Things to do in  Flagstaff

I cannot brag enough about how excellent Scott was as a guide. There are few things more amusing than listening to someone with a passion speak about it, and Scott’s passion is very clearly the Grand Canyon and Flagstaff. He taught us SO MUCH about the area, everything from Native tribes and Flagstaff history to geology, botany, and astrology. We had more than enough time at each of the viewpoints, and Scott was always happy to take photos for us. He even brought along a telescope and focused it on neat things like the rapids and suspension bridge of the Colorado River below. Lunch was great! Much more than just a simple lunch meat sandwich. Artisan bread with tons of meat on the sandwich with fresh fruit and pasta salad was a huge plus! The bus was brand new and extremely comfortable, and the group was only 7 people as advertised. There were snacks and drinks available at all times. Finally, because of the route Scott drove us, we avoided lines at the entrance to the canyon and got to see completely different scenery on each leg of the journey, which was almost as great as the canyon itself! 12/10! Take this tour and ask for Scott if you can!

Our guide was amazing!! He kept it fun and knew so much We! We had so much fun and it was nice to see the sites in downtown flagstaff!

I would recommend this tour to everyone who wants to see Flagstaff and the Grande Canyon. Our driver/tour guide Chris, was the best. He was knowledgeable about the history of the area and he was fun and entertaining.

My wife and I visited Arizona for the first time this week. We stayed in Sedona, which I recommend, and took the Ultimate Grand Canyon Day Trip. It was our first time to see a National Park on a tour, and the whole experience was beyond our expectations. We could not have seen or learned as much in one day on our own. Our driver/guide, Rick Lee, was extremely knowledgeable, personable, and accommodating. We drove the beautiful Oak Creek Trail from Sedona to Flagstaff. I would not have seen a third of this magnificent scenery if I had driven it myself. On our way to the Grand Canyon, we stopped at the Sunrise Crater National Park where we saw the dormant volcano and walked on the lava flow; we visited Wapatki National Monument and saw ancient American Native ruins. We stopped at the Little Colorado Gorge on our way to the Navajo Nation. There we visited the Cameron Trading Post where Rick had made reservations for us for lunch. We had a delicious meal (included with the tour). We were able to shop while we waited on our food. From the Navajo Nation, we went to the Grand Canyon. We entered through the less crowded East Entrance and visited the Watchtower. From there we made several stops on our way around to the South Rim's including a visit to El Tovar. This was a fantastic tour, and I would highly recommend it to anyone, especially first time visitors to the Grand Canyon. There is so much to see, but I felt like we saw the really interesting sites and received excellent commentary at each one. Best of all, I didn't spend time researching everything trying to decide on what to see and do. We just showed up and let Rick do everything for us.

The tour that we booked with Grand Canyon Adventures was nothing less than EXCELLENT. As it turned out, our small group tour ended up being my wife and myself. To say the least, the entire tour was completely personalized. We were given the unusual opportunity to not only see the sites advertised, but others also on the way to and from The Grand Canyon. Our tour guide Gavin was right on time in picking us up at our Flagstaff hotel. The vehicle was perfect and comfortable. travel refreshments, plenty of drinks and snacks were also offered throughout our tour. At every stop in our tour, our tour guide - Gavin - was very knowledgeable and informative with each site we stopped. We never felt rushed, and my wife and I both felt that the canyon was well presented to us. Gavin even took the time to set up a telescope in two different areas to give us better visuals of those particular areas he was presenting to us. Gavin arranged for us to have lunch at the famous El Tovar Hotel. We were also given very adequate, unrushed shopping time at two different areas. Not to be redundant in our travel to and from The Grand Canyon, two different travel routes were taken which made our entire tour feel fresh. Gavin also took the time to make suggestions of other places near to the Flagstaff area to visit while we were in the area. As you can probably tell, my wife and I really did enjoy our full day of touring. We both most definitely highly recommend the Grand Canyon Adventures small group tour out of Flagstaff, Arizona.

Loved the fact that this was a small group, there were 10 of us in total! We were a group of 4 together, we got picked up on time at the Drury Inn in Flagstaff. Our guide for the day, J.R., was great, full of stories and information about Arizona and the Grand Canyon! The 4 of us choose the helicopter package, which really was amazing to see the Grand Canyon from above. The only wish we had was that our pilot had engaged with us other than saying hello and introducing himself then asking if we were doing ok a couple of times, he didn't do any other talking, it was just music and a narrative on the headsets. But the view was fantastic! After that it was off to the Grand Canyon, J.R. took us to many spots all just a beautiful as the next, and a nice surprise from him, he had a telescope and met us down one of the trails and showed us lots of cool stuff looking through the telescope! The place he took us for lunch had something for everyone and was very well run, and the food was good. J.R. did not hesitate to stop on the side of the road when he saw something cool he thought we would like and let us all have a look again with the telescope We saw many different areas throughout the South Rim each one as breathtaking as the next. We would and will highly recommend this tour and also J.R., there was never a dull moment with him!

