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Valley Drive · Backcountry · From $68 (Oct 2026)
Monument Valley Jeep Tour
Two and a half hours in an open-air vehicle with a Navajo guide: the Mittens, John Ford Point and the Totem Pole, then the arches of the backcountry, which are closed to private cars.
Top pick
From
$68
per person · Oct 2026
Free cancellation
- 4.8 / 5 2479+ Reviews
- 2.5 hours Loop + Backcountry
- Navajo Local Guides
- Free Cancellation
The Experience
What the Backcountry Jeep Tour Includes
A Navajo guide, the restricted backcountry, and a song or a flute at the end.
Highlights
- Explore the Monument Valley with a local Navajo guide in an open-air safari vehicle
- Travel into restricted parts of the Monument Valley only accessible on this tour
- Admire iconic landmarks such as West and East Mitten Buttes and the Totem Pole
- Learn about the culture, history and traditions of Navajo Nation
- Enjoy the intimacy of a small-group tour
What's Included
- Local Navajo Guide
- Access to the restricted backcountry of Monument Valley
- Traditional musical performance by your guide
- 6% tax and 3% operational fees included
Good to know: The tour is operated on Utah Time (Mountain Daylight Time), which is one hour ahead of Arizona from March to November. If you are traveling from Arizona please be sure to leave one hour earlier (March 8th to November 1st, 2026) · During peak season (May to October), there’s usually a line to enter the Tribal Park. It can take up to 25 minutes to get in. Please arrive early! · The tour is operated in an open-air safari-style vehicle with a maximum of 12 passengers in warm weather and in an enclosed SUV vehicle with a maximum of 7 people in cold or hot weather · It is recommended to bring a bandana and sunglasses to protect your face from dust and sand · This tour is not suitable for infants aged 1 year or younger or women who are more than 5 months pregnant due to rough terrain · The Tribal Park entry ticket ($10) is not included in the tour price and can be purchased upon entry to the park · Car seats are required for children 2 years and under. Please bring it on tour. · Not Included: Monument Valley Tribal Park entry pass ($10 per person), Food, Tips
How a Monument Valley Jeep Tour Works
Pay the park entry, meet at the visitor center, and climb into the open truck.
Pay the Entry at the Gate
The tribal park entry is $10 a person and is not part of the tour price. National park passes are not accepted. In summer the gate line can take 25 minutes.
Meet Beside The View Hotel
Tours leave from the visitor center area. They run on Navajo Nation time, one hour ahead of the rest of Arizona from March to early November.
Ride the Loop and Beyond
The truck follows the Valley Drive's famous stops, then leaves it for the backcountry arches and petroglyphs that only Navajo-guided tours may enter.
Cover Up for the Dust
The vehicles are open in warm weather and the roads are sand. A hat, sunglasses, water and a scarf for your face make the ride more comfortable.
Photo Gallery
The Backcountry by Jeep
Photos from the backcountry jeep tour listing: the open truck, the Mittens and the arches off the loop.
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Which Monument Valley Jeep Tour?
Three 4x4 tours compared. Prices as listed on GetYourGuide in October 2026.
| Feature | MOST BOOKED Backcountry Jeep Tour | Highlights With Backcountry | Full Day With Mystery Valley |
|---|---|---|---|
| From (October 2026) | $68 per person | $83 per person | $147 per person |
| Length | 2.5 hours | 3.5 hours | 7 hours |
| Extra stops | Backcountry arches, a song by the guide | Ear of the Wind, Ancestral Puebloan ruins, longer photo stops | Everything here plus Mystery Valley and a hogan |
| Rating | 4.8 (2,479 reviews) | 4.8 (595 reviews) | 4.9 (133 reviews) |
| Check Availability | See the Highlights Tour | See the Full Day |
Other 4x4 Tours
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A family-run 4x4 tour, a longer highlights drive for photographers, a quick 1.5-hour loop and a newer backcountry tour.
4X4Monument Valley 4x4 Navajo Guided Tour
This land holds profound significance for the Dineh, also known as the Navajo, who are the dedicated Keepers of Monument Valley.
3.5 HOURSMonument Valley: Highlights Tour with Backcountry Access
Treat yourself to a 3.5 hour tour of Monument Valley with plenty of time at each stop to take the perfect picture and enjoy the views.
SHORTESTMonument Valley: Scenic 1.5-Hour Tour
Explore Monument Valley from the comfort of an Open-Air on this guided tour starting from the Visitor Center.
NEWERMonument Valley: Backcountry Tour with Navajo Guide
Explore Monument Valley’s restricted backcountry on a guided tour. Capture photos at Ear of the Wind, visit Anasazi ruins, and learn Navajo history from a local guide.
The Guide
What a Jeep Tour Covers That Your Own Car Cannot
The loop is open to private cars. The backcountry is not, and the open truck is the way in.
A Monument Valley jeep tour is a two-and-a-half-hour drive with a Navajo guide in an open-air truck, and its point is the backcountry: the arches and rock art off the Valley Drive that private cars may not enter. The most booked one on GetYourGuide is the Backcountry Jeep Tour with Navajo Guide, rated 4.8 out of 5 from 2,479 reviews and from $68 a person (checked October 2026). It takes in the Mittens, the Three Sisters, John Ford Point and the Totem Pole, then turns off the loop for the backcountry, and the guide usually ends with a song.
