Experience breathtaking Canyon de Chelly. A Canyon de Chelly Tour will introduce you to one of the most beautiful places in the world. Authorized tour guide Bobby Vanwinkle has been sharing the experience of this majestic landscape with visitors for generations. When selecting your tour, you can choose from the three hour tour, the five hour tour, horseback tours, and even camping options with hogan rental available in the Winter season. With a wide range of options, you are sure to find one that meets the sightseeing needs of your family or group.
Tseyi Jeep Tours by Bobby Vanwinkle
The term tseyi (pronouned sayYEE) in Navajo refers to an opening in the rock or a canyon. The Hispanic explorers pronounced it as shay with a Spanish spelling of chelly. When they arrived, people had already been living in the Canyon for hundreds of years. As the latest occupants of the Canyon, the Navajo or Diné are working to carry on the tradition of caring for the land and the legacy that has been passed down to them. As part of the legacy, Bobby Vanwinkle is glad to share with you the Canyon where he was born.
Arranging Your Canyon de Chelly Tour
Canyon de Chelly tours are available by reservation. You can use the Contact Us page or the links on this page to arrange a tour. Payment can be made with cash or major credit card with prior notice. We will arrange a meeting place with you prior to your tour, but most of our guests meet us at the parking lot just north of Thunderbird Lodge.
Tseyi Jeep Tours are available for large and small parties, and we offer non-traditional tour options. See the Tours page for more information. Give us a call to plan a more specialized tour than those available on the website or just to get acquainted before you book the tour of your choice. We use open-top and enclosed Jeep and Suburban vehicles that are carefully maintained for dependability in the sandy and sometimes wet environment of the Canyon.
Are you already at the Canyon and don’t have a tour reservation? Call Bobby at 928-313-4052 anyway. He can usually work with your schedule and give you a view of the Canyon that can’t be seen otherwise.
