Grand Canyon National Park at sunset taken from the north rim.

Explore Popular Grand Canyon Tours

Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters offers many exiciting aerial adventures from a variety of locations throughout the Southwest United States.   While each tour offers something unique the experiences below are the most popular among our Grand Canyon guests.

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Tours from Las Vegas, Nevada
Helicopter flying past New York New York Hotel on Las Vegas Strip.
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Strip Highlights Night Flight

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This Helicopter tour features the lights and sights of the world-renowned Las Vegas Strip and Downtown from the comfort of your seat in the sky.

starting from
$84.00
$104.00
per/person

Destination: Las Vegas

Duration: 10 - 15 minutes

Features: Views of Las Vegas Strip | Helicopter

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Make Your Aircraft Private

The Vegas Strip Tour is a quick, easy way for guests unsure about touring by helicopter to “test the waters” while seeing the world renowned Las Vegas Strip and Downtown from the air. With this package you get the helicopter all to you and your party.

A red helicopter flies through the walls of the Grand Canyon above the Colorado River.
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Grand Celebration with Las Vegas Strip

Enjoy incredible aerial views of Hoover Dam and Lake Mead on your way to the Grand Canyon. Land at the bottom of Grand Canyon West and enjoy time to explore.

starting from
$459.00
$549.00
per/person

Destination: Grand Canyon West

Duration: 3½ - 4 hours

Features: Land at the Bottom | Meal | Views of Lake Mead | Views of Hoover Dam | Views of Colorado River | Views of Las Vegas Strip | Grand Canyon West | Helicopter

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Sunset Grand Celebration with Strip

Our most popular Grand Canyon helicopter tour can now be enjoyed at sunset! Experience a canyon floor landing with a champagne toast and refreshments, then depart just in time to watch the sunset across the horizon. You'll also fly over the Las Vegas Strip, just after the neon lights come to life.

PRIVATE Grand Celebration with Strip

Personalize this once-in-a-lifetime experience, reserve your private helicopter and sip champagne at the bottom of the Grand Canyon with your close friends or family. Create memories that will last a lifetime!

PRIVATE Sunset Grand Celebration with Strip

One way to improve a private flight with friends and family that lands on the Grand Canyon floor - is to do it at sunset! Sip champagne with your traveling companions before departing for the sunset flight. Your party will enjoy the golden hues of the setting sun along with the Las Vegas strip at twilight!

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Celebration Tour with Las Vegas Strip

Limited Time Promotion

Fly round trip aboard a state-of-the-art EcoStar EC130 and enjoy open exploration time of Grand Canyon's West rim.

starting from
$429.00
$499.00
per/person

Destination: Grand Canyon West

Duration: 6 - 6½ hours

Features: Stand on the Edge | Adventure Tour | Views of Lake Mead | Views of Hoover Dam | Views of Colorado River | Views of Grand Canyon West | Grand Canyon West | Helicopter

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A red helicopter flies over the Las Vegas Strip.
Golden Eagle with Vegas Strip

The Golden Eagle Air Tour is perfect for Las Vegas guests who are pressed for time and desire to see as much of the Grand Canyon as possible. This tour includes aerial views of the Hoover Dam and Lake Mead as well as the spectacular Grand Canyon.

starting from
$379.00
per/person

Destination: Grand Canyon West

Duration: 3 - 3½ hours

Features: Views of Las Vegas Strip | Views of Hoover Dam | Views of Lake Mead | Views of Colorado River | Views of Grand Canyon West | Helicopter | Limo

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PRIVATE Golden Eagle with Strip

Take your helicopter sightseeing to an entirely different level! Book your very own private helicopter and experience the sights of Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, Grand Canyon and the Las Vegas Strip with your closest friends or family.

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Indian Adventure

Free Skywalk - Limited Time!

Fly to Grand Canyon West and explore the breathtaking viewpoints at Eagle Point and Guano Point.

starting from
$299.99
per/person

Destination: Grand Canyon West

Duration: 7 hours

Features: Stand on the Edge | Views of Lake Mead | Views of Hoover Dam | Views of Colorado River | Grand Canyon West | Airplane

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Add the Skywalk

Experience the thrilling Skywalk glass-bottom bridge that suspends 70 feet over the edge of the Grand Canyon.

Add Helicopter and Boat

Experience the West Rim from the bottom with a helicopter tour to the canyon floor and a boat cruise along the Colorado River.

