Wow, what an amazing place..you need a guide, pre arrange by phone or net for at least 4 hours. Next time I am getting one for eight hours.

We visited this canyon with our Navajo guide, Leander Staley. I can't even begin to describe how wonderful this journey was but it's something everyone should do. There are numerous ruins and pictographs to see, including Antelope House. Wow!

I loved the stories about the canyon, and how it got it's name. We were below in the canyon, looking up at the ruins. Standing in working farms

Our guide Ron took us on a all day tour of Canyon DeChelly.(pronounced DeShea) We stopped at so many beautiful sites and ruins. He had a very quick wit and made the trip loads of fun for our entire 16 person open air truck tour. He stopped many times without asking and lots more when we asked. We had a... More

Beautiful scenery like the rest of it. Love the natural viewpoints, without metal railings everywhere (but be careful if you are afraid of heights!) Hard to imagine the cruelty on those cliffs.

We toured Canyon del Muerto in order to see Spider Rock. Oscar Bia's Ancient Canyon Tours took us there on a 4 hour tour. A must to see if you are touring Canyon de Chelly.

Interesting scenery, ruins, etc. You definitely will benefit from a good guide like Leander Staley from de Chelly Tours so that you get lots of background and current info.

You are required to hire a Navajo guide to go down into canyon. We had a jeep driven by Bobby VanWinkle. It was $140 for 3 hours and he picked us up at our hotel. (He has brochures at most Chinle hotels and is quite well known). It was worth every penny. We got to see all of the ruins... More

This canyon was named because over 160 Navajos, mostly women and children, were killed by a Spanish general during colonial skirmishes over territory in the 1860's. Today the canyon is a quiet beautiful side canyon to visit, with the part of the canyon at which the walls are narrowest. The Fortress rock formation can be viewed very well here, too,... More