Tour Las Vegas With Maverick Helicopters

Soaring swooping, swaying. Sensational!

My wife clutches my arm, my kids battle for position and I attempt to focus my camera on the spectacular view that surrounds us. All around you there is a sense that something is happening. If it’s your first time in a helicopter you’ll feel the vibration of the helicopter when it sits on the Tarmac. You feel the lift. You’ll feel the forward motion. The view changes from landscape to rooftops to mountain ranges. The lights of the Las Vegas strip seem brighter. The sound of the helicopter is muffled. You’re in the air. Your view is vast.

The experience starts at the Maverick Terminal located right on the Las Vegas strip. You can choose to get picked up at your hotel or make your way over to the heliport. You’ll get briefed on the helicopter you are riding in as well as the safety features and landmarks that you will fly over. You realize quickly that the pilot who is taking you out is also your tour guide so you can ask plenty of questions.

As you make your way over the strip the photo opportunities are endless. (I’ll suggest that cheap point and shoot camera over your DSLR because it will actually manage the lack of light much better than you messing with the settings on your camera. You want to see the view ad not get caught up with adjusting your shutter speed.)

The strip tour takes about 15 minutes and is just enough time to help you decide if you are ready for a Grand Canyon Tour by helicopter. If you are you’ll be in for a half day adventure of flying over the Grand Canyon on a flight from the Las Vegas Strip. You’ll see the impressive rock formations and hear about the weathering and erosion that has cut the deep canyon over millions of years. You’ll also land inside the Grand Canyon within view of the Colorado River and have a Champagne toast.

This would be the perfect time to pop the question to your significant other or to get that perfect photo to update your Facebook status. Imagine sharing a story about how you proposed marriage deep inside the Grand Canyon. How can anyone say no to that request?

Maverick Helicopters fly daily from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon, over the Hoover Dam and the Valley of Fire and on tours of the Las Vegas strip. They also offer airplane and rafting tours.