Add a Helicopter, Boat, and Skywalk

Get an all-encompassing Grand Canyon tour and add a helicopter descent to the bottom, a boat ride between the canyon walls, and access to the Skywalk Bridge.

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Tours from Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
A rainbow helicopter flies over the Grand Canyon and Colorado River.
North Canyon Tour

Fly over the rich Kaibab Forest before soaring off over the widest and deepest part of Grand Canyon; the Dragon Corridor. Experience and photograph towering rock formations, deep majestic valleys, and some of the oldest geology known to mankind.

starting from
$209.00
per/person

Destination: Grand Canyon South Rim

Duration: 25-30 minutes

Features: Views of Grand Canyon National Park | Helicopter

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North Canyon & Hummer Tour

Wear sensible shoes. The ground at the location you are visiting is rough, rocky, and uneven. It is important to wear sturdy, toe-covering shoes that can handle rough terrain. Sneakers or hiking boots are highly recommended.

North Canyon & Hummer Sunset Tour

Once on the ground, join your Buck Wild customized Hummer tour. Explore the Grand Canyon National Park just as the sun begins to set, stopping along some of the most popular viewing points. There is no better time to witness the canyon’s beauty than at sunset!

North Canyon PRIVATE

Discover incredible aerial views aboard this Grand Canyon helicopter flight, reserved entirely for your party. Enjoy spectacular aerial views of both the South Rim and the North Rim as you fly along the Dragons Corridor, one of the deepest parts of the Grand Canyon.

North Canyon with EcoStar

Upgrade to the ECO-Star helicopter designed with quiet-technology and 180-degree windows. These helicopters are the most eco-friendly way to see the canyon from the sky.

North Canyon PRIVATE EcoStar

Soar over the magnificent scenery of the North Rim and South Rim aboard a private state-of-the-art Eco-Star helicopter. Enjoy stunning aerial views on your flight above the unforgettable Grand Canyon.

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Imperial with EcoStar

Explore the North & South Rim - the deepest section of the canyon, boasting 1.7 million year old stone - all from the EcoStar, a helicopter offering 180-degree viewing and stadium-style seat design.

starting from
$299.00
per/person

Destination: Grand Canyon South Rim

Duration: 40 - 50 minutes

Features: Views of Grand Canyon National Park | Helicopter

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Imperial EcoStar PRIVATE

Soar over the North Rim and South Rim's magnificent scenery aboard a private state-of-the-art Eco-Star helicopter tour. Enjoy stunning aerial views above some of the most profound parts of the Grand Canyon.

Imperial Air Tour on Eco Family Flight

Recommend for groups of 4+. Explore the North & East Rim - the deepest section of the canyon, boasting 1.7 million year old stone - all from the EcoStar, a helicopter offering 180-degree viewing and stadium-style seat design.

starting from
$399.99
per/person
with 4 person group

Destination: Grand Canyon South Rim

Duration: 45 - 50 minutes

Features: Views of Grand Canyon National Park | Helicopter

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From Grand Canyon South Rim
A red and white airplane flies over the Grand Canyon in a clear sky.
Grand Discovery Air Tour

Travel from the canyon's South Rim to the East Rim aboard one of our Vistaliner airplanes. This budget-friendly tour provides breathtaking views of a large spread of canyon sights, including Imperial Point - a freestanding stone column formed by nature.

starting from
$139.99
per/person

Destination: Grand Canyon South Rim

Duration: 40 - 45 Minutes

Features: Views of Grand Canyon National Park | Airplane

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Tour by Helicopter

Fuel your adventurous side by choosing to see the canyon by helicopter. This once-in-a-lifetime experience takes you over the landscape in style!

Add a Hummer

Climb aboard a customized, open-air touring Hummer and set off through the national park to some of the most famous canyon viewpoints.

Add a Hummer with Sunset

Add a thrilling ground tour through the canyon on an open-air Hummer, stopping just in time to watch the sun set.

