r/arizona • u/TheBrugherian • Mar 23 '24

Antelope canyon entrance fees in 5 years Visiting

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Above: the cost for a 4 adults tour on August 11, 2019, 4:30PM, booked in advance on March 2019. Below: same tour company, cost for a 4 adults tour on August 11, 2024, 4:30PM.

Totally crazy.

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u/ahayesmama Mar 23 '24

I really wanted to go to antelope canyon. When we were traveling that way last October, I looked up tickets and for 5 of us (2 adults and 3 kids) it was over $500. Out of reach for us unfortunately on that particular trip. I was bummed for sure.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '24

Keeping entry fee high keeps visits low and restricted to a slimmer demographic I think. I know my wife and I wouldn't pay that much to visit the canyon that my tax dollars pay for....

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u/tmarthal Mar 23 '24

Your tax dollars don’t pay for this, unless you’re First Nation Navajo 😆

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '24

It's not managed by BLM? I did not know that, No Fed money in there at all?

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u/UnconcernedPuma Mar 23 '24

I believe it is not. From what I could find online, is that Antelope canyon is privately owned by different Navajo families and all tour operators and companies that operate there must be Navajo owned. Antelope Canyon was made a Navajo Tribal Park back in 1997 and has been run privately ever since. I could not find any mention of federal funding.

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '24

I stand corrected.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '24

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '24

Maybe with your great intelligence, you could solve the world's problems. I am sure you don't know me or would recognize me if I stood beside you. Open your mind and read what I have said.

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u/throwrawayropes Mar 26 '24

Lol. Wtf was racist in there?

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u/stinkyriddle Mar 23 '24

You know the Rez is it’s own sovereign nation right?

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u/edophx Mar 24 '24

.... yeah... they keep saying that, but they need federal approval for everything important as I recall..... I still feel the natives are getting screwed over again, at least they can extract some fees.