This Rim is only 120 miles from Las Vegas

history channel documentary This Rim is only 120 miles from Las Vegas (45 minutes by helicopter). You can fly over it or area, either on the edge or at the base of the Canyon (the West Rim is the main spot where you can do this). On the Rim, make a point to encounter the Skywalk, a glass scaffold that augments 75 feet over the edge, the Colorado River 4,000 feet underneath. Base arrivals are marvelous as you gulch cut to the banks of the River and eat. You'll additionally fly over Lake Mead and Hoover Dam, and in addition some astounding parts of the delightful Mojave Desert. Most outings incorporate a brisk alternate route over The Strip or let you incorporate it as an extra.

This trek obliges you to take a visit transport toward the South Rim, where you will exchange to your helicopter at Grand Canyon National Airport. One-way drive time is 5.5 hours and brimming with enterprise, as well, as you get the chance to drive alongside Lake Mead and over Hoover Dam, where you'll stop for pictures on the Arizona side. You'll fly over the most profound part of the Canyon (Dragoon Corridor) and in addition numerous stone places of worship and sanctuaries before happening upon the confined North Rim. Flight time is 20 minutes. Most visits incorporate time on the ground at the Rim, where you'll see such fabulous posts like Mather Point, Yavapai Observation Station, Hermit's Rest, and the sky is the limit from there. The created region is called Grand Canyon Village, and it's here where you'll discover eateries, gift shops, and Native American painstaking work.