Monument Valley: Explore Wetherill Mesa Ruins

Embark on a thrilling 4x4 tour through Mystery Valley and uncover ancient dwellings hidden in the rocks. Hike to a secluded arch and hear captivating stories from your expert guide.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park - Guests are welcomed in front of The View Hotel building, 50 yards west of the Loading Area, approximately 15 minutes before departure.
  • Monument Valley – Highway 163 Scenic Drive - Embark on a stunning drive as the tour leaves the Tribal Park and heads onto Highway 163 South. The guide will provide detailed…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Bottled water
  • Local taxes
  • Cultural information
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fee to Monument Valley Tribal Park Visitor Center.
  • Gratuities
  • NO Horse tour
Additional Information

Join us on a thrilling 3.5-hour adventure that will take you on a journey through the breathtaking landscapes of Monument Valley, as we venture off the beaten path and explore the hidden treasures of Wetherill Mesa. On this tour, you will have the opportunity to hike through the rugged terrain and discover the ancient dwellings that were carved into the…

Location
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Please remember: - Find Monument Valley View Hotel - Ignore lobby meeting points - Go to View Hotel Loading area exterior - About 50 yards west of The View Hotel building. - Look for Navajo Tours Loading Area sign - Note GPS coordinates: 36.98176 N, 110.11278 W
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Peggy_c
Nov 2, 2025
Wonderful! - The Monument Valley tour is a must but if you have the time, I highly recommend the Mystery Valley tour as well. Very interesting and stunning scenery of course. Our tour guide Clint was terrific.
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Sabrinabl314tn
Oct 22, 2025
Fun and educational - Elivis is the best!!! This tour takes you places you won’t see driving around in your car! It’s a must tour to do! I learned a ton about the area, vegetation, wildlife, and the different rock formations from Elvis. Wish I’d gotten an address to send Halibut from Alaska 🤟
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Lucp964
Oct 21, 2025
A timeless way out. - Beautiful off-the-beaten-track tour in a superb setting, old pre-Columbian houses, petroglyphs. Our guide was very friendly, smiling and gave us lots of explanations.
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Grandtour31737707470
Oct 15, 2025
Beautiful and enjoyable - Our tour guide Elvis was great. He was very informative. The tour was fun and provided history of the area. We enjoyed Elvis playing his wooden flute!
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Horsesofcourse
Aug 20, 2025
An educational and gorgeous tour of a different side of the park - The Mystery Valley tour is in a completely different area of the park and about 20 minutes away. We also did the sunrise tour of Monument Valley. It was great seeing two totally different aspects. The Mystery Valley tour was led by John and focussed on the ancient peoples, cliff dwellings, pictographs and petroglyphs. John also gave us wonderful and detailed information on plants and their medicinal uses, local animals, Dine’ culture and spirituality. He was so informative and engaged. It was really special. Highly recommend. Morning tours are cooler and have far less guests.
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Z1774zssamm
Jul 24, 2025
- This was our second visit to Monument Valley and our first to explore Mystery Valley. This was an opportunity to get deep into the canyons and see where ancient peoples lived and contemplate their mysteries. The site structures and petroglyphs and pictographs stimulated (how did they do that) questions and what were the stories behind the drawings. Our Dineh guide (John) was superb in every way. In addition to pointing out the artifacts, he expanded on Dineh culture and history and how the current culture has evolved. Our guide made the culture come alive for us.
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Imesonl
Jul 14, 2025
3.5 Hour Mystery Valley 4x4 Tour - The guide Joseph made the tour. Joseph shared interesting information about the place and people who share the landscape. My friend and I would definitely sign up for another tour with Joseph.
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Bethiec76
Jul 1, 2025
Mystery Valley is amazing and so is Roz! - Roz was one of the best and most personable guides we have had the pleasure of knowing and learning from. She shared so much about her family and we laughed so much with her. Her flute playing was magical and emotional and we just had the best time and can’t thank her enough!!
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Lynnso7940jj
Jun 2, 2025
The gift of quiet and peace. Amazing! - Guide Duffy really touched us both. Sincere, kind, gentle, an excellent photgrapher, and of course deeply knowledgeable about his People, Spirituality, Beliefs, history, the nature of the lands he calls home. What an amazing experience we had. Raised the bar for me, who has been before, with a different, but delightful, Navajo guide. We had Duffy to ourselves, moved at our own pace. Our photos will always serve to take us back to that cool, quiet morning among the ancient rocks and dwellings.
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Tammy
May 24, 2025
Nice place - The guide was very friendly. The place was very pretty. The Jeep ride went well. It was a beautiful day that day so I enjoyed it.
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From $90
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).