By far the most adventurous thing I've ever done. I drove up Friday night and stayed at Hualapai Lodge. The lodge was very clean and for $5 they will pack you a togo breakfast tha consists of fresh fruit, yogurt, a sausage muffin, and a juice. We arrived at the hilltop to hike down at sunrise. I would not recommend hiking down in the dark the first two miles are downhill and steep. It took us four hours to make it down the eight miles to Supai (the village) where you must pay to enter and for each night you are staying.

We stopped and had lunch in the cafe, they served a variety of American food ( hamburgers, hot dogs, fries. They also serve breakfast. There is also a convenience store in the village. It has EVERYTHING food and drink wise, even toiletries . If I would have know this I would have only packed snacks and water on the hike down. There are no restrooms at all until you reach the village.

I would highly recommend not over packing. You must pack everything you bring in and out, even your trash. Carrying the backpack was the worst part, a challenge. The hike did not seem too hard going down. You are walking through a riverbed type terrain. Think dirt, rock, sand. The powered dirt portion was a little tough. No one in my group trained for the hike and we all did fine going down.

Since we were only there for one night we bypassed the first two navajo falls, only stopping to take pictures. When we arrived at Havasupi Falls, we were so amazed by the sight and sound of the fall. You could hear if far before you could see it. When you come up to Havasu falls you are at the top of the falls, you continue hiking down to the bottom. Just past the bottom of the falls starts the camp ground, which runs almost a mile long and ends at Mooney Falls. We took pictures at the top of Havasu Falls then found a stop in the campground to set up and drop off our stuff before we headed back to Havasu Falls.

Havasu Falls was amazing. The water was so cold but after we committed to getting in, we kind of got used to it. There is a strong undercurrent type effect where the waterfall hits the water below. Do not get close, it is very scary. I would also not recommend trying to go behind the waterfall. You have to swim near the waterfall then maneuver holding onto the slippery mossy rocks until you can pull yourself up the rocks behind the falls. The waterfall creates such a powerful mist that it is hard to breathe. The force of the waterfall is trying to pull you under water, so if you lose your grip, you will be sucked under. And you must have really good upper body strength the pull yourself up. Once you are done behind the falls you have to go to the edge and jump as far away as possible so the waterfall does not pull you under. I'm glad I did it, but it was by far the scariest thing I've evern done.

After a shoestring break at camp, we continued on to Mooney Falls. You can enjoy Mooney Falls from the top or brave your way down the side of the cliff. This too was very scary. You climb down 190' on the side of a cliff. There are chains and ladders most of the way to help you down. However, when you reach the spot where the waterfall mist hits you, it gets slippery and a little scary... You must go through two cave/tunnels before reaching the bottom. There is only room for one person at a time. If was tough trying to coordinate with people coming up and going down. The height of Mooney Falls is crazy! We did not swim at this fall, but the water seemed a little colder than Havasu Falls.

Since we were only there for one night we ran out of daylight before we could make it too Beaver Falls, which is another 3 miles from the bottom of Mooney Falls. We headed back to camp and made dinner. Some of the other hikers had glow Stick necklaces and braces let. It was neat to see at night, it reminded me of those crazy birds in Labrinth.

There is a natural spring that you can refill your water at. It is not what you think. It looks more like plumbing, a large conduit pipe with continuos flowing water placed very close to the ground, so people do not try to bath in it. I drank four bottles of water coming down and my husband drank two bottles. The campgrounds also have cabin type outhouses, which were actually in better shape than I was expecting.

Headlamps are a must. Lanterns are also good for the campsite and cooking. We bought dollar store plastic flamingo lanterns that worked perfect. There was a stand by Havasu falls selling drinks and Indian fryed bread.

My pack weighed 20 lbs and my husbands weighed just under 30 pounds.

If you like stars you will enjoy the millions of stars with no light pollution. The river runs through the whole camp ground and you can really hear it at night.

The next morning we were all really sore. we took the helicopter out. It is $85, you can take one bag and it is a five minute ride. The helicopter wait was horrible. We got there at 6:30 am, to try to be first in line and the sign in starts at 8:30 am. We were the 7th tourist in line. They start flying at 10am and take the locals/natives first. We finally flew out at 11:30 am and they cancelled remaining flights after us because of the wind. We barely made it out. I would not rely on helicopter for your way out.

The waterfalls were so amazing, the views are unbelievable!!!!!!

The water was not as clear as expected. Still very nice, but not worth the trip if you are not a hiker who also enjoys the process of getting there (and maybe continue to the Colorado river. I would recommend staying at the campground and spending at least a full day at the falls, thus enjoying the refreshing and cleansing aspect of the water (rather than just seeing them and hiking back up). September is the time to go.

We had a wonderful 3 day, 2 night hike with Wildland! Our guide, Kenton, was awesome and very knowledgeable! The trip was very organized and the food was great. The hike was challenging and beautiful! The food was awesome...camp was set up for us and the food was prepared. We only had to enjoy the hike and the surroundings! I would definitely use the guide company again for another trip and highly recommend them! And ask for Kenton as your guide!