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Dreamcatcher Evening Experience in Monument Valley

Dreamcatcher Evening Experience in Monument Valley

Overview

Experience the enchantment of Monument Valley and immerse yourself in the Navajo culture with a homegrown guide!

The Dreamcatcher tour package is a 4 hour evening Navajo guided tour. It starts with a 2.5 hour evening Sunset tour through the iconic landscape of Monument Valley and allows you to explore backcountry routes and restricted areas. After the Sunset Tour a traditional Navajo dinner will await you deep in the valley close to Rain God Mesa. The tour will conclude with a special entertainment program during which you can enjoy some traditional dancing, chanting(singing), drumming and storytelling while sitting around a campfire under the stars.

City: Monument Valley

Mon 23 Dec

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Starting at $135.00

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Mon 23 Dec

Starting at $135.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Open-air vehicle or enclosed van (depending on weather conditions)

Bottled water

Live entertainment program

Dinner

Local Navajo guide (english speaking)

Fuel surcharge

Traditional Navajo dinner incl. drinks

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
A minimum of 2 people per booking
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Face masks provided for travellers
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff

What To Expect

Simpson's Trailhandler Tours

Participation in the Dreamcatcher tour adventure offers the perfect way to learn about the Navajo culture and to experience all the beauty and magic of Monument Valley! During the 2.5 hour tour you will visit sites such as the amazing Big Hogan arch, the Sun's Eye arch and ancient petroglyphs (rock art), the Ear of the Wind arch, the famous Totem Pole and Yei bi chei rock formations, John Fords Point and many more. You will also visit a traditional Navajo Hogan where you can witness the Navajo prepare their wool and demonstrate their craft of rug weaving! As the sun begins to fade in the west and the stars begin to fill the Monument Valley skies, you will then visit the scenic setting of Rain God Mesa where our Navajo cooks will prepare traditional Navajo tacos with homemade frybread and grill steaks over a campfire.This night you will be able to enjoy your dinner in the greatest outdoor setting you can imagine! The evening will continue with a special Navajo cultural entertainment program. A Navajo dancer dressed in full regalia, will perform various dances while a master of ceremonies drums and chants and tells stories near an open campfire, and under a sky full of Monument Valley stars! This evening Dreamcatcher tour adventure with the Navajo guided valley tour, the special Navajo dinner and cultural entertainment has a total duration of four hours.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (82)

CDS5457

Oct 2022

We chose Simpson Tours as they offered a late afternoon tour, which fit in with our drive to Monument Valley from Mesa Verde. They offered both a standard 2 hour tour as well as a 4 hour “Dreamcatcher Tour” which included the 2 hour tour as well as a Navajo dinner, cultural focus, and music and dancing. I called the owner, Ralph, a few days ahead of time and he explained the tours in great detail. We did the Dreamcatcher, and this was a true highlight of our 2 1/2 week Grand Circle trip! Jamie, our guide, drove us in an open truck around the standard monuments, as well as into the backcountry areas accessible only to the Native American guides. He was full of humorous anecdotes, and took us to amazing vistas, rock formations, petroglyphs, and other sites we never imagined finding in Monument Valley. The last half of the tour was at the base of a cliff with a campfire and Navajo Tacos, much of which was cooked over the fire. This was probably the tastiest meal we had on our trip. After dinner, Harold Simpson, the founder of Simpson Tours, came and discussed Navajo heritage and life, both past and present, and this was followed by amazing drumming, chanting, and dancing by Harold and Jamie. Don’t miss this tour. Simpson Tours does an incredible job for a very reasonable price.

Laurelnd

Oct 2022

We enjoyed this evening tour and going off the main road so we saw things you can only see with a Navaho guide. We did the drive the day before on our own and glad we did because this tour does not take you to everything you can see on your own. When you get to the Navaho Welcome Center go ahead and buy your entrance tickets. Then check in with your driver. Our tour guide was Cody. We let him know we had bought our tickets and he told us to drive up to The View hotel and he would meet us there. On your way up you will stop to show your entrance tickets. When you get to the hotel park in the lot to the right. That is where the tour trucks pick people up. If you park in the left lot, you’ll just need to walk a short distance to get to the pick up lot. Cody was very informative. As the sun is going down, Cody will drive you to a picnic area where you will get dinner. The beef was so tough, you can barely chew it. The fry bread was good and had beans and cheese. We enjoyed the performance. We stayed at Goulding’s Lodge, so it was a close and convenient drive back to our room.

buffykc

Oct 2022

Great tour - our guide Cory was funny and had a wonderful sense of humour- he went out of his way to show us new things Then we were delighted with the traditional dinner served to us - which also included a dance and sing session Great night