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| - We had an overall positive experience, but there is a lot to know about this very long trip.
Length of tour: we were picked up in a comfortable mini-van at our hotel, 6:30 am, and returned probably about 10:30 pm. Don't know about you, but that is a very long day, and most of it is spent in the car. Our guide, Julio, had to do an exhausting amount of driving in a single day, and he remained upbeat and pleasant the entire time. I really admired that.
Food: it would be VERY smart to plan how you will handle this aspect of the day. After the morning pickup, you will be offered breakfast at a local McDonalds, maybe 7am-ish. We didn't eat again until we were at the Grand Canyon, probably 3 pm or later, and the lunch included is an Arby's sandwich and bottle of water. Julio offered us some fresh grapes and cheese slices, and as others have said: no chips. But you can bring your own. Also, you can eat whatever you want during the long car ride and long space of time between breakfast and lunch. There is no food offered on the 3 1/2 to 4 hour return ride, but you can pick up something in the convenience store-stop you will make.
This is not a glitz-and-glamour plush day. It is all about seeing the Grand Canyon, which for me was absolutely a privilege and an experience to remember. It is everything you have ever heard and/or seen in photographs, but in person it is so much more...awe-inspiring, majestic, humbling, AMAZING.
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