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1) This is an all day tour, do not book anything else on this day, especially a show!
2) Breakfast and lunch are provided
3) Runs about $155 per person
4) Unlimited bottled water is provide but restroom stops are limited and sometimes questionable
5) Day will start at about 6:30am and end at about 9:30pm
The Ride: Yes, the ride up to the GC is extremely long, about 5 hours each way (but what else were you expecting, if you want a short ride take a helicopter tour), with limited restroom breaks and unlimited cold bottled water...probably not the best time for your how much free water can I drink challenge...
The Stops: You'll make 4 stops on your way to the GC but only 1 on the way back. The first stop is basically an "order anything you want" at McDonalds stops. The second stop is at the newly constructed Hover Dam bypass bridge where you are able to get a great look at the Dam and some awesome photo ops! Third was a fuel stop in Kingman, AZ where you can get some snacks and another opportunity for a potty break (be warned bathroom stop in the morning and bathroom stop in the evening here are two totally different things, yuck!), this will also be your one and only stop on the way back to Vegas from the GC so make it count. And the last stop before hitting up the GC was Seligman, AZ (inspiration for the Disney movie Cars) on historic Route 66.
Our Guide: Our guide, Chad, was great! He was very personable and tried to get everyone comfortable with each other right from the get go. On our way up to the GC he incorporated the perfect mix of Vegas culture, scenic information, and personal stories to share, but also the right amount of comfortable silence for the ride. He made sure we knew what our next stop was and more importantly, for the ladies, where the best bathrooms were. He always offered to take pictures of us and even posed us on and in front of some beautiful scenary (our own personal photographer for the trip, how awesome). I dont know if you can request a certain tour guide, but we were super lucky to end up with Chad! Chad, if youre reading this, thanks for making it an awesome experience!
The Finale: Although the ride up was long and the restrooms were questionable the views that you get far make up for it! I believe we made 4 stops on our tour that day. The first is for a provided picnic lunch at a nice little spot with about 2 or 3 picnic tables. The second stop was at a lookout point (forgive my forgetfulness with the names) where you can really get a beautifully unobstructed view of the canyon. Here is where you take a short quarter mile walk along the rim of the canyon. Absolutely beautiful! The third stop was another restroom break where you can also visit a store with a gift shop for all your touristing needs :), then it was off to the finale of finales, our sunset spot. The sunset over the GC was beautiful and unlike anything you will ever experience. You don't truly realize how small you are and how big the world around you is until you get to experience something like this.
The Verdict: Although this was an extremely long day, it was well worth it! Would I do it again, maybe, maybe not, would I recommend this tour to others, absolutely! Even though you can find tours for a lot cheaper, I can guarantee your experience will not be the same! Thank you Chad and Grand Adventures for making my first trip to the GC an amazingly memorable one!
Keeping things short and sweet for me is difficult so you can find a more detailed review with pictures on my blog :)
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