subject: 11 Awesome Tips About Grand Canyon Helicopter Tours [print this page] Seeing the Grand Canyon by helicopter is the ultimate way to enjoy this incredible National Park. The Canyon is 277 miles long and flying is about the only way you are going to experience it to the max. Before you buckle up and get ready for the aerial highlights, here's 11 tips that will make sure your helicopter trip is "turbulent" free:
1. Reservations are a must. Book in advance. Helicopter tours are popular, and it's not unusual to find the day you want to fly filled up.
2. Always read the reservation policy's fine print before booking your flight.
3. Know for sure which Rim (South or West) you are going to see and what date you will at your destination (Las Vegas, Phoenix, Sedona) prior to making your Grand Canyon Helicopter tour reservation.
4. Helicopter tours start at $200 per person.
5. The best time to fly is during the morning. If there's bad weather, you have plenty of time to reschedule.
6. Bring cameras, binoculars, video cameras etc.
7. When you get to your destination, call or send email to you helicopter tour company and confirm your reservation.
8. Don't forget to get a photo of your group by the helicopter and/or with your pilot.
9. It's impossible to enjoy your tour and videotape or photograph every moment of it.
10. See if your tour company offers a video of your actual helicopter flight.
11. The cost of the video of your Grand Canyon helicopter tour is not included in the tour price.
Why fly? Simple. The Grand Canyon is a massive. It covers more than a million acres and averages 18 miles wide and one mile deep. You will see a lot of it from the rim. But what if you could zip across the center of it and be at the North Rim in, say, 10 minutes?
Helicopters can do that. And more.
The typical South Rim helicopter tour, for example, takes you through the spectacular Dragoon Corridor, the deepest, widest part of the Grand Canyon. West Rim trips descend more than 4,000 feet to the bottom. That's pretty miraculous.
The other real value of the air tour is that it puts in perspective what you just experienced on the ground and vice versa. South Rim travelers most likely will visit Kolb Studio at Grand Canyon Village. The building hangs from the cliffside. That "suspension" is even more thrilling from the air. The same can be said for the West Rim when you fly by the Skywalk, the ingenious glass bridge that sparkles in the Canyon's abyss.
Savvy travelers know that air tours and Grand Canyon helicopters in particular are the quickest way to see as much of this Park as possible in a short period of time. Begin using these tips before you book, as well as before and during your flight. Now you are ready to relax and enjoy this incredible natural wonder.
by: Keith Kravitz
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