Antelope Canyon is the most visited and most photographed slot canyon in the American
Southwest. It is located on Navajo land near page, Arizona; Antelope Canyon
includes two separate, photogenic slot canyon sections, referred to
individually as Upper Antelope Canyon or The Crack; and Lower Antelope Canyon
or The Corkscrew.
Antelope Canyon was
formed by erosion of Navajo Sandstone, primarily due to flash flooding and
secondarily due to other sub- aerial processes. Rainwater, especially during
monsoon season, runs into the extensive basin above the slot canyon sections,
picking up speed and sand as it rushes into the narrow passageways. Over time
the passageways eroded away, making the corridors deeper and smoothing hard
edges in such a way as to form characteristic ‘flowing’ shapes in the rock.
Antelope Canyon is a
popular location for photographers and sightseers, and a source of tourism
business for the Navajo Nation. It has been accessible by permit only since
1997, when the Navajo Tribe made it a Navajo Tribal Park. Photography within
the canyons is difficult due to the wide exposure range (often 10 EV or more)
made by light reflecting off the canyon walls.
The road to Antelope
Canyon is gated by the Navajo Nation and entry is restricted to guided tours
led by authorized tour guides. Tours can be purchased in nearby Page, and range
from $30 to $80 per person, depending on the time of the day and length of the
tour.
Antelope Canyon is visited
exclusively through guided tours, in part because rains during monsoon season
can quickly flood the canyon. Rain does not have to fall on or near the
Antelope Canyon slots for flash floods to whip through, as rain falling dozens
of miles away ‘upstream’ of the canyons can funnel into them with little prior
notice.
Antelope Canyon Tours
is a customer service oriented business that specializing in slot canyon tours
around Page, Arizona/ Lake Powell Area. One of our primary offerings is our
guest seeing Antelope Canyon through the eyes of a Native American/ Navajo. Antelope
Canyon Tours is a Navajo owned business providing Navajo/ Native American
guides from Page, Arizona.
The mysterious and
haunting beauty of Antelope Canyon (also known as “Corksrew Canyon”, one of the
few slot canyons in the area) awaits the adventurous traveler who seeks to
discover one of the most spectacular attractions of the Lake Powell area.
Antelope Canyon Tours
begin at 22 South Lake Powell Boulevard, near the intersection of Lake Powell
Boulevard and North Navajo Drive in the heart of Page Arizona. You enjoy a
scenic ride to the canyon where the guide explains geology, cultural history
and modern issues. Upon arrival at the site you will step into the desert and
enter an amazing fantasy would in stone.
The colors are rich and
deep in the morning and afternoon, and the famous light beams occur mid- day
during the April to September. Antelope Canyon Tours is good standing with the
Navajo Nation.
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