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Because the weather's heavenly and also the air's at its clearest (greater visibility and really amazing views!), I feel this is the perfect time for Grand Canyon tours. Why put things off? The magnificent Grand Canyon is filled with items to complete and it is one of many most accessible from the Seven All-natural Wonders of the Globe.

Several Grand Canyon tours commence from Las Vegas, but other folks come from somewhere in Arizona, like Phoenix, Flagstaff or Sedona. If you will be coming from AZ, you'll almost certainly head for the South Rim. Vegas-based travelers can select either the South or the West Rim.

South Rim Tours

Most folks arriving from Arizona drive to Tusayan, AZ (just outside the South Rim's primary gates) and then take a plane or helicopter tour. Two versions of helicopter tours are offered - one gives you 30 minutes inside the air and also the other is 50 minutes of airtime. The shorter a single flies from the South Rim for the North Rim and back. The longer flight does that also, but adds every little thing inside the Park up to its eastern boundary. The plane tour follows a route that is similar towards the 50-minute chopper tour, but it really is significantly less pricey. The planes fly at higher altitudes, even though, which is a drawback for some people.

Lots of individuals feel of the South Rim because the "real" Grand Canyon, and Vegas-based folks can go there as well. An airplane will be the very best approach to get there (it only requires an hour) and also you get a two ½-hour tour around the ground, but South Rim bus tours from Vegas are very well-known, too. Optional helicopter flights may be added to these plane and bus tours.

West Rim Tours

Las Vegas is only 120 miles away, so West Rim tours are incredibly popular and excellent for any day trip. Selections contain plane, helicopter, bus and rafting (in-season) tours. Plane tours arrive in the canyon in under 30 minutes; helicopters in about ¾ of an hour; buses take about two ½ hours to acquire there and provide you with as much as 3 hours for sightseeing in the rim. Grand Canyon Helicopter Tours is a must if you are looking for a real adventure.

Bus tours are scheduled everyday (they begin about 7 a.m.) and optional rafting trips down the Colorado and/or chopper rides for the canyon bottom can be added. Plane tours land on the best, but you can also add the rafting trip and/or the chopper flight. Unique note: The West Rim will be the only place exactly where helicopters are permitted to land around the bottom, so this really is certainly one of those truly unique issues to accomplish.

Booking and Discounts

Las Vegas Tours are popular, so I usually suggest booking at the very least per week or two ahead. Among two items will take place should you wait 'til the day just before the tour: 1. you are going to pay through the nose; or 2. you won't get the tour you would like. What is the moral in the story? Save cash by booking ahead of time.