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Page, Arizona (Antelope Canyon / Horseshoe Bend)
Lake Powell and Alstrom Point Helicopter Adventure

Take a Helicopter flight over Lake Powell with aerial views of the spectacular canyons with their contrasting red and white rocks. This tour takes you over Antelope Island and Alstrom Point, before passing over the spectacular rock formations of Gunsight Butte and Tower Butte. You will also get views of Navajo Canyon before landing back at Page Airport.

starting from
$249.00
per/person

Destination: Page, Lake Powell

Duration: 20 minutes

Features: Views of Lake Powell | Views of Tower Butte | Helicopter

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From Page, Lake Powell
View from the edge of Horseshoe Bend
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Horseshoe Bend & Lake Powell Adventures

On this flight from Arizona, passengers will fly over stunning parts of Lake Powell's incredible 2,000 miles of shoreline. Guests also get an aerial view of Horseshoe Bend, a famously unusual curve in the Colorado River.

Destination: Page, Lake Powell

Duration: 30-35 minutes

Features: Views of Glen Canyon | Views of Lake Powell | Views of Horseshoe Bend | Airplane

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From Page, Lake Powell
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Tours from Grand Canyon West
A red helicopter flies through a clear blue sky.
Helicopter Air Tour with Park Entry

Helicopter flight over the Grand Canyon West Rim that includes sights of the Skywalk Bridge and Colorado River.

starting from
$229.00
per/person

Destination: Grand Canyon West Rim

Duration: 10-12 minutes

Features: Views of Colorado River | Views of Grand Canyon West | Grand Canyon West | Helicopter

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From Grand Canyon West Rim
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Tours from Phoenix/Scottsdale
Sun filters down over the western end of Grand Canyon National Park
Available on
Demand!
Southwest Grand Canyon Roadtrip with Heli

Set off along the historic Route 66 from Phoenix/Scottsdale to the Grand Canyon, where a Grand Canyon helicopter tour over the national park awaits.

Destination: Grand Canyon South Rim

Duration: 13 hours

Features: Stand on the Edge | Meal | Grand Canyon National Park | Helicopter

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Popular Tour Locations

Papillon Helicopters provides tours from several locations throughout the southwest United States.   Click any location from the list below to see popular tours from that location!

Tours from Las Vegas, Nevada
Tours from Grand Canyon, Arizona
Tours from Grand Canyon West
Tours from Page Arizona
(Antelope Canyon & Horseshoe Bend)
Tour from Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona

 

Popular Las Vegas Tours

Las Vegas is an entertainment capital of the world and as such guests to the city have a variety of entertainment options to choose from.  Many visitors do not realize the Grand Canyon is close by making helicopter tours to the Grand Canyon a worthy daytime entertainment option.  In addition to being the only location where guests can fly to the bottom tour from Las Vegas have access to the Grand Canyon Skywalk bridge located at Grand Canyon West via airplane.

We also offer a variety of helicopter rides over the lights of the world famous "Vegas Strip" as well as to other local popular attractions including the Hoover Dam, Red Rock Canyon, Valley of Fire, and more.

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Popular Grand Canyon National Park Tours

Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona is often referred to as the crown jewel of the United States National Park system and is experienced by over 5 million visitors per year.  Its not a surprise that New York Times listed a flight over the Grand Canyon in its top 10 things to do in your lifetime.  Papillon offers several helicopter tours and airplane tours over the South Rim of the park.  These tours range from 30 to 60 minutes and show you the very best and most photogenic locations within the park. 

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FAQs

Which helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon South Rim is best?

What is the best helicopter tour from Las Vegas?

Can you take a helicopter to the bottom of the Grand Canyon South Rim?

  • Helicopters are not permitted to fly to the bottom of the South Rim. However, Papillon does offer helicopter tours that land at the bottom of the West Rim of the Grand Canyon.

    Not only will you get to experience a thrilling 4,000 foot descent below the West Rim. Certain tours include champagne and a light picnic on a private plateau of the Grand Canyon's floor.

    Discover the West Rim helicopter tours that land at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.

Can I book a helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon and the Las Vegas Strip?

  • Yes! Aboard the Grand Celebration helicopter tour with Las Vegas Strip you can experience the Grand Canyon West Rim and the Las Vegas Strip in one tour.

    Here are just a few of the amazing experiences aboard this helicopter tour.

    • EcoStar (EC-130) helicopter flight over the Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, and Grand Canyon West
    • Helicopter landing 4,000 feet below the Grand Canyon West Rim
    • Champagne and a light picnic on a private plateau of the Grand Canyon floor
    • Aerial views of the famous Las Vegas Strip
    • Roundtrip transportation in a luxurious limousine

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