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Navajo Culture Tour: Local Guides & Insights
4.9
70 Ratings
Oljato-Monument Valley
Our workforce is seasoned and thoroughly educated. They’re prepared to address any inquiries you might have concerning our Navajo customs and traditions. We highly regard our customers.
Our workforce is seasoned and thoroughly educated. They’re prepared to address any inquiries you might have concerning our Navajo customs and traditions. We highly regard our customers.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Main Monument Valley Road - The 2.5HR tour covers 28 miles of rough terrain. Your tour guided will explain and point out all the rock formations, movie locations, as well as share with you our culture and traditional values. You will be getting on and off the truck to take spectacular pictures of Natural Arches, Anasazi Ruins, Petroglyphs and also…
- Main Monument Valley Road - The 2.5HR tour covers 28 miles of rough terrain. Your tour guided will explain and point out all the rock formations, movie locations, as well as share with you our culture and traditional values. You will be getting on and off the truck to take spectacular pictures of Natural Arches, Anasazi Ruins, Petroglyphs and also optional is a visit to Grandma’s Hogan. The visit at Grandma’s Hogan well include a little demonstration about weaving and the dyeing of wool for our Traditional Navajo Handmade Rugs.
What's Included
- Poncho if permitted
- Navajo Guides
- Bottled water
- All our guides live locally & in close surrounding areas of Monument Valley
- Poncho if permitted
- Navajo Guides
- Bottled water
- All our guides live locally & in close surrounding areas of Monument Valley
What's Not Included
- I’m sorry but there are no facilities while on tour in the valley. Only Porta-Potties are available.
- Navajo Nation Park Entrance Fee is NOT included in the tour price, is separate from our tour company
- Gratuities
- Gratuity is greatly appreciated for your guides. Most guides make a living off doing tours.
- I’m sorry but there are no facilities while on tour in the valley. Only Porta-Potties are available.
- Navajo Nation Park Entrance Fee is NOT included in the tour price, is separate from our tour company
- Gratuities
- Gratuity is greatly appreciated for your guides. Most guides make a living off doing tours.
Additional Information
- IMPORTANT INFORMATION!!! Please be advised that Monument Valley honors Daylight Savings Time. We use Mountain Daylight Saving Time. (MDT) When we are on daylight savings time we are 1hr ahead of Arizona time, when we are off daylight savings time we are the same time as Arizona time. If you are not sure about what time we are. Please make sure you are…
- IMPORTANT INFORMATION!!! Please be advised that Monument Valley honors Daylight Savings Time. We use Mountain Daylight Saving Time. (MDT) When we are on daylight savings time we are 1hr ahead of Arizona time, when we are off daylight savings time we are the same time as Arizona time. If you are not sure about what time we are. Please make sure you are using the correct time zone for your scheduled tours. If you show up an hour late for your tour, we cannot guarantee a rescheduling of your tour, so please be aware of the time differences.
- Please put contact information on your reservation, preferably a phone number we can reach you at when you are traveling. A working phone number is very important, we may need to contact you about your reservation the day before or the day of your tour. If there is a way you can put your email in please do so. Having both forms of contact information included with your reservation helps with communicating with you. Communicating with us about your tour is appreciated. To help make contacting you easier you can send me your email via message on the Viator reservation website. Thank you for your understanding.
- Navajo Nation Park Entrance fee is not included with the price of the tour. You can either purchase the park entrance fee separately, you can purchase a ticket at the toll booth at the entrance of the park or at the Welcome Center. If you pre purchase a ticket it well help getting pass the toll booth faster.
- The PickUp location is NOT at the Welcome Center that is by the round about. The Navajo Tribal Park Visitor Center is 3-4 miles East of the Welcome Center. If you need help locating the PickUp location or you are running late call or txt me so I can assist you. I can help with sending you a pin for the exact location of the turquoise tour booth.
- Please be advised that we have a 2 person minimum occupancy for all tours. If you have any questions about the 2 person minimum occupancy call us. If you are a single traveler sometimes we have tours already scheduled to go out for a tour that we can schedule you in with, if we do not have a tour scheduled for the day or tour you are requesting, you may have to purchase a second ticket. We do our best to work with single travelers so please call before you make a reservation to see what tours we have available for you.
- We are a pet friendly company, if you have questions for a pet friendly tour please go to our main website. All information and tours for pet friendly tours are only available on our website. We also have different tour options on our website.
- During the summer it does get hot here so when booking a tour keep that in mind. Check weather conditions and temperatures when booking your tour. Make sure to dress properly for the tour. Wearing sandals during the summer is not recommended, the sand and rocks do get hot.
