Grand Canyon Tours from Las Vegas2 Day Grand Canyon Tour from Las Vegas: Zion, Antelope Canyon and the South Rim
This 2 day Grand Canyon tour from Las Vegas is the only overnight listing in the catalog, and it does more than the canyon. MaxTour runs it in a minivan capped at 14 people across two days and one hotel night in Arizona. Day one covers Zion National Park, Lower Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend. Day two reaches the Grand Canyon South Rim, the actual national park, then follows a stretch of Route 66 through Williams and Seligman before the evening drive back. The ticket is $399.99 per person with about $30 in service fees added at checkout. This page breaks down what that buys, what it does not, and which travellers should pick something else. See all Grand Canyon tours from Las Vegas side by side.
About This Tour
MaxTour's two-day trip packs five Southwest stops into 48 hours in an air-conditioned minivan for up to 14 people. Hotel pickup and drop-off in Las Vegas are included for hotels within 2 miles of the Strip and Downtown, with pickups starting 30 to 60 minutes before the tour time on the morning of day one. You return to Las Vegas in the evening of day two.
The route links Zion National Park, Lower Antelope Canyon with a certified local Navajo guide, Horseshoe Bend, the Grand Canyon South Rim and Route 66. A hotel night in Arizona is included, one room per booking, priced for 1, 2, 3 or 4 people sharing. Breakfast, bottled water and the Horseshoe Bend and Lower Antelope Canyon entrance fees are in the price.
$399.99 per person, plus about $30 in extra service fees added at checkout for the MaxTour tour guide. Rated 5.0 from 806 reviews on Viator.
2 days and 1 night. Departure is on the morning of day one and return to Las Vegas is in the evening of day two.
Hotel pickup included for hotels within 2 miles of the Las Vegas Strip and Downtown. Pickups commence 30 to 60 minutes before the tour time.
Air-conditioned minivan, up to 14 travellers. One hotel room per booking in Arizona, priced for 1, 2, 3 or 4 sharing. No suitcases, soft bags and backpacks only.
Zion National Park, Lower Antelope Canyon (entrance fee included, guided by a certified local Navajo guide), Horseshoe Bend (fee included), the Grand Canyon South Rim and a Route 66 stretch through Williams and Seligman. Breakfast and bottled water included.
Not included: lunch and dinner, the guide service fee, and the National Park entrance fee for non-US residents, collected in-destination. Free cancellation 6 full days before departure, 50% between 2 and 6 days, 0% within 2 days.
Check Dates and Availability
Four room-share options are sold: 1, 2, 3 or 4 people sharing one hotel room, each with pickup included. Check live dates and prices on the booking panel below.
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Quick answer The short answer
This 2 day Grand Canyon tour from Las Vegas costs $399.99 per person plus about $30 in service fees at checkout, runs 2 days with 1 hotel night, and carries a 5.0 rating from 806 reviews. It is the longest tour in the catalog.
Key takeaways
- Day 1 is Zion, Lower Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend. Day 2 is the Grand Canyon South Rim and Route 66. See what the day is really like.
- Breakfast, two entrance fees and the hotel are included. Lunch, dinner and the guide service fee are not. The table in what the price actually covers lists every line.
- Not fit for suitcases, wheelchairs, pregnancy or recent spinal injuries. Check who this tour rules out before booking.
- If two days is more than you need, the South Rim day trip covers the national park in 14 hours.
What the Price Actually Covers
The sticker price is $399.99 per person, but the real cost is higher, and the list of what is not included is worth reading before you book.
In the Price
Your $399.99 buys transport by air-conditioned minivan for up to 14 people, hotel pickup and drop-off in Las Vegas, one night of overnight accommodation in Arizona, breakfast, bottled water, the Horseshoe Bend entrance fee and the Lower Antelope Canyon entrance fee, which comes with a guided tour by a certified local Navajo guide. Park admission to Zion National Park and Grand Canyon National Park is part of the route.
