Angel's Gate offers a number of options for your Grand Canyon adventure, from its day-long Scenic Rim tours that welcome travelers of all mobility levels to custom overnight backpacking adventures. You will travel in a small group in air-conditioned comfort and enjoy a gourmet lunch. Getting from Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon takes about an hour and a half. Experienced guides bring telescopes to point out details from afar; special permits can be arranged if you'd like a close look at Native petroglyphs.
Sipaulovi Hopi Village Tours are led by Hopi guides and offer a unique insight into Hopi history, culture and modern day life. The tribe's public information officer will direct you to a guide. There are 12 Hopi villages on territory the tribe has occupied for over 1,000 years. You will be touring a living village, so visitors are asked to respect the residents' privacy and recording devices are forbidden. A number of festivals and special events take place throughout the year to which visitors are invited. The Sipaulovi Hopi Village Information Center, which coordinates the tours, is about two hours from Flagstaff.
Detours of Arizona provides one-day tours, multi-day tours and personalized multi-day tours in custom luxury vans with leather captain's chairs. Guides aim to create a "personalized and exciting" experience, according to the organization's website. Featured destinations for one-day tours include Tombstone, Sedona, Scottsdale, the Apache Trail and several Grand Canyon experiences. Multi-day tours include Grand Canyon overnights, Native reservation tours, Monument Valley and the Yellowstone Plateau. The company's headquarters are in Chandler, three hours from Flagstaff, but pickup can be arranged directly from Flagstaff for tour guests.
Discovery Treks specializes in providing "turn key" adventure travel. Guests are provided with state-of-the-art backpacks, tents and sleeping bags. Options vary from five-day backpacking expeditions deep into the wilderness to one-day sightseeing tours of the Grand Canyon rim. Special offerings include a luxury adventure getaway of three days at a posh spa in Sedona, three days of camping at dramatic Havasu Falls, and "Tracks and Trails," a Grand Canyon adventure customized for families and railroad buffs.
