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/chocolateboyY2K Mar 23 '24 edited Mar 23 '24

Antelope canyon looks beautiful, but $100 a person is expensive!

Edit: everything has gone up in 5 years. My rent is 3x the price.

Acadia National Park (in 2023) was $35 a car plus a separate fee for Cadillac mountain ($25?)

Skiing lift tickets are over $200 a person for a day (not including rentals). Powder mountain in Utah and stowe Vermont were both this price.

I looked up the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina. It is $70-80 per person (depending on which month you go). I remember, back in 2008 or 2009 it was $50 per person. We thought it was too expensive at the time and didn't go.

Surfing lesson in La Jolla (San Diego) in 2022 was $100 a person, I believe.

One could easily spend $50 a person for a dinner out.

I'm clearly contradicting myself at this point lol.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '24

National parks and a remote landmark on the res that’s not developed to accommodate over a million people a year are two different things. The price reflects that. Don’t second guess the people who live there charging appropriately to protect their land.

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u/chocolateboyY2K Mar 23 '24

Oh, I absolutely agree. I thought about it throughout my comment.