Experience · Arizona, USA

Walking the slot canyons of Antelope Canyon

Antelope Canyon is a walk of barely a hundred metres that photographs like another dimension: sandstone corridors carved by flash floods into waves of orange and violet, lit by shafts of sun from above.

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  • Approx. flying time~1h 25m from Los Angeles
  • Nearest airportPage (PGA)

Walking the slot canyons of Antelope Canyon, Arizona, USA

Happens around Antelope Canyon, Arizona, USA — nearest airport Page (PGA).

The experience

Navajo guides lead every visit — book the midday slots between March and October, when the famous light beams reach the canyon floor. Upper Antelope is flat and effortless; Lower adds a few ladders and loses some crowds. No fitness needed, just elbows for the photo spots.

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When to go

Daytime highs run from about 8°C in January to 37°C in July. Driest April to July and November; wettest in March, with rain on about 5 days.

The year at a glance — pick a month for detail

August35° · rain 3 daysHot with the odd shower.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis). Highlighted months are warm and mostly dry — April and May and September and October.

Where to base yourself

Flights

Los Angeles Antelope Canyon, Arizona, USA

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