Antelope Canyon from Las Vegas2 Day Antelope Canyon Tour from Las Vegas
This 2 day Antelope Canyon tour from Las Vegas is MaxTour's minivan trip for up to 14 people, priced at $399.99 per person. It spreads the long drive over two days with a night in an Arizona hotel, and it packs in Zion National Park, Lower Antelope Canyon with a Navajo guide, Horseshoe Bend and the Grand Canyon South Rim. Breakfast, bottled water, the hotel and the canyon and Horseshoe Bend fees are included, while lunch and dinner are not. The page below sets out what the price covers, how the two days run and who should book a shorter day instead. See all Antelope Canyon tours from Las Vegas side by side.
About This Tour
MaxTour runs this two-day trip in an air-conditioned minivan carrying up to 14 people. Day one goes to Zion National Park, then Lower Antelope Canyon with a certified local Navajo guide, then Horseshoe Bend. The night is in a hotel in Arizona, one room per booking, with price options for 1 to 4 people sharing. Day two covers the Grand Canyon South Rim, including Grandview Point, Yavapai Point and Lipan Point, and a lunch stop in Williams on Route 66.
The price is $399.99 per person and includes hotel pickup and drop-off, bottled water, breakfast, the Horseshoe Bend entrance fee, the Lower Antelope Canyon entrance fee, the minivan transport and the hotel night. Lunch, dinner, service fees for the guide, and a $30 charge the listing adds at checkout are not in that figure. Non-US residents pay the national park fee on the day at the Grand Canyon.
$399.99 per person, with price options for 1, 2, 3 or 4 people sharing one hotel room. The listing adds $30 in extra charges at checkout, and non-US residents pay the national park fee on the day.
2 days with one hotel night in Arizona, returning to Las Vegas in the evening of day two.
Hotel pickups start 30-60 minutes before the tour time in the morning, for hotels within 2 miles of the Las Vegas Strip and Downtown Las Vegas.
Air-conditioned minivan, up to 14 travellers. No suitcases are allowed: soft bags and backpacks only.
Lower Antelope Canyon with a Navajo guide, with the canyon entrance fee and Navajo permit in the price. Also included: Zion National Park, Horseshoe Bend with its entrance fee, the Grand Canyon South Rim, a stretch of Route 66, breakfast, bottled water and the hotel night.
Full refund if you cancel 6 full days before departure, 50% between 2 and 6 days, nothing inside 2 days.
Check Dates and Availability
Price options depend on how many people share the hotel room, so check the option that matches your party. One room is included per booking.
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Quick answer The short version
The 2 day Antelope Canyon tour from Las Vegas costs $399.99 per person, lasts two days with a hotel night in Arizona, and covers Zion, Lower Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend and the Grand Canyon South Rim in a minivan of up to 14.
Key takeaways
- Lower Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend fees, breakfast, the hotel and hotel pickup are included. See what the price actually covers.
- Lunch, dinner, guide service fees and $30 of checkout charges are extra, and non-US residents pay the national park fee at the Grand Canyon.
- You need at least moderate fitness: Lower Antelope has ladders and stairs, and Horseshoe Bend is a 1.5-mile walk with no shade. Read who this tour rules out.
- If two days is too long, a one-day coach trip covers the canyon and Horseshoe Bend for $160. See Antelope Canyon tours from Las Vegas for the alternatives.
What the Price Actually Covers
The $399.99 buys the canyon, the hotel and four other stops, but it does not buy everything you will spend. Here is the line by line, taken from the operator's own listing.
The Canyon Your Money Buys
The price buys Lower Antelope Canyon with a certified local Navajo guide, as the Navajo Nation requires for every canyon entry. The guided walk runs about 50-60 minutes and the route has ladders and stairs, so it is not the level corridor of Upper Antelope. If you drove yourself and booked at the gate, a Lower Antelope general tour costs $80.50 and an Upper Antelope sightseeing tour $92, each plus the $15 Navajo Nation Tribal Park fee per person. Antelope Canyon X is the cheapest local ticket at $47 plus the fee. The tour price covers the transport, the guide and the booking, which is what the difference pays for.
