I chose to visit Navajo Spirit Tours in my 60th year, fulfilling a dream I've had since…read morechildhood--and it exceeded every expectation. This was truly the tour of a lifetime. Our guide, Shawn Holiday, was simply the best of the best. His knowledge of history and geology brought the land to life in a way I'll never forget. He didn't just guide us--he immersed us in the experience. From sharing stories and cultural insights to playing the flute in the canyon, every moment felt meaningful and authentic. Shawn also had an incredible eye for photography. He took us to breathtaking locations and helped capture some of the most unforgettable photos our family will ever have. Traveling with my wife and two daughters, I couldn't have asked for a better guide--he was thoughtful, polite, and deeply respectful as he shared Navajo customs and traditions with us. The beauty of this place is beyond words--you truly have to see it to believe it. Being there also gave me a deeper appreciation for the rich history of the Indigenous people who lived in harmony with this land, trading far and wide and honoring nature as one. That spirit is still present, and it's something that deserves respect and recognition. I feel incredibly lucky to have experienced this tour with Shawn. It's something I will carry with me forever. I hope to see continued opportunities and prosperity for the Navajo people in the future--they are the true stewards of this land, and their culture is something the world can learn so much from. If you're considering this tour--don't hesitate. It's unforgettable.

Wow...today was a WOW day and here's why: Our guide, Will…read moreCowboy, was THE best; he passionately explained & taught us cultural lessons, origins & traditions all while sharing the beauty of this extraordinary land! We will always be grateful to him for opening our minds and hearts to a culture we knew so little about. This was our first visit together Monument Valley. I am sure the memories we made today will last a lifetime. Our hearts are so happy! Thank you Cowboy! We highly recommend this tour company & definitely will share this experience with our family & friends! With our love & respect to dinéh!

THANK YOU Don Mose for the BEST TOUR of My LIFE!!!! Monument Valley has been on my bucket list for…read moremany years. My dream trip disappeared during the COVID lockdown so this was my chance to try to go again. I discovered the legend Don Mose during my research and from that moment on I knew I want to see the Valley through his eyes. It was a life changing experience with such incredible beauty and history. I am forever grateful and we will absolutely be returning. I highly recommend Monument valley Safari tours!!

This should be a 5-star review. But it's not, because of a critical inaccuracy when booking the…read more3-hour Monument Valley tour. I'll discuss that first because until the company fixes this issue, it will lead to the same problem for other as we experienced. Here's the problem: when you book the tour, it tells you to meet the tour guide in the lobby of The View Hotel. On the website before booking, it says "Please meet your guide in the lobby of the View Hotel next to the bronze statue of a cowboy riding a horse." In the email confirmation, it says "Your tour guide will pick you up at the beautiful View Hotel lobby!" Pretty clear, right? We're supposed to meet the tour guide in the lobby. No ambiguity here. We arrived in the lobby a full 15 minutes ahead of our 9:00am pickup - we were warned that the tour would leave precisely on time. 9:00 came and went with no sign of the tour guide or his vehicle. I call the office and get voicemail, but don't leave a message. A minute later I get a text message from their bot inviting me to start a conversation. I explain the problem, and get another automatically-generated response: "Thanks for letting me know! I'll check with our team and get back to you shortly." Over the next 10 minutes I send a couple more clarification messages, and receive no response at all. So we're starting to fret. We have a flight to catch later in the day, so if we miss this tour we won't have an opportunity to rebook. Then after a few minutes, a tour guide from a _different_ company comes in, sees us, and says that the meeting point for tours is outside. We walk out of the hotel lobby, and don't see anything at all, because the tour pickup point is across the parking lot and down a hill, completely out of view from the hotel entrance. We walk down, arriving 10 minutes after the "prompt" departure time, and join our tour. We could have completely missed our tour because of the company's inability to maintain an accurate website. But we lucked out today. The company never called or texted back to provide us with updated instructions about where to meet, and the tour guide didn't attempt to find us either. We are grateful to the guide from the different company who made sure we got on the tour. So, this could easily be a 2-star or worse review for this experience. But the fact of the matter is that the tour was really great once we got started. Our guide was knowledgeable, friendly, and entertaining. He gave us recommendations about where to take pictures and took a couple creative ones for us. He shared Navajo history, mythology, and his own personal experiences growing up in the Navajo nation. We saw some beautiful scenery which left us wanting more.

