His older brother took out the tour previously. They are all lovely and my guide was Bree, who was in the middle of the grandkids.

Horseshoe Bend Tours is a family business, the grandparents own it, the kids run it, and the grandkids give the tours. And I really loved that my money was going directly to a local family business. It is one of the nearly 1000 slot canyons in the region that you need permission to visit. While Antelope and Cathedral Canyons are on Navajo Land, Secret Canyon is on private property within Navajo Nation and the tour company is the family that owns said land. It was the most expensive tour, at $135, but worth every penny. While I’ll share next week about all of that, the Secret Canyon intrigued me. Horseshoe Bend Tours combined both locations and I truly had no idea what to expect as Horseshoe Bend is run by the National Park Service and open to the public. When scoping out things to do in Page, I knew I wanted to check out Horseshoe Bend and came across a tour to the Secret Canyon. Going on one of these slot canyon tours is a fantastic way to avoid the crowds and have a more relaxed experience in these truly magnificant canyons.‘Be still and the earth will speak to you’-Navajo Proverb Most of these tours, if not all, are operated by Navajo tour companies and require paying an $8 Navajo Permit Fee in addition to the tour package price.

Some of these other slot canyons are Cardiac Canyon, Secret Canyon, Rams Head, Ligai Si Anii and Wind Pebble Canyons. It's a priviledge that these canyons are being shared with us. Most of these slot canyons are on Navajo land and are a very important part of their culture and heritage. If you aren't an experienced enough to take on a slot canyon on your own safely, that doesn't mean Antelope Canyon is your only choice.Ī few lesser known slot canyons have opened up to the public over the years, that is, with the permitted access of a tour guide company. Buckskin Gulch, Waterholes Canyon, Zebra Canyon, Peek-a-Boo Canyon and the Zion Narrows (part of the Grand Circle) are quite popular among the self-guiding, canyoneering community. The most famous slot canyons near Page are definitely Upper and Lower Antelope Canyon, but these aren't the only slot canyons in the area.

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