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A hike through Lower Antelope Canyon is high on the bucket list of travelholics the world over. While the scenery inside the Canyon is unmatched, the hiking portion of the visit can be intimidating.  Foremost on the minds of most visitors: The stairs. There are many differences between Lower and Upper Antelope Canyon, however, they are separate sections of the same canyon. The biggest difference in touring one over the other is how you enter and walk through the canyon. Upper Antelope Canyon has a wide, flat opening that you can walk straight into. The trip is flat and easy to navigate. What are the stairs like? Lower Antelope Canyon has a set of stairs that lead into the canyon. There are 5 sets of stairs with about 70 steps in total. The third flight of stairs is steeper than most stairs, however, there are sturdy handrails on both sides to help you down. After you reach the bottom of the last of the five flights of stairs, it is a slow climb to get out of the canyon. There are about 4 more medium flights of stairs and a few small flights of 4-5 stairs going up. In total, there are about 130 steps inside Lower Antelope Canyon. They are all made of metal, and the longer sections have sturdy handrails on both sides.  Here are some more photos of the stairs. These are stairs you have to descend. These are stairs in the middle of the canyon you have to climb. The Stairs as Part of the Adventure The stairs definitely add some excitement to the journey through the canyon. The first impression of climbing down into a canyon feels like you are entering a secret location. The rest of the path finds you climbing more stairs, scrambling

Antelope Canyon is fast becoming one of the most popular destinations in Arizona and the American West. Unlike the major National Parks like the Grand Canyon and Zion National Park, there are hard caps on the amount of guests that can enter Antelope Canyon every day.  All guests need a ticket, and tickets can sell out early. If you are planning on showing up and purchasing a ticket on the day of your tour, you might be sorely disappointed.  Despite this reality, there will be people showing up to do just this every day, finding out the tickets are sold  out, and belatedly jumping on Google to do some research. When all the Antelope Canyon tickets are sold out, what should you do?  Make Sure They Are Really Sold Out There are 6 companies that give tours of Antelope Canyon, 4 at Upper Antelope Canyon and 2 at Lower Antelope Canyon. When one is sold out, another can still have some tickets available. Before you panic, you need to check these websites to see if they have any tickets left: Lower Antelope Canyon: Kens Tours: https://lowerantelope.com/ Dixie Ellis: https://antelopelowercanyon.com/ Upper Antelope Canyon Adventurous Antelope Canyon Tours: https://www.navajoantelopecanyon.com/ Antelope Canyon Navajo Tours: https://www.navajoantelopecanyon.com/ Antelope Canyon Tours: https://www.antelopecanyon.com/ Antelope Slot Canyon Tours: https://antelopeslotcanyon.com/ Upper Antelope Canyon Third Party Resellers If you have checked all the above websites for tickets, and they are all sold out, check some third party retailers for tickets. The most reliable of those is Antelope Canyon Now, they work directly with many of the local operators at Antelope Canyon Antelope Canyon Now http://antelopecanyonnow.com/ There are dozens of other third party resellers, most of them varying degrees of unreliability. The likes of TripAdvisor, Viator, and Tours4Fun all have multiple agencies on their platforms reselling tickets. Read the reviews carefully