We booked a 1-hour horseback riding tour for 1:00 PM. Before it was our turn, another group arrived…read more(most likely booked for the 11:00 AM tour), so the same horses had already been out riding for 2 hours before it was our turn. The horses were given no break - not even a water break, before we were put on the same horses and started our 1-hour tour. The horses we rode walked slowly and appeared tired and dehydrated. We did not see any water in the horses' enclosure. We also noticed that the horses had no shelter from the sun or rain inside the fence area where they were kept. Otherwise, the horses seemed OK, they were fed and our guide was OK. I would have given Sacred Monument Tours better rating if I had observed that the horses had access to water and were given a break between rides before a new group of people went out.

Wow! What a disappointment... we came with such high spirits for this tour. Unfortunately, right…read moreoff the bat the attendees and the signs were not exactly the most welcoming and to top it all off our tour guide was the absolute most unpleasant guide I have EVER come across IN MY LIFE!! Super dry and rude. I truly believe he did not like his job. *annoyed when teaching us how to maneuver the horse *annoyed when we asked if he could do a picture of the group (4 ppl in total, we asked for a group photo once) *No enthusiasm AT ALL! I have gotten better costumer service at McDonalds.... Monument valley is absolutely stunning but do not waste your time doing a tour with this group. YOU ARE WELCOME!

We had a great time on the tour. The trip included back country travel to see rock formations you…read morecan't see from the Monument Valley loop road. Frank was out tour guide. lots of good information from someone who grew up around the monuments.

Very easy to book and very well done!…read more Frank was a wonderful guide. I took the Mystery Valley 3 hour tour. I booked a non-private tour but I coincidentally ended up being the only person so it was very nice! Frank talked not just about the landscape and scenery, but the history about the Diné people and how they come to the area in the first place. We toured arches, petroglyphs and pictographs made by the people who lived in this area before. Frank was very sweet and personable and shared stories from his grandparents and family about their history and religion. I highly recommend this tour and Frank especially!

We booked our 2.5 hour Monument Valley tour with Three Sisters as we were traveling with our golden…read moreretriever and they are dog friendly. We were so very lucky we did. We had the very best afternoon spent our incredible guide Amory. He was so delightful! He was so knowledgeable, fun, kind, patient and it was important to him that we had the best time. He took really fun photos of us and was having as much as we were. We're returning in the spring and can't imagine doing the trip with Amory!

Just Wow. The tour exceeded my every expectation. First our driver Ken was an amazing font of…read moreknowledge, antidotes and little facts. Not just about the valley but about movies filmed there and what life was like growing up in Monument Valley. The places you see that are off limits to the casual visitors that drive the loop are simply amazing. Loved the tour of a hogan and the explanation of how they are built. The arches we saw and the petroglyphs and pictographs were beautiful. We were even treated to flute music and a song. If you want to see Monument Valley in all its majesty this tour is a must. And if you do a private tour you can even bring your dog with you. 10/10 recommend 3 Sister tours

Took an amazing 3 1/2 hour tour. Such a great tour guide (Herbert) this tour was beautiful and…read moretour guide very knowledgeable. Would highly recommend.

The scenery was of course spectacular. Truly mind-blowing…read more Our timing was perfect; the afternoon tour that at ended at 6pm, so the last hour was during the pre-sunset golden hour, amazing. The colors were so vivid, my photos look fake! The truck/trailer was comfortable, despite the rough roads and provided a good viewing platform. Why 3 stars? Our guide/driver was less than enthusiastic. We crossed paths with two other, admittedly smaller, tour groups during our tour and their guides were out of the trucks, showing them things, telling stories. Our guy stayed in the truck and told us exactly how many minutes we could explore at each stop. Then, during the final hour he told us we'd have to skip one of the stops because we had taken too long at some stops. It was obvious that because it was the last tour of the day, he wanted to go home asap. That said, the incredible natural scenery made it a truly memorable afternoon. I would definitely do a tour again but next time with a different tour company, one of the smaller ones that drivers 5-6 people around rather than Gouldings that takes 15-20 people at a time.

