Las Vegas Helicopters - Celebrate New Years with a Grand Canyon Flight!

Dec 28
08:15

2013

Tracy Delvecchio

Tracy Delvecchio

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Grand Canyon helicopter tours from Las Vegas during the New Year holiday break? Yes! These air flights are fun and thrilling and are perfect for ringing in 2014. Get more information. Peruse this article.

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Want a fun way to ring in the new year? If you'll be in Vegas,Las Vegas Helicopters - Celebrate New Years with a Grand Canyon Flight! Articles you should take a chopper tour from their to the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon helicopters go over some of the Canyon's most beautiful scenic areas and there's even one that lands at the bottom. Las Vegas is situated just 120 miles away from the Grand Canyon's West Rim. That means helicopters can make the flight over in 45 minutes. You can't take a chopper to the South Rim though. If you want to go there, I suggest you take an airplane tour. Flight PathThe typical flight for these air tours includes going over Lake Mead and Hoover Dam before reaching the Canyon. Your chopper will probably hover over the dam for a short bit so you can take some great pictures of it. Next, you'll head towards the river and see Grand Cliff's Wash. The Colorado River, the headwaters for which start at the base of the Rocky Mountains, is quite a sight when seen from a chopper. The Colorado River looks like a snake winding through the canyon as it tirelessly erodes the rock and deepens the canyon. What you do at this point depends on the kind of flight you booked. There are two types: Aerial and landing. Aerial tours stay in the air, circle the rim and head back. The aerial tours are great if you're on a budget or don't have a lot of time to spend touring the canyon. To the BottomHowever, if you can do it, you should seriously consider taking a landing tour. The one in particular that I enjoy goes to the bottom for a Champagne brunch. The view is simply amazing as you make the fifteen-minute descent to the bottom of the canyon. There's a more deluxe version of this trip that includes taking a boat ride down The River. After that, the chopper takes you back to the top of the rim for more fun, such as walking on the Grand Canyon Skywalk. Many know this attraction as the Glass Bridge. Its claim to fame is that it lets you walk 70 feet past the edge of the rim (it's a very liberating feeling). New Year's is a very busy time in Las Vegas. That means the helicopter tours will sell out fast. My recommendation here is to book yours at least 72 hours ahead of time. This achieves two things. First and most importantly, you make sure you'll get seats on the tours you want when you book early. And second, you'll get a lower price. Buy Tours OnlineGo online to find the best price on your tour. It's fast, convenient, and the best way to get the best available trips and flight times. Booking online also allows you to access lower rates for kids 11 and under. It is hard to find child rates for tours when you look offline. Don't forget to dress for cold weather in the canyon during the winter months. Many are under the impression that because Las Vegas is in a desert that it's warm year round. Summers are incredibly hot. However, in the winter it is a lot cooler. In fact, Vegas often hits freezing temperatures in evening and early morning. And at the Canyon itself, temperatures can stay chilly. Let's Wrap UpTouring the Grand Canyon by chopper is an experience you don't want to miss. Especially during the New Year's holiday. Winter is the low season for tourists so it won't be so crowded and this allows you to fully admire the fantastic winter scenery in the canyon.