In the case of Canyon X, a descent down a 150-foot fissure in the riverbed is required to access the “tiny but stunning” ( American Landscape Images) canyon, followed by a similar climb back up to exit.

Like so many canyons in Arizona, what goes down, must come back up. So why aren’t more people here? For one thing, getting to Canyon X isn’t entirely a walk in the park. A few days of the year, you can even experience the shaft of light that Upper Antelope Canyon is so famous for! Its ever-changing colors, determined by the angle of the sun overhead, make the visitor feel like they’re in another world.

So the question is this: are there any other slot canyon tours in the area that bear even a slight resemblance to Antelope Canyon, without all the people? Happily, the answer is “absolutely yes!” Read on to learn which Antelope Canyon Alternative Tour would be most appropriate for your family to explore on your Grand Canyon or Lake Powell vacation.Īlso known as “Antelope Canyon X” because it is “technically an upper segment of the same canyon” ( ), Canyon X brings back memories of how Antelope Canyon used to be: a quiet, relatively unknown crack in the ground whose narrow, convoluted walls have been carved into soft, swirling shapes by wind, water and time. A recent review on TripAdvisor even went as far as to say that “Wal-Mart on Black Friday isn’t this chaotic!” Still, you know that a vacation to the Page/Lake Powell area wouldn’t be complete without a visit to one of these “small wonders” that make Northern Arizona and Southern Utah like no other place on Earth. Antelope Canyon…you’ve “been there and done that.” Even if you haven’t, second-hand accounts of teeming hordes of people being herded along, reminiscent of the lines at Disneyland, are enough to turn you off to this attraction completely.

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