Had an amazing tour with our guide, Marjorie. We started at 5:30AM and watched the sun rise through…read morethe park. Then continued on to areas others can't go unless booked through a tour company. She even played us some beats on her drum. Loved that! Finished the tour just as the crowd was coming into the park.

Monument Valley Tribal Tours was so informative and my wife and me loved the whole experience! We…read moreplan on taking the whole family on the tour in the next year or so!

For you Arizonans and visitors alike who may not know, Monument Valley is temporarily closed due to…read moreCOVID-19. Therefore, it is not possible to tour the sacred site itself. Last June, this information was not as known as it is now, and given our long-standing plans to see Monument Valley, my fiancé booked a horseback tour hosted by Roy Black's Awesome Horse Tours. What has since ensued has been a fascinating exhibition of dishonesty that would be laughable if it wasn't such a waste of time. Read on: | 7/4/20 tour booked on 6/26/20 | It should have piqued our suspicions that Roy Black's website does not provide any means to cancel tours. It does, however, provide ample contact information -- phone numbers and email addresses -- which we deemed sufficient if a cancellation was necessary. On 6/26/20, two one-hour tours were booked for $155.40. | 7/4/20 tour cancelled on 6/27/20 | With more evidence supporting Monument Valley's apparent closure, we decided on 6/27/20 to cancel the tour that was booked on 6/26/20. My fiancé called Mr. Black and left a voicemail. She also left two emails on 6/27, explicitly declaring our intent to cancel the tour, but she did not receive replies for either. How curious. The next action was to contact the bank on the same day; a dispute was filed, and a temporary credit was issued. | 9/1/20: Surely you're joking, Mr. Black! | Per the bank, the temporary credit was reversed! While Mr. Black is a difficult gentleman to reach, the bank had no problem getting in touch with him. He explained that the $155.40 paid on 6/26/20 was nonrefundable given his 72-hour cancellation policy. I'll give you, dear reader, a moment to reflect upon this fatuous remark. For whomever would inconceivably need this to be explained, Mr. Black's claim would only be true if we cancelled on 7/1/20, 72 hours in advance of the 7/4/20 tour we booked. However, we did not do that because -- brace yourselves -- we read the cancellation policy. We cancelled a week in advance of the tour, honoring the policy and cordially informing a strangely-unavailable Mr. Black. | Verdict | So, what happens now? The photos attached to this review will be sent to the bank, another investigation will be launched, and, of course, we will be refunded. Mr. Black's dishonest report to the bank has only served to delay the correct outcome. "Awesome Horse Tours", indeed. Would you like to know what's even more awesome? Honest business, a forthright website (e.g. "Monument Valley is closed, but we'll be glad to book tours when it reopens!"), and the literacy of one's own cancellation policy. As Roy Black has failed to deliver on all of these, I unequivocally do not recommend Roy Black's Guided Tours. Monument Valley will reopen, my friends, hopefully sooner rather than later. When they do, I trust you will join me in booking a tour with an actually legitimate service. Until then, godspeed.

What a wonderful tour we had with our guide, Jim. He made it so interesting with his experiences…read moreliving in the Monument Valley area. Made it very personal, as well as great driving skills! Highly recommend Jim with Roy Black Guided Tours!

Our guide John suggested we start at 6:30. Starting early put us at Thumb Rock just before…read moresunrise. The changing colors of dawn on the rocks was fantastic. John's descriptions, explanations, stories and songs bought the valley to life. The seats and rig seemed in better shape than many others on the trail. Our tour consisted of the two of us and three more from another family. The smaller group made stops and pictures easy. We really enjoyed the tour and our guide.

Our tour was great! Our guide shared so many interesting facts with us about the Valley and life…read morein Monument Valley. We appreciated his knowledge and insight.