Grand Canyon Tours

While planning your trip to the Grand Canyon, you might want to consider one of the many Grand Canyon Tours that are available.

Grand Canyon tours range in duration from half-day to two-week long tours.

The variety of Grand Canyon tours provides you with a lot of different opportunities during your Grand Canyon vacation.

We provide you with an overview of the different Grand Canyon tours that are available to you. We suggest that you take the time to visit the different Grand Canyon tour companies online to compare tours and prices. Always remember to book your Grand Canyon tour with licensed, bonded and insured tour companies.

Tours of the Grand Canyon provide you the opportunity to experience and learn about the canyon in ways that you can't even imagine! The Ultimate Grand Canyon tour is for people that want to visit and experience the Grand Canyon, but don't have a lot of time.

The Ultimate Grand Canyon Tour begins in Las Vegas where a limo picks you up at your Las Vegas hotel and takes you to the Las Vegas airport. You then board a helicopter for a 45 minute ride over the Nevada and Arizona desert to the Grand Canyon West Rim.

Once you arrive at the West Rim, the helicopter decends 4,000 feet below the rim to the floor of the Grand Canyon, next to the Colorado River. You will then take a 20 minute boat ride on the Colorado River. A shuttle bus will then take you to the top of the West Rim where you can spend time exploring the area, have a Hualapai Indian Buffet lunch, and even take a stroll on the Grand Canyon Skywalk.

At the end of the day, you will fly back to Las Vegas in the helicopter and your limo will take you back to your hotel. Sound like a lot to do in one day? It is, but it gives you an idea of the type of Grand Canyon tours that are available! Oh... the price for the Ultimate Grand Canyon Tour is around $600 per person.

Grand Canyon tours range from the inexpensive one-day bus tour for $80 per person to an Ultimate 3 hour Grand Canyon helicopter wedding for just over $1000 per person! Let's take a look at the different types of Grand Canyon tours that are offered by most of the Grand Canyon tour companies.

Grand Canyon Bus Tours usually last an entire day and are an inexpensive way to travel to the South Rim or West Rim of the Grand Canyon. Click here to read more about Grand Canyon Bus Tours.

Grand Canyon Airplane Tours are small airplane flights from Las Vegas or local airports that provide you with an aerial view of the Grand Canyon. Many of the Grand Canyon tour companies use the small airplanes as a way to transfer you quickly from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon area where you can then continue the tour by helicopter, bus, jeep, or on foot.

Grand Canyon Helicopter Tours are by far one of the most popular and exciting of the Grand Canyon tours. From Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon helicopter tours usually last about 3 hours and include a landing for lunch on the floor of the Grand Canyon. Additional helicopter tours offer you a combination of activities including ranch visits, raft trips and the Grand Canyon Skywalk. Two of the best Grand Canyon Helicopter Tour companies are Maverick Helicopters and Papillon Helicopters, which is the oldest helicopter tour company in the Grand Canyon.

What are the most popular Grand Canyon Tours?

1. Grand Canyon All Helicopter Tour - 3 hours in length and includes a 90 minute helicopter trip with a landing for lunch in the bottom of the Grand Canyon.

2. Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam Day Trip from Las Vegas with the Skywalk as an option. These are full day luxury bus tours from Las Vegas to the West Rim of the Grand Canyon.

3. Grand Canyon West Rim Air Adventure Day Trip from Las Vegas last about 8 hours. This tour includes a round-trip small plane flight from Las Vegas to the West Rim, a helicopter ride to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, a 15-minute float on the Colorado River, a helicopter ride back to the rim of the Canyon, sightseeing and the Skywalk.

4. Grand Canyon 4 in 1 Helicopter Tour from Las Vegas lasts about 7 hours. The tour includes a round-trip helicopter ride from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon, a short float trip on the Colorado River, sightseeing at the West Rim, and the Skywalk.

5. Grand Canyon West Rim and Ground Day Trip from Las Vegas with Skywalk is a 7 hour tour. This tour includes a small airplane flight from Las Vegas to the West Rim. A short motor coach tour to the various Grand Canyon overlooks. A walk onto the Grand Canyon Skywalk.

Things to remember when you select a Grand Canyon Tour:

*Book your Grand Canyon Tour with licensed, bonded, insured, and quality tour companies like Maverick and Papillon.

*Make your reservations early. Many of the Grand Canyon tours are very popular and sell out quickly.

*Due to comfort and weight balances for tours, the weight of each passenger must be given at time of booking. In many cases, if you weigh over 280 pounds, you may be charged extra, or you may not be able to board the aircraft.

*Many of the tours involving any hiking are not considered handicap accessible, especially for wheel chairs due to the uneven ground. Make sure you make the tour operator aware of any handicap prior to booking the tour.

*Dress appropriately which includes hats, comfortable shoes, casual clothes, sunglasses, and sunscreen. Don't forget to include a jacket.

*Have fun! Your trip to the Grand Canyon should be one that you will enjoy and remember for a lifetime!