March 16th: Drive from Phoenix, AZ, to Page, AZ (~4.5 hours), visit Horseshoe Bend on the way into town, overnight in Page March 15th: Arrive in Phoenix, overnight at timeshare In light of your time constraints and other factors, here’s what I’d recommend: For more information on properly planning a visit to The Wave, check out our companion site, Secondly, a permit is required to visit this area in the Coyote Buttes North Special Management Area, and the majority of these were dispensed via online lottery held back in November.
For one, you don’t have enough time for it (it’s a 6+ mile round-trip hike, pretty much a full day commitment, not including hotel stays before and afterward). First, the bad news: The Wave isn’t going to happen.