Sedona City Guide
Sedona Tours Compared: What to Book, What to Skip
Part of the guide that ties every Sedona page together, this page compares every guided sedona tours product bookable through this site on one table, sorted from shortest to longest, so a 20-minute helicopter add-on and a 12-hour Antelope Canyon day sit on the same page instead of forty separate listings. Beside each listed price sits what the same trailhead, park gate or canyon costs to reach without a guide, sourced from the Coconino National Forest, the National Park Service, the Navajo Nation and Arizona State Parks, never from a blog.
Quick answer Which category to book, what it costs, and what the same trailhead costs without a guide
Sedona's bookable tours split into six kinds: off-road jeep and vortex rides, scenic flights, night-sky tours, Verde Valley wine tours, day trips out of the county, and seated van or hiking tours, and the price range runs from a $27.60 trolley to a $570 sunset helicopter, with most jeep tours between $99 and $150 for two to three hours.
Key takeaways
- Off-road rock driving is the largest category on this table. See the full jeep tour comparison or book the 2-hour Red Rock Range ride from $111.50
- A day trip to the Grand Canyon or Antelope Canyon runs 10 to 12 hours from $191.14, and Antelope Canyon adds a separate $15 Navajo permit no tour price includes
- Every trailhead a jeep tour drives is also open to your own high-clearance 4x4 with a $5 Red Rock Pass. The DIY column in the table below says where that actually saves money and where it does not
Every Sedona tour, shortest to longest
All 41 tours bookable through this site, sorted by length, with each listed price beside what the same trailhead, park gate or canyon costs on your own. Prices are the operators' own listed USD figures; DIY figures are read from fs.usda.gov, nps.gov, azstateparks.com, navajonationparks.org, sedonashuttle.com and the venues' own sites, checked 2026-09-09.
| Tour | Length | Listed price | Without the tour | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedona: Helicopter & Off-Road Jeep Adventure | 20 minutes | $306.48 | No single-price equivalent for the combo; compare the Cliff Hanger jeep ride and the sunset helicopter separately. | Sky and trail in one short booking |
| Secret Wilderness Sunset - 45 Mile Helicopter Tour in Sedona | 30 minutes | $570 | None. The only free elevated view is from an overlook such as Airport Mesa, $5 Red Rock Pass (fs.usda.gov); it is not the same as flying. | A short, premium sunset flight |
| From Sedona: Boynton Canyon Trolley Tour | 50 minutes | $27.60 | Boynton Canyon Trailhead's own trail is public, $5 Red Rock Pass (fs.usda.gov); the trolley replaces the drive, not a fee you'd otherwise pay. | A seated overview near Boynton Canyon, no walking |
| Sedona: Verde Valley & Sycamore Canyon Airplane Tour | 50 minutes | $109.40 | None. No ground trail reaches the same aerial view; the nearest free overlook is Doe Mountain, $5 Red Rock Pass. | A wide-area aerial view over Sycamore Canyon |
| Sedona: Nighttime UFO & Stargazing Tour | 1 hour | $160 | Sedona is an International Dark Sky Community since 2014 (DarkSky International); any public pull-out has the same night sky for free, without the goggles. | A themed night-vision-goggle experience |
| Sedona: Meditate in the Sedona Vortex Energy | 1.5 hours | $160 | No agency certifies a vortex; the commonly named sites sit on public Forest Service land, $5 Red Rock Pass or free (fs.usda.gov). | A guided meditation session at a vortex site |
| Sedona: Stargazing Tour with Telescopes and Video Astronomy | 1.5 hours | $125 | The night sky itself is free at any dark pull-out; the telescope and the astronomer's narration are what the price buys. | Seeing planets and nebulae through a real telescope |
| Sedona: Red Rock Range Pink Jeep Tour | 2 hours | $111.50 | Coconino NF roads open to your own high-clearance 4x4 with a $5 Red Rock Pass; the Forest Service is not issuing new outfitter permits (fs.usda.gov), so this operator's own permit is how most visitors actually get driven. | A mild first jeep ride with wide views |
