How to Find the Perfect Grand Canyon Package Deal

Most Americans want to see the Grand Canyon, and planning a trip to see this great natural wonder can be overwhelming. Some may be coming from a great distance to this area in northern Arizona. Others may not have a lot of information about what the Grand Canyon has to offer. Still others may be traveling with children or older family members and may have to consider a slower pace and less physically strenuous activities. In these cases, it may best to find a Grand Canyon package tour to suit your needs.

Grand Canyon vacation packages vary widely, from the tame and secure, to packages including extreme whitewater rafting, ATV touring and multi-night camping under the stars. You will have to do some research to see which package suits your travel tastes, your physical limitations and your goals for the trip.

For those bringing small children, a travel package that includes rental car, lodging, and entry fees for attractions may be sufficient, and will allow vacationers to pace themselves and their little ones at their own comfort level. For those with older children or older family members, packages with bus tour, lodging, meal stops and scheduled attractions may offer just the right amount of pre-planning that you need.

Vacation packages that include boat tours of the Colorado River are also available. Either smooth water or whitewater, these are an exciting way to enjoy your Grand Canyon experience.

Other travelers may be interested in more physically-challenging whitewater rafting trips that spend a great deal of time outdoors. These too are available from various reputable tour companies.

If your trip includes flying into Las Vegas for a combined casino/Grand Canyon sightseeing trip, you can find many tour companies that offer Las Vegas/Grand Canyon packages. Some of these companies also offer helicopter tours over the Grand Canyon, landing on the Canyon floor for lunch. Other companies offer Grand Canyon West entrance package tours that include the glass-bottomed Skywalk.

This area of the Grand Canyon is not part of the Grand Canyon National Park, but is owned by the Hualapai Native American Reservation, and so exploring the area unescorted is discouraged. The Skywalk itself is owned and operated by the Hualapai Native Americans.

You can also reserve air and ground package tours of the Grand Canyon. These fly into Grand Canyon National Airport just outside the Grand Canyon National Park's South Rim entrance. Also in the town of Tusayan, 2 miles outside the Park entrance, you can reserve lodging outside the park. Hotels in this area often offer vacation packages that include lodging and tours of the Grand Canyon.

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