Besides the ticket booth, there’s a small gift shop, gallery, and snack bar in the main building. The canyons are below ground so when you arrive on location, you can’t actually see the feature itself. Most photographers choose Upper Antelope Canyon for the unique beam shots but those Photographers’ tours are quite expensive at $150+ per person. A friend had been to both and recommended visiting just 1 as they are quite similar for casual “sightseers”. We chose lower antelope canyon over upper antelope primarily because of cost, $40 vs $63/$74. If you want to capture good photos, stay in the back of the group so you’ll have time to capture shots when the rest of your group clear from the path. If you want to learn about the canyon during your visit, walk close to your tour guide otherwise it’s hard to hear him/her.

No bags of any kind (including camera bags) allowed in the canyon except purses and hydration packs like Camelbak.

Most photographers choose Upper Antelope Canyon for the unique light beam shots as it shines down through the crack onto the canyon floor. The Upper Antelope Canyon is A-shape with wider walkways.

The Lower Antelope Canyon is a V-shape slot canyon with wider openings at the top and narrow walkways.

Even though the floor is not paved, it’s sandy and pretty easy to walk with regular shoes.

They divide the folks into groups of 10-15 visitors per tour guide and each tour guide then leads his or her group into the canyon. For our time slot at 11 am, the tour was at least 50-60 people. In order to tour, visitors would need to climb down steep metal stairs.

The Canyon is not wheelchair accessible.

Here are some tips for Lower Antelope Canyon: They have trucks that will bring visitors to Upper Antelope Canyon. For Upper Antelope Canyon, the vendors like Antelope Canyon Navajo Tours are off highway 98. Both tour offices (Ken’s Tour/Dixie Ellis Tour) are located right at the canyon. There are only 2 tour companies that operate Lower Antelope Canyon. If you drive from Las Vegas or Phoenix, it’s about a 4.5 hours drive.īoth Upper and Lower Canyon are on private Navajo Land they are not places where you can visit by yourself. From our Airbnb in Kanab, Utah, it was about 1.5-hour drive east. Did you ever wonder where these beautiful canyons are located? Both Upper and Lower Antelope Canyon are located near Page, Arizona. Its popular scenery had been used for Windows desktop wallpaper and login screen. You’ve most likely seen images of Antelope Canyon before.

Join us on Lower Antelope Canyon photo tour as we travel through the narrow passageway carved into the sandstone by wind and water.

Ken's tour of lower antelope canyon