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J.R.
JR - Professional Tour Guide

Time with our Company:  14 years (since 2010)

 

Time Guiding:  More than 30 years

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His Favorite Tour:  Whatever the day brings... He is always up for it!!!

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Tours He Conducts:  Grand Canyon ExperienceGrand Canyon w/ Ruins,      Grand Canyon Train,   Upper Antelope CanyonAntelope Canyon X, Lower Antelope CanyonSedona Local, Sedona from FlagstaffJerome Scenic Tour,   White Water Rafting, Colorado River Smooth Water RaftingMonument ValleyAncient Landscapes

Get to Know J.R.

  • One of the few people who grew up in Sedona and the surrounding area. So he has plenty of historical stories on the subject.

  • Owned one of the very first tour companies in Sedona to the Grand Canyon.

  • Has one of the largest tour portfolios in the area and has the eagerness to match.

  • He does have an assistant “Dinosaur” for photo opps for children of all ages. Facebook/ArizonaLarry/

  • He is digitally current always trying out the new app to improve his tours.

SOME OF J.R.'s REVIEWS

5 star verfied review

"On April 16, 7 of us set out on the Grand Canyon tour with JR. As we were winding through the beautiful scenery on the way to Williams to meet the train, Wes became quite ill; passed out then threw up. JR stopped as soon as it was safe. Luckily in our group we had a Doctor, Nurse and Paramedic who carries a backpack with medical instruments. They took his vital signs and finally said he had stabilized so we went to Williams. Wes was very weak. The men managed to get him to a bench where he passed out again then threw up all over his pants. 911 was called. I convinced my relatives who are from LA and TX to get on the train to continue the tour and JR stayed with me. The ambulance came, took all his vital signs again and determined it was a combination of altitude, vertigo and the winding roads so I decided not to bring him to the hospital. JR was in contact with the owner of the tour company who was apparently 30 minutes from Williams. He said Paul [the tour owner] could drive us back to Sedona to our hotel! What a relief! While we were waiting for Paul I asked the paramedics if I could use the ambulance to clean up Wes since his pants were totally soiled. He had a bathing suit in his backpack, so I took off the pants, rolled them in a nice bundle and wrapped them in a blanket before putting them in the trash can in the ambulance. Paul, JR and the paramedics managed to get Wes in Paul’s van, made a nice bed on the seat and we were on our way to Sedona! About 5 miles later Wes came to life and informed us that the keys to our car were in the pants that I threw away! Paul went into action, turned around, went back to the train station where JR had searched through all the trash cans to no avail. Paul called 911 to find out which ambulance had been to the train station. After 4 calls, he finally connected with the ambulance. Paul drove to where the ambulance was, retrieved the keys then drove us to Sedona. When we arrived at the hotel he helped Wes into our room and put him in bed. All of this was so far above the call of duty. If Paul runs his tours like he treated us, I would highly recommend everyone take their tours. Oh, the 5 who went on the tour said it was terrific and JR was the most knowledgeable tour guide. I cannot begin to express how appreciative we are for all that Arizona Tour and Travel did to make a terrible episode show us that there are still caring, loving people out there willing to help when needed!on.-Loraine J.   Grand Canyon Railway Tour

5 star verfied review

"Excellent.

The trip was great! Went with my daughter who said it exceeded her expectations. Loved getting picked up and dropped off at our hotel. JR was our driver and guide and he did a fantastic job. He took us to the best places, was knowledgeable and entertaining. We would have never been able to navigate, see and do all the things we did on our own. I would highly recommend.-Lori S.   Grand Canyon Tours

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"An utterly wow moment!

 This is was an amazing trip to monument valley. I was lost for words at the vastness and beauty of the whole valley. No photos can do it justice. A breathtaking experience I shall never forget. My tour guide JR was the perfect guide, he knew so much of the history and the geology of the trip towards the valley it was outstanding. Jr was very into the movie stuff which was right up my street, so I loved that. Going to the reservation was educational and so interesting as I didn’t know much of the history being from England. Would highly recommend this trip, it’s a once in a life time memory. Breathtaking beyond words.-George H.   Monument Valley Tour

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"We were picked up right on time by our tour guide, J.R. We learned a lot about the history of Sedona and the whole area. He had lots of interesting stories to tell. We had a full day at the canyon which is amazing and breathtaking (as you would imagine). J.R. Provided tips so we didn’t miss anything. It was well worth it to travel this way rather than in our own.-Donna H.   Grand Canyon with Ruins Tour

5 star verfied review

"We recently took a tour from Sedona to the Grand Canyon with JR as our tour guide. What a delightful day!! JR was very informative and responsive to the needs of all on the bus. He knew a lot of history of the region, which I really appreciated! He knew the best overlooks to stop to see the best spots in the Grand Canyon. A great day was had by all of us!! THANKS JR! -Renee I 

Grand Canyon with Ruins Tour

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"Awesome experience!

We actually did 2 Tours, the Grand Canyon Complete and the Sedona Tour and both of our guides were amazing. We had J.R. and Bob, both were top notch, very easy going and very personable. They were on time for the pick ups and incredibly knowledgeable about the area and would point out other things as we were on the tour.

 

I would strongly recommend them as you pick up so many other bits of info that you will just not be able to get doing it on your own.-Whitney D.   Grand Canyon Experience Tour     Sedona Scenic Tour    

5 star verfied review

"This was an amazing day. Everything ran right on schedule. The tour bus was very comfortable and clean. Our guide J.R. knew so much information about the all the sites along the drive and was an encyclopedia of information about the Grand Canyon. He knew the exact spots with beautiful views and were not so crowded. He was very attentive to our needs. Highly recommend Was the highlight of our visit to Sedona !-Carol E.   Grand Canyon Experience Tour

5 star verfied review

"This was a really fun experience and tour guide JR was most entertaining with historical facts about the area and entertained us with personal stories of his life in show business! We didn’t know very much about Sedona or the caves at Antelope Canyon, the Navajo traditions, and laws and other geological and historical information. Im so glad he was our tour guide!
Thank you for helping to make our first tour of sedona the first of hopefully many more.
-Lisa R.   Antelope Canyon Tours

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