| Sedona: 2-Hour Jeep (Hummer) Tour Cliff Hanger Trail | 2 hours | $99 | Cliff Hanger Trail's public-access status is not stated in our sources; the operator's own permit is the access most visitors use. | The cheapest 2-hour off-road ride on the table |
| Sedona: Vortex Tour with a Spiritual Guide | 2 hours | $175 | Same public-land vortex access, $5 Red Rock Pass; the guide's own framework is what is paid for, not entry. | An intention-led session with a healing facilitator |
| Sedona Vortex Tour with Professor Todd Denny | 2 hours | $198 | Same public-land access as any vortex site; this row's premium is the named instructor, not the site. | A specific instructor's own teaching method |
| Sedona: The Magic of Sedona Highlights Tour | 2 hours | $63 | Self-driving the same overlooks costs only gas and, at Forest Service pull-outs, a $5 Red Rock Pass. | A budget seated overview with photo stops |
| Sedona: Hi-Points Van Tour | 2 hours | $49.95 | Self-driving the high points needs only a $5 Red Rock Pass at Forest Service pull-outs. | The cheapest seated overview tour on this table |
| Sedona: Private Stargazing Tour with a Local Guide | 2 hours | $199.95 | The dark sky is free; the canyon walk and the guide's narration are the paid part. | A private walking stargazing tour through canyon terrain |
| Sedona: E-Bike Sunset Tour to Red Rock Vistas | 2 hours | $121.50 | Renting your own e-bike and riding the same paved road solo is possible in Sedona; rental pricing is not stated in our sources. | An e-bike ride entirely on pavement |
| Sedona: E-Bike Sunset Tour Dry Creek area and Stupa | 2 hours | $135 | The Amitabha Stupa itself is free, dawn to dusk (amitabhastupa.org); the e-bike replaces the drive or walk there. | An e-bike route to the Amitabha Stupa |
| Sedona: Private Soldiers Pass Jeep Tour | 2 hours | $159.95 | Soldier Pass Trail is public, 4 miles roundtrip, about 2.5 hours (fs.usda.gov); the trailhead is also a free Sedona Shuttle stop Thursday to Sunday (sedonashuttle.com). | A private jeep group, not a shared vehicle |
| From Sedona: Red Rock West Private Jeep Tour | 2 hours | $149.95 | Dry Creek Trailhead needs only a $5 Red Rock Pass to park (fs.usda.gov); the canyons themselves are not on a marked hiking trail in our sources. | A private ride through Dry Creek Basin's canyons |
| Sedona: Scenic Rim Pink Jeep Tour | 2.5 hours | $129.17 | The Rim route runs on Coconino NF roads under the Motor Vehicle Use Map; no public hiking trail reaches the same overlook in our sources. | Wide Mogollon Rim views without a long hike |
| Sedona: Guided Vortex Jeep Tour | 2.5 hours | $123.86 | Public Forest Service land, $5 Red Rock Pass; no agency certifies a vortex (fs.usda.gov). | Reaching several vortex sites without driving yourself |
| From Sedona: Archeology and Nature Hike | 2.5 hours | $123.86 | Palatki needs a mandatory Recreation.gov reservation and Honanki is $5/$15/$20 day-use (fs.usda.gov); this operator's site is not named in our sources, so do not assume it is either. | A short guided ruins hike, jeep transport included |
| Sedona: Rim Run Supreme Off-Road Jeep Tour | 2.5 hours | $123.86 | A Forest Service road under the MVUM; the elevation gain is driven, not walked, so no equivalent public trail exists in our sources. | Climbing 1,500 feet to the Rim by vehicle |
| Sedona: Touch the Earth Pink Jeep Vortex Tour | 2.5 hours | $142.42 | Same public-land vortex access as above, $5 Red Rock Pass. | A slower-paced vortex jeep ride |
| Sedona: Cathedral Rock Vortex E-Bike Tour | 3 hours | $185 | Cathedral Rock Trailhead is a standard Red Rock Pass site, $5/day (fs.usda.gov); renting your own e-bike is possible but its price is not stated in our sources. | Reaching Cathedral Rock's vortex by e-bike, not jeep |
| Sedona: Diamondback Gulch Pink Jeep Tour | 3 hours | $135.79 | A Forest Service road under the MVUM, open to your own high-clearance 4x4 with a $5 Red Rock Pass; no public trail covers the same ground in our sources. | The most rugged-rated jeep route on this table |
| From Cottonwood: Guided Kayaking Tour on the Verde River | 3 hours | $103.50 | No official put-in fee for the Verde River is published in our sources; a self-guided paddle needs your own kayak or a separate rental, not priced here. | A paddling day trip on the Verde River |
