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  • The tour we took was from Las Vegas to the South Rim. The website for that tour is at: http://www.grandcanyontourcompany.com/bussouth.html. We stayed in Elara next to Planet Hollywood so the departing place for the tour was only 170 steps away from Elara's door into the Miracle Mile. That made it easy plus we were early (arrived 6:00AM) to get our choice of seats. We had two relatives that were picked up at South Point and they took over an hour to get to the departing place due to their shuttle bus picking up people at various hotels to finally arrive at the bottom of the escalator in the Miracle mile. Approximately 600 people gather there each morning for the tours. This is where you also pick up your morning "snack" which consists of a drink (water/soda/ice tea) and a small pastry or other little thing to eat. Nothing much to speak of for the snack. The bus was comfortable although not a real luxury vehicle. Our seats did not decline. Small stowage above seat and on floor so you can bring your own stuff/food. Your seats remain yours for the entire trip so you can leave stuff there and it's there when you get back one. There is some storage underneath such as for a stroller as we noticed when one person brought their young baby. We took off from the departure approx. 7:30am and had one small stop mostly for bathrooms and of course you had to walk thru the store to get to them. There is a small bathroom at the rear of the bus. Our driver was Tom or Tommy. He was a character and was a wealth of information about the area. He played a few videos on the way out and they were interesting and appropriate. On the way back he played a family approved movie (Sandra Bullock and the football player). We stopped for lunch at some place where they served all you can eat hot lunch. It actually was pretty good which was surprising. We got to the Canyon about 2:30PM or so although it was a 1 hr time difference from Las Vegas. We had great weather so we chose to walk from Mather's point to the Bright Angel Lodge which was 2.6 miles along the rim of the canyon. It was a good decision and got to Bright Angel lodge with about an hour to spare even taking our leisurely time on the way. Tons of photos and spots to take pictures. The walk is not straight as you curve around the canyon so the shadows and views change along the way. Spectacular! We were all pleased with the trip. On the way back we realized that the driver was going to drop people off hotel by hotel. He didn't bring us back directly to the departure point, so we elected to get off with our relatives at South Point to avoid the long trip back to the miracle mile due to the numerous stops. We got back approximately 9:45PM and I imagine it took another hour before the bus finally arrived back at the Miracle Mile. This was actually good as the bus driver commended us for being back to the bus on time each stop, we didn't have to wait for anyone. On the way back we saw the Hoover Dam lit up at night from the overpass/bypass bridge. We also stopped for one rest stop on the way back. It's a been there done that now but if I had to do it over again as a first time, knowing what I know, I would do it. We tipped our driver, Tommy, generously as he was both entertaining, accommodating, and informative.
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