The listing adds about $30 in extra service-fee charges at checkout for the MaxTour tour guide, so budget roughly $430 all in before meals. The from-price shown on some booking pages is $429.99 for the 1-person room option, since a solo traveller does not share the hotel cost.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off, Las Vegas
- Air-conditioned minivan, up to 14 people
- 1 night hotel in Arizona, one room per booking
- Breakfast and bottled water
- Lower Antelope Canyon entrance fee with a certified Navajo guide
- Horseshoe Bend entrance fee
Not in the Price
Lunch and dinner are excluded on both days. The guide gives you time to eat and points out recommended local restaurants, so carry cash or a card for two lunches, one dinner and anything you buy in Williams and Seligman. The guide service fee, the roughly $30 added at checkout, is also a line of its own.
Non-US residents aged 16 and over pay an extra $100 per person National Park entrance fee at the South Rim, collected in-destination and not at the time of booking. Tips for the guide are not mentioned either way in the listing, so treat them as possible.
- Lunch and dinner on both days
- Guide service fee, about $30, added at checkout
- National Park entrance fee for non-US residents, $100 per person aged 16+, paid in-destination
- Gratuities, not stated in the listing
How This Rim Compares on Cost
This tour reaches the South Rim, the national park, and adds Antelope Canyon and Zion on top. It never goes to the West Rim, so there is no Skywalk and no Grand Canyon West admission to compare. For reference, Grand Canyon West on Hualapai tribal land sells its own All-Access Pass at $99 per person, which includes the Skywalk, the zipline and the viewpoint shuttle.
Day tours to that rim start from $94 with the West Rim bus day.
| Line | In the price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tour price | Yes | $399.99 per person |
| Guide service fee | No | About $30 added at checkout |
| Lower Antelope Canyon fee | Yes | With a certified local Navajo guide |
| Horseshoe Bend fee | Yes | |
| Hotel night in Arizona | Yes | One room per booking, 1 to 4 sharing |
| Breakfast | Yes | Bottled water included too |
| Lunch and dinner | No | Guide points out local restaurants |
| $100 non-US resident park fee | No | Collected in-destination at the South Rim |
| Skywalk | No | This tour does not visit the West Rim |
Sources: Viator listing, NPS fees
Cloud and snow wrap the sandstone cliffs of Zion National Park along the route east of Las Vegas. Photo: Daniel Olah (danesduet10), CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
What the Day Is Really Like
The listing splits the trip into two days: Zion, Lower Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend on day one, the Grand Canyon South Rim and Route 66 on day two.
Getting Out of Las Vegas
Pickups commence 30 to 60 minutes before the tour time, at hotels within 2 miles of the Las Vegas Strip and Downtown. You leave in the morning in the minivan. There is no Hoover Dam stop on this route.
Day one is a long driving day through Utah and Arizona, so the van fills the gaps between stops.
- No suitcases on board, soft bags and backpacks only
- Breakfast is included, lunch is a stop the guide arranges
Day One: Zion, Lower Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend
In Zion National Park the itinerary includes the Watchman Trail hike for views over Zion Canyon, a stop at the Visitor Center for the park's natural and cultural history, and Checkerboard Mesa with its patterned rock face. Then comes Lower Antelope Canyon, walked with a certified local Navajo guide through narrow passageways and lit sandstone walls. Horseshoe Bend closes the day, the overlook where the Colorado River loops a full bend below.
After that the group checks into the included hotel night in Arizona. Exact clock times are not published in the listing, so treat the order as fixed and the hours as flexible.
Day Two: the South Rim, Then Route 66
The drive from the hotel area to the South Rim area is the longest leg of the trip. A routing engine puts Las Vegas to the South Rim at Grand Canyon Village at about 276 miles and about 5 hours 19 minutes without stops. On day two you start closer, but the whole loop back to Las Vegas still eats the afternoon and evening. At the canyon the itinerary names three overlooks: Grandview Point, Yavapai Point and Lipan Point, described as scenic and less-crowded spots where the guide talks about the canyon's formation and geology. There is no fixed rim time published for this tour, unlike the 3 hours that the South Rim bus day allows.
