20 Oct 2022
Understand that this trip is over 800 miles of driving in 2 days. I knew going into this that it would be drive a bunch, get out and see "the thing" for 15 minutes and then drive again. I went into this trip with the mind set that I would get to see the "best of" views of the location and that would help me decide if it was a place I wanted to come back to for an extended amount of time. Our guide, Tom, was fantastic. Talking when we were awake and had tons of information, and letting us sleep when jet lag caught up to us. The overnight accommodations were both odd and comforting - the company owns a vacation home, so we had 1 room and another group with us had a separate room, and Tom another. There are 3 bathrooms, so I presume larger groups might have to share. We had a shared living room, dining room and kitchen. We had a fireplace and the other group bought s'mores ingredients. It was a lovely evening. Tom cooked us breakfast before we left for day 2. The meal options the rest of the trip weren't great as there is literally one option at each spot (McDonalds, Subway, Burger King), so be aware of this and decide it is just part of the experience.
As far as activity - very easy/moderate. Walking down to Horseshoe Bend was maybe 1/4 mile on a wide well maintained path. Antelope canyon included a short walk down and then the canyon full of stairs and tight spaced - but not strenuous, the stairs were a little steep, but hand good handrails. We had 90 minutes in Bryce Canyon NP and were able to go down to the bottom of the canyon - we made a 3 mile loop -but you could see spectacular views from the paved handicap rim walk. Same for the Grand Canyon - walk along the rim as far as you wanted in the time allowed. Tom was very flexible and as a group we were able to discuss options.
Could I have rented a car and done this drive for less money - yes, but would I have wanted to - NO. Do this, sit back, relax and let Tom drive.