Tower Butte Helicopter Landing
Discussion
Anyone done this?
http://youtu.be/vobzuLRlWeE
http://grandcanyon.com/tower-butte-landing.html
We're travelling around South West USA for several weeks in August, we've done all the big towns/cities before, so this is more for the parks and canyons (with stop-overs in Grand Canyon, Page, Gouldings Lodge, Bryce, Zion etc). As it's our honeymoon we've been given a load of dollars so wanted to do something special, this certainly appears to tick that box! We've done the Grand Canyon helicopter tour before (same company I think) so don't need to do that again.
Any other recommendations in the general area gladly received.
http://youtu.be/vobzuLRlWeE
http://grandcanyon.com/tower-butte-landing.html
We're travelling around South West USA for several weeks in August, we've done all the big towns/cities before, so this is more for the parks and canyons (with stop-overs in Grand Canyon, Page, Gouldings Lodge, Bryce, Zion etc). As it's our honeymoon we've been given a load of dollars so wanted to do something special, this certainly appears to tick that box! We've done the Grand Canyon helicopter tour before (same company I think) so don't need to do that again.
Any other recommendations in the general area gladly received.
We did this a week ago. The single most impressive thing I've done on holiday.
Arrived at Page Airport, safety briefing with a crazy German guy, just us two and another couple boarded the helicopter, pilot dropped us off on the Butte. He went back to base and we had roughly 30 minutes up there to do as we pleased, a guide stays up there for a few trips (they did 3 during the morning we were there) but just stays in the middle at a bench. When the helicopter comes back he blows a whistle so we know to return to the safe point in the middle. On the way back you get a nice little tour of the Glen Canyon Dam and Horseshoe Bend.
Very cool experience, I was quite surprised there were just the 5 of us up there the whole time, I thought it would be a fair bit busier, very nicely run tour.
Arrived at Page Airport, safety briefing with a crazy German guy, just us two and another couple boarded the helicopter, pilot dropped us off on the Butte. He went back to base and we had roughly 30 minutes up there to do as we pleased, a guide stays up there for a few trips (they did 3 during the morning we were there) but just stays in the middle at a bench. When the helicopter comes back he blows a whistle so we know to return to the safe point in the middle. On the way back you get a nice little tour of the Glen Canyon Dam and Horseshoe Bend.
Very cool experience, I was quite surprised there were just the 5 of us up there the whole time, I thought it would be a fair bit busier, very nicely run tour.
Edited by ukaskew on Monday 2nd September 21:43
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