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Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, The United States Of America
2024
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2024

Dirt trail in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park consisting of 11 developed spots and areas requiring a guided tour

Monument Valley is definitely worth a visit. The park has a scenic drive that winds its way through the valley, allowing visitors to take in the park's main sights from 11 different spots. In order: The Mittens and Merrick's Butte, Elephant Butte, Three Sisters, John Ford's Point, Camel Butte, The Hub, Bird Spring, Totem Pole and Yei Bi Chei, Artist's Point, North Window and finally The Hub. Artist's Point is undoubtedly one of the most magical vantage points in the valley, with its contrasting green vegetation and red earth. You can see West Mitten Butte, East Mitten Butte and Merrick Butte. There's also The Hub, an imposing formation with a circular base reminiscent of a wooden wagon wheel. The second formation, "Table of the Rain God", refers to the rain god, an important deity in Navajo belief. Other areas are not accessible on a self-guided tour and require the participation of a guide. In summer, the trail is accessible to all cars, and anyone can stop whenever they like. In winter, depending on the weather, 4x4 vehicles are sometimes recommended. The brochure handed out at the park entrance will help you locate the various monuments. There are three types of formation: the mesa (Spanish for table), a massive, stable formation with little erosion; the butte, which corresponds to the second stage of erosion; and the spire, which is narrower and represents the final stage in the erosion of a butte.

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Visited in october 2023
Splendide
Un site grandiose, on se croirait dans un western, même si on l'a vu plusieurs fois a la télé, y être c'est magique...
fute_171389
Visited in september 2022
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Vous êtes dans les westerns
Paysages grandioses. On se trouve au cœur des décors des westerns des années 50 et 60.
Visité en septembre, il n'y avait pas trop de monde.
Visited in november 2019
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Dommage...
Nous avions loué à l'hôtel sur place exprès pour faire la Scenic drive. Mais en arrivant, le site était bloqué, seul l'hôtel était accessible...après avoir payé le droit d'entrée au site. Aucune info n'a été donnée sur 2 jours, la visite n'a pu avoir lieu.
La vue de l'hôtel était magnifique! Le regret fut donc grand de ne pas avoir pu parcourir la route...
delph9270
Visited in november 2018
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Superbe site
Nous avons fait la visite en 4×4 conduit par un indien navajo. Cette visite nous plonge au cœur des westerns de notre enfance. C'est vraiment magique !
Le repas avec les navajos au cœur du site est à faire également.
fn1709
Visited in august 2019
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Magique, magnifique
A faire et refaire parce que selon l'heure du jour la lumière et les couleurs ne sont pas les mêmes. C'est un paysage-spectacle à parcourir. Envoûtant. Sans doute l'un des plus beaux souvenirs du voyage.

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