Dixie Ellis Lower Antelope Canyon Tours

Definitely a must go if you ever visit this area! Arlondo was an amazingly well-​informed guide, he even explained how the canyon was formed and the history of both the navajos and the navajos reservation! He not only took care of us, but also went out of the way to ensure the safety of other customers. His cheeky humor and helpful nature made the tour a perfect one. Definitely worth every penny, maybe even more ;) one of the guides even helped change some settings on my phone so the photos were breathtaking. Would go again for sure!

Totally worth it!!!
My bf and I were doing a mini road trip from Vegas around the Grand Canyon area and antelope canyon was somewhere we wanted to drop by. I read reviews that it was very «touristy» and not worth the time/​money but after seeing pictures we still wanted to see it for ourselves. I randomly found Dixie Ellis on Google then looked up the company on Unilocal — seeing so much positive feedback I knew it would probably be a good pick.
We didn’t drive into page until the day that we had to visit antelope canyon (based on our schedule). I didn’t reserve a tour in advance because we had about a 2 hr drive and didn’t know when we’d start. The site mentions that you should show up an hour before your tour — after visiting, I am not sure how accurate this is. I was a bit nervous about not having anything set up so I called Dixie Ellis when we were an hour out and I was told it wouldn’t be a problem to even just show up as a walk in.
Once we arrived we only waited around 10 minutes before joining a tour! When you first arrive, you will need to pay $ 8 (cash only) and then you have the option to go to Dixie Ellis or another tour. After you park and head over to the shack, it is $ 20 per person and you are told which tour slot you can go on.
The tour is actually pretty long ~1−1.5 hours. Don’t think that when you first get to the bottom of the stairs, you won’t have any other photo opts — there will be PLENTY!
Big shoutout to our guide DOM — he was awesome! He showed the group a bunch of neat photo tricks throughout the tour and he would periodically take pictures for each of us at various cool spots. I ended up with such a variety of cool photos!
I would highly recommend checking out lower antelope canyon — great spot to visit especially for only $ 28 with this tour company!

This rating of 2 is for the tour guide and overall tour experience, not a rating of the absolutely stunning location.
I really hate to say it, but our guide, Fern, was not helpful, not informative, and did not seem to even want to try to make it a nice experience for us. When she did have something to say, she did not speak loud enough for anyone but those closest to her could hear and I am not hard of hearing.
Had we not also scheduled a tour of the Upper Antelope Canyon, we might have thought that was typical for the Navajo. There are not a lot of choices for tourists to see lower antelope, and I hope that it was just the luck of the draw that we got an inadequate guide.
Because the place is amazing, I STILL highly recommend going on a tour… just maybe try another company like Ken’s (Dixie’s brother) or request another guide. Do your research and make reservations early if traveling in the summer.

Make sure you bring cash for the permit. You pay this at the gate before going down to the guides.
Check in was fast, they take credit card with a 3% charge fee. Our hike started promptly. This is a walking hike. The Canyon is directly behind where you check in. We went first thing in the morning, it was going to be a hot day. The Canyon was beautiful, the guides will take your photos and show you which angles to get. We left with some good meories and great photos. You can ask for a specific guide. Garrison had alot of cool information to give as you walked. I don’t think you could go wrong with any of their guides.
When we finished, they even gave us a bottle of ice cold water. It was much needed! Great tour guide outfit!

Most awesome tour experience ever! Our tour guide Armando was so knowledgeable, personable, and fun! He took time to take group photos of everyone in the tour! He played the flute at the end of the tour! I absolutely loved him! The canyon was breathtaking and the experience is unforgettable!

Our tour guy Sydney was awesome! She is so nice and explained all the details about antelope canyon! Pls choose this company when you at lower antelope canyon!

Our guide Rob was AMAZING. He was smart, funny and very helpful. The tour was unforgettable and is a must on anyone’s list.

I don’t even need to comment about the lower antelope simply because there’s no words to describe it.
But Dixie Ellis Tours and their tour guides are very excellent at what they do. We arrived at our appointment late so one of the tour guides advised we do stand by. That’s what we did and we were placed on the next available tours heading into the canyons.
I forgot our tour guides name but she went to University of Utah since she was wearing a Utes hat. She was very entertaining and made sure we had excellent photos. She even told us tips on which filters to use and which angles to get the best pictures. Overall we had an amazing time because of her!

