Grand Canyon Sunset Tour
Additional Guests: $250 each
Tour Length: 10 - 11 Hours
* All times are approximate. You are guaranteed 5 hours in the park!
Prices are all-inclusive. Lunch, entrance fees and taxes included!
* This tour is only available May 1 to August 31 to ensure the best weather conditions. We do offer private tours including sunset year-round.
Tour Route & Viewpoints
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Our daily Grand Canyon Sunset Tour is a full day tour (roughly Noon - Sunset)!
Guest pickups begin in Flagstaff at noon and it is approximately a two hour scenic drive to the Grand Canyon South Rim during which we will pick up guests in Williams and Tusayan. Once inside the Park we will continue along East Rim Drive visiting various viewpoints depending on the crowd and guide experience. Our Professional Guides are experts in the most incredible places and the best times to visit viewpoints in Grand Canyon National Park. This guarantees that you will visit incredible viewpoints and have the best sunset viewing possible. We will spend at least 5 hours in the park.
Daily Grand Canyon Day Tour Viewpoints
- Grand Canyon Village - This section of the park contains a number of historic buildings, the Grand Canyon Railway Station, shops and restaurants.
- Yavapai Point - This vista is the most expansive view of Grand Canyon and is home to Herbert Maier's historic Yavapai Observation Station.
- Mather Point - This viewing area is quite extensive - the point has two narrow, railed overlooks built on projecting rocks and is near the Visitor Center.
- Grandview Point - This viewpoint, developed in 1892 by Pete Berry as a copper mining operation, was an original destination for Grand Canyon tours. This viewpoint is reached by a one mile side road, that juts out on a peninsula providing expansive views of the Grand Canyon.
- Moran Point - This viewpoint offers far reaching views along a wide section of the Grand Canyon, approximately between river miles 87 and 72. The point is due south of Cape Royal on the North Rim.
- Tusayan Ruins - The Tusayan Ruins and Museum are excellent places to take a glimpse into the lives of the native peoples of the region. * This is typically where we enjoy our picnic lunch.
- Lipan Point - This vista has the best view of the Colorado River on our Daily Grand Canyon Tour, and is a favorite stop for our guides as well as guests.
- Desert View - This is the easternmost viewpoint at Grand Canyon National Park and home to Mary Colter's historic Desert View Watchtower. The tower was built in 1932, right on the cliff edge and visible for many miles across this part of the Canyon.
Pickup Times & Locations, Sunset Times
For people traveling from Phoenix or Sedona on the day of your tour, we recommend meeting us at the Hampton Inn & Suites West.
There are over 200 Hotels, Bed & Breakfasts, and RV Parks in Flagstaff, Williams, Tusayan, and the Grand Canyon Village. We pick up at all of them, and also can pick up at many Air B&B's if they are easily along the route (call us if you have an Air B&B). That said, your tour will only include up to 10 guests so there will be very few stops on any given tour. We group the tours as best as we can to minimize pickup and drop-off times. Below are the basic pickup times for each town. You will get an exact pickup time when you define your accommodations during the booking process:
Flagstaff: 12:00PM - 12:30PM
Williams: 1:00PM - 1:15PM
Tusayan: 2:00PM - 2:15PM
Grand Canyon Village: 2:15PM - 2:30PM
SUNSET TIMES
Sunset times range from 7:00PM to 7:50PM during the May to August time frame. Sunset is about 7:00PM at the beginning of May and gets later until the Summer Solstice on July 21st when it will be 7:50 PM. After solstice the sunsets get earlier by a few minutes each day until it is back at about 7:00PM on August 31. Our guides will ensure you are in position at the best available viewpoint to watch the sun set and the stars come out.
Drop-off back at your hotel will be largely dependent on the time of sunset and which town you are in. Flagstaff is furthest from the Canyon and could be as late as 10:30PM.