Feel like a VIP on this tour to the Grand Canyon! Get picked up directly from your hotel in Las Vegas to board a state-of-the-art Eco-Star helicopter to the West Rim of the Grand Canyon. The Eco-star helicopter is designed specifically for touring, with noise level reduced 50% compared to a standard helicopter, panoramic wraparound windows for 180-degree viewing and a fuel-efficient engine that allows for maximized travel time. On this tour you will fly over Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, the Colorado River, Grand Wash Cliffs, Grapevine Mesa, and the Mojave Desert. As you fly over the West Rim, which belongs to the Hualapai Nation Tribe of Native Americans, descend 4,000 feet onto the Canyon floor where you will enjoy a champagne lunch in celebration of your journey! Explore the rock formations and the Colorado River up-close in person. Don't miss your opportunity to take this popular tour! Seats sell out quickly!

This tour is approximately 4 hours long from the hotel pick-up to hotel drop-off. The helicopter flight and the lunch are each approximately 30 minutes long. The helicopter narration is offered in the following languages: Chinese - Mandarin and Cantonese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish.

General information about Eco-star helicopter(EC-130):
Crew: 1 (pilot in left seat)
Capacity: 6 passengers (2 at front and four at back) can be modified to take 7 passengers (3 at front and four at back)
Length: 10.68 m (35 ft)
Rotor diameter: 10.69 m (35 ft 1in)
Height: 3.34 m (10 ft 11 in)
Empty weight: 1,377 kg (3,036 lbs)
Useful load: 1,050 kg (2,315 lbs)
Maximum takeoff weight: 2,427 kg (5,351 lbs)

Performance
Never exceeds speed: 287 km/h (155 knots, 178 mph)
Cruise speed: 240 km/h (130 knots, 150 mph)
Range: 610 km (329 nm, 378 mi)
Service ceiling:4,770 m (15,655 ft)
Rate of climb: 9.0 m/s (1,770 ft/min)

Superiority
1. Seating and Window:
The ECO-Star features a 23% larger cabin than the common A-star model. Wraparound windows throughout provide superior external visibility for guests aboard the ECO-Star.
2. Tail Section:
The ECO-Star's low noise Fenestron Tail Rotor reduces outside noise by 50%: enhancing the customer experience by limiting the effects on nature's habitats with a low carbon footprint.