Also, the change in time zone was confusing as we had to drive through Utah to get to Page. It would have been earlier if we got better direction from the Apple Map. After picking up the rental car, we arrived at our hotel around 8:50 PM at night. We arrived in Las Vegas in the afternoon around 3:00 PM.

We decided to go with Las Vegas as there are more flight options for us. It takes about five hours of driving from either Phoenix or Las Vegas. The Antelope Canyon is located near the city of Page in Arizona. You might consider wearing sunglasses and face mask so you won’t get sand in your eye and mouth. When we were there, the temperature was between 6 and 17 degree Celsius.

The advantage of visiting in April is that it will be cooler than the summer months. But there will be a lot more people visiting the areas during the summer. The best time to visit Antelope Canyon is between late March and October. The famous light beams are not always available. Over hundreds of years of water running through sandstone, the passageways eroded away, making the corridors deeper and smoothing hard edges in such a way as to form characteristic “flowing” shapes in the rock. It was formed by erosion of Sandstone, primarily due to the flash flooding. Why? Because the place is surreal.Īntelope Canyon is one of the most photographed canyon in the world. Before You Die.” But after seeing pictures of Antelope Canyon, we decided this is a place we must visit. It is not on the list of the “Seven Wonders of the World” and it is not on the list of “20 Places to See in the U.S.

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