Hi everyone, hoping someone can advise on any tour companies they've used for Grand Canyon trips from Vegas. I'm specifically looking for trips by airplane or helicopter as we both dislike spending hours on a bus to get 50 minutes at the destination, I'm sure you get the picture.
I've been looking at 3 different companies, and it gets confusing, and one of them I'm not confident in as their website is atrocious. Another has a great trip to the South Rim by plane, but then has a 3 hour bus tour before returning by plane. Total 8 hours from hotel and back. Then I found the same company does a 'deluxe' tour - plane to South rim, then a 30 minute helicopter flight, and then for some reason only 1 hour to explore before returning. Total 8.5 hours. Well the flight is approx. 45 - 60 minutes each way so when I worked out the itinerary times I was coming with up 2 hours 'lost time'. The company hasn't responded to 2 emails asking for more detail on the itinerary. I've read a few reviews, and it seems you do only get 1 hour free time to explore the place which isn't much. And I've read some horror stories about the tour company.
In the end I'm losing the will to live so thought I'd see if the collective had any opinions / reviews. I've deliberately not named the tour companies. I'd appreciate any advice. We're particularly keen to go to the South Rim, which I know is the most touristy, but also has the most iconic / popular views, but would consider alternatives. We're travelling in 4 weeks.
Thanks for any help
I've been looking at 3 different companies, and it gets confusing, and one of them I'm not confident in as their website is atrocious. Another has a great trip to the South Rim by plane, but then has a 3 hour bus tour before returning by plane. Total 8 hours from hotel and back. Then I found the same company does a 'deluxe' tour - plane to South rim, then a 30 minute helicopter flight, and then for some reason only 1 hour to explore before returning. Total 8.5 hours. Well the flight is approx. 45 - 60 minutes each way so when I worked out the itinerary times I was coming with up 2 hours 'lost time'. The company hasn't responded to 2 emails asking for more detail on the itinerary. I've read a few reviews, and it seems you do only get 1 hour free time to explore the place which isn't much. And I've read some horror stories about the tour company.
In the end I'm losing the will to live so thought I'd see if the collective had any opinions / reviews. I've deliberately not named the tour companies. I'd appreciate any advice. We're particularly keen to go to the South Rim, which I know is the most touristy, but also has the most iconic / popular views, but would consider alternatives. We're travelling in 4 weeks.
Thanks for any help
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