How much time do you need for Sedona, Grand Canyon and Antelope Canyon? — featuring Oleg and Nat

0:00 this video is for my friend who is planning to travel for seven days around the American southwest normally for such type of travel I would recommend a typical Grand Circle route which goes from Las Vegas to Grand Canyon to Page Arizona to Bryce Canyon and to Zion National Parks however this time the

0:21 route has to start in San Diego and Sedona is a must so obviously Something's Gotta Give let's get on with the planning day one this first day you will spend driving generally speaking regardless of the destination when traveling in the USA you have to be prepared to spend significant time in the car it helps a

0:45 lot if there is a second driver it takes seven hours of driving from San Diego to Sedona when you enter Sedona from the south there is still if there is still daylight left you will see Bell Rock You you won't miss it it's a giant 500 feet Rock sitting right by the highway there is a parking lot just north of The Rock

1:05 and it fills up pretty fast finding a place to park is an ideal for any location in Sedona I think some parkings in Sedona require either a red rock pass or an annual national park pass either way you can pay the pay station once you find a spot to leave your car also keep in mind that this is not a definitive

1:26 guide to Sedona I just want to outline a general itinerary for the whole trip and you can fill the blanks on your own days two three and maybe four you can spend many days in Sedona there are many trails and things to do some people go to art galleries and fly hot air balloons or take a Pink Jeep tour

1:51 big part of the Sedona experience is visiting Vortex sites personally I think it's a tourist attracting gimmick but many people swear by it and say they do feel the energy for real I mean in any case yeah Vortex binding is a fun activity and can be combined with combined with regular hiking just

2:14 Google Sedona Vortex map and you will find all locations and directions to them incidentally one of the vortexes is in the Bell Rock area so when hiking Bell Rock make sure that you check out the vortex when we visit when we visited Sedona we did four hikes in three days and the helicopter ride we hiked Bell

2:36 Rock including the climb all the way to the top I I didn't climb I didn't do the climb Natalie joined the group of Peter Peter Allen gerstein who's regularly leading group hikes to Bell Rock for free you can find him on Facebook and ask when he's doing the next group hike if if you're interested

2:56 same day as the bell Rock hike we did a helicopter ride there are two companies that provide air tours around Sedona the main difference is the aircraft size we choose guidance air for their smaller helicopters they took just the two of us and we had the whole aircraft to ourselves with larger

3:18 helicopters it is unlikely that you can get this sort of private experience they offer a variety routes around the town and it's its surroundings we took I think 20 or 25 minute ride which is probably another kill especially if someone is not into helicopter rides uh they also have 15 minutes shorter ride

3:40 around the major attractions uh Bell Rock Cathedral Rock and Courthouse build in retrospect I think it's better to to do to do the hike first and then take a look at the familiar places from from the air later on the second day we hide Cathedral Rock that was the most impressive hike for me

4:02 it is rated as hard on all all Trails websites so use your judgment also Google videos of the hike before going doing it just to know what you're about to face the view is very impressive once up there you can take that classic photo that you might have seen on the Instagram or just explore the

4:23 surrounding on all of the top area on the third day we went to another Vortex right in the town by the airport it is not much of a hike to the airport Mesa I would go there just for the view of the town from there you can see that unique Sedona landscape with rocks and Mesa sticking out here and there throughout

4:42 the town again the parking is probably going to be an issue so the bottom line absolutely loved hiking to Cathedral Rock and Bell Rock 100 recommended helicopter ride allows you to get that real 3D feeling of Sedona the rest of the trip was just averaged next time we probably should

5:04 find more interesting hikes or take Jeep Tour to some remote areas three full days is more than enough unless you plan to do some serious 10-mile hikes there are hikes that we didn't go but maybe worthwhile to check to check out uh Subway of Sedona it's a three mile hike pictures look very impressive I really I

5:27 really want to go there another high case devil Bridge just another three mile hike with 300 feet elevation just keep your expectations realistic any place or hike that you go in Sedona is going to be crowded even though in pictures you often see a long person standing in a Solitude there is there is

5:46 probably a line of 60 other people waiting for their shot outside of the frame let's say you spend three days in Sedona then on the last day of your Sedona experience I suggest to hit the wrong do you last hike or a helicopter ride or whatever you plan for that day and head on towards the Grand

6:06 Canyon it's it's an easy two-hour drive to the town of to say I'm located outside of the Grand Canyon ixtacion is too expensive or all hotels are booked then Williams is a good alternative day five it's a the Grand Canyon day you spend the whole day hoping from one Viewpoint to another when you enter the

6:29 Grand Canyon from the south the first Viewpoint you're going to see is Mother Point mother spelled with an a huge parking lot great views but don't spend too much time there it's super crowded just take a quick look and head to the Grand Canyon Village from there you take a shot bottle that goes to through

6:51 hermitro hermit road towards other viewpoints there you make sure that you exit at every stop and let the views of the Grand Canyon soak in it is much more enjoyable there you can even do short hikes along the rim from one Viewpoint to another and cage and catch the shuttle on the next

7:11 Viewpoint if you like the safety of guardrails you can hang around viewpoints if you prefer more freedom and less crowds then just walk from along the trail and enjoy unrestricted views from the cliffs after hermit's rest get the shuttle back to the Kenyan Village grab something to eat and drive

