Are you considering a trip to the Grand Canyon this year that
includes a fun helicopter tour? If you go, you'll have to choose whether
to tour the South or West Rim, and you'll also need to pick a deluxe or
basic tour package. Booking a deluxe helicopter flight over the canyon
is the best choice to make.
Better Value
The basic tours cost less than the deluxe tours. So, if you are on a limited budget, then a basic tour is a good option. The deluxe tours may cost more, but they give you more too. For starters, you'll get free transportation from your hotel to the helipad in a limo, so you won't have to ride in a shuttle van like you do with a basic tour. The deluxe air tours fly on better choppers too.
When you book a basic tour, you'll fly on a Bell Ranger or an AStar. These are safe, basic aircraft. If you book a deluxe helicopter tour, you'll have to chance to fly on a more advanced EcoStar 130 chopper. The EcoStar 130 is around 25 percent bigger than the other choppers, so you will be more comfortable during your flight. The helicopters are not only designed for comfort, they are made specifically for sightseeing. They have comfy seats that are arranged stadium style. That means you'll have an unobstructed view no matter what seat you are assigned to. Plus, the windshield wraps around the aircraft, so you have amazing panoramic views of the sights that pass below you.
An added bonus of taking a deluxe tour is you get to fly over the Vegas Strip. When you fly back from the canyon, your chopper will give you a flyover of the Strip below. It's a breathtaking view to look down on the massive resorts below like the Stratosphere Tower and the Luxor Pyramid.
Tour Packages
These fun helicopter tours come with a lot of different choices. One important choice is deciding if you want to book a tour that circles the canyon and returns or if you want to book a tour that lands at the canyon. All the tours follow the same flight path, so no matter which type you book, you'll get to see the Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, and the Colorado River on the way. An air tour flies to the canyon and flies back to Vegas without landing. There are not other options to worry about. With a landing tour, you have many options to choose from since the chopper lands at the canyon, so you can get out and explore. One of the packages you may want to book is the one that includes a relaxing champagne picnic on the bottom of the canyon. Other fun upgrades to consider include a VIP pass to the Grand Canyon Skywalk and a raft tour along the Colorado River.
If you want to take a helicopter tour of the South Rim, you should know they work a little differently. The helicopters for South Rim tours take off from the Grand Canyon National Park Airport The airport is in the city of Tusayan in Arizona. Helicopters are not allowed to land on the South Rim like they can at the West Rim. While the flight stays in the air the whole trip, you can choose to book a thirty or a fifty minute flight. The thirty-minute flight tours the South and North Rims. You'll see many famous landmarks, including the Dragoon Corridor. The 50-minute flight also provides aerial views of the North and South Rims, but it also flies over to the eastern edge of the Grand Canyon National Park.
The longer flight is the best. You'll see a lot more on it since it covers nearly 75 percent of the entire national park. The shorter flight is great though if you are on a tight budget or short on time. So if you can, book the fifty minute deluxe flight when you tour the South Rim.
Better Value
The basic tours cost less than the deluxe tours. So, if you are on a limited budget, then a basic tour is a good option. The deluxe tours may cost more, but they give you more too. For starters, you'll get free transportation from your hotel to the helipad in a limo, so you won't have to ride in a shuttle van like you do with a basic tour. The deluxe air tours fly on better choppers too.
When you book a basic tour, you'll fly on a Bell Ranger or an AStar. These are safe, basic aircraft. If you book a deluxe helicopter tour, you'll have to chance to fly on a more advanced EcoStar 130 chopper. The EcoStar 130 is around 25 percent bigger than the other choppers, so you will be more comfortable during your flight. The helicopters are not only designed for comfort, they are made specifically for sightseeing. They have comfy seats that are arranged stadium style. That means you'll have an unobstructed view no matter what seat you are assigned to. Plus, the windshield wraps around the aircraft, so you have amazing panoramic views of the sights that pass below you.
An added bonus of taking a deluxe tour is you get to fly over the Vegas Strip. When you fly back from the canyon, your chopper will give you a flyover of the Strip below. It's a breathtaking view to look down on the massive resorts below like the Stratosphere Tower and the Luxor Pyramid.
Tour Packages
These fun helicopter tours come with a lot of different choices. One important choice is deciding if you want to book a tour that circles the canyon and returns or if you want to book a tour that lands at the canyon. All the tours follow the same flight path, so no matter which type you book, you'll get to see the Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, and the Colorado River on the way. An air tour flies to the canyon and flies back to Vegas without landing. There are not other options to worry about. With a landing tour, you have many options to choose from since the chopper lands at the canyon, so you can get out and explore. One of the packages you may want to book is the one that includes a relaxing champagne picnic on the bottom of the canyon. Other fun upgrades to consider include a VIP pass to the Grand Canyon Skywalk and a raft tour along the Colorado River.
If you want to take a helicopter tour of the South Rim, you should know they work a little differently. The helicopters for South Rim tours take off from the Grand Canyon National Park Airport The airport is in the city of Tusayan in Arizona. Helicopters are not allowed to land on the South Rim like they can at the West Rim. While the flight stays in the air the whole trip, you can choose to book a thirty or a fifty minute flight. The thirty-minute flight tours the South and North Rims. You'll see many famous landmarks, including the Dragoon Corridor. The 50-minute flight also provides aerial views of the North and South Rims, but it also flies over to the eastern edge of the Grand Canyon National Park.
The longer flight is the best. You'll see a lot more on it since it covers nearly 75 percent of the entire national park. The shorter flight is great though if you are on a tight budget or short on time. So if you can, book the fifty minute deluxe flight when you tour the South Rim.
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