Tours from Las Vegas, Nevada
Strip Highlights Night Flight
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.
Grand Celebration Tour
This helicopter tour provides stunning aerial views of Hoover Dam, Lake Mead and Grand Canyon West. Additionally, this tour lands at the bottom of the canyon on a private plateau overlooking the mighty Colorado River.
Grand Canyon Deluxe with Hummer
Additional limited time offer!
Fly to the Grand Canyon National park on this full-day excursion departing from Las Vegas/Boulder City terminal. This adventure tour includes unforgettable views from above and along the rim aboard a customize Hummer.
Golden Eagle Air Tour
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.
Grand Canyon Experience
Fly to Grand Canyon West and explore the breathtaking viewpoints at Eagle Point and Guano Point.
Tours from Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
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.
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.
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.
Canyon and River Adventures Tour
Experience the scenery from above and from below! First, get an aerial view of the Grand Canyon in one of our signature planes, followed by an exploration of the magnificent Antelope Canyon, and finally, relax on a motorized raft as you float the Colorado River between the walls of Glen Canyon.
Page, Arizona (Antelope Canyon / Horseshoe Bend)
Tower Butte Landing with Horseshoe Bend
Experience a thrilling landing atop Tower Butte combined with the views above Horseshoe Bend.
Horseshoe Bend Air Tour
Get your camera ready to capture the serene beauty of Lake Powell, the engineering marvel of Glen Canyon Dam, and the curious curve of Horseshoe Bend with this one-of-a-kind helicopter tour.
Horseshoe Bend Flightseeing Tour
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.
Tours from Grand Canyon West
Over the Edge Helicopter & Boat with Park Entry
See the West Rim from above on a helicopter tour, then from below on a smooth water boat tour.
Most Popular Grand Canyon Tour Locations
The Grand Canyon is one of the world's top ten most popular destinations. But when you visit, it's hard to see it all from the ground since Grand Canyon National Park is so enormous.
The park itself stretches 1,900 square miles and holds the Colorado River’s 6,000 foot deep, 277-miles long, 18-miles wide Canyon. It’s so huge that if you want to drive from the South Rim to North Rim it is a 4.5 hour drive of 220 miles!
Papillon Helicopters provides the best Grand Canyon helicopter tours available in the region. Onboard a private, sightseeing helicopter, you can take in and photograph all this grandeur!
We offer several different types of tours. Some of them can be found in Las Vegas, while others are located in Boulder City and the Grand Canyon South Rim. Passengers can choose between various routes that take them to various points in and around this area of Arizona's natural wonderland.
The most popular tours depart from Las Vegas and fly into the Canyon's West Rim. The West Rim Tour takes passengers over Hoover Dam and Lake Mead before landing on top of a mountain on the west side of Grand Canyon National Park.
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Most Popular Grand Canyon Tours from Las Vegas
Las Vegas is the ‘Entertainment Capital of the World' and, as such, guests have a variety of entertainment options to choose from. Many visitors do not realize the Grand Canyon is so close. It is only about 130 miles from Las Vegas to Grand Canyon West, making helicopter tours to the Grand Canyon a popular daytime entertainment option. Grand Canyon West is the only location where guests can fly to the bottom on our tour from Las Vegas and also have access to the Grand Canyon Skywalk bridge, which is also located at Grand Canyon West.
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. Want to go further on one of our full day tours? Tours to Antelope Canyon on the Navajo Nation as well as ATV trips to Grand Canyon North at Bar 10 are available daily!
When you choose a flight that departs from Las Vegas, we offer many luxury amenities, including limousine-style transportation from most Las Vegas hotels and a fleet of state-of-the-art helicopters that provide luxurious comfort.
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Most Popular Tours from the Grand Canyon's South Rim
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, is often referred to as the crown jewel of the United States National Park system and is experienced by more than 5 million visitors per year. Papillon offers several helicopter tours and airplane tours over the South Rim of the park. These tours range from 30 to 60 minutes and bring you up close and personal to the most photogenic locations of the entire Canyon, including Mather Point, the North Rim, and the Colorado River.
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FAQs
Which helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon South Rim is best?
There's a reason people have been choosing Papillon's premium helicopter tours for over 50 years. With dozens of world-class helicopters to choose from, each individual has plenty of options to choose their dream Grand Canyon vacation.
Here are a few of the best and most popular Grand Canyon South Rim helicopter tours.
What is the best helicopter tour from Las Vegas?
There's a reason people have been choosing Papillon's premium helicopter tours for over 50 years. Whether you're flying to the Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, the Las Vegas Strip, or beyond, we provide the best helicopter flights around.
The "best" helicopter tour will depend on personal preference. But here are some of our most exciting and popular helicopter tours.
- Grand Canyon Sunset Tour from Las Vegas
- Grand Celebration: Grand Canyon Helicopter Landing Tour
- Golden Eagle Helicopter Tour
- Grand Canyon Skywalk Helicopter Tour from Las Vegas
- Las Vegas Helicopter Wedding with Grand Canyon Landing
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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 snack 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 the 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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Are Grand Canyon tours worth it?
A Grand Canyon tour can be a great experience for anyone. It is a fun way to explore the beauty of nature and it also offers the opportunity to learn about the history of this natural wonder.
Grand Canyon tours are designed for people with varying amounts of time, different interests, and fitness levels. There are many different types of available tours, including day hikes, mule rides, helicopter flights, camping trips, water rafting, off-road adventures and more.
What time of day is best to visit the Grand Canyon?
The Grand Canyon is a breathtaking sight to behold no matter what time of day you visit it. However, the best time to visit depends on what matters the most to you.
The golden hour, which is the time shortly following sunrise or before sunset, is ideal for capturing the Grand Canyon's most beautiful colors. This time of day offers the perfect light to take photographs. The redder, softer light ensures that your pictures will be much more aesthetically pleasing than if you had taken them in the morning or in the evening.
If you want to avoid crowds, get started early by watching the sunrise. Afterward, the Visitor Center and many other Grand Canyon National Park facilities are open during the peak months of May-September from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the off-season of October-April.
What tours in Grand Canyon National Park are 1 hour or less?
If you want to explore the Grand Canyon National Park from the South Rim but have a limited amount of time, there are several tours that take about about an hour, such as:
- North Canyon Tour - 25 to 30 minutes
- Imperial with EcoStar - 45 to 50 minutes
- Grand Discovery Air Tour - 40 to 45 minutes