One-Day Private Grand Canyon National Park/Sedona tour from Phoenix-Scottsdale

Recommended by 98% of travelers

Phoenix, USA

13 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Visit the Grand Canyon on this full-day tour from Phoenix. On the way, pass through San Francisco Peaks and the Navajo Reservation, and stop for lunch at the Cameron Trading Post. In the Grand Canyon, travel 25 miles (40km) along the South Rim, taking in Grand Canyon Village, the historic El Tovar Hotel, and several lookout points on South Rim Drive. Includes guide, transportation, and pickup and drop-off from select hotels in Phoenix and Scottsdale.

Full-day tour of Grand Canyon National Park from Phoenix
Take in the Grand Canyon from South Rim Drive
Stop at Grand Canyon Village, El Tovar Hotel, and the Cameron Trading Post
Includes guide, and pickup and drop-off from Phoenix and Scottsdale

What's Included

Fully guided tour
National Park fees
Local professional guide
Bottled water
Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected pick up area - Phoenix/Scottsdale)

Lunch
Dinner
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

We pick up at centrally located hotels in Phoenix and Scottsdale. Please call to verify if your hotel is in our pick up area.

Operating hours
.7:00 am

Itinerary

Camp Verde Visitor Center

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

San Francisco Peaks (Pass By)

Coconino National Forest (Pass By)

Cameron Trading Post

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Little Colorado River Overlook

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Grand Canyon South Rim

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Camp Verde Visitor Center

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Children must be accompanied by an adult (sorry, no infants)
Not wheelchair accessible
Not responsible for viewing conditions at sites visited and reserve the right to alter itinerary or cancel tour due to weather (snow) and road conditions.

No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Alan_A

We decided to take the tour from Phoenix so we could relax and take in the scenery, and are so glad that we did. Our tour guide/driver Howard had a never ending supply of knowledge about all of the areas that we passed through, as well as the Grand Canyon. We learned so much, saw more out of the way places that we would not have known about on our own, and ate lunch at a great restaurant with local flavor. A long trip that went by all too fast.

Reviews

4.9

based on 329 reviews

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Our tour guide Howards...

Louise_B, Nov 2022

Our tour guide Howards was exceptional he went above and beyond! He was very flexible and gave us a tour better than we could have imagined!

The sites and the very informative tour guide named Mike

Ericka_S, Mar 2020

Excellent tour and ride to the Grand Canyon from Tempe, Arizona. Very pleasant and informative tour guide and breathtaking views.

Great experience

Barbara_D, Mar 2020

Great tour. Guide Chris provides a good balance of facts and anecdotes. Not boring or scripted. He always made sure our group knew plan of what we were Doing and taken care of. Glad this tour focuses on the Canyon so we could spend more time there. Well worth it and would do it again.

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MGoldberg, Mar 2020

Chris was a great guide! very friendly, informative, helpful with picture taking as well! I would definitely recommend this tour!

Response from Host, Mar 2020

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, Chris is our newest team member and he is doing a great job???

The perfect day!

ablack08, Feb 2020

We had a wonderful experience with this tour! Our tour guide Will was very knowledgable and always made sure everyone was comfortable and safe throughout the day. He is also an amazing photographer which really comes in handy when trying to capture the beauty of the Canyon! We couldn't have asked for a better day trip from Phoenix!

Response from Host, Feb 2020

Thank you so much for leaving this great review and letting you know that you had "The Perfect Day" at the Grand Canyon with Will. You can tell Will loves showing our guest his office.

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Alan_L, Feb 2020

Howard was knowledgeable and willing to share his knowledge with us. He reacted with the entire group as if he knew us. He was genuinely concerned about our safety comfort and wanted all of us to have the best time.

Response from Host, Feb 2020

Thank you for sharing your day with Howard, our main concern for all of our tours is safety and comfort of all our guest. And of course your fun and excitment for seeing the Grand Canyon.

A must do Tour with Princely

MaryAnne_P, Jan 2020

Princely was an amazing tour guide full of information. It wasn’t part of the itinerary but we went star gazing afterwards. He took some pretty awesome photos too! One of the best tours I’ve ever been on so far!

Response from Host, Feb 2020

So happy to hear you had a great day with Princely. Each tour guide puts their personal touch on the day.

Great experience!!

Julio_C, Jan 2020

It was a great!! Howard was very knowledgable and professional. We had a big group family reunion and everybody enjoyed the trip.

Response from Host, Jan 2020

We are pleased to hear that you all had a great tour with Howard. Thank you for leaving us a great review

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sharlenesuasin, Oct 2019

The tour guide, Mike, (if I am not mistaken) was enthusiastic and accommodating during the entire trip. He gave use enough time to take pictures and provided substantial information about Grand Canyon.

Response from Host, Dec 2019

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. Mike is a great guide and we are happy that he showed you a great day

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bmirow, Oct 2019

Excellent tour. Tour guide super knowledgeable and friendly. Gave an entire history lesson on Arizona on the way there.

Response from Host, Dec 2019

Thank you for leaving us a review. We are happy to hear you had an excellent Tour.

