| rev:text
| - During a recent trip to Las Vegas, I discovered I don't know everything about my husband. Given the context that could be really bad...but it was actually just the fact that he'd never been in a helicopter before! So, looked up and booked I did.
There are a few companies in Vegas that do Strip tours, but Maverick was the only one that had a time slot open during the time slot I wanted (11pm) on such short notice. They use a shuttle service, which means you get picked up about an hour before your tour and have to make several stops at other hotels to pick up other folks...which really sucks up about an extra two hours of your night, hence a 4 star rating in lieu of 5. [There is another company that, for about the same price per person, picks you up - your party - in a limo and takes you directly to and from your hotel while sipping champagne during the drive - to be fair to Maverick I'll let you find it-please don't ask me].
Other than the shuttle everything else was great! Huge crowd of people in waiting room; however, we were walked out to our chopper after about a 10 minute wait and a cheesy champagne toast out of a plastic cup.
I've been in choppers a few times before (for travel and tours), but I've never been in the larger 8-seater ECO-Star. Quite impressive. Our pilot was great - wish I could remember his name for referral. So, off we went. Unlike my previous times in a chopper, ascending was very different. Instead of going straight up and experiencing that weird sensation that comes with it (was kind of sad my husband didn't get to feel it) the pilot took us about 3 feet off the ground and "taxied" the runaway for about a half mile and then up, up away!
While the trip only lasts about 20 minutes, the views of the Strip and all the famous landmarks are fantastic! The beam of light from the Luxor, the Belaggio Fountains, the new High Roller, the Stratosphere...and so on. Great photo opps! I got really lucky (which never happens to me, especially in Vegas) and ended up landing the back seat on the left that I recall some other reviewer saying was the best "photo spot." Really, super cool! Money well spent!
Next time we are going to do a daytime trip over the Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon (hubby has not seen those 2 sites - who is this guy of 8+ years? - haha) and actually ground and have a picnic before heading back to Sin City.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
|
![[RDF Data]](/fct/images/sw-rdf-blue.png)
![[cxml]](/fct/images/cxml_doc.png)
![[csv]](/fct/images/csv_doc.png)
![[text]](/fct/images/ntriples_doc.png)
![[turtle]](/fct/images/n3turtle_doc.png)
![[ld+json]](/fct/images/jsonld_doc.png)
![[rdf+json]](/fct/images/json_doc.png)
![[rdf+xml]](/fct/images/xml_doc.png)
![[atom+xml]](/fct/images/atom_doc.png)
![[html]](/fct/images/html_doc.png)