The famous overhead light beams are an Upper Antelope Canyon effect of the midday summer sun, so do not expect them in Lower Antelope. Lower has its own narrow passageways and sandstone walls, and the Navajo guide explains the canyon's cultural significance. For how the canyons differ, see the guide to Upper vs Lower Antelope Canyon.
| Line | In the price | Notes |
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| Lower Antelope Canyon walk with a Navajo guide | Yes | Entrance fee and Navajo permit included |
| Horseshoe Bend | Yes | Entrance fee included |
| Zion National Park and Grand Canyon South Rim | Yes | Park entry covered for US residents |
| Hotel night in Arizona | Yes | One room per booking, 1-4 people sharing |
| Breakfast and bottled water | Yes | Lunch and dinner at your own cost |
| Hotel pickup and drop-off | Yes | Hotels within 2 miles of the Strip and Downtown |
| Guide service fees | No | Tipping the MaxTour guide is extra |
| National park fee for non-US residents | No | Collected on the day at the Grand Canyon |
| Checkout charges | No | The listing adds $30 in extra charges at checkout |
What You Will Still Pay on the Day
Lunch and dinner are not included, and the guide gives you time to eat and points out recommended local restaurants, so budget for meals on both days. The listing adds $30 in extra charges at checkout on top of the $399.99. Non-US residents pay the national park entrance fee at the Grand Canyon, collected in destination and not at booking.
Tips for the guide are not in the price.
Sources: Navajo Nation Parks, NPS Horseshoe Bend
The Virgin River curls below snow-capped peaks in Zion National Park. Photo: Florian Muellerklein, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What the Day Is Really Like
Two days, roughly 4.5-5 hours of road on each leg, four major stops and a hotel night between them. The listing gives the order of the day rather than exact clock times.
Day One: Zion, the Canyon and Horseshoe Bend
Pickup starts 30-60 minutes before the tour time in the morning, so you are on the road early. The first stop is Zion National Park, where you hike the Watchman Trail for views over Zion Canyon, visit the Visitor Center and see Checkerboard Mesa. From Zion the van continues into Arizona for Lower Antelope Canyon, where a certified local Navajo guide leads you through the narrow passageways for the guided walk. Horseshoe Bend follows, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) round-trip walk on sand and rock with no shade to the overlook above the Colorado River. The night is in a hotel in Arizona.
Keep the clock in mind: the canyon runs one hour ahead of Las Vegas all year, because the Navajo Nation observes daylight saving while Nevada does not. Your guide handles the timing, but it explains why the days feel long. The drive itself is the honest cost of the trip: Las Vegas to Page, Arizona is about 272 miles, and the tours budget 4.5-5 hours each way.
Day Two: the Grand Canyon and Route 66
Day two is the Grand Canyon South Rim, with stops at Grandview Point, Yavapai Point and Lipan Point, overlooks the listing describes as less crowded, and the guide talks about the canyon's formation and geology. Lunch is in Williams, a Route 66 town the listing picks for its diners, and the day adds further Route 66 stops before the drive back. You are back in Las Vegas in the evening of day two.
That evening should stay free of plans. If the canyon closes for flash-flood risk, a decision made by the Navajo operators and Navajo Parks and Recreation and not the tour company, the trip adjusts and no operator can promise the canyon. Monsoon season runs from about mid-June through September, and the tribal park also closes on Thanksgiving Day, the day after, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
Who This Tour Rules Out
The listing itself carries the warnings, and they are worth reading before a two-day commitment. Here is each one, with a place to look instead.
Fitness, Health and Access Limits
The listing says travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness, and it is not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries, pregnant travellers, or travellers with poor cardiovascular health. Walking aids and wheelchairs are not allowed in Antelope Canyon, so the tour is not suitable for wheelchair users. Lower Antelope Canyon requires climbing moderately steep ladders and stairs with minimal help.
