Sunday, July 13, 2014

Why Maverick Grand Canyon Helicopters Is The Luxury Travelers' Preference

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By Nena Fuentes


Helicopter tours of the Grand Canyon are available in different prices, but the tours offered by Maverick are the ones you want when you have luxury in mind. The 5-star tours provided by Maverick are unmatched when it comes to safety, comfort, and service. It is definitely worth the extra cost to have a fantastic experience. It's the best way to tour.

Premium Helicopters: Maverick uses the luxury EcoStar 130 aircraft that is designed for sightseeing. Thanks to the stadium-style seats these choppers have, you'll get a great view. Plus, the cabin is extra roomy and the windshields wrap around the aircraft for the best scenic viewing. These choppers are quiet too, and thanks to their design, the ride is smooth and comfortable.

The helicopters are designed with advanced aerodynamics that make them quieter and able to provide you with a smooth, comfortable flight. This allows you to speak easily with your pilot during your tour, and speaking of pilots, Maverick only hires the very best. In the summer when the temperatures soar, you will appreciate the advance climate control provided by these choppers too. In short, the EcoStar 130 is ideal for touring the Grand Canyon, and you should book a tour on one if you can.

Departure Cities: The Maverick choppers that go to the South Rim depart near the rim from the Grand Canyon National Park Airport, while the choppers that tour the West Rim take off from the Strip in Vegas. The tours out of Vegas have an added bonus of giving you an aerial view of the Strip, plus they are very convenient since the departure point is near the main resorts and hotels in Vegas.

Las Vegas Landing And Air-Only Tours: Maverick gives you a choice in tours from Vegas, they can be air-only, or you can land at the West Rim. The helicopters that depart from Las Vegas only fly to the West Rim since the South Rim is out of flight range being 277 miles away. The flight to the canyon offers spectacular scenic views of the Colorado River, Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, and the canyon itself.

The air-only tours fly over the West Rim then circle back to Vegas. When you take a landing tour, you can get out on the canyon floor or on the top of the rim. The Maverick tours that land on the bottom of the canyon is very popular. These tours include a fun Champagne picnic and about 30 minutes to explore the canyon and shore of the river. The landing tours that drop you off on top of the rim allow 2 1/2 hours to see the sights before the return flight home. Guano Point and Eagle Point are two of the sights you won't want to miss. A fun upgrade you should consider is VIP access to the Grand Canyon Skywalk. The Skywalk is amazing, it is a glass bridge that lets you walk out 70 feet past the edge of the canyon and stand 4000 feet above the bottom.

South Rim Chopper Tours: If you're in Vegas and want to take a tour of the South Rim, take an airplane from the city to the South Rim first, then you can transfer to a chopper or bus. You'll have about 2 1/2 hours to tour the inside of the National Park by bus. The Maverick helicopter tours of the South Rim depart every day from their terminal in Tusayan at the Grand Canyon National Park Airport. One of the tour options is a thirty-minute flight that takes you to the North Rim and back. If you have enough time, opt for the 50-minute tour, which is packed with lots of fantastic views. It goes to the North Rim too, but it also flies you over to the eastern border of the National Park. This is a comprehensive tour that flies you over three-fourths of the entire Grand Canyon National Park!




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