Cooks Gardens

There may be some things or places that have made an impression on you leading you to classify them as grand. Real grandeur though is the views you get aboard Grand Canyon helicopter tours. The imagery you get when hovering over the Grand Canyon compares to nothing else. The compliment of grandeur can rightly be bestowed on this panorama.

You may take a helicopter tour from a number of tour companies offering the service. The schedules and circuits of the flights vary. There are different departure points and landing areas. Tours may be taken starting from the South Rim and others start the other way, which is from the North Rim.

The duration of the different flights also differ. Some are as short as 15 minutes, others are a bit longer, lasting 30 minutes and others will go on for 45 minutes to an hour. Most popular are helicopters that allow for clear views with no obstructions. Some flights talk passengers through the tour with multi-lingual narrations. This may be done with music as well, that comes from headphones.

One departure point for a helicopter tour is one from the South going over the Dragon Corridor. This is the deepest and the largest area of the place. The Tower of Ra, so called after the Egyptian sun god, goes back to the 1800s and at 6,076 feet. It is one of several rock structures that have formed themselves in shapes associated with temples and shrines that are said to be no less than a billion years old. Sights of the Colorado River and the Black Canyon can also be enjoyed.

There is also the option to take helicopters over the Vegas Strip. A Vegas voyage will enable views of Mt. Charleston, the Red Rock mountain and the neighboring mountain ranges. It is possible to catch glimpses of majestic resorts and hotels over the area as well as golf courses and world-famed pools. Other sights are the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Downtown Las Vegas and the Nellis Air Force Base. Flights over the Vegas Strip are usually short, lasting from 12 to 15 minutes. You can take the flight by day or night.

Another option flight is the Southwest from where sights of Lake Mead, Fortification Hill and Hoover Dam can be enjoyed. Take a dip of up 3,500 feet right into the heart of the mountain and thereafter land some 300 feet atop the Colorado River and then catch sights of the Black Canyon on the way back to the South Las Vegas Valley.

There are a number of options you can choose for these helicopter tours. Choose yours according to your budget but whichever approach you take, these are sights you will never forget and will want to return again in the future.

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