Departs from Grand Canyon National Park · Helicopter

Grand Kingdom with Sunset Hummer

Approximately 3 hours Helicopter · Helicopter, Hummer
Duration Approximately 3 hours
Travel mode Helicopter · Helicopter, Hummer
Departs Grand Canyon National Park
Destination Grand Canyon National Park
What you'll see

The flight path, end to end.

Grand Canyon Airport
Check in at the Papillon South Rim terminal 30 minutes before departure and board your EcoStar helicopter.
South Rim & North Rim flight
Narrated ~50 minute EcoStar flight over the deepest and widest canyon gorges, rock formations, the Colorado River, Kaibab Forest, and both rims.
Return to air terminal
Land back at Grand Canyon Airport and transfer to Buck Wild Hummer Tours for the sunset ground excursion.
Sunset overlooks by Hummer
Open-air Hummer stops at world-famous lookouts, with extra time at the final viewpoint as the sun sets over the canyon.
Hummer terminal return
Return to the Hummer terminal after sunset with photos from air and ground.

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.

On this tour

What's included

  • Helicopter tour on EcoStar EC130 Aircraft
  • Oversized windows and stadium-style seating
  • Multilingual narration
  • Hummer tour of Grand Canyon National Park
  • Aerial tour of the Grand Canyon
  • Oversized windows and stadium-style seating
  • Headset narration
  • Amazing aerial views of South and North canyon rims of the Grand Canyon National Park
  • Multiple stops at viewpoints inside Grand Canyon National Park during the Hummer tour
The aircraft

The helicopter for this tour is the Airbus EC130 EcoStar.

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.

Cabin interior of the Airbus EC130 EcoStar, looking forward toward the windscreen
View through an EcoStar cabin window
Pilot wearing a noise-cancelling headset in the EcoStar cockpit
Papillon EC130 EcoStar on approach to the Boulder City terminal
  • Aircraft Airbus EC130 EcoStar
  • Passengers Up to 6 guests
  • Windscreen 180° wraparound
  • Seating Forward-facing, stadium-tiered
  • Cabin 23% more space than an A-Star
  • Headsets Noise-cancelling · 13 languages
  • Cabin climate Air-conditioned
  • Tail rotor Shrouded Fenestron — quieter

Which seat do I get?

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.

NOSE / DIRECTION OF FLIGHT 180° WRAPAROUND WINDSCREEN PILOT 1 2 3 4 5 6
Guest seat · own window Pilot
How the EcoStar compares with aircraft commonly flown on canyon tours
  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

What this means

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.

Make it yours

Optional Grand Kingdom with Sunset Hummer Upgrades

Gift certificates

This tour is available as a gift.

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Before you book

Grand Kingdom with Sunset Hummer FAQs

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.

Since 1965Six decades flying the canyon
NPS preferred providerNational Park Service authorized
FAA Part 135 certifiedMaintained by our own engineers
250,000+ flyers a yearThe world's largest aerial tour company
From $624 pp Departs Grand Canyon National Park
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