Grand Canyon Tours: 7 Reasons To Book A South Rim Airplane Flight
Grand Canyon South Rim airplane tours are unequivocally the best way to see as much of the National Park as possible
. Enticing? Here are seven more reasons why this trip needs to be at the top of your "must-do" list:1. No other tour gives you this much canyon! Leaves from Grand Canyon Airport, located just 10 minutes from the park. Flight goes east along the South Rim, where you'll see Zuni Point, the Zuni Corridor (where the Little Colorado joins the Colorado River), the Desert Watchtower, the Painted Desert, and the Navajo Indian Reservation. That's just the halfway point. On the return, you parallel the fabulous North Rim, before banking left for the airstrip and entering the Dragoon Corridor, the widest, deepest part of the canyon. What you will see in 50 minutes would easily take several days on the ground.
2. Large, comfortable Vistaliner aircraft are flown on this route. These aren't small aircraft. These are commercial-grade, twin-engine airplanes that can fly up to 19 people. Further, they've been built from the start for sightseeing and sport large windows, lounge-style seats, and headsets for each passenger. Even the wings have been elevated so as not to obstruct your view. The aerodynamics of these planes is such that you are guaranteed the smoothest flight possible.
3. The airplane flight is the fastest way to reach Grand Canyon National Park from Las Vegas. It's just a 45-minute ride, which makes the 5.5-hour bus feel like forever. Your flight includes Lake Mead and Hoover Dam as it follows the Colorado River to Grand Canyon Airport, AZ. This tour comes with a bus trip to the South Rim and a box lunch. For more aerial thrills, add a helicopter ride to your package.
4. You have an option to include a no-rapids float trip on the Colorado River. Flight departs east from Grand Canyon Airport and includes Lake Powell and the Glen Canyon Dam flyovers before landing at Page, AZ. There, you'll board a pontoon boat and start a 15.5-mile float trip down the Colorado River until you reach Lee's Ferry. Runs from late March to November. Open to kids four years and older.
5. In-flight narration is available in 16 languages. German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese...it's all here. The Grand Canyon's history, science, and landmarks are all revealed in this unobtrusive narrative. You'll know as much as a Park Ranger when you deplane.
6. These flights are safe. Two pilots, each certified by the FAA, fly every South Rim airplane tour. Planes are equipped with a TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) and a GPWS (Ground Proximity Warning System). Grand Canyon airspace is strictly controlled, and all sightseeing tours operate under FAA rules applicable to charter air transportation. It doesn't get any safer than this.
7. It's priced right. Tours start at about $120 per person. That's a major deal considering how much Grand Canyon sightseeing you get. To get this rock-bottom deal, book online. As a travel reviewer, I purchase tickets regularly online. I can tell you from personal experience that it's safe and secure. I've also never had an reservation SNAFU's, either.
Grand Canyon airplane tours cover more of the canyon than any other form of transportation. You'll see three of the rims as well as Glen Canyon Dam and the Painted Desert. No other tour delivers half as much. Your safety is job one, too. From professionally trained pilots to the state-of-the-art Vistaliner aircraft, you're cleared for take off. Definitely book your tour on the internet and look to pay about $120 per person. Ready to take to the skies? Do it aboard a South Rim Vistaliner aircraft. It's the ultimate way to experience this natural wonder.
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