3 Hour Monument Valley Tour

4.9 (1,765 Viator reviews) 3 hrs Monument Valley area

Arch in Back Country of Monument Valley
Sunset in Monument Valley
3 Hour Monument Valley Tour, photo 3
Sunrise in Monument Valley
Totem Pole & YeiBiChei Spires

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About this activity

Explore both the 17-Mile Scenic Loop and the Backcountry. With your Navajo guide, visit iconic locations like the East & West Mitten Buttes and John Ford's Point – the backdrop for classic John Wayne westerns.

Visit the restricted backcountry of Monument Valley Tribal Park. Here, discover striking sandstone arches – Sun’s Eye, Ear of the Wind and Big Hogan.

Relax as your guide plays the Native American flute or sings a ceremonial song. Feel the deep serenity of Diné Bikeyah (Navajo Land).

Itinerary

  1. Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park · 150 min

    Locations visited: - East & West Mitten Buttes - John Fords Point - Three Sisters Spires - Rain God Mesa - Big Chief Monument - Susie Yazzie's Hogan - Big Hogan Amphitheater - Suns Eye Arch - Ear of the Wind Arch - Echo Cave Ruins - Totem Pole & YeiBiChei Spires - Artists Point

  2. John Ford’s Point · 30 min

    An iconic location used as a backdrop in many of the John Wayne western movies.

What's included

  • Bottled water
  • Live entertainment
  • Local Navajo guide

Not included

  • Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park

Meeting point

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

We meet at the Guided Tours Loading Zone, located outside in front of the View Hotel. Here, there are two covered picnic tables. There is a flight of stairs that leads down to the loading zone. It is one level lower than the parking in front of the View Hotel registration parking.

End point: We meet at the Guided Tours Loading Zone, located outside in front of the View Hotel. Here, there are two covered picnic tables. There is a flight of stairs that leads down to the loading zone. It is one level lower than the parking in front of the View Hotel registration parking.

Good to know

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Reviews

4.9/5

1,765 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor

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Distances are straight-line from the activity's center of Monument Valley (Viator lists this tour under Monument Valley; it has no meeting-point coordinates).