There are two tours for Dixie Ellis. There’s the regular walking tour and the photography tour. We did the photography tour which requires everyone to have a large tripod and a DSLR camera. It’s two hours long which is an hour longer than the regular walking tour. We only had only five people total in our group which was nice.
So a quick note on Antelope Canyon. It’s a slot canyon formed from the flash floods and is located in the Navajo land east of Page, Arizona. There’s two parts, the Upper Antelope Canyon and the Lower Antelope Canyon. The Lower Antelope Canyon is much more narrow than the Upper Antelope Canyon. The Upper Antelope Canyon is at ground level and the Lower Antelope Canyon requires climbing down at several intervals.
Our tour guide was really informative, very friendly, and super patient. I don’t really adjust my settings for my DSLR camera but she helped change my settings to bring out the best of the photos. She did this for everyone on the tour that wanted help.
Anyway, Lower Antelope Canyon is gorgeous. When we’re above the ground, all I saw was the narrow jagged slot. But when I made the climb down, it was truly spectacular. The canyon looks like smooth water ripples but on rocks.
Our tour guide had us do lot of stops to take pictures as well as telling us good places to take pictures with the tripod. No where did we ever feel rushed. Pretty much any angle in the canyon looks amazing. She also gave us all the names for all the rock formations.
Getting to the lower parts of the canyon was somewhat difficult and is a bit steep. It was narrow and the canyons curve in all over the place. My body would be rubbing against the rocks. Not purposely but because it was tight at some parts. Sometimes we would have to turn sideways and walk. Whenever there were ladders, they were pretty small like literally can only fit two shoes in one step. Everyone had to crouch in order to hold onto the railings on the ladders. It’s impossible to walk without crouching on the ladders due to how it’s structured, you will fall face down if you’re not careful. I should add that the spots where we stood to take photos were not cramped but rather spacious. Lots of room to move around with the tripods to take photos.
When there were gusts of wind, sand would drop down to the canyon. At some points it was drizzling sand. I’d get sand on my hair and face. To help protect our cameras, our tour guide brought in gallon sized ziploc bags to cover our cameras. We’d poke a hole to get the lens through to take photos.
Overall, the photography tour was fantastic. It was a bit of an adventure. Our tour guide was awesome and the Lower Antelope Canyon is breathtaking. Highly recommended!

My wife and I went to both Upper and Lower Antelope Canyons a few months ago and by far we enjoyed the Lower Antelope Canyon tour with Dixie Elils a lot more. As others have also noted, this canyon is not anywhere near as crowded and you don’t feel rushed at all really. We also just felt the canyon itself was more interesting too, and the stairs and such made it feel a little more like an adventure rather than a tourist attraction.
We chose Dixie Ellis based on the Unilocal reviews and our guide was great. I don’t remember his name, but he’s the one who learned to play the Navajo flute and played a song for us on the tour. If you can only go to one of the Antelope Canyons and are in moderate physical shape, choose Lower Antelope Canyons and go with Dixie Ellis!

A must do! Rob our guide was very helpful! Aim to go around noon when the sun can leave beautiful effects inside!

If you are ever vacationing in Arizona, visiting Antelope Canyon is an absolute must. We went on both the Upper and Lower Antelope Canyon Tours and I have to say that we enjoyed the Lower Antelope Canyon Tours not only because it’s twenty dollars cheaper, it’s that we lucked out on having an amazing tour guide named Garrison who was very knowledgable and seemed to have great knowledge of the area. He also did a wonderful presentation at the end which really took it over the top. He was a lot better than our Tour guide from the Upper Antelope Canyon.
Lower Antelope Canyon also known as Hasdeztwazi or Spiral Rock Arches is very narrow compared to the Upper counterpart and way more narrow as well. You have to climb up steps from time to time and that made it more fun and adventurous if you ask me.
I will tell you something about both Upper and Lower Antelope Canyons. You will be in awe and you will be amazed how beautiful these canyons are. Just to see them up close is a spectacle and is considered to be one of the Eight Wonders of the World. There are stones that look like characters or creatures if you look real good at your pictures and just being able to be a part of this unique experience is almost surreal.
Antelope Canyon is close to a town called Page and is a ways out from Phoenix or wherever you are coming from. But I will tell you this, this is an experience of a lifetime and you will not leave here disappointed. And here’s the kicker. Since you are on Tribal Land they will charge you an eight dollar Tribal Tax for each person, but if you do both Upper and Lower Antelope Tours, just show them your receipt from the Upper tour first and the Tribal Tax will be waived on the Lower tour.
Antelope Canyon altogether is something that will leave lasting memories for me, but if you have an amazing tour guide kind we had in Garrison, then that alone is money well spent.
He was even gracious in telling us his to get to Sedona from Antelope Canyon and he even gave us a map for directions and told us the faster way to get there.
If you go on any of these tours, make sure you tip these guides because they truly deserve it.
As for Wifi, they say it’s available but you’ll be crap out of luck because it’s way too slow and won’t catch at all.
Make sure you visit Page afterwards and have lunch over there. My recommendation to you will be in a later review.
Thanks again Garrison and staff for an amazing guided tour of Lower Antelope Canyon!

Kendrick was our guide, he was knowledgeable, fun and helped us get some great shots. Highly recommended this tour!

