Secret Antelope Canyon Navajo-Guided Tour
Explore a secluded slot canyon with a Navajo guide and fewer crowds
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Explore a secluded slot canyon with a Navajo guide and fewer crowds
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Up to 2 hours
Guide, Transportation, Small group
Explore Secret Antelope Canyon on a Navajo-guided slot canyon tour near Page, Arizona. Like the well-known Navajo Tours of Upper Antelope Canyon, this experience takes you deep into the same canyon system, but to a quieter, less crowded section where small groups of 12 or fewer have room to photograph the swirling sandstone walls without being rushed.
For discerning travelers, Secret Antelope Canyon offers the same stunning geology with a fraction of the crowds and a more personal, unhurried experience.
Suitable for ages 6 and older. The walk into the canyon is approximately 300 meters on flat, sandy ground with no ladders or staircases. The canyon itself involves walking on uneven terrain and navigating narrow spaces where walls may be only a few feet apart. Good physical condition is recommended. Closed-toe shoes with good grip are required. Bring water, a hat, sunscreen, and a camera or smartphone. There is no running water at the site; restroom facilities are clean porta potties. Consider using restrooms in town before arriving. No pets or service animals are permitted per Navajo Nation law. Tours may be canceled or rescheduled in the event of heavy rain or flash flood warnings. Tipping your guide is appreciated but not required.
This is a typical itinerary for this guided slot canyon tour. The experience lasts up to 2 hours total, including transportation and time in the canyon.
After checking in at the tour office, your group boards a shaded, open-air 4x4 tour truck and sets off from Page on Highway 89.
The first stretch is a short three-mile drive along the highway, followed by a six-mile off-road route through the desert landscape south of Lake Powell. The truck navigates sandy washes and rolling hills, giving you a feel for the scale of the open Navajo land. Your guide points out features of the terrain and shares stories of how the land has been used by the Navajo people for generations.
The truck stops near the canyon entrance, and you walk approximately 300 meters on flat, sandy ground to reach the mouth of the slot canyon. There are no ladders, staircases, or climbing sections. Once inside, the walls rise high on both sides and narrow to just a few feet apart in places, with sandstone surfaces that swirl in layers of orange, red, pink, and purple. Your guide leads you through the canyon at a relaxed pace, stopping to point out formations shaped by thousands of years of flash floods and wind erosion. Depending on the time of day, light beams may reach the canyon floor, creating the vivid shafts of color that have made the Antelope Canyon system famous among photographers worldwide. Your guide helps with camera angles and phone settings so you can capture the best possible images. You will have up to an hour inside the canyon to photograph, explore, and listen to your guide share the cultural and geological significance of this sacred Navajo site.
After exiting the canyon, the group reboard the truck for the return drive back to the tour office. Your guide is available for questions and will often share recommendations for other things to see in the Page area.
Free cancellation 72+ hours before the tour. Cancellations within 72 hours are non-refundable. No-shows or late arrivals (less than 15 minutes before departure) receive no refund. You may send someone else in your place. Rescheduling within 72 hours may be possible with fees. If the operator cancels for safety reasons, you receive a full refund.
Deer Spring Canyon Tours office, 821 US-89, Page, AZ 86040 (next to Subway, in the Burger King parking lot; the building may still display the sign "Horseshoe Bend Tours"). Arrive at least 30 minutes before your scheduled departure time.
Secret Antelope Canyon is part of the same geological system that has made Antelope Canyon Navajo Tours one of the most searched experiences in the American Southwest. Carved by the same forces of water and wind that shaped Upper and Lower Antelope Canyon, this quieter section of the canyon system offers the same towering sandstone walls, swirling rock formations, and dramatic light beams, but with groups limited to 12 guests and none of the long lines or crowded passages that characterize the more famous sections. For travelers who came to Page looking for Antelope Canyon Navajo Tours and want a more intimate, personal version of that experience, Secret Antelope Canyon delivers exactly that.
Operated by Deer Spring Canyon Tours, a female Navajo-owned family business, this tour puts a Navajo guide at the center of the experience. As you walk through the narrow canyon, your guide explains how the formations were carved over centuries by seasonal flash floods, why the sandstone shifts from deep orange to pale pink depending on the angle of light, and what the canyon means to the Navajo people whose land you are standing on. The flat, sandy floor and walk-in access make the canyon easy to navigate for families, older visitors, and anyone who would find the staircase descent into Lower Antelope Canyon challenging.
This tour is ideal for photographers looking for fewer crowds and more time to compose shots, families with children ages 6 and up who want an accessible outdoor adventure, and anyone who wants the authenticity and beauty of a Navajo-guided slot canyon experience without the congestion. Secret Antelope Canyon may not have the name recognition of its more famous neighbors yet, but visitors who have been to both consistently call it their favorite.