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Privatize the entire aircraft for your party of up to 6 passengers. Enjoy comfortable seating, climate control, oversized windows for photography, and headset communications between the passengers and the pilot.
Enjoy an extended flight on a Grand Canyon National Park helicopter tour and fly over both the South Rim and the North Rim of the park. After, you'll board a military-style Hummer vehicle and travel to several world-famous lookout points, with time to explore and take photos at each. Your professional driver will transport you to your final destination just as the sun begins to set over the canyon landscape.
This combination South Rim tour includes both a state-of-the-art helicopter flight and a guided sunset ground excursion for maximum sightseeing. First, board a luxury helicopter at our air terminal located just outside the park and take flight over the deepest and widest canyon gorges. You'll capture aerial views and photos of ancient stone gorges, spectacular rock formations, the Colorado River, and the Kaibab Forest lining the canyon's edge. You'll fly over both the South Rim and the North Rim – the latter of which is a region of the park rarely seen by visitors. After spending nearly 50 minutes in the sky, you'll return to the air terminal and begin your ground excursion. Board an open-air military Hummer vehicle and receive transport to several world-famous lookout points. Best of all, this section of the tour takes place at sunset, for even more beautiful views of the canyon landscape. Passengers will have the opportunity to explore and take photos at each destination, with added time at the last destination as the sun sets.
We welcome children of all ages! Under current Arizona law, a child in a passenger vehicle must be in a car seat or a booster seat if he or she is:
Younger than 8 years old, or
Shorter than 4 feet, 9 inches tall (57 inches)
Infant/Toddler Car Seats required for ages under 5
Booster Seat required for ages 5-7
Buck Wild Hummer Tours provides Car Seats and Booster Seats for no extra charge, be sure to choose them during your reservation process. You are welcome to use your own Car Seats or Booster Seats.
Sightseeing is the only job this aircraft does. The Airbus EC130 EcoStar was built for it — and on this tour it is the only aircraft you can be assigned.
Seats are assigned by weight-and-balance, not by booking order — it is an aviation requirement, not a sales tactic. Stadium-tiered seats face forward toward the wraparound windscreen.
| EC130 EcoStar — ours | A-Star AS350 | |
|---|---|---|
| Seating direction | Forward-facing, stadium-tiered | Forward-facing, flat |
| Windscreen | 180° wraparound | Narrower forward view |
| Cabin volume | 23% more than an A-Star | Baseline |
| Guests carried | Up to 6 | Up to 6 |
| Air-conditioned cabin | Yes | Varies by operator |
| Narration languages | 13 | Varies |
Some canyon tours are sold without naming the aircraft, and guests find out at the terminal that they are flying a smaller machine with a different cabin layout. On this tour there is one aircraft type and no substitution — if we cannot fly you on an EC130, we do not fly you, and you are rebooked or refunded.
Privatize the entire aircraft for your party of up to 6 passengers. Enjoy comfortable seating, climate control, oversized windows for photography, and headset communications between the passengers and the pilot.
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No - Infants (0–23 months) fly free and must sit on a parent or guardian’s lap during the flight. Under Arizona law, any tours including a Hummer ground excursion require children to use a carseat. Buck Wild Hummer Tours provides car seats and booster seats for no extra charge, be sure to choose them during your reservation process. You are also welcome to use your own car seats or booster seats.
The Hummer ground excursion lasts approximately 2 hours and is timed for sunset views at the final lookout.