Mother and Daughter Girls Trip

Mabel_B, Oct 2019

My daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed our day trip to the Grand Canyon. Howard was a wonderful guide, very informative and very nice. Howard was gracious enough to take photos of all the people on the tour. The meals were well planned out and rest room breaks were frequent. Lunch in the Navajo Nation, Painted Desert was great. The vistas where we stopped on the tour were great, Howard knew the best ones to visit. We were picked up at a hotel where another passenger was staying and then taken back to our Airbnb when the tour was completed. Great way to see the Grand Canyon. (This was a family trip with my daughter, she is not a teen, but no other option was given by Viator to indicate what type of visit this was)

Response from Host, Dec 2019

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a great review. Glad to hear that you and your daughter had a great trip with Howard.

Must take Grand Canyon tour.

Alan_A, Apr 2019

Breathtaking!!

Warren_T, Jan 2019

Mike was the best tour guide!! So knowledgeable and friendly. Highly recommend!! This is well worth the time and money spent.

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ellen_z, Jul 2018

Our tour guide Mike was fantastic. Somehow he managed to entertain everyone - from my son to the older couple on our tour. He knew every story imaginable for the older adults, every photo spot for me and every good rock to climb for my son.

Well worth the price!

Maria G, Jul 2018

My daughter and I had a wonderful experience touring the Grand Canyon on Memorial weekend. Our guide Howard was wonderful. We learned so much about the area and the flora and fauna. He really added to the experience. I would definitely recommend this tour.

This was fantastic. a full day tour...

Nicole P, Apr 2018

This was fantastic. a full day tour, and our guide was wonderful. Would highly recommend.

Was picked up at my hotel just...

Sara C, Mar 2018

Was picked up at my hotel just before 7AM and back around 9:00PM. It was a great full day tour of the canyon. We stopped at a local tourist restaurant for lunch so plan on spending about 20 for lunch and then having a fast food dinner. It was a nice trip overall.

It all comes down to who your tour...

Patricia L A, Oct 2017

It all comes down to who your tour guide is. This is a very long day and our guide was a born-again Christian who wanted to make sure everyone onboard was saved too. This got old very fast. Also it was very foggy at the Grand Canyon so we didn't get to see much at all except a huge herd of elk who came right up to the van we were traveling in. Someday I'd like to go back since I didn't really get to see the Canyon itself but I will make darn sure I'm not going to be preached to for 12 hours.

The sights were beautiful and would...

David D, Aug 2017

The sights were beautiful and would definitely receive 5 stars plus. However, our bus driver was on his 4th time for this tour and wasn't top notch as we had expected. He only talked when a question was asked for the most part and then didn't always have an answer. He apparently wasn't that familiar with the route, as we turned around often and he had to make phone calls to determine where to go at times. He made us rotate seating all the time even though most didn't care one way or another. And, he was so worried about time without taking into consideration that he had gotten lost countless times that we couldn't stop at our last place. Robert is a nice young man, but perhaps not cut out for this type of work?

Response from Host, Aug 2017

Hi David. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We value your input. Your point about your guide getting lost because he was not prepared is a valid one. We put our guides into our training program and don't let them on their own until they are ready. Robert was obviously not ready. We realized that while he was on tour with you. Your tour was actually Robert's first tour he conducted on his own. When we realized his unpreparedness during your tour we were on the phone with him frequently helping make the day go as smooth as possible. He was put back into our training program and is out on tour again. He is monitored and evaluated each time. We sincerely apologize as we strive to give our guests the best touring experiences and memories possible. Next time you are in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area we hope you will join us on another tour. Jim V - owner.

Excellent trip! Driver/ tourguide was...

Robert K, Jul 2017

Excellent trip! Driver/ tourguide was great. stopped at best places to take pictures. 5

Tour was awesome and guide was very...

Arthur P, Jun 2017

Tour was awesome and guide was very polite and informative! Would highly recommend!!!

A full day of gorgeous scenery and...

b5hall, Jun 2017

A full day of gorgeous scenery and Arizona information. Our guide Howard was professional and knowledgeable and made the 13 hour day pass quickly. He knew the best places to stop for photo opportunities and even took our picture at many of the stops. Lunch was great. Try the Cactus Jack! Yum! Definitely planning a return trip when the canyon has snow.

Such an amazing tour. Will our tour...

Sandra_M, May 2017

Such an amazing tour. Will our tour guide was very knowledgeable about everything- ie birds, animals, mountains, trees. Everything we saw was so interesting. Will really strived for safety at the Canyon and made sure we were on time for pick ups at our stops so that we could spend quality time at all our stops. It was a long day but we saw so much.

Rich, our tour guide, made the trip...

Farrah P, Apr 2017

Rich, our tour guide, made the trip fun and very informative! Although it was a long day, we enjoyed ourselves with the magnificent views of Sedona Red Rocks, Bell Rock, Chapel of the Holy Cross, Navajo Reservation and the Grand Canyon! It was worth it! This was a memorable day for my husband and I!

Our tour guide, Will, was excellent...

Jack H, Mar 2017

Our tour guide, Will, was excellent. He went out of his way to personalise our tour and was very knowledgeable about the geology, history and had local anecdotes form each area we visited. Great tour, great guide and great day!

Great tour from Phoenix through...

John K, Nov 2016

Great tour from Phoenix through Sedona and to the Grand Canyon and back. Pickup was right on time and the driver/guide, Will, was informative and friendly. It makes for a long day but even doing this trip on my own would have taken almost as long and I didn't have to do the driving or research.

It was an amazing experience, small...

Jacobus M, Oct 2016

It was an amazing experience, small group, great tour leader, Howard. All punctual on time. Howard being very enthusiastic and providing lots of information. I would have preferred if he didn't drive so fast and stayed within the speed limit.