Monument Valley, Antelope Slot Canyon

Thunder Mountain wrote:
We used Chief something for the Antelope Canyon. They were very good at what they did. We've done the guided tour of Monument Valley. You can take your own car but you won't see all the places. We did the Lake Powell thing to the Arch. It did get a bit long and boring, but the hike to the Arch was nice. The tour was over priced considering the lunch was baloney, American cheese on white bread plus a bag of chips.

The Chief offered a photographer tour and a general tour. We went with the photographer tour which was a few bucks more but the Chief puts in in the best spots at the right time for pictures and the tour is a bit longer which made it very enjoyable...

Regardless of which tour company you decide on, take one that puts you in the canyon about noon. You will get those "calendar" shots of the sun streaming into the slot during the noon time frame that you can't get at any other time of the day. It was wonderful when I did the tour.

There are a bazillion tour operators for Monument Valley (so it seems). We found this one via TripAdvisor, and took both the main tour and the Mystery Valley tour. Way beyond excellent! They made sure to vary the route a bit, so while we saw everything, we didn't have to deal with the "clumping" that happens as every other tour guide follows every other tour guide. Many times, we had an area all to ourselves for significant time, leaving as the rest of the herd showed up.
http://www.navajospirittours.com/

For Antelope Canyon, we used "Cheif Tsosie" http://antelopeslotcanyon.com/. For the normal tours, while you have enough time, all the companies put you through pretty fast. This one was pretty good, and although the guide has probably done it thousands of times, he still made it seem fresh for us. He even stuck by my wife's side to make sure she had her camera set optimally for the best pictures.

We stayed at the Goulding Campground and used their tour.

We used Chief something for the Antelope Canyon. They were very good at what they did. We've done the guided tour of Monument Valley. You can take your own car but you won't see all the places. We did the Lake Powell thing to the Arch. It did get a bit long and boring, but the hike to the Arch was nice. The tour was over priced considering the lunch was baloney, American cheese on white bread plus a bag of chips.

Don't know where you can arrange a visit to Antelope Canyon (it was pre-organized for us) but don't miss it. It is such a different and spectacular spot.

Lake Powell boat tour - although nice, was long and got quite boring in my opinion.
The hike to the arch at the stopover was enjoyable but in my opinion not worth all the travel time to get there.

at monument valley you can sign up for tour right at the parking lot