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| - Oh yeah, flying in a helicopter! Another thing off of my bucket list! And on there Cadillac of helicopters to boot!
I have actually been lucky enough to go on several of Maverick's tours over the years. I have even thrown up in one of their helicopters...I had to mark my territory and all! If you ever get the chance, you have got to take a helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon! Here's why Maverick is awesome:
1. The people that work there are so great. Everyone I have ever dealt with either in person or over the phone has been super helpful and so very friendly. Every time I have called, I have had a long list of questions. Never once was I rushed off of the phone or treated like I was dumb due to my questions. Everyone seems to really want you to have a great time and enjoy the whole experience.
2. The helicopters are top notch! Maverick flies the Eco-Star helicopters. Many of the other companies use A-Star helicopters, which are good helicopters, but not as awesome as the Eco-Stars. What can I say, I have been on a lot of helicopters around town! The difference is that the Eco-Stars have more interior room, fly quieter, and are much smoother in the air, in my experience. If you are going to spend the coinage, you might as well go with the best available!
3. The tours are AWESOME! I have done the Wind Dancer Grand Canyon tour several times. This tours leaves from McCarran and flies to the West Rim of the Grand Canyon, where it lands at the bottom! Yep, that's right, it lands at the bottom of the Grand Canyon! Once you land at the bottom of the Canyon, you can wander around for a bit, have a small lunch/snacks, and just enjoy the beauty around you. It is a very cool experience, to say the least. While you are in the air, you actually fly over all sorts of cool things like Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, Valley of Fire, just to name a few of the sites. Simply awesome!
The Strip Night flight is really fun too. It is a short flight up and down the Strip. It is a neat vantage point to see the Strip from. I know tourists do this a lot, but us locals need to do it at least once while you live here.
4. The pilots themselves. The pilots I have flown with have all been great. Once you get out of the immediate McCarran area, the pilots will point out all sorts of fun thing to see. They give you a lot of information along the way about what you are seeing. Everyone is wearing headsets, so you can ask questions along the way as well. It is fun having an interactive experience.
Maverick has a ton of different tours they offer. I have personally done the Wind Dancer and the Night Strip flights with them. I have loved them both, even when I got ridiculously air sick one time. TMI? Sorry!
When I went, the Wind Dancer was about $500 per person. It is higher than the other companies, but I think it was a better trip than I have had on other companies similar tours. The night flight is about $100 per person. I know they have less expensive Grand Canyon flights if you go out in the early morning, like 7am early. If you can swing it, you have got to do it one day.
Take a Maverick tour and you will thank me later!
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