The return runs along a stretch of Route 66. Lunch is planned in Williams, a Route 66 town with diners, then a photo stop, then Seligman with vintage cars, murals and souvenir shops. Arizona keeps the same clock as Las Vegas from March to early November and runs one hour ahead from November to March, so your watch rarely needs changing on this route.
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Who This Tour Rules Out
The listing is blunt about who should not book, and the exclusions are stricter than on the one-day trips in Grand Canyon day tours from Las Vegas.
Health and Fitness Limits
Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness. The listing is not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries, pregnant travellers, or those with poor cardiovascular health. Two days of hiking steps, canyon walks and long van legs is the reason.
No minimum age is stated and the booking ages run 0 to 99.
- Not recommended: spinal injuries
- Not recommended: pregnancy
- Not recommended: poor cardiovascular health
- Moderate fitness expected for the Watchman Trail and the Antelope walk
Mobility and Luggage
The tour is not suitable for wheelchair users. Suitcases are banned outright: the listing says if you bring a suitcase you will not be allowed to join the tour. Backpacks and other soft-style bags are allowed.
That matters if you are flying out of Las Vegas with checked luggage, so leave big bags at your hotel storage and pack two days into a soft bag.
- Wheelchair users: not suitable
- Suitcases: not allowed, you will be refused boarding
- Backpacks and soft bags: allowed
Weather and Altitude
The South Rim sits at 7,000 feet (2,134 m), and the National Park Service warns that walking at this elevation can be strenuous. Summer thunderstorms with lightning run July through September at the South Rim. Lower Antelope Canyon can close for flash flood risk, which is the guide's call, not yours.
If two days sounds like too much, the sunrise Antelope Canyon day compresses similar stops into 18 hours, while travellers who want a short day should look at the West Rim small-group trip instead.
Horseshoe Bend loops the Colorado River around a sheer rock fin near Page. Photo: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What to Settle Before You Book
Five things to check off before you pay: the cancellation clock, your room option, your meals, your bag and the small print on fees.
The Cancellation Terms
Cancel at least 6 full days before departure for a full refund. Between 2 and 6 days out you get 50% back. Within 2 days you get 0%.
That is far stricter than the 24-hour free cancellation on most one-day listings here, so only book once your Las Vegas plans are firm. Weather cancellations by the operator are refundable.
Confirm with the Seller
Ask your exact hotel pickup time, since pickups commence 30 to 60 minutes before the tour time and only cover hotels within 2 miles of the Strip and Downtown. Confirm which room-share option you bought: 1, 2, 3 or 4 people in one room changes the from-price. Ask where the day-two lunch stop falls if you have dietary needs, because lunch and dinner are not included and no menu is published.
What to Bring and What to Leave
Bring a backpack or soft bag only, water and sun protection, and shoes you can hike the Watchman Trail in. There are no Skywalk locker rules here because this tour does not visit the West Rim, but Lower Antelope Canyon has its own restrictions set by the Navajo operator. Non-US residents should carry passport details for the $100 National Park fee collected in-destination at the South Rim.
Leave suitcases at your hotel, because the listing refuses them at boarding.
What Can Change on the Day
Weather is the main variable. Summer thunderstorms with lightning hit the South Rim from July through September, and flash flood risk can close Lower Antelope Canyon. The tour can be cancelled for bad weather with a full refund or reschedule.
Build slack into any plan that depends on an exact return time on the evening of day two.
Itinerary: Two Days from Las Vegas
The listing publishes the stop order but not exact clock times, so the phases below follow its own day plan.
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Morning, day 1
Las Vegas hotel pickup
Pickups commence 30 to 60 minutes before the tour time at hotels within 2 miles of the Strip and Downtown. Board the air-conditioned minivan with your soft bag.
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Morning to midday, day 1
Zion National Park
Hike the Watchman Trail for views over Zion Canyon, stop at the Visitor Center, and see the patterned rock of Checkerboard Mesa.