“Jeep” is the word everyone searches, but most of these tours run in pickup trucks with bench seats and a canopy, or in enclosed vans when it is cold. What matters is who drives. Navajo Nation Parks lists 25 tour operators for the valley, the guides are Navajo, and reviewers name their guide more often than any sight.
What you see that the self-drive loop misses
Drive the 17-mile loop yourself and you get the numbered overlooks: the Mittens and Merrick Butte, Elephant Butte, the Three Sisters, John Ford Point, and Artist’s Point near the end. A jeep tour stops at most of those too. Then it leaves the public road for the parts of the park that only guided tours may enter: Moccasin Arch, Sun’s Eye, the Big Hogan with its natural skylight, Ear of the Wind, and petroglyph panels left by the Ancestral Puebloans who lived here long before the Navajo.
The guide also does the driving on a road that is hard on cars. The park’s own pages call the loop “very rough terrain and deep sand dunes” and bar RVs, motorcycles and large SUVs from it. If you came in a low rental car, a tour is the easier way round.
Which jeep tour to book
| Tour | From | Length | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backcountry Jeep Tour with Navajo Guide | $68 | 2.5 hours | 2,479 |
| Monument Valley 4x4 Navajo Guided Tour | $85 | 2.5 hours | 143 |
| Highlights Tour with Backcountry Access | $83 | 3.5 hours | 595 |
| Scenic 1.5-Hour Tour | $65 | 1.5 hours | 456 |
Per person, as listed on GetYourGuide in October 2026, with the $10 park entry extra.
The 2.5-hour tours cover the same ground. The 3.5-hour highlights tour adds longer photo stops, Ear of the Wind and the Ancestral Puebloan ruins, which suits photographers. The 1.5-hour tour is the loop with a guide and little of the backcountry, so check its stops if the arches are why you are coming.
Time of day
Midday tours are the easiest to book and the hottest. Early morning gives cooler air and long shadows; the last departure of the day is the sunset tour, which runs the same backcountry route in the golden hour and costs a few dollars more. In summer, carry more water than you think you need.
For the whole day, the full-day tour adds Mystery Valley’s cliff dwellings and a hogan visit to the backcountry.
Guest Reviews
What Jeep Tour Guests Say
4.8/5
from 2479 verified guests
"It was a magnificent tour! Our guide, Carol, was very friendly and personable. She told us a lot about the Navajo people, helping us discover the real Monument Valley. Highly recommended!"
"This was the best way to see Monument valley and explore areas not open to the general public. Our guide was so knowledgable, and went above and beyond to provide an unforgettable experience. This was the best tour I have ever booked. Highly recommended for anyone visiting Monument valley."
"We were blown away on this tour. Nate is an excellent guide. He is very interesting, knowledgeable and he gave us a great tour of the valley floor. We cannot say enough about the beauty of the landscape and the way in which Nate connected us to it. Very enriching! Highly recommend."
"It was a wonderful experience – highly recommended. The guide was very kind! He gave us plenty of freedom to take photos and told us a bit about the history of the Navajo Tribe and Monument Valley itself (STUNNING). I highly recommend doing this experience."
"We enjoyed the information on Navajo history and customs which our guide, Marjorie, shared throughout the tour. We especially liked the backcountry sites we missed on an earlier visit to Monument Valley. This is one of the most beautiful, desolate, and awe-inspiring places we have ever visited."
"It was a wonderful experience 😀, very impressive!"
"I enjoyed talking with others on tour while guide drove between stops. Guide was very interesting, knowledgeable and funny. Very glad to enjoy the natural peace of the land."
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See All ReviewsThe Loop and the Backcountry in Two and a Half Hours
The Backcountry Jeep Tour with Navajo Guide is the most booked Monument Valley tour on GetYourGuide: the Valley Drive's buttes plus the arches you cannot reach alone, in an open truck with a small group. Rated 4.8 from 2,479 reviews, from $68 a person as of October 2026 (park entry $10 a person extra), with free cancellation up to 24 hours before. Starting from $68 per person · Oct 2026.
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Monument Valley Jeep Tour FAQ
What to know before booking a jeep tour in Monument Valley.
Most are 2.5 hours; the range is 1.5 hours to 3.5 hours. The 2.5-hour tours cover the Valley Drive's main stops and a stretch of backcountry. The 3.5-hour highlights tour adds longer photo stops, Ear of the Wind and Ancestral Puebloan ruins. For the whole day, the full-day tour adds Mystery Valley.
Usually not: most tours use open-air pickup trucks with bench seats, or enclosed vans in cold weather. The operators call them safari-style vehicles. They are open to the wind and the dust, so bring sunglasses, a hat and a scarf to cover your face on the sandy stretches.
From $65 to $85 a person for 1.5 to 3.5 hours, on GetYourGuide in October 2026. The Backcountry Jeep Tour, the most booked, is from $68. The $10-a-person park entry is paid separately at the gate, and tips for the guide are extra.
The backcountry: Moccasin Arch, Sun's Eye, the Big Hogan, Ear of the Wind and petroglyph panels. These are off the public Valley Drive and open only to Navajo-guided tours. The tours also stop at the loop's famous views, the Mittens, the Three Sisters and John Ford Point.
Mostly not: the tours list the tribal park entry, $10 a person, as an extra paid at the gate. Some operators include taxes and operational fees in the tour price. Check the inclusions for your tour, and bring a card for the gate.
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