FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Yes, the Navajo Nation Parks & Recreation Department mandates all hiking and photography tours must be given by a tour guide. The tour guide must be employed by a company authorized by the Navajo Nation Parks & Recreation Department.

Reservations are not required but are highly recommended. Especially during the high season, having a reservation will ensure a seat on the tour. If you are traveling during a U.S. holiday weekend — Memorial Day, July 4th, and so on — a reservation is required to confirm your seats on a tour. Same-day reservations are not accepted. All walk-ins are first come, first served. We do not have a wait list.

Antelope Canyon X is located on the Navajo Reservation on Highway 98, mile post 308, roughly 12 miles east of Page, AZ. You can view our location here.

Antelope Canyon X operates on Mountain Standard Time (MST) all year. MST is the same time as Flagstaff, Phoenix, Grand Canyon, and Sedona all year.

The light beams/shafts are only visible during the summer months. They begin to show up the end of May until the beginning of August. These beams are visible on clear sky days.

Daily tours from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. are the busiest. Major holiday weekends are especially busy.

• 7  person maximum on the Canyon X photo tour.
• 10 persons maximum per tour time on the Cardiac Canyon hiking tour.
• 6 persons maximum on the Cardiac Canyon photo tour.

The temperature in the canyon varies depending on the time of the year. It is normally 5 degrees or more cooler in the summer and 10 degrees or more colder inside the canyon during the fall/winter months.

• The hiking tour is a walking tour that lasts 90 minutes with no tripod.
• The photo tour is three hours, and you are allowed to bring a tripod and camera bag.

On site, there are only portable toilets available. There are no facilities in the canyon.

Special Use Permits are required for any and all engagement/wedding photos, any filming, family photos, workshops, or advertisements. This can be purchased from the Navajo Nation Parks & Recreation office, at (928) 645-0268. If you are unsure or have questions, please send us an email at [email protected].

All three canyons are made of Navajo Sandstone and located in Antelope Canyon.

The Upper Antelope is an A-shaped canyon above the ground, where you are driven directly to the mouth of the canyon — no climbing or stairs. Also, it’s the most crowded.

The Lower Canyon is a V-shaped canyon below the ground. This is also a walking tour that does not involve driving. There are ladders throughout the canyon.

Antelope Canyon X has a little of both shapes, A and V. It has two slot canyons with similar views as the more popular canyons.

The best time would be Spring, early Summer and the Fall.

Time of day, most or all customers like to come during midday between 10:20 and 1:00 pm.

If you are looking to avoid crowds, Off-season is best, winter or early spring, avoid holidays.

Days of the week, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday. All vary but for the most part these have been our “slower” days.

We do not have blackout dates for the hiking tour, but we do for the photo tour and Cardiac Canyon. We do not offer photo tours and Cardiac Canyon during the U.S. holidays of Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

Taadidiin Tours strongly recommends that women in their second and third trimester do not participate.

Pets are not allowed on tour. Pets have reacted differently in the canyon because of the tight spaces and large number of customers. Customers with allergies have also voiced concerns about riding in the transport vehicles with pets.

Service pets are allowed.

Antelope Canyon X does not have stairs or ladders. Cardiac Canyon has both stairs and ladders.

Yes. View each tour page for more information and pricing.

Antelope Canyon X: No, but water is provided during the tour.

Cardiac Canyon: Yes.

Yes, but metal-framed backpacks are discouraged due to the risk of scratching the canyon walls.

Yes, Antelope Canyon X is a slot canyon.

Customers have used bags to transport cremated human remains into other slot canyons within the boundaries of the Lake Powell Navajo Nation Park. For this reason, ALL bags are banned.

If you book online, credit card payment is accepted.

If you arrive on location without advance booking, please bring cash as payment.

Unfortunately, No. All advanced bookings are made through our website and full payment is received.

Yes, although it’s not recommended.

The same rate is charged for anyone taking a spot on the photo tour.

Yes! We are on Page time, MST. Always. We do not observe Daylight Savings Time.

Between 9 am and 2:00 pm.

Yes, the online booking cut-off is midnight, MST.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

There is a holding area set aside for the car seats, while you are on tour.

We have had older folks participate on our tour. It would depend on their ability level.

Yes.

Yes.

Children of all ages are welcome on the Canyon X Hiking Tour. Parents are responsible for their children.

Yes. We recommend those without a metal frame to avoid accidental scratches and markings on the canyon wall.

Yes.

Dimension: 23 x 13 x 10 inches. We would not recommend anything larger.

Yes. Cancellations received with 72 hours or more notice receives a full refund. Anything less incurs fees.

Yes. If your group is larger that the max booking allowance, you can make a second booking for the same tour time. Booking under one name is recommended.

In the winter it is cold. We do receive snow and on occasion rain. Highs are around 40 degrees and can be less.

Spring cooler temps, breezy, light rain, sometimes thunderstorms.

Summer. Summer can be difficult for those not acclimated to the dry heat. Temperatures can get up 110 degrees on the hottest days, in July and August. From June to September, it is considered Monsoon Season. Thunderstorms, heavy rain, come with the humidity. These storms can bring flash floods to our area. At any time, we could receive a flash flood warning. In this case, we will notify customers with reservations through a mass email.

If you plan on coming during these months, please stay informed of the local weather in any area you may be traveling to in the Southwest. (weather.com or noaa.gov – Page, AZ 86040)

Fall.  Relief from the summer heat. Temperature starts to cool in October.

The hiking permit can be used again on the same date only. If you go on a tour prior to coming to our location, please bring the receipt that is given to you at the time of check-in.

Yes. These are booked months in advance, especially for dates requested are between May and September.

Cooler temperatures. Tour times early in the day.

It is comparable. The views are similar. It is in the same canyon system, with the same sandstone. The difference is the crowds. We are much less crowded than upper and lower. We are also the only tour company that offers and provides tours to this location.

Groups traveling together have been able to stay together on the tour. Groups larger than 14 may not be able to.

No. If your child is an active child, it will not be tough for them.

Yes.

Yes. We are open every day, weather permitting.

Any day with clear skies.

Fall season.

Between 10:20 and 1:00 pm.

We do not allow pets. We also do not have a place to keep your pets while you are on tour.

Yes. Experience is recommended.

Both cannot be combined. Customers have to book each separately accordingly to what is available.

Cardiac Canyon requires a 2 person minimum to book. We have paired single customers before. Please email us if you are interested, [email protected]

Any non-photographer participating and taking a spot on the photo tour, pays the same fee.

If a person can walk unassisted, yes.

No.

Mountain Standard Time. We do not observe Daylight Savings Time.

A day pack is fine with a 2L water bladder.

Yes, for PHOTOS ONLY.

A Special Use Permit is required for the following:

Photography Workshops. Wedding/Engagement Photography, any styled photoshoots, filming, commercial filming/photography, any filming and/photography used for financial gain.

Yes. There is parking for cars, RVs, Charter buses.

No, please bring them with you upon check-in.

First, we recommend the tour time that best suits your travel schedule.