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Vacationers often write to us wanting to know how to get to the Grand Canyon from
Las Vegas. While the answer depends on budget, time, and interests, but simple facts
can help you plan thoroughly. Las Vegas and Grand Canyon are only 180 miles apart,
but the highway route converts it into a six hours drive as the distance increases
to almost 270 miles. Some factors that can help you decide how to get to Grand Canyon
from Vegas include cost, time and your willingness to drive.
Commercial Tours
There are a number of tour companies which offer combinations of bus, train, plane,
helicopter, and rafting trips to the Grand Canyon. Only few commercial land tours
go from North Rim. A bus tour takes fifteen hours to complete from which you'll
get to spend only 1-2 hours at your destination.
Helicopter or plane trips are of two-three hours. Planes usually just fly over the
Grand Canyon while helicopter trip might give you a little more than four hours
with the option of bottom landing. However, all the air trips go to the West Rim
(www.grandcanyonwest.com), which is
not considered as popular and likable as South Rim, though if air is the only way
you can go, do not let this little detail hold you up. West Rim is not the part
of Grand Canyon national park and is location within the Hualapai Indian Reservation.
Of all the Rims, it is the closest to Las Vegas and most tourists that come from
that side like to enjoy the views of Grand Canyon from here. Grand Canyon Skywalk
is also located in the West Rim, which has dramatically increased the number of
tourists that visit this place.
You can reserve any type of tour you are interested in online and even print your
tickets at home. Most companies advertise their rates through their websites and
a thorough research should give you competitive costs and travel arrangement.
If you are planning for a vacation to the Grand Canyon and choose to drive from
Las Vegas, America Car Rental provides
a convenient online car hire
service for an awesome trip to the city.
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