| Sedona: Ancient Ruins Pink Jeep Tour | 3 hours | $130.27 | Not stated which ruin site this tour visits; the two Forest Service heritage sites with published fees are Palatki (reservation required) and Honanki ($5/$15/$20 day-use). | Seeing Sinagua dwellings with jeep access included |
| Sedona: Vortex Experience and Vineyard Tour | 3.5 hours | $189 | Public-land vortex access is free with a $5 Red Rock Pass; each winery's own tasting fee is not published in our sources. | Combining a vortex stop with wine tasting |
| Clarkdale: Verde Canyon Railroad Train Ticket | 4 hours | $186 | None. The only way onto the line is the operator's own $139 standard fare; there is no cheaper official alternative (verdecanyonrr.com). | A scenic train ride with no driving of your own |
| Sedona: Guided Wilderness Hiking Tour | 4 hours | $275 | Any Coconino NF trail is free to hike solo with your own map and water; a $5 Red Rock Pass covers the trailhead parking (fs.usda.gov). | Backcountry routes a solo hiker would struggle to find |
| Sedona: Open-Air Van Tour with a Local Guide and 6 Stops | 5.5 hours | $126 | Self-driving the same six stops costs only gas and, at Forest Service pull-outs, a $5 Red Rock Pass. | Covering six sights in one seated day |
| Sedona: Visit 4 Award Winning Vineyards in the Verde Valley | 5.5 hours | $109 | Each winery's own tasting fee is not published in our sources; self-driving the Verde Valley wine trail needs your own car and a designated driver. | Tasting at four wineries, transport and lunch included |
| Sedona: Verde Valley Wine Tour with Pickup and Drop-off | 3 - 8 hours | $106.20 | Same as above. Winery tasting fees are not published in our sources. | Choosing your own tour length, 3 to 8 hours |
| Sedona: Private Scenic Tour with Lunch | 8 hours | $339 | Self-driving the same loop costs gas plus a $5 Red Rock Pass at Forest Service stops; lunch is separate. | A private full-day loop with lunch included |
| From Sedona or Flagstaff: Grand Canyon Full-Day Tour | 10 hours | $191.14 | Driving yourself: South Rim entrance is $35/vehicle (up to 15 passengers) or $20/person on foot, valid 7 days, no reservation required (nps.gov); no official Sedona-Grand Canyon transit exists, so you need your own car. | The plain full-day Grand Canyon run, no extras |
| From Sedona: Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend Tour | 10 hours | $425 | None. Antelope Canyon can only be entered on a Navajo-authorized guided tour, no DIY entry at any price (navajonationparks.org); Horseshoe Bend parking alone is $10/car (City of Page). | Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend with lunch, one booking |
| The Grand Canyon Classic Tour From Sedona, AZ | 11 hours | $191.14 | Same $35/vehicle or $20/person NPS fee, no reservation (nps.gov); the Watchtower and Cameron Trading Post stops need your own routing if you drive yourself. | Adding the Watchtower and Cameron Trading Post |
| Sedona, AZ: Grand Canyon Guided Tour and Historic Railway | 11 hours | $350.42 | Same $35/vehicle NPS fee if you drive instead (nps.gov); no discounted one-way rail fare exists outside a booked tour in our sources. | Riding a train one-way instead of driving both ways |
| From Flagstaff or Sedona: Antelope Canyon Full-Day Tour | 10.5 - 11.5 hours | $311.97 | Same DIY gap as the other Antelope Canyon rows; its $15/person/location Navajo permit is charged on top of any operator's price (navajonationparks.org). | A full day from Sedona or Flagstaff to one canyon |
| Sedona or Flagstaff: Horseshoe Bend & Antelope Canyon X Tour | 12 hours | $311.97 | Same DIY gap as the other Antelope Canyon rows; Horseshoe Bend's own parking is $10/car regardless of which tour you book (City of Page). | The longest single-day loop, adding Lake Powell |
| From Sedona: Grand Canyon Full-Day Sunset Trip | 1 day | $240.57 | Same $35/vehicle NPS fee if you self-drive and stay for sunset yourself (nps.gov); after-dark shuttle timing is not guaranteed under the seasonal schedule. | Timing the visit around sunset light |
"Not stated in our sources" means no official page publishes that figure, not that it is free. Prices change; the Red Rock Pass and park entrance fees are re-set periodically by their own agencies.
