Day tours -Petrified or de Chelly

I%26#39;ll probably be swinging by Flagstaff, stayed there before and took a tour to Grand Canyon and Monument Valley (loved both!) Was wondering if there are any other day tours worth the trip, mainly to Canyon de Chelly (too far?) or Petrified Forest? Also, is there any way to get to Walnut Canyon or Sunset Crater without renting a car (no licence)?

Day tours -Petrified or de Chelly

I guess the main part of Walnut Canyon is closed according to one of our posters here on TA. Canyon De Chelly is awesome but you%26#39;d have to get a Navajo guide to do a 1/2 or full day trip into the canyon. You can also check out antelope canyon(aka slot canyon). you need a car though and a licence. You can try www.openroadtours.com see what they have as well as www.viator.com (a 3rd party booking site) but watch out where the tours get picked up from. Without a car its going to be very difficult for you.

Day tours -Petrified or de Chelly

December 10 notice at nps.gov/waca: ';A series of at least two major rockfalls have damaged or destroyed large sections of the Island Trail, the most popular visitor attractions at Walnut Canyon National Monument. The heavily damaged trail has been closed indefinitely.'; That is the trail which circles the pinnacle of rock where the cliff dwellings are located.

Petrified Forest is really not very illuminating .... rocks lying about the landscape which used to be trees .... they%26#39;re only pretty once they%26#39;re cut and polished. Canyon de Chelly is well worth your time but would be a long day trip.

Here%26#39;s a resource: http://www.wayoftheancients.com/

For a tour, would definately recommend Canyon De Chelly. You can hike in on your own to White House ruins, but would suggest to take the half-track day tour. And you do have to have a guide inside the canyon anywhere but the the one hike.

Have been some break-ins to cars on the rim too.

Would also recommend the Wupatki ruins just north of Flagstaff, really amazing stone work, and the furthest north Mayan? ballcourt in N.A.

Very difficult to get around AZ. without a car, huge distances here, and very little public transport.

I think you guys are missing the fact that this person has no licence and can not rent a car.

Apparently, Phoenix Tours has a tour from Flagstaff to Painted Desert, Petrified Forest %26amp; Meteor Crater. If each sight isn%26#39;t all that, is it too much to lump them all together?