By: mariles spencer | Sun Apr 21, 2019 at 09.55 PM
we had a great time touring the antelope Canyon and the horseshoe bend. the only thing that I don't like is the Bus's microphone is not working so the tour guide eva had to talk in the middle of the bus and I can't hear mostly what she said.. coz I was seating in the front. also, she talks mostly in Chinese.Read full review
Pickup was on time. We came back to Las Vegas 1 hour later, but I really enjoyed the tour. I chose this tour because of the coach. Many companies offer Antelope Canyon tour with a minivan, but I thought it would be more comfortable with ..a coach if the trip would be very long and I was right. The tour guide was very kind and he talked English and Chinese equally even though a big majority of people were Chinese. Upper Antelope Canyon was magnificent. We entered at noon so we had lots of sun light coming in and it was really nice.Read full review
1st thing the guide didn't speak good English and he spoke almost all the time in chinesse was really confuse when he was speaking Chinese and then he change to English a disaster to understand the directions.
2nd thing I paid for lunch in..cluded in the tour, the bus stop at 2:30 in a mall there was a subway restaurand and he told us to wait inside and never showed up I had to go and look for him, he was relax eating his lunch in another restaurant while my friends and I were starving then he gave us a sandwich that worth less than 6 dollars and I could not even choose what ingredients I wanted in my sandwich because in a subway I can choose the vegetables sauces etc.Read full review
The English of the guide was difficult to understand, he also give priority to the chinese tourists ,he was in a hurry all the time and he created a stressful environment.
But the guide in the Canyon was good, he cared more about people and.. explained better.Read full review
The driver was driving so fast from Antelope canyon to Las Vegas in curves and using the other drivers lane to rebasing others cars that cause fear to my group and worry in a dark high way. And the tourist guide was sleeping so he do not pa..y attention as copilot so he wake when we screeam in a mix movement sig sag bus!Read full review
The tour for some reason concentrated more for the Chinese travelers and the guide translated every communication. The tour bus is the deceiving part, it sure is a Volvo bus but a very old one and bad condition. Not clean and the Chinese dr..iver focusing more on people making mess of the bus. To add to this someone removed their shoes and the bus started to stink with no proper air circulation. The intermediate stop was at a gas station(again Chinese) that did not have a restaurant for a quick grab. I wish they had stopped in the some designated rest areas that had some food options and better toilets. Even the lunch break was in a Chinese buffet when there were plenty of options around. Lucky for us there was Burger king and Subway at walking distance but had to rush to make it back to the bus in time.
The tour itself was good with a quick 45 mins of the Scenic Upper Antelope Canyon and an hour at the horseshoe bend (technically 10 mins since the hike from the stop to the view was a good 20+ mins and we had to return to the bus within an hour). I just wished the guide and the tour was more friendly and concentrated on the fact that people should enjoy the trip rather than just doing there day job. The worst was the enforced tips of $10 per person as a service fee. If it is a service fee it should have been along with the booking and not taking in cash without reporting it. People will happily tip if the service is good. This was more like we do not care what you think just pay us 10 bucks each.
Keeping these aside, Both Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe bend were amazing. Stick to the Antelope Canyon Guide(Navajo's own guide takes you inside the Canyon) and listen to what he says to have an amazing time inside the Canyon. Tour will be rushed considering the crowd but worth the money you spend it there. Make sure you give yourself some ample amount of time at the Horseshoe Bend, it is breath taking site and spent well.Read full review
The touring method at the antelope canyon was pretty restricted. The whole tour lasted approximately 45 minutes and we basically had to follow the tour guide closely during the entire tour. This might be due to the high number of visitors t..o the canyon. Due to the logistical arrangement, we have to take photos at all the "designated" spot and hush to the next spot. All in all, we did not get to really enjoy the antelope canyon scenery at our own pace as I prefer to take my own time whenever I am visiting somewhere new.
The horseshoe bend tour was better. The tour guide brought us there and we stayed there for about an hour. The time allocation was good and we got to walk around freely to take photos.Read full review
The trip was well-priced and accommodating for all traveling. I am giving a 4 star because the bus was having "issues" with a severe leak of fluid on the ground under the back of the bus. This delayed our return by almost 2 hours (stopping ..for refilling of fluids). Bus was not temperature controlled inside; never cool. We were lucky it was not a hot day. Would recommend.Read full review