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3.5 Hours of Monument Valley's Cultural 4×4 Tour
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- 3 hours 30 minutes
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Learn about Navajo culture and see the natural wonders of Monument Valley on this tour of lower Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park. Visit a hogan, a traditional Navajo dwelling, to watch a demonstration, and hear stories from a guide about this region. Select a morning or afternoon departure time when booking.
- Cultural tour of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park
- See arches, buttes, and other rock formations used in films and other media
- Hear stories about Navajo culture from your guide
- Visit a traditional hogan for a Navajo demonstration
- Choice of departure times when booking
What's Included
- Local taxes
- Bottled water
- Local professional guide
- Entrance fee to the Monument Valley Tribal Park. National Park passes are not accepted at entrance to park.
- Gratuities
- No Horse Tours
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
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West of The View Hotel building, about 50 yards. Visible Sign: Navajo Tours Loading Area OPEN-AIR/ENCLOSED SUVS/FULL SIZE VAN'S
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
Your tour starts at a designated meeting point inside Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, where you meet your guide for your exploration of Monument Valley's rock formations and Navajo culture, which has been part of this land for many generations and whose teachings have been inherited through the years. Some of these teachings are shared with you during your tour.
Make your first stop at John Ford's Point, where some of John Wayne's western movies were filmed, and then head into the backcountry area of the park to see Sun's Eye Arch and visit a hogan for a Navajo demonstration. Standing at Sun's Eye Arch at a specific spot, you can look into the rock arch to find out how it got its name. Also at this location, check out petroglyphs from the Anasazi people and listen to stories from your guide.
Next, head to the Big Hogan, another natural feature, for more photo ops and stories before visiting your last backcountry attraction, the Ear of the Wind, the largest arch in the park.
Continue to the Totem Pole and Yei Bi Cheii monuments for more photographs and to hear about their cultural histories, and then visit the North Window, where you can admire the Mittens Buttes from a different perspective. Your tour then ends at the original departure point.
Please note: Each guide's stories vary, as they have different stories to tell, which come from their personal experiences, Navajo culture, and lore and legends.
Make your first stop at John Ford's Point, where some of John Wayne's western movies were filmed, and then head into the backcountry area of the park to see Sun's Eye Arch and visit a hogan for a Navajo demonstration. Standing at Sun's Eye Arch at a specific spot, you can look into the rock arch to find out how it got its name. Also at this location, check out petroglyphs from the Anasazi people and listen to stories from your guide.
Next, head to the Big Hogan, another natural feature, for more photo ops and stories before visiting your last backcountry attraction, the Ear of the Wind, the largest arch in the park.
Continue to the Totem Pole and Yei Bi Cheii monuments for more photographs and to hear about their cultural histories, and then visit the North Window, where you can admire the Mittens Buttes from a different perspective. Your tour then ends at the original departure point.
Please note: Each guide's stories vary, as they have different stories to tell, which come from their personal experiences, Navajo culture, and lore and legends.
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park
Admission Ticket Included
Dineh Bekeyah Tours
Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Pet friendly
- We do observe Daylight Savings TIme. We are on Mountain Standard Time (UT). Be advised that there is a one hour time difference between Arizona Time Zone and the Navajo Nation Time Zone (Mid-March to October).
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Reviews
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189 reviews
ALAIN_F, Apr 2024
Beautiful and various landscapes through the south back of Monument Valley, reach interesting comments on cultural, ethnographic, linguistic and historical items (Dineh/Navajos, Dineh Bekeyah (Navajo Land), Dinehtah, Dineh Bizaad (navajo idiomes)...).
Very good guide (a woman), very professional with strong knowledges about the Navajos (s.l.) ; a big comftable 4WD véhicule.
Marv_V, Apr 2024
Our driver/tour guide, Yvonne, was very knowledgeable, clear and fun. We super appreciated her flute playing at one of the arch viewpoints.
We also enjoyed our visit with Loretta at the hogan.
All in all a very enjoyable afternoon.
Sara_A, Dec 2023
We had a great time exploring with John. We enjoyed learning about the history of the area and being able to see things up close.
sstra84, Oct 2023
Our tour guide Lee was a Navajo Indian with so much knowledge and history. We felt removed from the hustle and bustle and were brought back to nature and our earths bounty's
Jean_H, Oct 2023
This was the highlight of our trip to MV!! Yvonne was incredibly nice and filled with wonderful information and history to explain what we were seeing. I highly recommend!!
Lyse_L, Oct 2023
Our guide provided excellent information on his Dine culture and language. Very personable guide who presented many aspects of the Dine ways of life. Monument Valley itself is a wonder worth visiting. Our guide made different stops throughout Monument Valley to allow us to take pictures. He took a few minutes at one of the stops to play a bit of Dine music on a flute and then explained the instrument. A great tour highly recommanded.
Eileen_S, Sep 2023
Personal interaction with guide. Only ones on trip. Back country views. Guided tour only way to go because of rough MV loop road
Don_H, Aug 2023
Yvonne our guide was great we hope to be back next year and would request her again her knowledge of the valley and the people was informative and her personality was fun
Barbara_D, Aug 2023
Our guide, Derek, was wonderful. Very knowledgeable, professional ut also friendly. We loved everything about it!
Alan_M, Aug 2023
Wonderful tour with Derick. Beautiful area, great tour guide.
Great to see the majesty of the area and the location of many old western movies.
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