Lucy Willder

Review of Heli USA Airways

We booked the airplane west rim landing tour with ...

We booked the airplane west rim landing tour with Skywalk. From start to finish the logistics of the tour were excellent. We were picked up promptly from our hotel and taken on 30 minute drive to Boulder City airport. Once there we had about a 45 minute wait until the flight, we were given clear instructions as to the boarding procedure. The airplane was a 9 seater aircraft with a front propeller. We did pay $15 to guarantee a window seat, when actually we didn t need to as all seats had a window seat. On the flight there was a headset to give tour advice but didn t use it. The views from the plane were amazing but best to sit on the left hand side of the plane for the views of Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon. The flight time overall was 30 minutes. Once at the Grand Canyon west rim, we were given clear instructions on how to get around and what time to be back for the flight back. We also received a lunch, which consisted of a turkey roll, pringles, a bag of cookies, sliced apples and water. At west rim, there 3 areas to visit which are accessed via a bus, which stops at each in turn and runs every 10-15 minutes. The first stop is Eagle Point, this is where the Skywalk is. We did pay for the package including the Skywalk. The Skywalk was good but not quite as amazing as we thought it would be. We then went to the second point Guano Point, this is by far the best stop. Here you are able to have a fairly good walk and do some hiking on the rocks. Definitely recommend spending the majority of the time here. The last point, which is the Hualapai Ranch was really not worth the visit - not sure if it s because we were there off season (December) but we wish we had stayed on the bus. We waited about 1 hour for the flight home but we were kept informed of expected departure. Again the flight time was 30 minutes and bus ride back to our hotel 30 minutes. All in all a really good day and a very well organised tour, with friendly and helpful staff.