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It's that time of year again, Labor Day weekend is almost upon us. This September, from the 5th until the 7th, millions of Americans will celebrate the last long weekend of the year. If you want to make yours the best yet, then why not take a Grand Canyon sightseeing flight tour. Labor Day will be here before you know it, so start planning your trip now and get your tour booked as early as next week. Las Vegas Air Tours When you depart from Las Vegas, you can take a landing tour or an air-only tours. Book a landing tour if you can, one of the most popular ones is where the chopper flies to the canyon floor and sets down by the Colorado River. This tour includes a nice champagne picnic and you can also add on a river boat tour that is very scenic and fun. That's not all, though. Helicopters can land on top of the rim too. This will allow you to check out the sights from the top of the canyon, and you will even get tickets to the famous Grand Canyon Skywalk. The Skywalk is a thrilling attraction with a floor made of thick glass that allows you to stand over the canyon floor thousands of feet below you. To see the natural wonder from the air is one thing, but to actually step out over it, is an experience that you could never recreate. While helicopter tours are exciting and fun, if you need to save money, or if you are traveling with a large group that wants to stick together, then taking an airplane tour is a better option. Airplanes don't land on the canyon floor, but they do cover the same ground as helicopters, and the only difference is you'll fly at a higher altitude. Also, if you plan to book a South Rim tour, then taking an airplane tour out of Vegas is the best way to get there. South Rim Helicopter Tours If you start your tour from Tusayan, or even if you fly there from Vegas, you'll be able to choose from two helicopter tours. The first is a 30 minute tour that travels to the North Rim and back. The other tour is highly recommended because it give you 50 minutes of flight time. It flies over the South and North Rims as well as the land over to the eastern edge of the Grand Canyon National Park. In fact, you'll get to see about 75 percent of the entire park on this tour. Although you won't get to land inside the rim, you can take a Jeep tour from the South Rim. The Jeep tour is a scenic 2 1/2 hour ground tour through the park. You'll appreciate getting to see the park from the ground as well as from the air. Different Aircraft For Basic And Deluxe The basic tours are the most economical. They use Bell Ranger and AStar helicopters. These tours are great, but the deluxe tours are even better and worth the extra cost. The deluxe helicopter tours fly on EcoStar sightseeing helicopters. These are purpose built for sightseeing tourism, and when you're in the cockpit you will feel why. There are no bad seats on these choppers because the comfy bucket seats are positioned stadium style. The cabin is quiet and roomy, and you'll appreciate the huge wraparound window which gives you the best views possible. Deluxe tours also offer a limousine shuttle service, and they depart from the Las Vegas Strip. The tour airplanes carry 19 passengers at a time and the tours utilize Twin Otter airplanes. The airplanes also have large viewing windows so you can see as much scenery as possible from your seat in the cabin. Buy Your Tour Early Labor Day is a very busy time at the Grand Canyon, so you definitely want to buy your seats by next week. It's easiest to buy your tour online so you can get confirmation of your seats, plus you'll find the lowest prices online anyway. All air tours of the Grand Canyon are memorable occasions. The airplane option is the most affordable and they are best for big groups, also flying out to the South Rim from Vegas gives you the chance to see the landscape in that part of the canyon, which is different from the West Rim. Buy your tour as soon as possible and do it online to save money, then you'll be ready to tour America's treasure on Labor Day. Tips from the Author
The article author is a specialist on the Grand Canyon and recommends these airplane tours and these heli rides: http://grandcanyoncheap.com/helicopter-deals.html
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