- Please be advised that during winter hours we do not have some evening tours available. Please double check tour times with sunset time. We do not want to take you out on a late tour. Winter time we have shorter days so Sunset times are around 5-6pm. If you reserve a tour that starts at 5pm, you well have a very short time of daylight and the rest of your tour well be in the dark.
- Keep weather temperatures in mind when booking a tour. It does get hot here during the summer and it does get cold here during the winter. If you do not mind the heat we well do the tour, if you do not mind the cold we well do the tour but please be prepared and dress accordingly to the weather. Winter time we do have blankets available for open air trucks and we also have enclosed vehicles for some tours. When there is no enclosed available we well have you set in the front seat of the open with your guide.
- If you want an enclosed vehicle please let us know ahead of time so we can do what we can to work with you.
- Keep weather temperatures in mind when booking a tour. It does get hot here during the summer and it does get cold here during the winter.
Location
Monument Valley
Monument Valley Road
Monument Valley Visitor Center parking lot. On the West side of the paved parking lot, you will see a little turquoise booth/kiosk. Here is where you will meet your tour guide. I can send you a pin of the exact location via txt message.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(70 Ratings)
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Clairepw2449iz
Oct 25, 2024
Monument Valley off-the-beaten-path with Three Sisters - We selected the private tour so that we could bring our dog. The tour and our wonderful guide Bennie far exceeded our expectations. Bennie even sang some lovely songs for us to help us understand some Navajo ceremonies.
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K255uecharlesc
Oct 13, 2024
Superb scenery, friendly and informative guide - First, take a tour. Don't drive. You'll enjoy the scenery much, much more. And second, the Three Sisters tour was wonderful. Our guide, Helen, was a superb driver on these terrible roads, and a very patient, clear, and informative tour guide. Highlight of the day.
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Kurtfromlaquinta
Oct 4, 2024
Awesome! - We did the sunset tour with Helen. She did a great job explaining things and she was an excellent driver. She got into some soft spots that some ordinary person would have got stuck in. She had the skills! We went to some back areas that were exceptional and she did a nice performance of a Navajo song. Highly recommend three sisters and ask for Helen!
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Ariss968
Apr 20, 2024
Amazing cultural experience and scenery - We had an amazing tour with our tour guid Yochanan. He showed us all the beautiful places of the Monument Valley with a lot explanation about them. He also explained a lot about Navajo culture and history, and he was happy to answer any questions we had about it. He was very friendly and did not rush us at all although we were taking more time than we were supposed to. Would highly recommend!
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52roadwarrior52
Apr 17, 2024
Awesome tour - Awesome tour. Vernon grew up in the valley and had acted on a movie and was an incredible guide. One of best tours we have ever been on. Awesome scenery and cultural background.
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Tnelledavis
Mar 20, 2024
The quickest 2.5 hours - Vernon was a wonderful guide with so much insight and personal history with the region and particularly in this park. I would recommend a tour with him to anyone, especially if you want a guide that is very knowledgeable.
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X4551cyrobertp
Mar 2, 2024
So worth it - 10/10 recommend. Our guide Ken was amazing. He was very knowledgeable about the valley and shared many stories and insights. The places they take you off the main loop are beautiful. And the hogan visit was very informative. Will definitely come back again
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R4593ppkellys
Feb 15, 2024
Definitely worth it - Thoroughly enjoyed the tour. I enjoyed it enough to schedule another one as soon as I could. If I were to return, I would schedule with them again. Highly recommended.
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Mckaye_n
Nov 11, 2023
Truly fantastic experience! - We had the most amazing time! Our guide was super knowledgeable and friendly, and went above and beyond to ensure that we experienced the best that the valley has to offer. We're very very glad that we booked a tour instead of trying to drive the trail ourselves. And we're especially lucky to have booked with Three Sister and opted for the longer tour--our guide gave us a much fuller and more personal understanding of the valley and the people who have called it home than we could've possibly imagined. Highly recommend this tour!
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E8343jfjeanh
May 9, 2024
It would’ve been better with a better vehicle - Our guide HELEN was wonderful and tried so hard to make this a perfect experience. But she was stuck with a truck that had mechanical problems and appeared to me to be in bad shape. There was an exhaust that caused a bad odor in the passenger area. And really it was cold and windy and it would’ve been nice if the company had provided blankets or masks for the passengers to wear. However, monument valley is so spectacular that even a horrible truck cannot ruin the beauty of this experience.
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