Memorial Day holiday is a great time to take your summer vacation, so it's time to start planning for some fun. Touring the Grand Canyon is one excellent option, and it's a fun day trip to take during a Vegas getaway, but you need to get your tour tickets soon.
Helicopter Tours
There are tours at the West Rim from Las Vegas, and the South Rim from the town of Tusayan in Arizona. Tours at the South Rim are air only, but if you choose the West Rim, you will be able to land at the top, or even at the bottom of the Canyon.
Beginning your tour in Vegas means you'll see a lot of interesting sights during your flight to the Canyon. Your helicopter flies over Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam, so you get a fantastic bird's eye view of these massive landmarks. If you book an air-only tour, your helicopter will fly over the main highlights of the West Rim and then circle back to Vegas. If you opt for a landing tour instead, you'll get to add on other fun adventures and explore the area by ground as well as by air.
If you're going to the West Rim, then booking a landing tour is highly recommended. One you might like is the landing tour that descends to the Canyon floor where you can enjoy a nice Champagne picnic. While you're there, you can take a boat ride along the Colorado River. If you land on top of the rim, you can explore the area from one of the many scenic walking trails, or you can get a fantastic view of the Canyon from the transparent Skywalk that is suspended 4000 feet above the Canyon floor.
The South Rim has two helicopters on tour. The first is a 30 minute tour that goes to the North Rim and back again. However, I recommend the 50 minute tour, because for a small increase in price, you will go to the North Rim, and all the way out to the eastern boundary of the National Park. Both of these tours go through the Dragoon Corridor, which is a sprawling wide and deep section of the Canyon, and is the largest area of its kind within the National Park.
Touring By Airplane
If you want a more affordable tour, there are also airplanes that fly from Las Vegas. Although they fly higher than helicopters, they follow the same route to get to the National Park. Although this means you won't get to do the hovering flyovers, you still get oversized viewing windows and top mounted wings, for maximum visibility.
Planes can land at the top of the West Rim, where you can enjoy all of the same walking trails that you could if you fly there on a helicopter. You can still visit the Skywalk, and you can even add the helicopter tour that takes you to the bottom of the Canyon.
When you take an airplane tour of the South Rim, the airplane flies over the longer helicopter route, so you get to see around 75 percent of the whole National Park from the air. It's basically the same tour as you would take if you booked the 50-minute helicopter tour of the rim. Even though your airplane tour flies you at a higher altitude, your tickets will be cheaper, and because the planes carry more passengers per tour, the airplane tours are the best choice if you're traveling with a large group.
To Conclude
Tickets are selling out fast, so you will need to make sure you book soon. Don't book any later than 24 hours before the day you want to fly, and in my opinion, it's best to book at least two weeks in advance. Book online and you will get the best prices, and using your credit card you can ensure that your seats are secured for when you arrive in Las Vegas.
You'll have a lot of options for picking the ideal tour package for your big adventure. Get your seats locked in now, and you'll be all set to make fantastic memories over the Memorial Day holiday.
Helicopter Tours
There are tours at the West Rim from Las Vegas, and the South Rim from the town of Tusayan in Arizona. Tours at the South Rim are air only, but if you choose the West Rim, you will be able to land at the top, or even at the bottom of the Canyon.
Beginning your tour in Vegas means you'll see a lot of interesting sights during your flight to the Canyon. Your helicopter flies over Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam, so you get a fantastic bird's eye view of these massive landmarks. If you book an air-only tour, your helicopter will fly over the main highlights of the West Rim and then circle back to Vegas. If you opt for a landing tour instead, you'll get to add on other fun adventures and explore the area by ground as well as by air.
If you're going to the West Rim, then booking a landing tour is highly recommended. One you might like is the landing tour that descends to the Canyon floor where you can enjoy a nice Champagne picnic. While you're there, you can take a boat ride along the Colorado River. If you land on top of the rim, you can explore the area from one of the many scenic walking trails, or you can get a fantastic view of the Canyon from the transparent Skywalk that is suspended 4000 feet above the Canyon floor.
The South Rim has two helicopters on tour. The first is a 30 minute tour that goes to the North Rim and back again. However, I recommend the 50 minute tour, because for a small increase in price, you will go to the North Rim, and all the way out to the eastern boundary of the National Park. Both of these tours go through the Dragoon Corridor, which is a sprawling wide and deep section of the Canyon, and is the largest area of its kind within the National Park.
Touring By Airplane
If you want a more affordable tour, there are also airplanes that fly from Las Vegas. Although they fly higher than helicopters, they follow the same route to get to the National Park. Although this means you won't get to do the hovering flyovers, you still get oversized viewing windows and top mounted wings, for maximum visibility.
Planes can land at the top of the West Rim, where you can enjoy all of the same walking trails that you could if you fly there on a helicopter. You can still visit the Skywalk, and you can even add the helicopter tour that takes you to the bottom of the Canyon.
When you take an airplane tour of the South Rim, the airplane flies over the longer helicopter route, so you get to see around 75 percent of the whole National Park from the air. It's basically the same tour as you would take if you booked the 50-minute helicopter tour of the rim. Even though your airplane tour flies you at a higher altitude, your tickets will be cheaper, and because the planes carry more passengers per tour, the airplane tours are the best choice if you're traveling with a large group.
To Conclude
Tickets are selling out fast, so you will need to make sure you book soon. Don't book any later than 24 hours before the day you want to fly, and in my opinion, it's best to book at least two weeks in advance. Book online and you will get the best prices, and using your credit card you can ensure that your seats are secured for when you arrive in Las Vegas.
You'll have a lot of options for picking the ideal tour package for your big adventure. Get your seats locked in now, and you'll be all set to make fantastic memories over the Memorial Day holiday.
About the Author:
Grand Canyon National Park professional Erik Magnus suggests getting this free report since it can help you save lots of cash on these amazing plane and chopper excursions from Vegas and South Rim: http://www.grandcanyondaytrips.com/grand-canyon-flights-helicopter-airplane-tours/
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