Get inside the Canyon, don't just stay on the rim. The guides - we used Beauty Way Tours 928-674-3772, but we hear others are very good - provide the background information that makes the Canyon into a living historical place and you get to be so close to it.
Interesting scenery, ruins, etc. You definitely will benefit from a good guide like Leander Staley from de Chelly Tours so that you get lots of background and current info.
I loved the stories about the canyon, and how it got it's name. We were below in the canyon, looking up at the ruins. Standing in working farms
We took both the four hour private jeep trip and then spent the rest of the day doing the Rim drive. The South Rim is particularly interesting.
On the North Rim. We did this drive first.The views and the informative posts were great. It was a great visit.
We toured Canyon del Muerto in order to see Spider Rock. Oscar Bia's Ancient Canyon Tours took us there on a 4 hour tour. A must to see if you are touring Canyon de Chelly.
We visited this canyon with our Navajo guide, Leander Staley. I can't even begin to describe how wonderful this journey was but it's something everyone should do. There are numerous ruins and pictographs to see, including Antelope House. Wow!
We did an all day jeep tour with Changing Woman. You really must see the canyon from the floor - lots of petroglyphs, ruins, stories and the Mummy Cave is not to be missed.
This is a beautiful part of Canyon de Chelles. The sheer walls are significantly higher than in other parts that we traveled through. There is also a lot of history of this part of the canyon.
Beautiful scenery like the rest of it. Love the natural viewpoints, without metal railings everywhere (but be careful if you are afraid of heights!) Hard to imagine the cruelty on those cliffs.