Welcome to our Vehicle Tour Rates and Booking Page!
Blackwater Tours is a certified vehicle tour company in Monument Valley, Arizona, U.S.A!
🕒 Daylight Savings time started March 12, 2023. 🕒
Monument Valley is the same as; Salt Lake City, Utah, and Denver, Colorado. We are one hour ahead of Phoenix, Grand Canyon, and Page, Arizona.
Toddlers and infants are free. Children 4-12 years old are discounted.
Booking restrictions apply, 2 persons minimum.
3 Hour Sunrise Tour of Monument Valley
**Approximately 3 Hours
$90 Per Adult | $45 per child ages 5-12
See Monument Valley before crowds of people begin to swarm the park. Witness the blazing orange-red light of the sunrise as it begins to cover massive sand dunes, sandstone cliffs, and monoliths, proclaiming the gradual arrival of day.
Current Departure Time:
Departure time fluctuate with solstice, please contact us for correct departure times, these may also be incorrect on booked ticket and or calendar.
1.5 Hour Standard Tour of Monument Valley
**Approximately 1.5 Hours
$70 per adult | $35 per child ages 5-12
This is our shortest tour of Monument Valley. Our guides will take you to five fascinating and stunning points of interest, making them ideal for those with limited time to explore another area of the Southwest.
Current Departure Times:
8:00 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | 2:00 p.m.
Our Most Popular Tour!
2.5 Hour Extended Tour of Monument Valley
**Approximately 2.5 Hours
$80 per adult | $40 per child ages 5-12
A thorough exploration of Monument Valley. With the help of our guides, you will visit the “Back-Country” where you can see the enormous sandstone cliffs and buttes up close as well as spires, arches, and canyons made of natural sandstone.
Current Departure Times:
9:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m.
3 Hour Sunset Tour of Monument Valley
**Approximately 3 Hours
$90 per adult | $45 per child ages 5-12
When the visitors start to exit and everything seems to settle down for the evening. The setting sun again bathes the huge sand dunes, sandstone cliffs, and sandstone monoliths in a fiery orange-red light as the valley starts into another night
Current Departure Time:
Departure time fluctuates with solstice, please contact us for correct departure times, these may also be incorrect on booked ticket and or calendar.
COVID Precautions
Most of the The Navajo Nation COVID-19 mandates have been lifted, some of our employees may still prefer to wear a mask when on tour with you.
Policies and F.Y.I.
Recording Notice: Navajo Nation
Though Monument Valley is a major tourist attraction and we are in the 21st century, many Navajo respect sacred beliefs and adhere to Navajo religion. This includes our guides and surrounding locals, many still prefer not to be included in; photographs, video, and or any kind of recording.
Please be considerate. Ask and confirm permission before taking their picture or recording anyone in any way.
Meeting and Pick-up
We meet and pick-up at the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park parking lot on the west center circle. We do not pick-up at The View Hotel due to its management’s request. It is best to show up earlier than the departure time so we may depart on time.
Jumping The Gun – Early Departure
Our schedules are set for the day, tour vehicles and guides are assigned for specific tours before they leave our office, requests to depart before your reserved tour time changes our scheduling. If your request is possible, your reservation will be changed to a “Private Tour” and a $100.00 fee will be added, this charge will be due before departure.
Missed Tour Departure
Please arrive at the time you have booked your tour for, our guides will wait no longer than 10 minutes maximum. There may be availability at a later time, and if you still wish to take a tour contact us right away.
Cancellation Policy
The Navajo Nation Government and the Department of Navajo Parks and Recreation have full autonomy over policies and laws on The Navajo Nation. Park closures may happen at any time, sometimes without warning. If an emergency closure is declared and your tour reservation has not started yet, we may be obligated to cancel any tour and refund in full.
Navajo Nation emergency park closures are usually due to; impassible roads due to weather conditions, emergencies, accidents, etc., will result in a cancellation of a reservation, tour, or any activity within the Monument Valley Tribal Park, tours already in progress will be completed. National; U.S., European, etc., closures, travel restriction, etc., will not apply these local cancellations.
Any reservation cancellation made by the customer will be refunded only up to 50% of the subtotal without taxes or fees. This includes the aforementioned “**National” cancellations. Booking restrictions apply, 2 persons minimum.
Any cancellations stated above or forfeit on Blackwater Tours behalf will be refunded in full.
Fees And Our Tour Pricing
The Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park entry fee or any other fee initiated by the Navajo Nation is NOT included in our rates. A 6% Navajo Nation Tax and applicable State sales taxes and booking partner fees will be calculated at checkout.
Tour Time Approximation
Tour routes start at the Monument Valley drive entrance, not pick-up area. The 1.5 hour, 2.5 hour, and 3 hour times are routes identified by the park and can be affected by reasons listed below:
**Time and length of tour is based on the route taken for the tour reserved. Times are approximate and may be shortened or lengthen due to:
Participation – A party may choose not to exit the vehicle or stop at a location, this lessens the tour time. The tour route is still taken, thus is still the tour reserved.
Weather Conditions – Weather may become a factor. Rain, wind, snow, etc., may slow a tour, the usually lengthens a tour.
Congestion/Traffic – During the peak tourism months May through August, tour routes may become congested, this also lengthens tour time.
Park Activities – The Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park has full autonomy, and sometimes holds events for the public or Navajo Nation government. In the event of this happening, our tours will be re-routed to other tour routes, these deviations usually do not affect tour times or lengths.
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Reservations Are Important
Arrival without a reservation may result in higher fees due to an agreement set by the local tour operators and the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.
Printed rates from this site will not be honored upon your arrival without a reservation made from this website, booking partner, telephone call to our office, or on-site coordinator in advance. Without a reservation, prices, rates, etc., established at the Monument Valley tribal park will be applied.