Horseshoe Bend adds a 1.5-mile walk on sand and rock with no shade and no water on the trail, which is hard work in the summer heat. The canyon itself is a short walk, but the two days of driving and stops add up. If any of this is a concern, a shorter day with less walking may suit better: the Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend flight tour from Las Vegas cuts the road time to 9 hours in total.
- Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travellers
- Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
- At least a moderate level of physical fitness required
- No wheelchairs or walking aids inside the canyon
- Ladders and stairs in Lower Antelope Canyon
- 1.5-mile shadeless walk at Horseshoe Bend
- No suitcases: soft bags and backpacks only, or you will not be allowed to join
Who Should Book a Different Listing
If you only want the canyon and Horseshoe Bend and can manage a 13-16 hour day, a one-day coach trip costs far less: the Lower Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend day tour from Las Vegas with lunch is $160 with free cancellation 24 hours ahead, against a 6-day deadline here. If you want the Grand Canyon but not Zion and not a hotel night, the Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend tour from Las Vegas does all three in 17 hours for $346. This two-day trip earns its price through the pace: two days, a hotel night and Zion on top of the standard stops.
Browse the full set of Antelope Canyon tours from Las Vegas before you decide.
Mather Point is the first overlook most visitors reach on the Grand Canyon's South Rim. Photo: Sharon Mollerus, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What to Settle Before You Book
Two days is a bigger booking than a day trip, so the details matter more. Work through this list before you pay.
Cancellation and the Questions to Ask
The cancellation terms are strict by the standard of the one-day tours: you get a full refund if you cancel 6 full days before departure, 50% between 2 and 6 days, and nothing inside 2 days. Compare that with the 24-hour deadlines on most coach days. Confirm your pickup hotel qualifies: pickups are only offered for hotels within 2 miles of the Las Vegas Strip and Downtown Las Vegas, and they start 30-60 minutes before the tour time.
Confirm which option you booked, because the price options are 1, 2, 3 or 4 people sharing one hotel room, and one room per booking is what you get.
What to Bring and What to Leave
Leave the suitcase at the hotel in Las Vegas: the listing says luggage and suitcases are not allowed and a traveller with a suitcase will not be allowed to join the tour. Backpacks and soft bags are fine, and they stay on the van during the canyon walk, because no bags of any kind go inside Antelope Canyon. Phones and small cameras are fine.
Tripods and selfie sticks are not allowed. Bring water for the Horseshoe Bend walk, since there is none on the trail, and shoes you can climb ladders in.
What Can Change the Day
Antelope Canyon can close for rain or flash-flood risk, and the decision is made by the Navajo operators and Navajo Parks and Recreation, not MaxTour. Monsoon storms run from about mid-June through September. The tribal park closes on Thanksgiving Day, the day after, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
Budget for the extras so they are not a surprise: the $30 in checkout charges, meals beyond breakfast, guide tips, and the national park fee for non-US residents collected on the day.
Itinerary
The order of the two days as the listing sets it out. Exact clock times are not published, only the morning pickup window and the evening return.
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Before dawn
Hotel pickup in Las Vegas
Pickups start 30-60 minutes before the tour time in the morning, for hotels within 2 miles of the Strip and Downtown. Soft bags only.
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Morning
Zion National Park
Hike the Watchman Trail for views of Zion Canyon, stop at the Visitor Center and see Checkerboard Mesa on the way through the park.
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Afternoon
Lower Antelope Canyon
A guided walk with a certified local Navajo guide through the narrow passageways. Ladders and stairs, no bags inside, phones and small cameras fine.
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Late afternoon
Horseshoe Bend
A 1.5-mile (2.4 km) round-trip walk to the overlook above the Colorado River, with no shade and no water on the trail. Entrance fee included.
