.
What happens if Antelope Canyon closes?
The Navajo operators and Navajo Parks and Recreation close the canyon for rain or flash-flood risk, most often during monsoon season from about mid-June through September. The tour still runs to its other stops, and free cancellation applies up to 24 hours before departure. The details are in what to settle before you book.
Do I need the $100 national park fee?
Non-US residents aged 16 and over pay an extra $100 per person at the Grand Canyon, on top of the tour price. US residents do not. This applies to the Grand Canyon combination days such as the Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend tour as well.
What Travelers Said
Amazing trip, absolutely beautiful and our guides Pat and Dez were brilliant
Very enjoyable trip, Sean and Fernando were excellent guides! Personally thought the tour was great value and provided an excellent vehicle to see all the natural places near Vegas!
Great trip, amazing location, everything was well planned
Everything was just perfect! The itinerary was very well thought out. The guide and driver were great. Would definitely do it again!
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