Two canyons that look nothing alike, a short drive apart, in one morning.
Lower Antelope is underground. You go down 82 steps into a V-shaped passage where the walls close in around you in amber, violet and rose. Upper Antelope is above ground and open, with a flat sandy floor and gaps overhead that drop the famous beams of light onto the canyon floor at midday.
Most people pick one. Doing both in a morning is how you see what the same sandstone does when the light comes from a different direction.
Not sure which canyon is yours? We wrote the honest comparison: Upper vs Lower Antelope Canyon.
Both canyons in one day, hour by hour
Around 9:25 am
Pickup in Page, or meet us at the Shell station. The stories start on the drive.
Around 9:40 am
Check-in at Lower Antelope, then a ten minute walk to the entrance and down five flights of stairs into the largest cavern of the day.
10:15 am to 11:25 am
Inside Lower Antelope. A 1.1 mile one-way path through the colour, then out on eight ladders with handrails.
Around 11:30 am
Back to the van for the transfer to Upper Antelope, then a ten minute ride in open-air 4×4 trucks across two miles of desert road.
Around 12:00 pm
Into Upper Antelope for the light. A quarter-mile walk, one way, above ground.
Around 1:15 pm
Out through the covered walkway and back to the trucks.
Around 1:45 pm
Drop-off at your hotel or Airbnb, with an optional stop at Big Lake Trading Post on the way.
Your Navajo guide
Your Shun’Diin guide checks you in and walks you to the entrance, then hands you to a licensed Navajo guide who leads you through the canyon. We take you back at the other end.
Before you book: Arizona time and what you can bring
Every tour runs on Arizona time, which does not change for daylight saving. Utah and the Navajo Nation around Page do change, so between March and November your phone can jump an hour ahead on its own. Set it to Phoenix for the day.
No bags of any kind are allowed inside: no backpacks, hydration packs, purses or camera bags. Leave them on the van, which stays locked on site. A camera or phone you can carry or wear is fine.
Hydrate the night before, with electrolytes if you can. The desert heat is not something you catch up on.
Good to know
- Duration
- Half-day. Pickup around 9:25 am, back by about 1:45 pm.
- Typical departures
- Two departures daily, 9:30 am and 11:15 am. Live times are in the booking calendar.
- Pickup
- Free pickup anywhere inside Page city limits: your hotel, Airbnb or campground. Staying outside Page, or checking out early? Meet us at the Shell station, also known as Big Lake Trading Post.
- Difficulty
- Lower Antelope: 5 flights of stairs going down, 82 steps in all, and 8 ladders coming out, each with handrails. A 1.1 mile walk, one way. Upper Antelope: flat sandy floor, no ladders, and a covered walkway out that climbs at about 45 degrees before a staircase down.
- Ages
- Adults 8 and up, children 4 to 7, infants 0 to 3. Toddlers 2 and under can ride in a wrap, sling or carrier through both canyons.
- Best light
- Mid-March to mid-October, when the sun sits high enough to drop light beams to the Upper Antelope floor. This tour reaches Upper around midday.
- What's included
- Navajo Nation permits and entrance fees for both canyons
- A licensed Navajo guide inside each canyon
- Round-trip transport in a Mercedes Sprinter, with hotel or Airbnb drop-off
- Bottled water and a light snack
- What to bring
- Photo ID for check-in
- Closed-toe shoes with grip. Flip-flops and heels are not allowed
- A camera or phone you can wear or carry, since bags stay on the van
- Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen for the above-ground stretch at Upper
- Cash if you would like to tip your guides
- A neck fan in summer
- Accessibility
- Not wheelchair accessible. Lower Antelope is V-shaped, wide at the top and narrow at the base, and is not recommended if you have claustrophobia or significant mobility limitations. Only portable restrooms at the canyon check-in sites. If you have had recent knee, hip or back surgery, call us before you book.
Questions guests ask
Can you do Upper and Lower Antelope Canyon in the same day?
Yes, that is what this tour is. Lower Antelope at 10:15 am, Upper Antelope at 12:00 pm, and we drive you between them. You are back in Page by about 1:45 pm.
Is there enough time between the two canyons?
The day is built around it. You leave Lower Antelope around 11:25 am and enter Upper Antelope at 12:00 pm, which covers the drive and the 4×4 ride to the entrance.
Do we drive ourselves between the two canyons?
No. Everything runs in our Mercedes Sprinter, and your guide handles both check-ins and the hand-off to each canyon's Navajo guide.
What time of year are the light beams in Upper Antelope Canyon?
Mid-March to mid-October, when the sun sits high enough at midday to reach the canyon floor. This tour is inside Upper Antelope around noon.
Can we bring a baby?
Toddlers 2 and under can ride in a wrap, sling or carrier through both canyons. Infants 0 to 3 are $110.
Do you pick up from hotels in Page?
Yes, free, anywhere inside Page city limits: hotel, Airbnb or campground. If you are staying outside Page or checking out early, meet us at the Shell station, also called Big Lake Trading Post.
Can I bring a backpack into the canyon?
No. No bags of any kind: no backpacks, hydration packs, fanny packs, purses or camera bags. They stay on the van, which is locked on site. A camera or phone you can carry or wear is fine.
What time zone do the tours use?
Arizona time, all year. Arizona does not change for daylight saving, but Utah and the Navajo Nation around Page do, so between March and November your phone can jump an hour ahead on its own. Set it to Phoenix for the day.