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Afternoon, day 1
Lower Antelope Canyon
A guided walk through the narrow sandstone passageways with a certified local Navajo guide. The entrance fee is included.
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Late afternoon, day 1
Horseshoe Bend
The overlook above the Colorado River's full horseshoe loop. Entrance fee included. Meals today are on you, with restaurant stops the guide recommends.
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Evening, day 1
Hotel night in Arizona
Check in to the included overnight accommodation, one room per booking, priced for 1 to 4 people sharing.
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Morning to midday, day 2
Grand Canyon South Rim
Drive to the national park for stops at Grandview Point, Yavapai Point and Lipan Point, with the guide covering the canyon's geology and history. Breakfast is included today.
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Afternoon, day 2
Route 66: Williams and Seligman
Lunch in Williams, a Route 66 town of diners, then a photo stop, then Seligman with vintage cars, murals and souvenir shops.
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Evening, day 2
Return to Las Vegas
The minivan runs back to Las Vegas for evening hotel drop-off, within the same 2-mile pickup zone.
Pros and Cons
An honest read of this listing against the other Grand Canyon tours from Las Vegas.
What we genuinely like
- Five Southwest stops in one booking: Zion, Lower Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend, the Grand Canyon South Rim and Route 66
- Small group, up to 14 in a minivan, instead of a 57-seat coach
- Hotel night in Arizona included, one room per booking
- Breakfast, bottled water and both Antelope and Horseshoe Bend entrance fees included
- Rated 5.0 across 806 verified reviews on Viator
- Cuts the Las Vegas to South Rim drive of about 5 hours 19 minutes into two days instead of one
The honest downsides
- About $30 in guide service fees is added at checkout on top of the $399.99 ticket, and non-US residents add another $100 each in park fees
- Lunch and dinner on both days are not included and no meal budget is published
- Free cancellation needs 6 full days, far stricter than the 24-hour terms on the one-day tours
- Suitcases are banned, so anyone joining straight from an airport trip has a problem
- No exact rim time at the South Rim is published, unlike the 3 hours stated on the South Rim bus day
- It is the catalog's longest tour at 2 full days, which is a cost as much as a feature
Who it's NOT for: Not for wheelchair users, pregnant travellers, anyone with a recent spinal injury or poor cardiovascular health, or travellers who need to cancel inside 6 days.
Questions About This Two-Day Tour
How much does this 2 day Grand Canyon tour from Las Vegas cost?
The ticket is $399.99 per person, with about $30 in guide service fees added at checkout, and a from-price of $429.99 for the solo-room option. Non-US residents add the $100 park fee in-destination. The cost lines are set out in what the price actually covers.
Does this tour include the Skywalk?
No. The tour visits the South Rim, which is the national park, and the Skywalk sits at the West Rim on Hualapai tribal land, a separate destination this route never reaches. See our Skywalk explainer for how the glass bridge works on West Rim tours.
Is there a 3-day tour from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon?
Not in this catalog. The longest listing is this two-day trip, and the nearest alternatives in length are the 18-hour sunrise Antelope Canyon day and the 14 to 16 hour South Rim bus days.
What hotel is the night in, and who shares the room?
The listing includes one hotel room per booking in Arizona but does not name the property. Several options are sold, for 1, 2, 3 or 4 people sharing, each with pickup included. Compare the room choices on the booking page.
Can I cancel if my plans change?
Cancel 6 full days before departure for a full refund, 50% between 2 and 6 days, and 0% inside 2 days. That is much stricter than the 24-hour terms on the one-day West Rim tours such as the two-meal bus day.
Do I need to be fit to join?
Yes, at least a moderate level of fitness. The Watchman Trail hike, the Antelope Canyon walk and the overlook stops add up, and the listing warns against booking for spinal injuries, poor cardiovascular health or pregnancy. The full limits are listed in who this tour rules out.
How does this compare with a one-day South Rim trip?
This tour spreads the roughly 276-mile drive to the South Rim over two days and adds Zion, Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend, at $399.99 plus fees. The one-day South Rim tour with lunch does the park alone in 14 hours from $124.
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