Yup, we thought we had a rare sighting and in a way we did ;-) That's the West Rim behind her awesome hooded-jacket. To be specific, it's Eagle Point, which is right across from the Grand Canyon Skywalk. The other lookout that is a must-see is Guano Point. You can get from Eagle to Guano and vice versa via the free stop-and-go shuttle. The views are spectacular and well worth the effort. You'll also notice that there's NO fence between "Ms. Mink" and the Canyon. It's on you to be situationally aware. The Hualapai Tribe wanted to leave the area as natural as possible and hence no barricades. There are numerous ways to get to the West Rim from Vegas. Your cheapest option is the bus (please allocate and entire day to do this). However, a lot of us don't have the kind of time so we opt for airplane and helicopter tours. However you get here, it's going to be an awesome days. And keep your eyes open for possible rare sightings. You never know :-)

Great selection of helicopter and airplane tours from the LV, including the one in the above video. Choose also from air-only to more deluxe flights that include an extended tour over the Las Vegas Strip. There's even sunset flights! 

We've got tours that depart from Tusayan, AZ, a/k/a South Rim. These are air-only (landing tours are only available from Las Vegas) flights and flight time ranges from 30 minutes to nearly one hour. We've also got combos that include a Jeep tours.