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Thunder_Mountai
May 01, 2013Explorer II
aslakson wrote:
We'll be in Monument Valley for a week over Memorial Day - staying at Gouldings. We know that to see the "good stuff" you need a Navajo guide. Any experiences or suggestions for which of the guided tour operators we should look at? We'd like to see some ruins, and we're not physically able to handle much hiking.
Seems like everybody but us has been there. Suggestions?
Thanks
al
Are you really staying for a week in Monument Valley? You only need one full day to see and do everything. That is way too long to stay there. Gouldings is dusty and windy. Read RVparkreviews.com for acccurate information on Gouldings.
Yes, you should take the guided tour. Otherwise you can't see many areas up close.
I personally would stay in Bluff and use it as a base to explore the area. From Bluff you can see Monument Valley, Valley of the Gods, Mesa Verde, Hovenweep, etc.
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