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Horseback riding with a Navajo Nation guide near Page, Arizona, is just one of the many enjoyable activities available for visitors to the tribe’s 16 million acres of raw and stunning land in Arizona, Utah and New Mexico.Indigenous tourism often includes a trip to a native history museum; but to bring the culture alive, consider hiring a native guide for a hands-on adventure on Navajo Nation land.The Navajo Nation owns 16 million acres of raw and stunning land in Arizona, Utah and New Mexico.
Book a room at the Hyatt Place Page/Lake Powell, and you get the added bonus of free Navajo storytelling sessions and dreamcatcher workshops. The Hyatt Place is a stand-out hotel in the Hyatt chain, with its own adventure concierge and on-site Prickly Pear Kitchen for locally-sourced dishes and handcrafted margaritas.
At Page Airport, take a small plane over Lake Powell, Glen Canyon Dam and the impressive rock formations and buttes in the region with IKG, the only Navajo-owned air tour company. A popular flight includes a birds-eye view of The Wave, the undulating striped sandstone shaped by extreme weather on the desert dunes over the course of about 190 million years.
Back at the Hyatt Place Page/Lake Powell, guests are immersed in stories told by a local legend, Eli Secody, who incorporates Navajo songs and drumming into his rich tribal folklore. He talks about the harmony between the Navajo people, wildlife and the land.
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