Trips & tickets
Monument Valley listings overlap heavily. These are the formats that genuinely differ — where they start, whether they go beyond the Valley Drive into the guide-only backcountry, the time of day, and whether the tribal park's entry fee is included.
A small-group tour in an open-air safari vehicle with a local Navajo guide, into the restricted backcountry past the Three Sisters, John Ford Point and Moccasin Arch, with a ceremonial music performance by your guide.
The Mitten Buttes in golden-hour light, John Ford Point and the Three Sisters, then the guide-only backcountry and a visit to a Navajo hogan, with a rug-weaving demonstration when available.
A guided tour into the backcountry for the Eye of the Sun and Ear of the Wind arches and Anasazi petroglyphs, with an optional hogan stop and music at Big Hogan Arch, from outside The View Hotel.
Sunrise from a viewpoint where the sun comes up behind the Totem Pole, then photo stops at the Mitten Buttes, John Ford Point and the arches before the guide-only backcountry, in a group of no more than 12.
Both valleys in one day with a local Navajo guide: the main monuments and the restricted backcountry, then Mystery Valley's Anasazi ruins and petroglyphs, a hogan visit and a rug-weaving demonstration. Lunch included.
A short ride from the KOA Campground with Navajo guides, on horses raised by a Navajo ranching family and matched to your skill, past Eagle Mesa, Sleeping Bear and Sitting Hen with views of the Mittens.
Hotel pickup in Sedona or Flagstaff, a drive through Oak Creek Canyon and past the Cameron Trading Post, lunch overlooking the valley and a 1.5-hour off-road drive with a Native American guide. Entry fees included.
The full GetYourGuide listing for Monument Valley — Navajo-guided backcountry jeep tours, sunrise and sunset tours, horseback rides, Mystery Valley and day trips, with live prices.
The 17-mile Valley Drive is open to your own car. Arches such as Ear of the Wind, the rock art and the hogans are reached only with a Navajo guide, so that is what a tour buys you.
On the park's 2026 page entry is $10 per person, per day, plus $15 per vehicle, and the National Park Pass is not accepted. Many Navajo-run tours leave the fee out, to be paid as you enter.
The Navajo Nation keeps daylight saving time and Arizona does not, so in summer the valley is an hour ahead of Page and Flagstaff. Tour times are Navajo Nation time.
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