subject: Take A Las Vegas Helicopter To See The Strip, Grand Canyon In Two Hours [print this page] Are you able to imagine seeing the Grand Canyon along with the Vegas Strip in one fell swoop? You can, especially by helicopter, which will let you experience both in less time than it takes to watch a movie. It's the ultimate "two-for-one" tour on this planet.
Tour packages range between basic flyovers to extravagant adventures that include champagne, river rafting, horse riding, and ATV adventures. It's your call. To get your travel juices flowing, I developed a short-list of the most popular
Top 3 Tours
#1 Here's your "no-frills" package. This tour leaves from the edges of Las Vegas, cruises over the West Rim, and heads back for The Strip before landing.
#2 Goes to the West Rim where it lands at the Canyon's special heliport. Explore the Canyon. Take in the Skywalk. Board helicopter hover over Las Vegas Boulevard.
#3 The mother of all tours, this package starts with a landing at Grand Canyon West, sightsee, then make for the bottom, which is some 4,000 feet. Lunch next to the Colorado River. Ascend, and then jet back to Vegas, taking the long way the city's center.
Bonus Sights
The flight over to the West Rim, which is actually just outside the National Park's boundaries, features a number of spectacular sites, including:
Lake Mead - An attractive, deep blue lake. It practically glistens inside of the desert sun. Largest man-made body of water in the U.S.
Hoover Dam - Recognized as the second largest dam in the U.S. Provides most of the water supply and generates most of the electrical power consumed by Las Vegas. It's a spectacular structure, made all the more exciting by the new bypass that's being suspended over Black Canyon.
Guano and Eagle Points - A pair of stunning lookouts that uniquely definte Grand Canyon West. Horizons go on forever. Keep your eyes open for Big Horn Sheep and California Condors.
Skywalk - Book it if offered as an alternative. It's literally a glass bridge that extends 75 feet over the lip of the Rim. This is as close as you'll get to having your own wings. The distance from the bridge to the bottom is twice the size of the largest building in the world.
Departures
Flights depart daily from McCarran International Airport, North Las Vegas Airport, and Boulder City Airport. Sunrise, sunset, and evening flights are the most popular with travelers. Most tour operators include hotel pick up and drop off. It's recommended that you confirm your flight 24 hours in advance. While on the phone, I tell people to check weather conditions - the Canyon particularly can be quite fickle.
Pricing
Many people are convinced that a helicopter flight is out of their budget. Reconsider that thought.Las Vegas is loaded with tour operators who compete hard for your tour dollar. But if you really want to drive your cost per ticket down, book online, where prices are dropped 20% - 45% of retail (or "rack" rate).
Final Words
I'd like to point out that there are bus tours that include the Strip and the Canyon. The value here is incredible. The big difference, however, is time: Bus trips will need nearly the entire day; helicopters can get the job done in several hours. If time is valuable and you have a realistic budget, visiting these attractions by helicopter is a must.
by: Keith Kravitz
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