Grand Canyon Day Tour

Grand Canyon National Park (South Rim)

Leave at 2am for canyon light and the Milky Way

⚠ $100 non-resident fee

Hours

South Rim open year-round, 24 hours. Tours pick up 2–2:30am and return after 9pm (2026 reviews)

Tickets

Park entry: $35 per vehicle (7 days), $8 per person on commercial tours, plus $100 per non-resident aged 16+; cards only. The $250 non-resident annual pass waives the $100 fee (NPS). Small-group day tours run about US$140 per person (2026), with Antelope fees, tips and permits extra

Address

Grand Canyon Visitor Center and Mather Point, South Rim

Step up to the railing and red-striped cliffs stack back to the horizon, with the Colorado River a thread at the bottom. The South Rim is over four hours' drive each way, so day tours usually leave hotels around 2am, stop for stars and the Milky Way on the way, add Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend, and get back after 9pm. It's a near-20-hour slog, but three big sights in one day without driving is why it's the most-reviewed trip out of Vegas.