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Evening
Hotel night in Arizona
One room per booking, with options for 1 to 4 people sharing. Breakfast is included in the morning.
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Morning
Grand Canyon South Rim
Stops at Grandview Point, Yavapai Point and Lipan Point, with the guide covering the canyon's formation and geology. Non-US residents pay the national park fee on the day.
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Midday
Lunch in Williams on Route 66
Lunch at your own cost in a Route 66 town, with further Route 66 stops for photos and souvenirs before the drive back.
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Evening
Drop-off in Las Vegas
The tour returns to Las Vegas in the evening of day two. Book nothing time-sensitive for that night.
Pros and Cons
The case for the two-day format, and the costs and limits that come with it.
What we genuinely like
- Two days with a hotel night breaks up the roughly 272-mile drive to Page, so each day is shorter than a 13-16 hour coach marathon
- Four major sights in one booking: Zion, Lower Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend and the Grand Canyon South Rim, plus Route 66 stops
- A minivan of up to 14 people instead of a 50-seat coach, with hotel pickup and drop-off included
- Breakfast, bottled water, the hotel, the Horseshoe Bend fee and the Lower Antelope fee and Navajo permit are all in the $399.99
- Rated 5.0 from 806 Viator and Tripadvisor verified reviews
The honest downsides
- Only about 50-60 minutes of the two days is inside the canyon itself
- $399.99 plus $30 in checkout charges is several times the price of a $160 one-day coach trip
- Lunch and dinner, guide service fees and, for non-US residents, the national park fee all cost extra
- Free cancellation needs 6 full days of notice, far stricter than the 24 hours on most one-day tours
- The canyon can close for flash-flood risk in monsoon season, a decision made by the Navajo operators, and no suitcases are allowed
Who it's NOT for: Not for travellers who want a cheap one-day canyon visit, need wheelchair access, cannot manage ladders and a 1.5-mile shadeless walk, or may need to cancel inside 6 days.
Questions About This Two-Day Tour
Which Antelope Canyon does this tour enter?
The price buys Lower Antelope Canyon with a certified local Navajo guide, with the entrance fee and Navajo permit included. For how Lower differs from the other slot canyons, see the guide to Upper vs Lower Antelope Canyon.
How much does the 2 day Antelope Canyon tour from Las Vegas cost in total?
The base price is $399.99 per person, and the listing adds $30 in extra charges at checkout. Meals beyond breakfast, guide tips and the national park fee for non-US residents are extra. Compare it with the other Antelope Canyon tours from Las Vegas before you book.
Where does the tour pick up and at what time?
Hotel pickups start 30-60 minutes before the tour time in the morning, but only for hotels within 2 miles of the Las Vegas Strip and Downtown Las Vegas. Confirm your hotel qualifies at booking, or check how the day runs before you commit.
Can I bring a suitcase on the tour?
No. The listing says luggage and suitcases are not allowed and a traveller arriving with one will not be able to join, so use a backpack or soft bag and leave bags on the van during the canyon walk. The what to settle before you book section has the full packing picture.
What happens if Antelope Canyon closes for flash floods?
Closures for rain or flash-flood risk are decided by the Navajo operators and Navajo Parks and Recreation, not by MaxTour, and monsoon season runs from about mid-June through September. The general background is in the guide to Antelope Canyon tickets.
Is this tour suitable for someone with limited mobility?
No. Walking aids and wheelchairs are not allowed in Antelope Canyon, Lower Antelope requires climbing moderately steep ladders and stairs, and Horseshoe Bend is a 1.5-mile walk with no shade. A private vehicle with your own pace may work better: see the private Upper or Lower Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend tour.
How far in advance can I cancel for a refund?
You get a full refund if you cancel 6 full days before departure, 50% between 2 and 6 days, and nothing inside 2 days. If that window is too tight, most one-day listings such as the Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend tour with lunch and Wi-Fi allow free cancellation 24 hours or more ahead.
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