Grand Canyon - Airplane or Helicopter

Hi,

I%26#39;m goign to Vegas in a few weeks time, and want to take in a trip to the Grand Canyon. We%26#39;re short on time, so would like to fly over the GC.

Can anyone comment on the differences in terms of experience if you fly over in a plane as opposed to a helicopter. Are the views from the planes much worse, do they get as low? Obvioulsy I realise that the helicopters have the option of being able to land.

I was looking at the %26#39;Visionary Air Tour;=%26#39; from Pappilon.

Any comments would be very welcome.

Grand Canyon - Airplane or Helicopter

used the helicopter and landed in the canyon.....i will be going again in march and will be doing the same trip, it%26#39;s awesome.

booked with a company from the shop opposite new york new york

Grand Canyon - Airplane or Helicopter

Go Speed Go! ok, anyways, I want you to be aware that those helicopter tours from Vegas go to West Rim. Thats not where you want to go if you want to see GC, especially coming from England. South Rim is where the universally known Grand Canyon is, and there are Air tours there. Papillon and Maverick Airline and Vision Air have them.

I have done both and each has its own pro%26#39;s and cons. Firstly plane - very good and a nice long tour. The plane flies higher over the canyon than the chopper and so you are able to look down on the canyon and get a good feel for the size. On the downside, it did get a bit bumpy as all that warm air running up the canyon walls creates a lot of thermals.

The helicopter. Well I love the take off and it generally feels much more jet set. Its very comfortable and the ride feels faster as you are closer to the ground. The turns and dives as it heads towards the bottom of the canyon are superb. Then of course you land and have some sandwiches and a glass of champagne. Coming back into Vegas our pilot took us down the strip so we got a great view of Vegas hotels from the air. The only con would be that you may not get a window seat. The balance of a helicopter is crucial and they seat people according to weight and size for balance so you could be in the middle of the back seat. That said you may also be in the front seat which is amazing.

Either way, enjoy the experience and keep thinking %26#39;I am flying across one the great wonders of the World. Have fun.

Paul

Thanks for the info Paul! I think we%26#39;re going to go for the plane option, mainly because of budget. But will definitely make the most of the experience and enjoy it!

Just be sure that your flight tour takes you to the South Rim at the Grand Canyon National Park. Helicopters from LV can%26#39;t fly that far.

OK will do, thanks!

Helicopter is much more adventurous and fun than a small plane. I believe scenic.com has a variety of plane/heli packages to the South Rim.

choose the helicopter we went and had the helicopter

ride and we could see everything you can get right down into the canyon, the people that were with us

were sorry that they went up in the plane rather than the helicopter, i know its a bit more pricey but its well worth it. we went with pappilon and the pilot we had was great.

We went w/Papillon.com too!

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