Grand Canyon - Air tour?

Planes and helicopters are NOT allowed to fly over the GC except at the indian reservation. (The part of the GC that is most advertised, is on an Indian Reservation at the extreme West of the canyon.)

Besides If you want to see the real Grand Canyon go to the South Rim of the park. You can take a bus tour but it is best to drive. There are really lots of places that you can see easily on way to the South Rim. Lake Mead http://vegasnature.com/LakeMead.htm Hoover Dam http://vegasnature.com/HooverDam.htm Colorado River http://vegasnature.com/ColoradoRiver.htm Oatman http://vegasnature.com/Oatman.htm Grand Canyon http://vegasnature.com/GrandCanyon.htm on the way back stop in Laughlin http://vegasnature.com/Laughlin.htm http://www.vegasnature.com/ has videos of each area followed by maps showing how to get there

If you want to see the real classic Grand Canyon then you're going to have to start by flying on a fixed wing aircraft from one of the Las Vegas airports to Grand Canyon National Park Airport -GCN- and then boarding a helicopter for a tour over a part of the Park

The $410-tour that Chip-O suggested is one company that does it and Scenic Airlines also offers similar tours

Know that helo's based in Las Vegas do not have the range to reach the classic GCNP at the altitudes that would be required

Know that there is a huge No Fly Zone over GCNP [ Google it ]

Know that even if you fly out of GCN in a helo that you cannot fly over the Heart of the Canyon from River mile 77 to RM 100 and that NFZ extends back past the Rims.

So in a helo from GCN you wind up circumnavigating that rectangle at a minimum altitude of 12000' msl

Know that it can and does snow-sometimes heavily - in GCNP at this time of year and due to the fact that much of the airspace above GCNP is VFR -flights do get canceled

Know that flying below the Rims is strictly prohibited by aircraft that are not on official business

Enjoy the Canyon

Sightseeing by helicopter can be pretty pricey. At Tours4fun.com, the helicopter/plane tours start at $153. I would also agree with the person who recommended seeing the the sights from the South Rim. Here's the Tours4Fun link to add to your comparison shopping: http://www.tours4fun.com/grand-canyon-airplane/hel... I hope this helps.

The tours start in Boulder City or North Las Vegas as they fly over Hoover Dam on the way to Grand Canyon. Are you talking about a small plane or a copter ride, both of which are several hun dred dolars a person.

Go to this website and at the bottom of the page they have a short list of Grand Canyon tours. You can click on them and then go to the full listing of tours. Good place to start.

Canyon Dream Air and Land Tour costs $410.00 per person.

Mustang Helicopters start at about 340 per person, Maverick starts at 360 per person. Best companies, Sundance is good too, but can start around 400-500 dollars per person, but includes limo ride from hotel.

We took a helicopter tour through Papillon that was fantastic - $250 a person.

www.papillon.com