URG! I wish I remember my tour guides name! But she definitely knew her info! Not only that but she knew where to take good photos, settings on different phones and cameras, angles, lighting, etc!
If you’re afraid of heights, hold on for your dear life on the stairs coming down! But it is definitely worth the visit!
$ 28 for about 1.5hr tour plus you get pretty water at the end and lots of pretty pictures!
tips are welcome

Highly recommend this tour! We found this tour b/​c all the Upper Canyon tours were sold out that day… boy did we luck out! This tour was cheaper and the narrow canyon walls naturally thinned out the crowd. Our family of 5 (youngest is 4 ½) had a great time marveling through our canyon tour. Our guide, Dom, pointed out the «Kodak» spots and schooled us on using the filters on our iPhones. I now have photos on my phone that can go on any Apple billboard. The hike was pretty easy once you descend to the bottom. The stairs were a little steep, but the little one managed them fine. Would love to go back… tours were well-​managed and the canyon didn’t feel crowded. Most of the photo angles were pointing up, so getting crowd-​less shots wasn’t an issue. Seeing the dinosaur tracks at the end was the cherry on top. Thanks for an awesome experience, Dom and Dixie Ellis. Hope to come back soon!

Don’t waste your money on the Upper Antelope Tours, this place is cheaper and better, no long ride in the back of a converted ISIS pickup truck. The guide was informative and provided photo shooting hints. We did this tour in the morning and the crowds were small, we were able to take all the photos we needed without being rushed. You also get a free bottle of water after the tour, haha…

Originally, we had planned to go on the Upper Canyon photography tour across the road, but their horrible system booked us for a sightseer tour instead. Thankfully, Dixie Ellis took us in for a wonderful 2-​hour photo tour on short notice.
The canyon was crowded, but our guide stopped us at certain places known for great photos and waited until the crowd cleared for our shots. It was a fantastic experience and I would recommend it for anyone in the area. Shoutout to our guide Brady!

I enjoyed this tour much more than the upper canyon tour! In addition to being cheaper, we also had more time to walk around the canyon, explore, and take our own pictures. The upper canyon tour we were on felt rushed and we were herded through the canyon like cattle along with hundreds of other people. We were actually able to take pictures without other people being in it. Our tour guide at Dixie Ellis was really friendly and told us about the history and formation of the canyons. We arrived about an hour early to our scheduled tour time and they had no issue getting us situated with an earlier tour.
It is a bit steep going down and back up, but still doable even for the older adults! It’s also a lot brighter than the upper canyon which led to prettier pictures.
There’s a 3% charge for credit/​debit card usage so it’s best to pay with cash. Also don’t forget cash to tip your guide.

We went to the Dixie Ellis tour.
Apparently, years ago, one could just hike by themselves through the antelope canyons. Unfortunately, after a horrible flash flood that killed several people, those rules changed. According to my Navajo tour guide, there used to be some non-​Navajo guy that charged insane amounts of money to people and photographers for showing them the «good spots» of the canyon. A combination of these two factors led to the creation of the touring companies. I know for sure that the Dixie Ellis one is run by the Navajos because our tour guide’s father was one of the founders. Some people may be disappointed that there is no more independent hiking of the canyons but the tours were created to ensure safety for everyone and to stop other people ripping off of the tourists.
We chose to do the lower antelope tour because it was cheaper and the travel forums said it was definitely worth it. And we agree! You just have to come at the right times: 8 – 12, when the lights are amazing. The tours also close early, like around 4 I think because there’s really no point to visit it by that time since there is hardly much light left inside. Wear good sports shoes that cover toes and can walk on sand. Bring cash to pay because theres a 3% extra charge if using card. And of course, be ready to take some amazing photos!

When you go to Lower Antelope Canyon, you first come across a kiosk where you pay an $ 8/​per person entry fee. And to decide which tour group to go with (you need a tour guide to enter the canyon), well. we just pulled into the first parking lot which happened to be Lower Antelope Canyon Tours. The 2:10pm tour was the last tour on this particular day. We asked if they knew what the last tour time for Ken’s (next door) and it was 2pm so. we stayed. Either tour place will cost $ 20/​per person. There was other tour options but we just had the general tour.
I had never been asked if I was Native American before until I was buying my ticket here. I was taken aback since it was a first. I chalk it up to people go with what they know. But, legit Natives get a discount.
Our tour started promptly. It was a small group of 5 led by Kendrick B. He was a young guy with a flute. He led us into the canyon and played the flute from time to time, pointed out parts of the canyon and took photos with our devices for us. Usually, it would be a little annoying but when you see the pictures he takes… it looks pretty good. Can’t be mad at that. He also took pictures of us for us. We didn’t feel rushed along and we got to enjoy being in Lower Antelope Canyon. .
At the end of the tour, back at the office, we were given bottles of water and an optional survey to fill out. Kendrick answered any questions we had to the best of his knowledge about the canyon and other local attractions.
Bring cash to tip your guide.
Wear appropriate footwear for a walking tour keeping in mind you’ll be going down several stairs, some of which is steep. And when should you go? Word on the street is go during early times for light and later in the day to see more colors in the canyon.