Painted Desert Helicopter Tour
This tour will surely leave you breathless.
Sit back and relax with this exciting flight over sights such as Point Imperial, Eastern Gorge, the Painted Desert, and the Colorado River.
Your journey takes you over the North Canyon and into the Eastern Canyon; known for its quiet beauty. Along this tour discover the majestic Dragon Corridor at the North Rim of the canyon.
Enjoy sights such as Zuni Point, the meeting point of the Colorado River and Little Colorado River, the Kaibab Plateau, and Temple Butte.
This excursion departs from the Grand Canyon South Rim heliport only. Transportation to the Grand Canyon South Rim is not included or provided.
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Tour Highlights
Frequent departures from Grand Canyon South Heli Terminal
Fly over Dragon Corridor, the widest and deepest part of the Grand Canyon
See spectacular views of the Painted Desert, the mighty Colorado River, Kaibab Plateau, and Temple Butte.
Comfortable, climate controlled helicopter with specially designed windows for optimum viewing, with Choreographed music and multi-lingual narration over headphones during the tour.
Tour Details
- Frequent departures from the heliport at the South Rim from 9:00am - 4:00pm
- Check in time is 30 minutes prior to scheduled flight
- Experience more of the Canyon on a one hour flight over the eastern portions of the Grand Canyon and see the renowned beauty of the North Canyon combined with spectacular views of the Painted Desert and the mighty Colorado
- A photographer's dream come true
- Fly over the Dragon Corridor, the widest and deepest portion of the Canyon. Known as the most geographically dynamic region of the Grand Canyon
- Comfortable, climate controlled helicopter with specially designed windows for optimum viewing, with Choreographed music and multi-lingual narration over headphones during the tour
- Optional upgrade to an EcoStar helicopter is available



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