Got married at the Little Chapel of the Flowers (see separate Trip Report) who arranged the Grand Canyon sunset picnic flight as part of our wedding package.

After our wedding (just the two of us) our limo took us to the Sundance location at the airport where we checked in, got weighed & were given a name badge. Feeling a bit silly dressed in our full wedding attire of tuxedo and big white wedding dress by now(!) we waited in the waiting area for about half an hour & watched a safety video.

Called out our numbers about 4pm and 6 of us (2 lovely Australian couples joined us) went off to our helicopter lead by our pilot. We put on our life jacket belts - very fetching with a wedding dress! - and posed for a photo. Put on the headphones which play a music soundtrack and audio commentary to drown out the helicopter noise.

The helicopters are smaller than I imagined but the take off and ride were really smooth & very exciting a first timer like me. We were sat at the front so probably got the best view. The commentary is really good and explains everything you see. Our pilot was also excellent and told us loads of interesting things about the landscape and history.

The ride takes about 45 minutes until you actually get to the rim of the canyon, after going over Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam. All are very impressive sights - after reading reviews we were aware that this is only the Western rim and so is not as 'grand' as in other parts, but it is still awesome.

The landing gave us a great opportunity for some fantastic wedding photographs. Thanks to the pilot, our Australian friends and all the other tourists who took loads of pictures of us! We will treasure them. The picnic luncheon was rather rushed and consisted of some champagne, sandwich, pasta salad, fruit and a cake. Not the best meal ever but as expected. For us it was our wedding dinner so we were happy :-)

The flight back is even better as the sun is setting and timed perfectly to fly over the strip in darkness to see it all lit up - what an amazing view. Got back about 6:30pm and a limo took us back to our hotel. This was in fact a favour as our wedding chapel had failed to send a car to pick us up, so that was really good of them.

Overall this made a great wedding day for us, but would highly recommend it to anyone - a must do when in Vegas!

Sept 2009
We took the early morning 7am landing and champagne breakfast trip. We got a limo from our hotel and we paid for the Eco Star upgrade.
We had a great pilot who was very informative and had a good sense of humour too. It was our first time in a helicopter and first time to Grand Canyon and although it was only half an hour in the canyon we have some great pictures and memories. We have just watched the DVD we paid extra for and it was great to re live the trip.
Great views over Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam. Flying through the canyon to the landing point was awesome and it gave me goosebumps. I would highly recommend it.
I found the company to be very professional from start to finish.
I might never get to see the Grand Canyon again but at least I can say i did it in style!

The daytime flight into the Grand Canyon was a good experience but the helicopter was cramped as there were 3 of us and all over 6 foot tall, it was also extremely hot inside the cockpit.

Landing on the canyon floor was good although the place is barren and very hot - over 44 degrees, that is hot.

Worth doing.

We did the 2 hour Grand Canyon tour, with the brief land in the canyon. The ride was exhilarating! Really a great way to see the LV Strip and the canyon. I agree with some of the reviews that cramming 7 people in a helicopter is uncomfortable, but who cares! Just enjoy the ride!