Grand Canyon Helicopter Tours

Looks like our next trip to Vegas will be at the end of September, and
this time we are going to meet my parents there. Mom has been to Vegas
on business, but Dad has never been before. They have expressed
interest in seeing the Grand Canyon from helicopter, and asked me to
research tour companies. So I throw the question to AVLV: Have you had
any good/bad experiences with any companies? Any specific
recommendations about how to choose one?
--
Chris Kollmann
"Where zen ends, asskicking begins."

On Jul 24, 6:53 pm, Chris Kollmann <cskollm...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Looks like our next trip to Vegas will be at the end of September, and
> this time we are going to meet my parents there.  Mom has been to Vegas
> on business, but Dad has never been before.  They have expressed
> interest in seeing the Grand Canyon from helicopter, and asked me to
> research tour companies.  So I throw the question to AVLV:  Have you had
> any good/bad experiences with any companies?  Any specific
> recommendations about how to choose one?
> --
> Chris Kollmann
> "Where zen ends, asskicking begins."

The best way to see the Grand Canyon is between flghts in Atlanta on
your way to Vegas. Just go to the top of Stone Mountain and you get a
great view of the Grand Canyon from there. Ronald Emerson.

Quoth <240720082134306297%none@none.void>, none@none.void
> In article <MPG.22f2d1fc428a939c989695@news.rcn.com>, Chris Kollmann
> <cskollmann@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Looks like our next trip to Vegas will be at the end of September, and
> > this time we are going to meet my parents there. Mom has been to Vegas
> > on business, but Dad has never been before. They have expressed
> > interest in seeing the Grand Canyon from helicopter, and asked me to
> > research tour companies. So I throw the question to AVLV: Have you had
> > any good/bad experiences with any companies? Any specific
> > recommendations about how to choose one?
>
> First, understand that the helicopter tours from Vegas do not fly to
> the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, which is where you see
> those wide vistas you know from films and photos. That's too far from
> Vegas for the copters, which instead fly to the so-called West Rim
> located on Indian land outside the National Park.
>
> The West Rim offers nice views of a different part of the Canyon which
> is still dramatic but not as "Grand." Do a picture search on the South
> Rim and the West Rim to see the difference.
>
> There are also heli-tours from the South Rim, but they take off from
> that area, not from Vegas. If the West Rim is okay, TripAdvisor.com
> has some reader comments on helicopter tours. When you read the
> reviews, make sure they're talking about the West Rim and not the South
> Rim.

Thanks Walt, you are as usual a fount of useful information!
--
Chris Kollmann
"Where zen ends, asskicking begins."