About Ken's Lower Antelope Canyon Tours
The Full Story of Ken's Tours
Kenneth and Emily Young started taking tours in 1992. At the time, Kenneth and his siblings took turns daily to take tours down into Lower Antelope Canyon. In 1994, Kenneth and Emily established Ken’s Tours LLC.
August of 1997, 11 people tragically perished during a flash flood at Lower Antelope. Kenneth’s brother and wife were taking tours that fateful day. Navajo Nation closed down the area to visitors for a year. Due to national coverage of the accident, Lower Antelope became a site of interest, and people started to trespass into the canyon. This led to vandalism and desecration of the area- people built campfires inside, which caused smoke stains on canyon walls, trash left behind, graffiti etched into canyon walls, and worse.
Navajo Nation then visited Kenneth and Emily directly to ask them to open up tours again so they could watch over and preserve Lower Antelope Canyon. Kenneth had one condition- he would do so if they allowed him to build metal stairwells bolted into the canyon walls throughout the canyon to allow for an exit and quicker, safer passage throughout. Navajo Nation gave Kenneth the permission to build the stairwells.
Kenneth, his son Kenny Young, and son-in-law Lloyd Pahi built the original stairwells, and shortly after, they were allowed as a sole operator for Lower Antelope and re-opened their business as Ken’s Tours. Since then, one other operator was allowed to open their business at Lower Antelope, Lower Antelope Canyon Tours, operated by Kenneth’s sister, Dixie Ellis.
Together, they work closely to ensure the canyon and area are protected and preserved while allowing safe and informative tours on Lower Antelope Canyon’s importance and cultural significance to the Navajo Nation.
Over the years, Lower Antelope Canyon has become a favorite gathering place for photographers, tourists, and visitors from around the world because views in Lower Antelope Canyon change constantly as the sun moves across the sky, filtering lights softly across the stone walls.
Learn more about visiting is Hasdeztwazi or “Spiral Rock Arches” in the Navajo language.
This incredible canyon has been created over millions of years by the relentless forces of water and wind, slowly carving and sculpting the sandstone into forms, textures, and shapes that we observe today.
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“Our Mission is to protect, preserve and manage tribal parks, monuments and recreation areas for the perpetual enjoyment and benefit of the Navajo Nation – the spectacular landscapes, buttes, canyons, clean air, diversity of plants and wildlife, and areas of beauty and solitude.”
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General Tour
Take a guided tour through Lower Antelope Canyon. Learn about the geology, history, and culture of the Navajo people who live near the canyon.
Deluxe Tour
Enjoy a guided tour learning about the geology, history of Lower Antelope Canyon, and hear about the culture of local Navajo people.
Combination Package
Choose from the half-day, full-day, or 2-day bundle. A Half day could include a guided walking tour through Lower Antelope Canyon operated by Ken's Tours.
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