Off-road and vortex: jeep, Hummer and energy-site tours
The largest category on the site. Seven Pink Jeep-style routes climb graded Forest Service roads under the Coconino National Forest's Motor Vehicle Use Map; two more drive the same vortex sites and three walking or meditation tours work the same ground on foot. The jeep tour comparison page breaks these nine off-road rides down by trail and roughness.
from $111.50
Sedona: Red Rock Range Pink Jeep Tour
A short Jeep run on mild dirt roads west of town to open panoramic viewpoints over Sedona's red rocks, including Thunder Mountain and Bradshaw Overlook. Suits first-time visitors who want scenery without a rough ride.
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from $129.17
Sedona: Scenic Rim Pink Jeep Tour
A jeep run up toward the Mogollon Rim mixing high-desert forest with lowland views, built around photo stops rather than off-roading. Suits travelers who want more elevation and variety than a short in-town loop.
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from $123.86
Sedona: Guided Vortex Jeep Tour
A Jeep ride to several vortex sites with time to walk around each one while the guide explains the local vortex lore. Suits visitors curious about the energy-site claims who still want a driven itinerary.
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from $135.79
Sedona: Diamondback Gulch Pink Jeep Tour
A rougher backcountry drive into Diamondback Gulch, reaching terrain a standard rental car cannot access, with the guide covering desert ecology along the way. Suits riders who want a bumpier, more remote route than the standard scenic tours.
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from $123.86
Highest-rated jeep tour on this page (5.0 average) Sedona: Rim Run Supreme Off-Road Jeep Tour
A rugged climb of about 1,500 feet to the Mogollon Rim to see orange sandstone cut through by dark lava flows, the roughest ride in this operator's lineup. Suits travelers who specifically want the bumpiest jeep route rather than a scenic cruise.
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from $130.27
Sedona: Ancient Ruins Pink Jeep Tour
A jeep route into the backcountry to see Sinagua-era dwellings, rock art, and red rock formations along the way, with the guide covering the archaeology. Suits visitors who want ruins and geology combined rather than a separate hike to Palatki or Honanki.
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from $159.95
Sedona: Private Soldiers Pass Jeep Tour
A private 2-hour Jeep run through the Soldier Pass area with no other travelers in the vehicle. Suits couples or families who want their own pace and their own guide rather than joining a shared group.
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from $149.95
Most-reviewed private jeep tour on this page (135 reviews) From Sedona: Red Rock West Private Jeep Tour
A private off-road run through seven canyons to Dry Creek Basin, stopping at the historic Van Deren cabin site. Suits travelers who want a private 2-hour outing with a cowboy-history angle rather than the vortex or ruins themes.
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from $142.42
Sedona: Touch the Earth Pink Jeep Vortex Tour
A vortex-themed jeep tour where the guide talks through the landscape's supposed areas of heightened awareness at a couple of stops. Suits visitors who want the vortex framing without leaving the vehicle for long.
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from $99
Highest-rated jeep tour under $100 on this page (5.0 average) Sedona: 2-Hour Jeep (Hummer) Tour Cliff Hanger Trail
A 2-hour Hummer run down the exclusive Cliff Hanger Trail, including the steep 'Crack Axle' descent, in a forward-facing vehicle rather than a standard Jeep. Suits thrill-seekers who specifically want the roughest single trail on this list.
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from $175
Sedona: Vortex Tour with a Spiritual Guide
A private, on-foot vortex tour led by a self-described intuitive healing facilitator, built around the visitor's own intentions rather than a fixed script. Suits travelers who want a personalized spiritual session over a standard sightseeing stop.
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from $198
Sedona Vortex Tour with Professor Todd Denny
A vortex tour led by a self-identified professor who frames the visit as a personal-growth session rather than a straight sightseeing stop. Suits travelers looking for a teaching-style guide over a general tour narrator.
