helicopter tours in las vegas - anyone done one?

[purbeast0]

i'm specifically wondering about the ones that you can take to the grand canyon. i've heard about some that they take you there then you get out and actually have a picnic lunch down in the canyon.

doing some google searching there seems to be a lot of these companies out there.

i was just wondering if anyone has done them before and would recommend a specific one.

 

[edfcmc]

I dont have a recommendation for a particular company,
Have fun.

 

[dullard]

I drove to the canyon (Indian reservation location which is closest to Vegas). From there I took a helicopter into the canyon (two companies offer it for about $75 if I remember correctly). Well worth it, but I wish I had more time in the canyon. The best part was going over the edge and the pilot purposely dropped the helicopter a few feet. You get great views that others miss. You can fly direct from Vegas, but I wanted to spend time on the rim.

 

[Uppsala9496]

I did the night flight over the Vegas strip. Wife and I booked online about a month before we went and ended up getting placed in the front with the pilot (not sure if there is a correlation there or not).
Was fun. Only 15 minutes long, but was worth the ~$50 each I paid.

 

[Murloc]

whoa that's so cheap, here it's like 250$.

 

[purbeast0]

I did the night flight over the Vegas strip. Wife and I booked online about a month before we went and ended up getting placed in the front with the pilot (not sure if there is a correlation there or not).
Was fun. Only 15 minutes long, but was worth the ~$50 each I paid.

yeah that is really cheap. but those ones are much shorter and closer . the grand canyon ones i'm looking at start at like $300. we may end up doing one of the cheaper strip ones too with the whole group after the grand canyon one though.

 

[ultimatebob]

I liked the Papillon helicopter tours that I went on. They land in the canyon for lunch, and you see a lot of nice sites on the way.

 

[xanis]

I did one a couple years back with Papillon and it was good. We didn't get out and do a lunch or anything, but we did see a good amount of the canyon.

 

[Feneant2]

I've done this tour a few years back : http://www.grandcanyontourcompany.com/heloairgds.html

Its extra for sunset and I didn't think it was worth the money. I assumed you'd return and see the sunset and then land in the dark to see the strip but you land at early dusk so basically, the lights are on but it's no different than any other time.

 

[purbeast0]

anyone else?

 

[ldmphoto]

I don't have any recommendation for any particular company, but I have seen them pop up every now and then on Living Social/Groupon type sites.

I had gone on one and it's a great experience to see the Grand Canyon from above.

 

[dirtboy]

I proposed to my wife at the bottom of the Grand Canyon last year via helicopter tour.

I ultimately went with Maverick. They are more expensive, but they fly newer helicopters and their flight record is flawless.

The lunch is just champagne and light snacks. Don't expect a full meal. We did a sunset flight and on the way back they flew us over the strip so we could see all the lights.

I would highly recommend them.

 

[Tekari81]

My wife and I did a helicopter tour to the grand canyon. Like dirtboy, we also went with Maverick -- http://www.maverickhelicopter.com/default.aspx

It's a bit steep in price (~500ish), but I think we both agreed it was well worth it. We did the skywalk tour.

I don't know about the other places, but Maverick gives you a DVD tape recording of the flight afterwards which was pretty cool. They also gave is some basic food and water items while we were there.

Essentially it was a 30 minute flight over. It then lands, they give you an hour to walk around as well as out onto the skywalk, then a 30 minute flight back.

They also pick you up at whatever hotel you are staying at.

Fun times, definitely recommended.

 

[dirtboy]

Maverick didn't give me a DVD, I had to pay for mine. Not sure it's worth it, but we have it anyways.