We did a lower antelope canyon tour last April and it was absolutely incredible. I would recommend it highly to anyone. I think what makes lower antelope canyon more exciting in my opinion is that you are going up and down ladders and squeezing through canyon walls. This makes for a more exciting experience due to the more physical aspect. The canyon walls were illuminated and looked just like the pictures when we were there, despite not going during the peak time of the day. It surpassed my every expectation.

@JourneytoAllNationalParks

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! For those who love "scrambling" a bit, I can see how the lower one is more enjoyable. How dark was the bottom of the canyhon?

I feel like I had the opposite experience. I did Upper Antelope Canyon in April in the morning (around 10:30am) and had a great experience. It was a sunny day so it was fairly bright for much of it, yes there were some dark parts, but much of it had good sunlight revealing really unique colours. Our group wasn't too big and we were kept a good distance apart from the other groups so it wasn't too crowded. I had low expectations going in, and was pleasantly surprised when I got there.

@JourneytoAllNationalParks

Жыл бұрын

Glad you had a good time. Maybe it's the expectations. I had high expectations that weren't fulfilled but maybe with a lower expectation, I would feel different.

You really and truly need to pick the right time of day to go. It makes a world of difference. Truly. And learn the history of this place before you go. Or even if you don’t go.

I came across this while planning a trip to antelope canyon from east coast. I am so glad that I have saved my vacation time and money from this tourist trap. It is probably just like picture perfect northern lights which you can only capture little with naked eyes. Thanks a lot for your honest opinions.

Appreciate your honest opinion.

@JourneytoAllNationalParks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks.

There is two tour offices direct at the entrance of lower Antilope Canyon, Ken and Dixie, both are not so expensive, $70.00 pp on June 2024, groups of 15 and separate from.each other by 15 minutes, you have enough time for pictures and in my opinion it totally worth tej Trip.

I did all 3 Lower,Upper and X , was disappointed with the Upper. I agree with your opinion on this vlog.The Lower n X were amazing to my experience.

Thank you for this valuable & informative video. We were close by once & intended to go, but ran out of time. I can now put my disappointment aside. Thanks again. We really enjoy traveling with you folks & have added to our list because of your excellent videos.

@JourneytoAllNationalParks

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! With the right expectations, it may still be a good visit. I just thought it was expensive for what you get.

We just went to the lower canyon at 10:15am at the end of May and we thought it was amazing! We visited Zion and Bryce as well and my family thought Antelope Canyon was the most visually stunning place we went to. I agree you don’t see all the different colors that you see in pictures (it’s really just different shades of light brown and orange), but it had great lighting at that time and was just gorgeous. I think upper is less forgiving if you don’t go at the right time of day - I wish you could have been on our tour!

@JourneytoAllNationalParks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!! I do think the time of the day matters. The shape of the canyon walls, regardless of lighting and color are still very interesting and great to view. I do wish they would let us linger longer. Maybe I had too high of expectation from the photos on the colors.

Incredible curves and colors.

@JourneytoAllNationalParks

Жыл бұрын

Hi Ed, yes, in pictures. Like it was tailor made for Instagram. In person, while still beautiful, it's not the same.

Thank you for this honest review. You and others I trust have said the same thing. As you have said, maybe with the right expectation the experience would be better :)

@JourneytoAllNationalParks

Жыл бұрын

Yes. I was still pretty, but just not as I expected based on the pictures. I knew it was going to be "crowded" and felt rushed.

We're actually headed to our tour to the lower side on the 18th. I hope NOT to be rushed and allow a little bit of time to consume and process my tour. Somehow, I feel like that will not go as I had imaged given your review. I'm prepping myself for disappointment already. Thanks for the honest review.

@JourneytoAllNationalParks

Жыл бұрын

I hope you have a good visit today. Keep in mind my review was on the upper antelope canyon, not the lower one you are going to. Please let me know here in the comments on how it went.

Hello, a great tour with very nice impressions. A subscription for you. Best regards from Vienna 😊👍🏻

@JourneytoAllNationalParks

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the sub! I visited Vienna a few years ago and it was fabulous - so much history and music!

Thank you very much for your honest review! We considered going, but felt that most of the stunning pictures were heavily edited. After hearing your review, I think we’re going to be disappointed as well. So we’ll be spending our time at other canyons we can take our time with.

@JourneytoAllNationalParks

8 ай бұрын

I agree - It's important to linger and observe things up close and not be rushed.

Been 3 times to upper and lower antelope canyon from Scotland UK , it's worth it !

@JourneytoAllNationalParks

4 ай бұрын

For you, was it as pretty in person as it is in pictures?

AmaZing video thank you for being honest you should do a video of top five canyons / gorges Top five water falls Top five beaches Top five forests Top five desert parks Top five mountains Top five lakes Top five rivers

@JourneytoAllNationalParks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the idea! I will see what I can do.

I'm a hobbyist photographer and hiker who is going to spend a couple of months in SW Colorado, southern Utah and northern AZ later this year and I ruled out Antelope Canyon very quickly. I'm not going to pay close to $100 (or $200 to do both Lower and Upper) to be herded through like I'm at Disneyland. There are too many slot canyons (Buckskin Gulch/Wire Pass, Peekaboo Canyon, Little Wild Horse Canyon) I can hike and photograph with a tripod at my own pace, and there are plenty of out of the way places in the Page/Kanab area I can access with a high clearance 4x4 vehicle and avoid crowds.

@JourneytoAllNationalParks

Жыл бұрын

Agree!! I went because of the pictures and felt like I was on a Disney ride!

@randallstewart1224

10 ай бұрын

Good choice. They no longer allow photographers to do their thing in either canyon. It interferes with hustling the tour groups through. They did "develop" another option, so-called Canyon X, which seems to give photographers part of the old experience, and for a smaller fee. I got my AC fix decades ago, before the tribe paid any serious attention to the idea of using the canyons as a tourist milking machine. Just to put my experience in perspective, the first time I was in Upper Antelope Canyon, we only have a driver to get us from the highway to the canyon, no guides supervising, and I shot my B&W on a tripod mounted view camera. No one cared. No one got much in the way.

Could you please let me know what time you went for the trip?

@JourneytoAllNationalParks

Жыл бұрын

2:30 PM was the start of the tour. About 3pm when we got there. This was in October.

Well I went there in 2006 and it was only 20 dollars. At that time it was worth it and not over-priced like now. Why is their greed so excessive? There should be laws against out of control greed. What happened to Native American spirituality?

@JourneytoAllNationalParks

6 ай бұрын

Guess they will lower the price (or not raise it) if demand falls....

This is a huge waste of money and vacation ruiner. Don’t do it.

@janethbahena0011

3 ай бұрын

What other best places in Arizona would you recommend visiting?