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from $160
Sedona: Meditate in the Sedona Vortex Energy
A seated, guided meditation at a vortex site led by a certified instructor rather than a walking tour, aimed at people who want to sit with the energy claim rather than hike to several sites. Suits meditators more than sightseers.
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In the air: helicopter and airplane flights
Three ways to see the red rocks from above, priced from a 50-minute airplane loop over Sycamore Canyon to a 30-minute premium sunset helicopter. None has a ground-level substitute. An overlook is a different view, not the same one.
from $570
Secret Wilderness Sunset - 45 Mile Helicopter Tour in Sedona
A 30-minute sunset helicopter run over the Munds Mountain and Secret Wilderness areas and Gunsight Pass, covering more than 45 miles of terrain most visitors never reach on foot. Suits travelers who want the aerial perspective specifically at sunset rather than midday. A new listing on GetYourGuide with no reviews yet.
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from $109.40
Sedona: Verde Valley & Sycamore Canyon Airplane Tour
A 50-minute fixed-wing flight from Cottonwood Airport over the Verde Valley, Jerome, and Sycamore Canyon (sometimes called the miniature Grand Canyon), with Boynton Canyon visible on the return leg. Suits travelers based near Cottonwood who want more range than a Sedona-based helicopter loop. A new listing on GetYourGuide with no reviews yet.
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from $306.48
Sedona: Helicopter & Off-Road Jeep Adventure
A combo booking that pairs a short helicopter pass over Cathedral Rock, Bell Rock and Boynton Canyon with a 2-hour Jeep tour of the high-desert trails below, using one pickup point for both legs. Suits travelers who want the aerial view and the ground-level trail experience without booking two separate tours. A new listing on GetYourGuide with no reviews yet.
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After dark: stargazing and night tours
Sedona has been an International Dark Sky Community since 2014, and these three tours sell the telescope, the guide's narration or a themed goggle experience on top of a night sky that costs nothing to look at from any public pull-out.
from $125
Sedona: Stargazing Tour with Telescopes and Video Astronomy
A stargazing session using dedicated telescopes and live video astronomy so the group can see the same view on a screen, run by working astronomers. Suits anyone who wants a closer, narrated look rather than naked-eye stargazing.
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from $199.95
Sedona: Private Stargazing Tour with a Local Guide
A private stargazing outing into the Seven Canyons area with time on the walk to cover the area's plants and animals before dark. Suits small groups who want a guide to themselves rather than a shared session.
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from $160
Only night-vision-goggle stargazing tour on this page Sedona: Nighttime UFO & Stargazing Tour
A 1-hour nighttime session using military-style night-vision goggles to scan the sky, framed around unexplained-activity claims rather than standard astronomy. Suits visitors curious about Sedona's UFO folklore specifically.
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The vineyards: Verde Valley wine tours
Three ways to taste Verde Valley wine without driving yourself afterward, from a four-winery day with lunch to a flexible 3-to-8-hour pickup tour. None of the wineries' own tasting fees are published in our sources, so the DIY comparison for this group is incomplete by design, not by omission.
from $109
Sedona: Visit 4 Award Winning Vineyards in the Verde Valley
A 5.5-hour run to four award-winning Verde Valley wineries with a picnic lunch included, aimed at travelers who want several tastings without driving themselves. Suits wine-focused groups more than a quick single-stop tasting.
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from $106.20
Sedona: Verde Valley Wine Tour with Pickup and Drop-off
A flexible 3-to-8-hour wine run through Cornville, Cottonwood and Clarkdale with door-to-door pickup, where each traveler pays tasting fees directly at the wineries visited. Suits groups who want to control which flights they pay for rather than a bundled package. A new listing on GetYourGuide with no reviews yet.
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from $189
Sedona: Vortex Experience and Vineyard Tour
A combined outing that pairs a hands-on vortex ritual with three wine tastings and a charcuterie board, framed by the operator as a vortex-experience guarantee rather than a standard tasting run. Suits travelers who want both the mystical and the wine-country side of Sedona in one booking. A new listing on GetYourGuide with no reviews yet.
