Took the Dreamcatcher Tour that was to include a traditional Navaho dinner, a trip to a traditional Navaho Hogan. And traditional Navaho entertainment
The actual tour through the Monuments was enjoyable, BUT.....after that it went down hill quickly. And the weather was not a factor so no excuse for that. We did not go to the Navaho Hogan to witness any native culture of any sort. When we did pull up to our dinner location, we were not greeted, but told to quickly get in line as we were served by a mother and two young girls, each probably 5 years old. The girls had no idea what to do and the mother had to yell at the girls to settle down a couple of times ( not their fault, they are 5) as they helped serve us. The "meal" was not a traditional Navaho meal, but their fry bread (like pizza dough) with chopped lettuce, cheese with pork n beans on top. There was a piece of meat, super well done, and about 1/4" thick, very tough but tasty because of all the seasonings. More like jerky than a steak. The drinks were warm, cans of soda with no ice in sight.
Finally, the entertainment was one girl dancing, but not in a traditional costume. Sorry it looked like a Halloween costume from Walmart over the jeans she wore out to the dinner site. An older gentleman did chanting as he beat his drum, which was o.k. Three or four songs later he said "That''s it", and it was over except for the ride back. .
Even the dinner area was not more than a well worn picnic table could have been beside a gravel country road somewhere. Certainly not worth the extra money. Just take the driving tour and save your money, The folks on our tour that did not do the dinner got to see the valley right along with and had money in their pocket for a nice dinner.
I just can't see how the other reviews were so positive, I booked because of them. I noticed the other people on our tour were disappointed as well. We should have requested a refund as soon as we got back.