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By: Anonymous | Thu Apr 04, 2019 at 06.41 PM
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
100% Wow! Awe inspiring trip.