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Out of the county: Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon and day trips
The longest bookings on the site, 3 to 12 hours, leaving Sedona for the Grand Canyon South Rim, Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend, the Verde Canyon Railroad or a Verde River paddle. Every Grand Canyon row sits beside the National Park Service's own $35-per-vehicle fee; every Antelope Canyon row sits beside the fact that no self-guided entry exists at any price.
from $191.14
The Grand Canyon Classic Tour From Sedona, AZ
An 11-hour van run from Sedona to the Grand Canyon's South and East Rims, with stops at the Watchtower Observatory and the historic Cameron Trading Post along the way. Suits a first Grand Canyon visit where you would rather not drive the 2-plus hours each way yourself.
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from $191.14
From Sedona or Flagstaff: Grand Canyon Full-Day Tour
A fully narrated 10-hour day trip along the South Rim with departure options from either Sedona or Flagstaff. Suits travelers staying in either town who want one guide covering both the geology and history of the canyon.
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from $240.57
Highest-rated Grand Canyon tour on this page (5.0 average) From Sedona: Grand Canyon Full-Day Sunset Trip
A full-day trip timed to end with sunset at the Grand Canyon, the longest and latest-returning of this operator's Grand Canyon options. Suits travelers who specifically want the sunset light over the canyon rather than a midday visit.
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from $350.42
Sedona, AZ: Grand Canyon Guided Tour and Historic Railway
A one-way historic railway ride to the Grand Canyon followed by a guided van tour of the South and East Rims, combining two ways of reaching the canyon in a single day. Suits train enthusiasts who want the railway experience as part of the visit, not just the destination.
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from $425
From Sedona: Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend Tour
A 10-hour day trip pairing Antelope Canyon with Horseshoe Bend and a gourmet picnic lunch at the Glen Canyon Dam overlook. Suits travelers who want both signature Page-area stops covered in one guided day rather than two separate bookings.
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from $311.97
From Flagstaff or Sedona: Antelope Canyon Full-Day Tour
A full-day Antelope Canyon trip from Flagstaff or Sedona built around the water-carved slot canyon's light and color rather than a multi-stop itinerary. Suits travelers who want Antelope Canyon as the single focus of the day.
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from $311.97
Most-reviewed Antelope Canyon-area tour on this page (380 reviews) Sedona or Flagstaff: Horseshoe Bend & Antelope Canyon X Tour
A 12-hour day combining Canyon X (an Antelope Canyon-style slot canyon), Horseshoe Bend, Lake Powell and Glen Canyon Dam in one guided van route. Suits travelers who want the broadest single-day sweep of the Page-area sights.
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from $186
Clarkdale: Verde Canyon Railroad Train Ticket
A 4-hour round-trip train ride from Clarkdale through the Verde Canyon to Perkinsville, with indoor seating plus open-air viewing cars and an on-board champagne toast. Suits travelers who want a scenic ride rather than a hike, including those who cannot manage trail terrain.
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from $103.50
Highest-rated tour on this page (5.0 average, 127 reviews) From Cottonwood: Guided Kayaking Tour on the Verde River
A 3-hour guided paddle on inflatable kayaks along a free-flowing stretch of the Verde River near Cottonwood, mixing easy floating with light paddling. Suits a lower-key water activity than the jeep and hiking tours, and runs regardless of weather.
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On foot and around town: van tours, hikes and e-bikes
Seated overviews, guided hikes and e-bike routes that stay inside Sedona and the Village of Oak Creek, from a $27.60 trolley to a private $339 full-day loop with lunch.
from $63
Sedona: The Magic of Sedona Highlights Tour
An open-air bus sightseeing loop with a local guide covering Sedona's geology, vortex claims, and history across several photo stops. Suits visitors who want an overview of the whole town on one short ride.
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from $126
Most-reviewed sightseeing tour on this page (212 reviews) Sedona: Open-Air Van Tour with a Local Guide and 6 Stops
A longer open-air van circuit with six stops mixing sightseeing, shopping and food rather than a single scenic loop. Suits visitors who want to break up the drive with time on foot at each stop.
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from $49.95
Sedona: Hi-Points Van Tour
A short, low-cost run to Sedona's most-visited viewpoints, positioned by the operator as a quick highlights reel rather than a full-day itinerary. Suits travelers with limited time who want the classic photo stops fast.
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from $27.60
From Sedona: Boynton Canyon Trolley Tour
A 50-minute trolley ride toward Boynton Canyon covering Sedona's western movie history and Native American heritage with photo stops. Suits visitors who want a short, low-effort ride rather than a hike into the canyon itself.
