I loved visiting the Grand Canyon, boarding the helicopter was one of the most memorable days of my holiday. From the speed 140 knots to the height that we flew at what takes in the car over 4 hours to get to the sky walk we flew past it in 20 minutes.
The view from the sky was incredible on the cloud free day. The soundtrack played through the headphones fitted the flight perfectly.
As we flew across the hoover dam, we were told that the water levels were at 35% capacity due to the draughts in California. When looking at the water I could see where the water was at one stage and where it is now due to the white walls which is caused by the water washing the dirt away from the walls of the Lake Mead and the Colorado river.
To see the canyon in person is beyond wonderful and to describe the sights is hard, because no matter how hard anyone describes it you can not imagine the colors or the hidden depths of the canyons. The Canyon where we flew in was 35 miles wide.
The Papillon flight pilot was lovely and answered every single question that was asked by the 5 other tourists in the helicopter.
I was lucky to sit in a window seat whilst my dad had one of the middle seats in the row. The other tourists on board the flight were Australian and Spanish. The pilot put on a Spanish tape after he explained pieces for the rest of the people onboard.
The company Pappilion provided transport to and from an airfield about 45 minutes away from the Luxor hotel that was included in the price of the flight.
I hope to go back to Las Vegas again in about 10 years time and I will be going on this flight again when I go back.
I would recommend this to anyone that visits Las Vegas to go on the tour with Pappilion at half the cost of the other tour operators it's worth the 5 star score from me.
