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Taking a helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon is an experience you will never forget. It's made even better when you get your tickets at a discount rate. The secret? It's in the timing. What exactly do I mean by that? The travel industry is highly seasonal. In the case of the Grand Canyon, summer is the popular time to go and winter is the "low season." Here's where it gets interesting. In order to fill seats from November through February, tour operators drop the price. Tour operators drop tour prices From November to February in order to entice customers to buy tickets. Makes sense. But this is how it pertains to you: You can save money on your 2014 tour by buying your tickets now while they are at the low 2013 winter rate. By planning ahead like this, you will save money on your tour as well as your lodging and Vegas shows. Some will object and say, "What if my plans change?" Good question. All you have to do is get your seats from a reliable tour operator that has a good cancellation policy on their tours. Look for an operator that lets you cancel your tour up to 24 hours before departure time. Further, if there's a weather issue, the best companies will reschedule your flight for the next available time or later that week or refund you money. You can get helicopter air tours out of Vegas and Tusayan at the South Rim. Flights leave most every day of the year. There are usually no flights on Christmas Day. When you depart from Vegas, you leave from the Strip or from an airfield in Boulder City. The air tours that take off from the Strip are very inconvenient but you have to pay more for the convenience. So if you need to cut costs, book a tour out of Boulder City. Vegas tours are in two varieties, air-only or landing. The former is the cheapest option and the latter the most expensive. I like the basic air tour, especially if you want to quickly sample the canyon. However, if you have a choice, you should opt for a landing tour. Why? Because you get to land at the top or bottom, exit the aircraft, and experience the canyon from the ground up. A very popular landing tour is the one that flies you down to the bottom of the canyon. The landing tours out of Las Vegas are very special. At the West Rim, your helicopter is allowed to descend below the canyon rim. You can't do this anywhere else in the National Park and that's what makes these flights so extraordinary. The South Rim is often called the Official Grand Canyon because it is home to many famous spectacular landmarks. You can't fly there in a chopper from Vegas, but you can go by plane and get there in about an hour. No South Rim flights go below the rim and most of them are air-only. Choose the longer fifty-minute flight if you can because it takes you over almost all of the National Park. That is the best way to experience the Grand Canyon! In Conclusion This article is for you if you're going to be taking an air tour of the Grand Canyon some time in 2014. Although it may seem like a long time off, go ahead and buy your tickets now at the off-season rates and save a bundle over buying them at the peak-season rates. The difference in ticket prices is quite significant. So are the savings. Tips from the Author All set to fly Grand Canyon National Park? Visit here for a comprehensive list of National Park air excursions and here for helicopter trips out of Vegas: http://www.grandcanyondaytrips.com/las-vegas-helicopters
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