Canyon De Chelly Tour: Navajo Guide Experience
4.8
279 Ratings
Chinle

Immerse yourself in Navajo history on a private tour of Canyon De Chelly. Explore rock art sites, archaeological sites, and learn about the traditional Navajo lifestyle.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Canyon de Chelly National Monument - Our guided 4x4 tours into Canyon De Chelly National Monument will be lead by experienced and seasoned guides. On your trip, you will visit many archeological sites that include cliff dwellings of the Ancestral Pueblo, rock art panels (both pictograph and petroglyphs) from all past and present inhabitants of Canyon De Chelly, and other historical sites. There will also be many stops for photographic opportunities, restroom stop, and a chance to purchase artwork from local Native artists. Possible stops include visiting a working farm and/or weaving demonstration, only if resident is at their canyon home.
What's Included
  • In-person driver guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Navajo Nation Backcountry Permit Fee $8.00/person cash only
Additional Information

All our tours are conducted by proficient Navajo guides, accredited by both the Navajo Nation Parks & Recreation Department and the National Park Service. Each of our guides has been born and grown up in this Canyon De Chelly region, enabling them to acquire extensive knowledge of its history and passionately share it with our guests who visit this place we consider our home. In addition to delving into the rich history of the canyon, rock art sites, and other archaeological sites, you will listen to anecdotal stories of life within the canyon, and if time permits and depending on the season, visit our guide’s families who continue to practice traditional Navajo living - weaving, farming, and ranching in this remote southwestern region. We welcome you to embark on an authentic and unique tour with one of our guides, and to support this 100% NAVAJO OWNED and RUN SMALL ENTERPRISE!! Ahéhee’ (thank you)

We offer a private tour that is customizable - for more information or to include customization details, please call or mention in your booking notes.

Location
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Highway 191,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(279 Ratings)
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Tauni_m
Jul 28, 2024
Fun and interesting - Fantastic ride and guide! Extremely knowledgeable about many aspects of the canyon and Navajo culture. Highly recommended.
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Anthony_a
Jul 27, 2024
Great Whether it’s On Your Doorstep or Off the Beaten Track for You. - Our guide Leander was very knowledgeable and a skilled conversationalist who encourages an openness to learning, critical thinking and introspection. He was able to show us some incredible petroglyphs, cliff dwellings, and other points of interest along the route through the canyon. The views were amazing and awe inspiring and the opportunity to learn more about the rich culture makes me grateful for the experience. The guide encouraged question asking and even recommend and accompanied us to the local market where we partook in sampling traditional local cuisine. Whether you are a local yourself or have traveled a great distance, I highly encourage this tour operator.
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Escape09927364712
Jul 23, 2024
Personalized Service - Benjamin was a great guide. It was sprikling and advised us to stay with the open-aired jeep as the closed jeep would not give us the spectacular views of the canyon. We got our raincoats and had a fantastic time!! I had my 80+ year old parents with me and Benjamin spoke loud and clear. He told us stories of growing up in the canyon and even saw the house he grew up in. Highly recommend Beauty Way Jeep tours!!!
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Jennifer_e
Jul 10, 2024
Great experience to this beautiful canyon - Elsie was great and relayed the experience of growing up in this magical place. She pointed out all of the best spots and the history of the canyon and answered all of our questions
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Shauna
Jun 25, 2024
Beautiful tour, great history, stories and narrative. - Loved the tour. The canyon is beautiful. Leander is an excellent guide with a lot of information to offer. Glad we took the time to take this tour. Highly recommend.
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Bryanp547
Jun 19, 2024
Wonderful immersion into the Dinetah - We had a great time - our guide Don was very knowledgeable and generous in sharing so many interesting historical stories and some of the ways that Navajos historically have been part of Canyon de Chelley and also shared stories of his own experiences growing up. We had a wonderful time and would recommend them heartily to anyone!
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Jkmyer
Jun 12, 2024
Great experience! One of the best tours ever - We had a great tour guide Elsie Cly. Her family lived in the canyon. We took a lot of great pictures. It was one of the best tours we have done on TripAdvisor.
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F1639obbeckym
Jun 10, 2024
Canyon de Chelly with Beauty Way Jeep Tours is the highlight of my travels - I greatly enjoyed Leander's stories of the canyon, of the Navajo people, and of his family. I especially appreciate his ability to know when I wanted to spend more time at a given place to more fully experience the incredible beauty of the canyon and his patience in answering my many questions. You can drive the north and south rims and peer through the telescopes to see some of the same petroglyphs and ruins but it doesn't compare to experiencing the canyon in a Beauty Way Jeep with a knowledgeable Navajo guide.
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Jerry_s
May 30, 2024
Fun and Informative - We had a fantastic experience with Viola at Beauty Way Jeep Tours… She was so fun and easy going. Her experience and knowledge of the canyon was everything we hoped for. We would absolutely do this again.
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Iulia2013
Jul 5, 2024
Lovely view of the canyon - Beautiful scenery with an experienced guide who was as well a very good driver and a story teller. Being in a jeep without a roof would've made it more comfortable to look around since the view is high up,.. we were told it was because of the winds and sand... however we saw it was possible... to other jeeps visiting the canyon
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