This is a terrific way to tour the Grand Canyon. Our guide confirmed our pick up time at Flagstaff the day before. He was prompt to pick us up at the hotel. Eduardo was very knowledgable about the history of the Grand Canyon as well as the entire culture both past and present of the surrounding area. He gave us adequate time to tour at the drop off points and kept the entire group on scheduling by defining the time to return to the van. The tour was well organized and allowed us to enjoy the sights. This is a great way to see the south rim of the Grand Canyon.

This was my wife and myself first visit to the Grand Canyon. It is an amazing spectacle hard to take in the size of the canyon and the time it took to create it. We made up the whole small group so it was like a private tour. Scott, our guide, was awesome sharing his wealth of knowledge about the history and geology of the park and really the whole Flagstaff area. He was both engaging and offered us time to explore parts of the park on our own. We hiked along the rim, near the village, on a paved path for about a mile or so and got to explore the watch tower on our own too. We brought binoculars and cameras with zoom lenses along with us, and Scott set up his spotting scope for us to view the more detailed and distant sites. This was well worth the cost and much more informative than trying to visit the Grand Canyon on you own. Great experience!!!

We're normally do it yourself tourists, but this was a unique event and time for us. My new replacement right knee was less than 4 weeks old so we really were confident that leaving the driving maybe a total of 250 miles...from Sedona to Cameron to the East Entrance to the South Rim and back to Sedona, parking, and story telling to an experienced tour guide would be a wise, practical, and more enjoyable event on Monday, Labor Day, 2016. We were correct on all points. The tour group was small, the participants were friendly and nice friends for the day, the tour vehicle was a spacious, comfortable small tour bus, every detail pickup time, interim stops, and end time was accurate, and we didn't have to do ANYTHING but sit, look, relax, listen, learn, and get on/off when we were told to do so. Stops going north, at the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, followed by the Wupatki National Monument, were fun bonuses which made the morning drive to Cameron for lunch a well-paced one that really added fidelity to our understanding of the territory and people groups around Flagstaff and adjacent to the Canyon's south rim. I can only describe the Cameron Trading Post, east of the South Rim's East Entrance, as a cousin to Wall Drugs in South Dakota, located just north of the Badlands National Park. We had plenty of time for sightseeing at the Post, and the delicious lunch, cost, and tip were included in the tour fee. Overall, I believe that this method really worked for us as a couple at this stage of our empty-nesters life. We've visited the Grand Canyon's south and north rims several times earlier in our marriage, and for us, now, this was a very relaxing way to see the South Rim from a week's vacation centered on Sedona since all of this day trip's stop and go driving, and finding parking spots, were in the hands of a very smart, insight-filled, personable gentleman who knows the routine like the back of his hand. He was Quite Deserving of the tip that we gave him upon the trip's end handled by him very tactfully, and I believe every couple on the tour felt the same way. Final thought: this was our first viator experience. We were therefore able to take advantage of the first time pricing discount. We booked the tour on line from Indianapolis and spoke concurrently on the phone several weeks earlier with the helpful viator staff as we discussed options for Grand Canyon tours from Sedona. We will patronize viator again in the future as this was a fully satisfying initial experience.

So glad we booked this tour to introduce my husband and daughter to the Grand Canyon. Prompt actually early, which was great pick up from our hotel in Flagstaff. We enjoyed the small group in a comfortable van and felt we had great personal attention. Kris was a fantastic tour guide with so many wonderful stories about the landscape, the history, the people and the culture. Saw the area through a very different lens that if we had done this on our own. October was a perfect month to visit cool crisp morning and warm sun by afternoon. Enjoyed the stops along the way and the various views of the Grand Canyon. My last visit was 40 years ago and the sights continue to be magnificent and inspiring.

I really can't say enough great things about this tour. This was a really informative and wonderful tour. We saw such a variety of beautiful and historical places, places we might not have seen had we toured Arizona ourself. The tour guide was great too, very knowledgable and funny. It was a cold morning so he had blankets in the van for anyone who wanted them to keep warm which was very nice. The food at the trading post was delicious. I had Navajo Stew which was very flavorful and filling. Then the trading post itself had many cool little items for gifts or yourself. I also think that this time of year is the best time for the tour. There are a lot less people than there are during the peak tour times of summer. There were no lines for anything and it was very easy to see all parts of the canyon and the Wupatki ruins because there weren't many people competing for the prime views. It was a great full day which gave way to many fun stories and incredible pictures for home. I highly recommend that anyone in the Flagstaff or Sedona area take this tour.