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Friday, February 17, 2012

Vegas Direct: Grand Canyon Airplane Tour Goes to South Rim

By Ione Mahler


Grand Canyon airplane tours that depart from Las Vegas really are the greatest way to see the National Park. You can dodge all the traffic-jams there are from other visitors, plus avoid the crowds that are staying on the rim. These plane rides include landing at the Grand Canyon South Airport with transfer to a bus for a 2.5-hour ground tour.

To see the Seventh Wonder of the world in its entirety first you need to visit their website and view all the different places that you can see. Once you make your decision take a look at the airplane tour websites that are in Vegas and you will discover that this is a better way to see all that you want to in the shortest amount of time, all while avoiding the crowds.

By taking advantage of Grand Canyon airplane tours that leave from Vegas and take you to the South Rim, you will be able to enjoy the best of both places. The tours will give you plenty of time to make wonderful memories at this most beautiful place in the world, and not waste most of your time getting stuck in traffic.

Specifically, the landing tour that you want is the one that incorporates a coach tour inside the National Park. Typically, you'll stop at several of the rim's most famous lookouts like Mather Point and Yaki Point before heading to historic Grand Canyon Village. Here you'll find museums, gift stores and art galleries. Several good restaurants are here - my favorite is the one inside Bright Angle Lodge.

The Trail of Time is a must see on your visit to the South Rim. This is a walking tour that gives you a geological time-line by marking the walk with brass markers for every one million years of time. When you see how old the canyon is like this, you will be truly amazed at just how ancient the canyon is (some of the oldest exposed parts of the earth's crust are found here).

When you take a Grand Canyon airplane tour you get to see the breathtaking views of the entire rim. This is enhanced by the fact that sightseeing planes are equipped with over-sized viewing windows. Further, their wings are attached to the top of the cabin. These two features combined give you a clear view of the incredible terrain below. Planes also feature prerecorded tour narrations that have been translated into nearly a dozen languages.

En route from Vegas, you'll fly over Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, the West Rim, the Colorado River, the Kaibab Plateau and more before making your descent into Grand Canyon South Airport. It's been estimated that what you see in an hour in the air is equal to at least several days on the ground. Covering this much ground makes plane rides a hit with travelers who have limited time to see the National Park.

In most cases, the return to Vegas will be around or during sunset, which quite an incredible site to see. I recommend booking this tour ahead of time. These trips are very popular and regularly sell out. Logistics done, brace yourself for a spectacular journey. The canyon is a special place and air tours make it that much better.




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