The Grand Canyon is a spectacular place no matter when you get here. You just gotta do it. One of the things I like to do when visiting South Rim is take a walk down Bright Angel Trail.  Keep in mind: it takes twice as long to walk up as it does down. Consider that as you prepare, and make sure you bring water! Now, as you make your way into the Big Ditch, it's not uncommon to step aside and let a mule train pass. No worries. These mules are plenty familiar with people and do the trip nearly daily to and from Phanton Ranch at the bottom. Many ask about the mule tours and if you want one you'll probably have to reserve at least a year in advance. Yes, they're popular. Fortunately, there are other options when visiting South Rim and they include helicopter and airplane tours. Starting from Las Vegas? No worries. We got you covered with these terrific options including the famous bottom-landing picnic tour. 

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.