Comments on: Exploring Las Vegas (LAS) Airport http://www.parkrideflyusa.com/blog/2009/12/29/exploring-las-vegas-las-airport/ Tips & advice before you park, ride or fly Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:22:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sharon Hurley Hall http://www.parkrideflyusa.com/blog/2009/12/29/exploring-las-vegas-las-airport/comment-page-1/#comment-20120 Sharon Hurley Hall Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:27:18 +0000 http://www.parkrideflyusa.com/blog/?p=930#comment-20120 That's good to know, James. Maybe I'll have to make a special trip just to tour the area. That’s good to know, James. Maybe I’ll have to make a special trip just to tour the area.

]]> By: James NomadRip http://www.parkrideflyusa.com/blog/2009/12/29/exploring-las-vegas-las-airport/comment-page-1/#comment-19680 James NomadRip Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:03:45 +0000 http://www.parkrideflyusa.com/blog/?p=930#comment-19680 I have taken a helicopter tour of the grand canyon. It was with a customer at the time (the tour company) on a training run, but it was outstanding. The canyon is not terribly close to Vegas if you are driving, so it would be a full day and not much time at the canyon if you drive from Vegas. There are airplane tours out of the North Las Vegas air Terminal as well. I never took one of those flights, I just used to see them every day (I lived in Vegas for several years and took flight lessons out of North Las Vegas). The helo tour went to the base of the canyon and landed next to the water. I don't know if they normally allow you to get out and walk around there, but we didn't on our trip. If you're pressed for time, any way you can see it is great, but you can spend days there if you enjoy hiking and seeing beautiful terrain. The only other time I've seen the canyon was from the southern route through Williams, AZ. Waking up while camping there is a great way to experience it. There is never any shortage of things to do in Vegas that don't even involve drinking or gambling. I have taken a helicopter tour of the grand canyon. It was with a customer at the time (the tour company) on a training run, but it was outstanding.

The canyon is not terribly close to Vegas if you are driving, so it would be a full day and not much time at the canyon if you drive from Vegas.

There are airplane tours out of the North Las Vegas air Terminal as well. I never took one of those flights, I just used to see them every day (I lived in Vegas for several years and took flight lessons out of North Las Vegas).

The helo tour went to the base of the canyon and landed next to the water. I don’t know if they normally allow you to get out and walk around there, but we didn’t on our trip.

If you’re pressed for time, any way you can see it is great, but you can spend days there if you enjoy hiking and seeing beautiful terrain.

The only other time I’ve seen the canyon was from the southern route through Williams, AZ. Waking up while camping there is a great way to experience it.

There is never any shortage of things to do in Vegas that don’t even involve drinking or gambling.

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