Grand Canyon or Sedona for this?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We just did a few days each in Sedona and the GC. In your case I would stay in Sedona and enjoy it for the day. Do a couple short hikes and a pink jeep tour. Otherwise you are spending a lot of time in the car. We liked the GC, but recommend spending at least one night there otherwise it is a lot of driving and you may just end up looking around from the rim vs hiking in.

They are not hiking in with a 9 yo and elderly parents anyway. There is so much to see around the south rim.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You stay in Sedona and go to a spa or whatever Elise it is you want to do in Sedona

Husband and son go to Grand Canyon on day trip

In laws join in on Grand Canyon trip or do their own thing for a day

This is what I would like. But what will happen is that dad will go with son and I will end up toting the in-laws around all day instead of spending it by myself at a spa and an energy vortex.

[Anonymous]

Just went to all of these places over break and reaffirmed my belief that Sedona > Grand Canyon. I though I was remembering it wrong but no. Every lookout at the GC is the same. Once you’ve seen it, you’ve seen it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just went to all of these places over break and reaffirmed my belief that Sedona > Grand Canyon. I though I was remembering it wrong but no. Every lookout at the GC is the same. Once you’ve seen it, you’ve seen it.

Yes, I mean if you aren't hiking down it is just a big hole in the ground...

[Anonymous]

Sedona, beyond the Pink Jeep Tour, is one of the most boring places on Earth. I mean, how many crystal shops do you have to go into?

The Grand Canyon on the other hand is one of the most breathtaking places on Earth - one of the 7 natural wonders.

[Anonymous]

Grand Canyon you’ll be spending so much time in the car. Stay in Sedona.

[Anonymous]

Sedona also has amazing food. GC not so much.

[Anonymous]

We enjoyed biking the south rim of Grand Canyon

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sedona, beyond the Pink Jeep Tour, is one of the most boring places on Earth. I mean, how many crystal shops do you have to go into?

The Grand Canyon on the other hand is one of the most breathtaking places on Earth - one of the 7 natural wonders.

We loved the hiking in Sedona. Our kids had a ton of fun exploring trails and climbing on rocks. The views were spectacular and we saw lots of nature and interesting plants. We didn't go in a single crystal shop.

The GC was stressful because we spent a lot of time making sure the kids didn't fall off the edge. There aren't walls and our kids had terrible judgement. We walked the south rim trail for a half day, but it wasn't nearly as nice as Sedona. I think it would be different if we'd had time or the ability to hike down into the canyon, but just staying on the rim wasn't that interesting to us or the kids.

On our way back from the GC we stopped at Meteor Crater and our kids loved that. Super interesting stop.

[Anonymous]

Op, what are you planning to do in Sedona?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sedona, beyond the Pink Jeep Tour, is one of the most boring places on Earth. I mean, how many crystal shops do you have to go into?

The Grand Canyon on the other hand is one of the most breathtaking places on Earth - one of the 7 natural wonders.

I love Sedona and have been there with my kids both when they were young and as teens, a couple of times with my spouse and a couple of times alone. This made me laugh because it’s so true. It’s great when you are without a kid and can go to a spa and spend an afternoon drinking good wine in a beautiful place and shopping in great galleries. With kids, you can hike and go on a pink Jeep tour. The hiking is great. But not worth missing the Grand Canyon.

So I’m with the others who say evening Pink Jeep tour and Grand Canyon. I’ve been alone, several times with my spouse and with my kids twice (young and teens). We all agree it’s not to be missed. But the Pink Jeep tour is fun too and you can do them both.

[Anonymous]

Sedona is so overrated. I guess maybe if you’ve been stuck in the East your entire life with nothing but trees to look at it’s kinda cool.

[Anonymous]

That’s a lot of traveling. You need to skip Phoenix or skip the Grand Canyon.

[Anonymous]

Grabs Canyon is amazing and not to be missed, but I would do it as a separate trip when you are in a position to do some hiking

[Anonymous]

Grand Canyon you’ll be spending 1.5hrs each way in the car. For a day you can do so much more in Sedona. What time of year is your trip?