Day 10 - Grand Canyon, South Rim

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September 20th 2012

Trailview to GC VillageTrailview to GC Village
Trailview to GC Village

A view from the Trailview area looking towards the Grand Canyon Village
We drove into the Grand Canyon National Park and drove east along Desert View Drive and stopped at several lookouts, such as Grandview Point and Pipe Creek Vista, before heading back to the Visitor Centre to park and catch the red hop on hop off Hermits Rest Route shuttle bus west.

We got on and off the shuttle at Trailview Overlook and Maricopa Point. At Maricopa Point, we walked along the trail to Powell Point and Hopi Point. We re-boarded the shuttle again and got on and off at Mohave Point, The Abyss, Monument Creek Vista and Pima Point.

There wasn’t enough time go get off at Hermits Rest, so we took the red shuttle back down to get our car and then we drove to the airport for our Helicopter ride.

Our helicopter tour was the Imperial Tour with Papillon and it took about 45 minutes, flying over the canyon and giving us incredible views.

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Maricopa 1Maricopa 1
Maricopa 1

A view from Maricopa Point lookout
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Maricopa 2

The next view from Maricopa Point lookout
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Maricopa 3

The next view from Maricopa Point lookout
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Maricopa 4

The right hand view from Maricopa Point lookout
Powell PointPowell Point
Powell Point

The view from Powell Point looking towards Maricopa Point lookout
Hopi PointHopi Point
Hopi Point

A view from Hopi Point lookout
Mojave PointMojave Point
Mojave Point

A view from Mojave Point
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Pima 1

A view from Pima Point
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Pima 2

The next view from Pima Point
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Helicopter

Our helicopter - luckily for us it was only the two of us in it so we both had a window seat - and I faced forward ;-)
Debbie in the ChopperDebbie in the Chopper
Debbie in the Chopper

Debbie in the Chopper as we were about to take off - she was so excited!
Me in the ChopperMe in the Chopper
Me in the Chopper

It was amazingly stable and smooth - thank goodness
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View from the Chopper 3

Another view from the Chopper
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View from the Chopper 1

A view from the Chopper
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View from the Chopper 2

Another view from the Chopper





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Date: 20th September 2012

Chopper around Grand Canyon
So, you did do the chopper flight - well done you; and it has to be worth it for a great travel experience. Glad you got a smooth operator; at one stage some of the chopper pilots were ex-Vietnam jockeys who got their kicks from pulling some hairy flight moves (and ginger tablets wouldn't settle that).

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