Hey it's Keith Kravitz,
We are heading into the summer peak travel season and tours are filling up! The weather has been hot but it's been holding up nicely. Regardless, I always recommend travelers consider taking a ride in the morning. It's semi-cool at that time and the air is smooth. Visibility, by the way, is better, too, because there's not as much dust in the
air.
WEIGHT SURCHARGE
I need to address this because the my inbox is full of requests asking for explanations. The bottom line: If you weigh more than 300 pounds and you want to do a helicopter tour, the surcharge is up to USD $200. For airplanes, it's $100. This can change without notice and here's our weight FAQ.
LAS VEGAS
Since it's spring-summer it would be remiss of me not to reference our sunset tour. This trip departs once a day and goes over Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, Colorado River and the Canyon before settling on the bottom. There's plenty of time to enjoy a Champagne picnic before re-boarding and heading back to Vegas at dusk as the Strip's neon lights turn on.
If you're on a budget, I strongly suggest you consider the air-only tour. It doesn't land but it covers everything between Vegas and the Canyon including Hoover Dam. This trip takes just 3.5 hours and you're back at the hotel in time for a show, dinner, dancing or whatever works for you. Also a great option for folks attending conventions.
FRONT SEATS
Helicopters only hold 6 people - three in the back and three in the front including pilot. Thus there are only two front seats for travelers. Front seats are never guaranteed. In other words, you can't reserve them. But you can request a front seat upgrade. The reason why front seats can't be reserved is that nobody knows who the other passengers are on your flight
until check in, among other things.
SOUTH RIM
Lots of families come up to the South Rim during summer. That means in most cases the most in-expensive option is in high demand. In this case, it's the 30-minute air-only tour. This flight takes off from the Grand Canyon National Park Airport and goes from South Rim to North Rim and back. The highlight is the Dragoon Corridor, which is the widest, deepest section of the Park. For even greater value,
consider our 50-minute flight.
NEED A TOUR?
Reply back to this message if you need to buy a tour by telling me:
*From Las Vegas or South Rim?
*Day and month you want to do a tour
*The kind of tour you want
I reply to EVERY email.
Have a great day!
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