Pick An Aerial Grand Canyon Plane Tour Or One That Lands

Aug 15
16:07

2013

Tracy Delvecchio

Tracy Delvecchio

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If you are taking a Grand Canyon National Park airplane trip, you'll want to know if you want to go to the West Rim or South Rim. Find out which destination is best for you. Read this article...

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You have a couple of options when it comes to taking tours on Grand Canyon airplanes. You can start your tour at the Grand Canyon National Park Airport,Pick An Aerial Grand Canyon Plane Tour Or One That Lands  Articles or GCN, in Tusayan, AZ, or you can depart from Las Vegas in Nevada. Tusayan is close to the main gates at the South Rim and is just ten minutes away from Grand Canyon Village. Your budget and where you'll be starting from will have a big influence over your choice. Air Tours From Vegas The flight from Vegas to the West Rim only takes around thirty minutes. The flight takes you over the mighty Hoover Dam and Lake Mead. You can choose an air tour that flies over the canyon or one that lands on top of the rim. If you choose a landing tour, you'll be able to take a chopper flight that lands on the canyon floor (an optional extension adds a fun float trip down the Colorado!) or stay up top and explore. Another option for the landing tours is a VIP pass to the amazing glass Grand Canyon Skywalk. Vegas Grand Canyon airplanes also do the scenic South Rim. The South Rim tours are actually very popular. A big advantage of visiting the South Rim by plane is you can get there in under an hour. Compare that to a 5-hour motor coach ride! These tours include a 2-hour bus tour inside the National Park. You can add an exciting rim-to-rim helicopter flight if you want to go all out! Flights From GCN When you depart from the GCN airport, you can take a fifty-minute tour that goes from the South Rim to the North Rim and over the eastern edge of the canyon. This fun tour lets you see an impressive 75 percent of the entire National Park. Another option for a South Rim tour is a smooth water floating tour of the Colorado River. These flights take off daily from GCN. These flights land in Page, Arizona and come with a fun Jeep tour through the region and Antelope Canyon. After you see Antelope Canyon's famous "slot canyons," you'll be driven to the foot of Glen Canyon Dam. That's where you'll hop into your motorized pontoon raft (it holds up to 19 passengers). You will meander along the Colorado River until you get to Lee's Ferry. The water's so smooth that kids 4 and up are allowed to participate. Booking Your Seats And Saving Money It is a good idea to get your seats early since these tours are so popular. It is possible to snag a seat at the last minute, but you want to be on the safe side so you don't miss out. Plus, when you book early, you have more choices in tours and flight times. It's cheapest and easiest to book Grand Canyon airplanes online. Booking through a hotel concierge or at a street kiosk is probably the worst mistake you could make. And stay away from the middleman's commission you'll need to pay if you book through a travel broker like Expedia, Orbitz or Priceline. You will get the lowest price when you buy direct from the tour operator on their official website. Wrapping Up I hope this info helps you choose an air tour of the Grand Canyon. The first thing you have to do is decide which rim you want to see and what city you will fly out of. Then you have to figure out if you want to land at the Grand Canyon or just fly over it. And last, book your seats in advance and get them directly from the tour company's website. When you complete your transaction on their website, you get to use their low Internet discount rate!