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from $275
Sedona: Guided Wilderness Hiking Tour
A guided hike on off-the-beaten-path backcountry trails away from the busier named trailheads, aimed at travelers who have already done Cathedral Rock or Devil's Bridge. Suits repeat visitors who want less foot traffic over a bucket-list summit.
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from $123.86
From Sedona: Archeology and Nature Hike
A Jeep ride to a private access point followed by a short, flat 2-mile hike to Native American ruins, positioned as an easier alternative to Palatki or Honanki. The same Sinagua-era dwelling style can be seen without a guide at Palatki Heritage Site, which requires a Red Rock Pass plus a free Recreation.gov reservation.
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from $121.50
Sedona: E-Bike Sunset Tour to Red Rock Vistas
A paved e-bike loop past several trailheads to red rock viewpoints timed for sunset, staying on roads rather than singletrack. Suits riders who want scenery without off-road handling. A new listing on GetYourGuide with no reviews yet.
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from $135
Sedona: E-Bike Sunset Tour Dry Creek area and Stupa
A paved e-bike route through the Dry Creek area to the Amitabha Stupa, combining a red rock ride with a stop most visitors otherwise drive to. Suits riders who want to see the Stupa as part of an active outing rather than a quick parking-lot visit.
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from $339
Sedona: Private Scenic Tour with Lunch
A private, 8-hour driven itinerary covering Cathedral Rock, Bell Rock, Courthouse Butte, Tlaquepaque and a restaurant lunch, with the pace set by the traveler rather than a shared-group schedule. Suits travelers who want a single private guide for a full day rather than piecing together separate short tours.
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from $185
Sedona: Cathedral Rock Vortex E-Bike Tour
An e-bike ride to Crescent Moon Park below Cathedral Rock, mostly on paved roads with a short stretch shared with car traffic. Suits riders who want the vortex viewpoint at Cathedral Rock without the steep hike up the rock itself.
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Which tour, by the time you have
Three routings by the block of time a visit actually has free, each with what it leaves out and what covering the same ground without a guide would need.
A morning or an afternoon, not a whole day, is the most common budget. This is where the site's cheapest bookings sit.
| Time you have | Pick from this table | What it skips | Without the tour |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 hours | A short jeep ride (#tour-1, $111.50) or a seated van overview (#tour-17, $49.95) | The Rim, the day-trip canyons, any vortex site beyond the drive-by stops | A $5 Red Rock Pass covers a self-driven loop of the in-town overlooks in the same window |
| Half a day (3-5 hours) | A private ruins hike (#tour-34) or the four-winery wine loop (#tour-30) | The Grand Canyon and Antelope Canyon, which both need a full day | Self-driving the Sedona loop plus one Forest Service heritage site: Honanki is $5-$20 day-use, Palatki needs a Recreation.gov reservation |
| A full day (8-12 hours) | A Grand Canyon (#tour-23) or Antelope Canyon (#tour-26) day trip | Everything in Sedona itself: the whole day leaves town | Rent a car and pay the NPS $35-per-vehicle fee yourself at the Grand Canyon; Antelope Canyon has no DIY option at any price |
What the tour price buys, and what the gate still charges
A listed tour price and a park or Forest Service fee are usually two separate things, and only one operator category on this page states plainly that they are not.
Book a jeep tour and you are not separately charged a Red Rock Pass. The operator holds its own Coconino National Forest special-use permit, and that permit is what covers the vehicle's access to the trailhead. Drive yourself to the same trailhead in your own high-clearance 4x4 and you need the $5 daily pass (or the $15 weekly, $20 annual, or an America the Beautiful pass) at most standard fee sites (fs.usda.gov).
The Forest Service is also not currently accepting new outfitter-and-guide proposals, so an existing operator's permit is, in practice, how most visitors reach these routes at all.
The Grand Canyon rows on this page do not state whether the $35-per-vehicle NPS entrance fee is included in the listed tour price. Budget it separately unless the operator's own booking page says otherwise. Antelope Canyon is explicit: the Navajo Nation charges a $15-per-person, per-location, per-day permit fee on top of whatever the tour operator itself charges, at every authorised operator (navajonationparks.org).