7:30 East Highway 64 goes along the rim there are some more viewpoints but they're sort of the same maybe it's worthwhile to stop at the Desert View Watchtower point if it's not too dark by the time there you can say goodbye to the canyon and head to Page Arizona it's another two hour drive so plan accordingly day

7:52 six Page Arizona it's a strange Place one can spend just half a day there see Antelope Canyon and Glen Canyon Dam and move on we did this type of page experience many times and it was great on the other hand last summer we spent about a week exploring Lake Powell on jet skis camped

8:14 overnight in white pocket and still wanted to see more and mind you we didn't go to Antelope Canyon that time the main attraction of the area is obviously or arguably Antelope Canyon when planning a trip to this Canyon you have to keep in mind that there are actually two of them upper and lower

8:35 they are both pretty and pretty crowded they're also very distinct in the way you visit them lower Antelope Canyon is about 1 000 feet long so it's like 300 meters you walk about the same distance to the far end of the canyon descent through the series of ladders and that and then walk

8:58 through the canyon gradually ascending to the exit near the parking lot it is about 300 meters each way but you walk through the canyon only once and only from the bottom all the way to the top if you pass some interesting view or formation you will not see it again and don't forget to always look back since

9:20 some iconic views maybe actually behind you but don't worry about it too much the Navajo guides know their business and they will tell you where to look there are a couple of places where you would need to climb up the pre the pretty steep stairs or I would even call them ladders nothing extreme but check

9:40 these photos and and be prepared the tour is 100 working with no Transportation involved you drive to the location park your car and walk from there up there Antelope Canyon is about 500 feet or 150 meters long so it is about half of the length of the lower Antelope Canyon it is all leveled no stairs or

10:03 climbing of any kind main difference is that it's an out and back walk you go through the canyon to the far end and then turn around and and go back there is a constant stream of people walking in both directions through the area that is just three to five feet wide at places the second difference is that you

10:25 have to take a three mile ride through a Sandy Dry River bed in an open truck in both Canyons you feel like a cattle being rounded up but I I think the upper Antelope is a little more so authors are guided and guides are busy leading the tourists as fast as and if and as efficient as possible don't

10:47 expect any moments of solitude and Silent reflection many people come back disappointed but their disappointment is mostly stems from unrealistic expectations they see the pictures of on Instagram and things that they can hang around the canyon on their own there will be just their navaja guide and

11:06 maybe two or three other fellow Travelers around no prepare for a cattle drive you being the cattle once you get that silly Solitude idea out of your head you will be able to enjoy Antelope Canyon both Kenyans lower and upper offer to buy tickets right there on the spot but there are

11:29 there is maybe some waiting time sometimes hours you can also make reservations ahead of the time through various websites admission prices are astronomical historically lower Antelope Canyon has always been a bit cheaper than the other one what if you don't like crowds I wonder who does but still Antelope is not the

11:54 only Slot Canyon in the area just Google Antelope Canyon Alternatives and you will see at least a dozen other slot canyons we haven't been to any of them so my Google is as good as yours what else to do if you have only one day in page definitely visit horseshoe band it's another it's another iconic place I've

12:20 seen the pictures Way Way Back in the early 1980s when I was a kid many people think it's the Grand Canyon but he it is actually not anyhow it is located about 1.5 miles south of page there is a large parking lot with signs and entry fee you will not miss it leave your car and take a half mile walk

12:43 to the rim of the canyon it's an easy mostly downhill walk so expect some elevation gay gain on the way back they did guardrails in recent years but you still can enjoy unrestricted views of the 1000 feet drop if you want to either side another quick and easy to visit attraction in Pages Glen Canyon Dam and

13:06 Bridge there is not much to say recommendation wise about a park by the visitor center on the western side of the canyon and walk around the bridge has pedestrian sidewalks on both sides there is also a large parking lot behind the visitor center where you can see some of the lake Pavel or or what

13:26 remains of it if you still have time on the same day or on your way home I would recommend stopping at the navaja bridges and Lee's Ferry you will cross the Colorado River over Twin Bridge one of them is a pedestrian bridge so make sure to stop and walk back and forth but by that time

13:47 you will be secret Red Rocks and canyons however at least Ferry you can actually walk to Colorado River and see the rafters going into the canyon there are some hikes in the area too for instance you can take High calls away to the top of the wall called Vermilion Cliffs but you will probably want to leave it for

14:10 the next time but this time it will probably already be the afternoon of your sixth day and you will have two options either to spend another night in page or start heading back home it's a 10 hour drive from page or is to San Diego it could be a good idea to split it into two manageable pieces

14:33 when we are going on such trip with someone who has never been to the United States or to Southwest we usually return to Las Vegas if you decide to take that round then you can actually go through navaja bridge on your way from page to Vegas it's a five hour drive from page to Vegas you get there late evening take

14:57 a stroll through the strip and hit the bed in a comfortable hotel next day you will have another five hour drive to San Diego okay I hope you find this video helpful we love exploring the American southwest we have visited some of these places several times and still want to go back

15:15 for more uh with this route you're just scratching the surface