The Grand Canyon!

The Grand Canyon! There is no surprise it is listed
as one of the 7 Natural Wonders of the World!

The Grand Canyon is 446 km long, up to 30 km
Wide and the Depth was measured at 1.83 km!
Amazingly out of the 5 million visitors per year,
85% of these are American citizens.

With the area so huge, the best way to see this
attraction is by air! There are many tours that offer
Scenic Flights out from Las Vegas and we chose
The Grand Celebration Tour with Papillon Helicopters.
The Helicopter can take up to 4 passengers
and takes off from Boulder City Terminal.

We started the tour on the border of Arizona
with a birds eye view of Hoover Dam.
It was completed in 1936 and is now attracts 1 million
visitors a year. The dam's generators provide
power for three states including Arizona, Nevada,
& California.

From there we headed into the Canyons and had
a 45 minute fly around with full panoramic views.
The flight was great and really smooth,
the scenery seemed endless and the colours
and shapes of the rocks were amazing.

Even as a keen photographer i can tell you that
camera's just can't capture it's magic,
it is something that simply has to been seen
with your own eyes!

We than descended 4,000 feet below the Canyon rim
to land in the Inner Gorge, we had extra time there
to explore the Canyon floor and take lots of photos.

We landed beside the Colorado River and we
were treated to a picnic lunch that included sandwiches,
chips, fruit, cookies and soft drinks.

This is an exclusive to this tour operator as they had
permission granted by the Haualapai Indians,
spiritual guardians of the canyon.

The another way to check out a unique view of
The Grand Canyon and that is by the glass-bottomed
Skywalk, It looks pretty cool and costs about
$85 p.p but unfortunately they don't allow cameras
on the viewing platform.

It was a wonderful experience and the highlight to many
tourist's trip and i think it can't be missed!