The Grand Canyon glass walkway is among the canyon's most famous attractions. Located at the edge of the Grand Canyon West, the walkway enables you to walk past the edge and directly into the abyss. The moment is totally gravity defying. Try it once and you can now scratch space travel off your bucket list.

Excursions to the sky walk leave daily from Las Vegas. Transportation includes heli, aeroplane, and tour bus. Trips are all-inclusive and come with hotel pick up and drop off, lunch, and a expert guide. Excursions vary from half a day to a full day with rates starting at $120 per person.

The skywalk is the centerpiece of the Grand Canyon Sky Walk complex, which when finished will feature a theatre, gift shop, several dining establishments, and a VIP lounge. The complex itself sits amid a 9,000-acre area called Grand Canyon West. The Hualapai Indians own this land and when it's developed will feature hotels, restaurants, a golf course, and a cable car to the bottom!

The glass walkway runs 70 feet past the top of the rim. It's really a awesome experience knowing that the thing standing between you and the base 4,000 feet down below is a sheet of glass. Breath deeply before looking down. I would suggest holding the glass railing if you are prone to vertigo.

The Sky Walk is a technological wonder. The $30 million Skywalk is consists of 46 panels of Saint-Gobain Diamant low iron glass and Dupont SentryGlas. The rails are made from the same hybrid material but use fewer layers so it can be bent to follow the bridge's horseshoe-shaped curvature. The deck panels are reported to have cost $250,000 each.

Technicians have developed the walkway to resist the worst physical conditions, including Magnitude 8 earthquakes and wind gusts over 100 miles per hour. It can hold up to 71 jumbo jets simultaneously. Put another way, it can hold 800 people at a time (maximum occupancy is 120).

There are many Grand Canyon glass bridge trips from Las Vegas. A lot of them will let you add side-trips. The most popular are:

1. Helicopter ride to the bottom

It's a 4,000-foot descent through unreal buttes, spires, and ravines. Land at the base. Enjoy a Champagne picnic lunch. Discover the base.

2. Heli to the floor with boat

This tour expands the chopper trip to include a smooth-water float trip down the Colorado River.

The West Rim is the only location in the canyon where one can ride a helicopter to the floor and land. There are no air tours between the West Rim and the South Rim. If you prefer a South Rim heli tour, you must take a 45-minute plane flight from Las Vegas then transfer to a helicopter at Grand Canyon Airport.

Over 200,000 people check out the Skywalk every year. Book your Skywalk trip as far ahead of time as possible. Never ever pay full retail price. For the greatest deal, shop the online world. I've come across prices cut by as much as 35 %. Resist finishing your web reservation over the phone. Commissioned sales reps are on the other end of the line and it's their job to sell you a trip at the highest price conceivable.

The Grand Canyon glass walkway is a world-class destination. No trip to Las Vegas is finished without having seeing it. There are various ways to get there, including helicopter, airplane, and tour bus. Save money by reserving tours online. People do self-drive to the Skywalk. I don't recommend it. The final 10 miles is unpaved dirt road and requires an SUV. Getting to the bridge is worth the effort. As I say, "Don't check out the Grand Canyon, Skywalk it!"