Horseshoe Bend's $10-per-car parking, run by the City of Page rather than the National Park Service, is not covered by any NPS pass and is not included in any Sedona tour price either.
If your dates are gone
Every category on this table has a fallback for a traveller who did not book ahead.
Jeep and vortex operators keep storefronts in Uptown Sedona and along SR-179 and typically sell same-day seats to walk-in traffic outside the July-August monsoon peak; the Visit Sedona Visitor Center at 331 Forest Rd can point toward whichever operator has room that morning. For the hiking side of this page, the free Sedona Shuttle reaches Cathedral Rock, Little Horse, Soldier Pass, Dry Creek Vista and Mescal Thursday through Sunday with no reservation, which covers three of the trails jeep tours also drive past. For a day trip, Groome Transportation runs 14 scheduled Phoenix-Sedona roundtrips a day if a rental car is not an option, though it does not run to the Grand Canyon itself.
Where these tours actually go
A spread of the stops named across this table's six categories: the town centre most tours depart from, two trailheads jeep routes drive past, and three fixed-fee destinations day trips visit. The Broken Arrow Trailhead pin marks the Forest Service trail itself, which runs 1.5 miles one way to Chicken Point.
Before you book, the pages this table leans on
Five pages carry the facts this comparison is built from.
Jeep tours compared
The nine off-road routes from this table broken down by trail, roughness and who should not book one. See the jeep tour comparison.
Red Rock Pass
What the $5 daily pass actually covers, and the five sites it does not. See the Red Rock Pass guide.
Grand Canyon
The NPS entrance fee, shuttle season and why no official Sedona-to-rim driving time exists. See the Grand Canyon page.
Antelope Canyon
The mandatory-guide rule, the Navajo permit fee and the Sedona-Page time-zone trap. See the Antelope Canyon page.
Sedona tour comparison questions
What is the cheapest tour in Sedona?
The Hi-Points Van Tour is listed at $49.95 for two hours, and the Boynton Canyon Trolley is $27.60 for 50 minutes. Both are the lowest listed prices on this table. Neither includes a park or Forest Service fee, because neither visits a fee site.
Do I need my own entry pass if I book a jeep tour?
No. The operator's own Coconino National Forest special-use permit covers the vehicle's access to the trailhead, so a jeep tour passenger is not separately charged a Red Rock Pass. You would need the $5 daily pass only if you drove the same road yourself (fs.usda.gov). See the full jeep comparison.
Which Sedona tour is longest?
The Horseshoe Bend & Antelope Canyon X Tour runs 12 hours, and the Grand Canyon Full-Day Sunset Trip is booked as a full day. Both leave Sedona for most of the booking, which is why the DIY column for that category compares against the destination's own gate fee, not a Sedona trailhead.
Are Sedona tour prices the final price, or does something get added at the gate?
It depends on the category. Jeep and vortex tours generally do not add a separate site fee, because the operator's own permit covers it. Antelope Canyon is the clear exception: the Navajo Nation charges a $15-per-person permit on top of the operator's own price, at every authorised operator (navajonationparks.org). See what the gate charges on top above.
Can I book a Sedona tour the same day?
Jeep and vortex operators in Uptown and along SR-179 typically hold same-day inventory outside the July-August monsoon peak. The longer day trips to the Grand Canyon or Antelope Canyon sell out days ahead more often, because they run fixed van departures rather than continuous slots. See if your dates are gone above.
Is a private jeep tour worth the extra cost over a shared one?
A private booking such as Red Rock West or Private Soldiers Pass costs roughly $20-40 more than the equivalent shared 2-hour ride and buys a vehicle with only your own group in it, not a faster or different route. The jeep tour comparison covers private-versus-shared in more detail.
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Three independent walkthroughs covering the range this table compares, from a first-time overview to a jeep-specific ride.
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A broad first-time overview of Sedona's sights, useful for seeing what a seated van tour or a self-driven day covers before booking either.
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Practical framing for planning around this table: timing, driving and what a first visit tends to miss.
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A visual tour of the red rock scenery that jeep, van and hiking tours on this page all sell a version of.
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Reviewed Q3 2026 (July–September 2026); next review Q4 2026. Prices, hours and terms are set by the venue or operator and confirmed at checkout.
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