Grand Voyager tour
See the Grand Canyon by helicopter, boat and airplane. After a coach ride from Las Vegas, take off from Boulder City and you will fly over Lake Mead and Hoover Dam before landing near the Grand Canyon. Then you will take a helicopter into the canyon and get the thrill when you descend 4,000 feet to the Colorado River. You will have a boat ride on the Colorado and then another helicopter ride that will include a 4,000-foot climb back to the rim of the Canyon. The adult price in 2009 is $379.
Grand Voyager Tour
238 10th Ave Ste 20
Page, Arizona 86040
(866) 944-7263
Hoover Dam Discovery Tour
The Hoover Dam Discovery Tour picks you up at your hotel and takes you on a drive to the mammoth man-made dam. You will be 725 feet above the Colorado River when you are at the top of the dam and you take an elevator ride down to the bottom of the dam after you have enjoyed a self-directed walking tour. The price in 2009 is $61.95.
Hoover Dam Discovery Tour
US-93 at the AZ border
Boulder City, NV 89005
(702) 293-8321
Las Vegas Strip Helicopter Tour
This is just a 12-minute flight, but seeing the Las Vegas Strip by helicopter at night is a worthwhile moment. You'll see the Bellagio, Paris, New York New York, Caesars Palace and the Stratosphere Tower as well as other Las Vegas landmarks. The price in 2009 is $69.99.
Las Vegas Strip Helicopter Tour
3900 Paradise Rd., Suite 185
Las Vegas, NV 89169
(866) 648-5873
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