Tips and suggestions for your Havasupai falls hike:

• Keep your trip days open to the availability of the campground/lodge.
• Keep calling the reservation number, they do not receive calls easily, keep patience.
• If they say they are booked for the year, try reaching them every two weeks, if you are lucky you can find your spot if someone cancels.
• If you are booking a lodge ensure to give your correct address, as they send a confirmation through US post. If you do not receive the post do not worry call them back and request for the confirmation number explaining your situation.  (In our case they denied to share the confirmation number on the date of booking, however, they share the same later as we didn't receive our post )
• Cut your feet nails the day before the hike.
• If you are a vegetarian carrying food may be a good option. Cooking stuff like tamarind rice, lemon rice, Sevai for lunch from home and Bread peanut butter for dinner and for breakfast next day will not be a bad option.
• Be careful once you reach the Indian reservation road 18 from the Historic Rte 66 as you will be able to spot bunny rabbits and elk crossing the road, you need to vigilant and alert. The road is in really great condition offering a smooth ride.
• Sleeping in the car will enable you to get a head start for your long hike and escape the hot sun.
• You got pit toilets in the hilltop
• You got a microwave in the lodge reception but again lobby closes at 5.00 PM in the evening.
• The hike is long but push yourself to Mooney falls extra one mile from Havasupai falls, remember its once in a lifetime and well worth the effort.
• Do not doubt if you will be able to do the hike. My training at a glance for you:
• In the month of  November through February I religiously did 10,000 steps at least 5 days a week and 20,000 steps three days a month. In the Month of February, I  trained myself with 3% inclination at the gym at least three days a week for half an hour.  In the month of March, I started with hiking trail, walking in graveled path, stretched my limits to 15,000 steps five days a week and 30,000 on the weekends. I could easily do Havasupai hike in the first week of April. If you are a person with zero physical activity still want to do the hike trust me you can. Because I could.
• Thanks to my Fitbit for helping me track my steps and motivating me throughout my efforts.Otherwise, 0% physically inactive person doing this would have been impossible.
• I carried 2-liter hydration pack and one liter of gedoret and some food for the hike,  my husband carried Osprey 33 liters pack with 4 liters of water, clothes, medical kit, food and other essentials.
• We switched bag and shared the weight.
• We got a REI carbon hiking poles and used one each.
• I wore an Eddie Bauer runner shoes and my husband wore a Merrell hiking shoes.
• REI water tube to drink the spring water of the falls
• We started hiking before sunrise the temperature was around 33 degrees Fahrenheit, we felt cold during the initial stretch of a hike around 10 min.
• We suggest a three-day trip, however, our trip was for two days and found it to be good enough though with a little lack of time to spend at the falls. If you are a couple below 30 years in good physical fitness and can push yourself for a 24-mile walk over two days. Two-day trip will be a good option
• We noticed that the trail has two paths one graveled and other a little graveled. One which goes through the center of the canyon and other close to the canyon. Be wise in choosing the path.
• Do not have the fear of losing the way, we noticed that the route leads to the village, and where ever there is a deviation the trail is marked.
• Whatever you pack in please do pack out.

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