Canyon De Chelly Tour: Navajo Guide Experience

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…
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…

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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Pattymc317
Oct 8, 2024
No better way to learn about the Dine and Canyon de Chelly - Seeing Canyon de Chelly with a native guide was recommended, and we are so glad we did. Leander drove us through parts of the canyon and showed us dwellings and pictographs. Most important to us, he shared his own journey with his Dine heritage, information about his family and the history of past and current inhabitants of the canyon, and resources to learn more. Our knowledge about the ancestral Pueblo people was reinforced, and we left with a much greater understanding of the experience of the modern day Dine.
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Kaitlynt369
Oct 6, 2024
Great experience!! Ben was amazing! - My partner and I took a private 3 hour tour with Ben to see Canyon De Chelly. It was an incredible experience that I would highly recommend to others. Ben was a WEALTH of knowledge about the canyon and shared so much history with us. He really made it an amazing experience and we felt so grateful to hear him share about the Diné culture. The views and everything we got to see were also spectacular, of course. We went at 9 am and it was perfect weather. I liked the open jeep too instead of an enclosed jeep. If you really enjoy learning about Native American history and want to see all you can, I would recommend booking the longest tour they have and we definitely will be returning for another one! Thank you again Ben for your warmth and hospitality, and Beauty Way Tours for this offering!
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810chevym
Oct 5, 2024
AMAZING!!!!!!! - Benjamin was the greatest guide!!!!!! We couldn’t have ask for a more informative and knowledgeable guide. Totally amazing and better than we expected. Phenomenal tour. Would recommend to anyone who loves the SouthWest
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Billha8090rc
Oct 4, 2024
A worthwhile experience, with a suggestion - We started the day with Benny a local guide. He was pleasant and knowledgeable of the area. He gave us insights to the many of the petroglyphs that appear along the Canyon. We saw examples of the structures built by the ancient Anasazi and past and present structures of the current Dine' people. Benny's stories of his family and personal experiences in the Canyon were great. I would recommend however advising customers that the backcountry permit is not part of the fee and that a gratuity is expected for the guide and what is customary. The cost of this trip is significant, however the quallity of the guide makes the trip worth the upfront cost, the additional fees and gratuity puts pressure both on the guide and the customer to have a mutually beneficial experience
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Traveler810347
Oct 3, 2024
Incredible tour! - My wife and I went on a 4-hour Canyon de Chelly jeep tour with Viola as our guide on a beautiful fall day. Viola had lived as a child in the canyon which allowed her to give us personal anecdotes (she even took us to her family’s land) along with a great history of the canyon and its people who live and have lived in it. We absolutely loved the experience, learned so much and it was the highlight of our weeklong trip in the 4-corners area.
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Relax32934862173
Oct 2, 2024
So great & special - we loved it! - Our very kind guide Leander took us on a stunning trip into the history of this amazing canyon. We are so grateful that we had the chance to meet him and to see this very special place! The car was very good - and even better was the driver doing his not always easy job in this terrain. Big thanks Leander - you and the stories you shared with us will always be in our memories.
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Tourist29890174752
Sep 27, 2024
Viola is the best. - I chose Beauty Way because they started giving tours in the 1980s and I appreciate their philosophy of respecting the land, their heritage and their people. My wife and I took the four hour private tour. Our guide Viola was amazing. By the end of it we felt like we had truly made a friend as well as learned a tremendous amount about the culture, the people and this beautiful Canyon. We are anxious to come back and take a tour again with Viola, five stars all around
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Patricia_a
Sep 27, 2024
Don't miss this tour - Ben, our tour guide explained in detail the sights we were seeing. He took us close to the Pueblo artifacts so we could get great pictures.
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Thomas_s
Sep 27, 2024
Beautiful Canyon de Chelly - Our guide Elsie grew up in the canyon and provided a personal view, along with the history. Many old Pueblo ruins and pictographs.
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Catherine_g
Oct 5, 2024
Wonderful. - Our guide who gave us a unique insight into life in the canyon. The solitude and the late afternoon light.
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From $242 (Per Group)
up to 6 guests
1 Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).