Labor Day weekend is almost here. From September 5 to September 7, Americans will be celebrating the last three-day weekend of the year. A Grand Canyon sightseeing flight tour would be the perfect way to top off your holiday weekend and end the summer. With Labor Day coming up fast, you'll need to decide on your tour package and make your booking within the next week.

Las Vegas Air Tours

When you depart from Las Vegas, you can take a landing tour or an air-only tours. Book a landing tour if you can, one of the most popular ones is where the chopper flies to the canyon floor and sets down by the Colorado River. This tour includes a nice champagne picnic and you can also add on a river boat tour that is very scenic and fun.

You can even do more fun things. You could even combine the bottom landing tour with a rim landing one. Then you can take a walk on the Grand Canyon Skywalk. The Skywalk is a thrilling attraction with a floor made of thick glass that allows you to stand over the canyon floor thousands of feet below you. The view is simply amazing and it is a great addition to an aerial tour of the canyon.

If you're in a larger group or are looking for the most economical tickets, you could try an airplane tour. Airplanes can't fly down to the canyon floor, but they fly along the same flight path as helicopters, so you'll see the same sights from a higher altitude. If you're looking to see the South Rim, however, then an airplane is the best way to get out to Tusayan in Arizona.

South Rim Helicopter Tours

If you start your tour from Tusayan, or even if you fly there from Vegas, you'll be able to choose from two helicopter tours. One gives you thirty minutes of air time and flies over to the North Rim and circles back. The other tour is highly recommended because it give you 50 minutes of flight time. It takes the same flight path as the shorter tour, but includes an extension out to the eastern boundary of the Grand Canyon National Park. This tour is so comprehensive that you'll see about 3/4 of the entire Grand Canyon when you take it.

Helicopters cannot land on the canyon floor at the South Rim, but you can add on a fun Jeep tour instead. The Jeep tour is a scenic 2 1/2 hour ground tour through the park. You'll appreciate getting to see the park from the ground as well as from the air.

Deluxe Tour Upgrades

The basic tours cost the least. They fly on AStar and Bell Ranger choppers. They provide excellent sightseeing, but if you have a little extra to spend, then it's worth booking a deluxe tour.

Deluxe tours are provided in newer EcoStar helicopters. They are made for commercial sightseeing, so they offer a more comfortable ride. There are no bad seats on these choppers because the comfy bucket seats are positioned stadium style. These helicopters are roomier and they're quieter too, but the star of the show is the huge windshield, which provides unobstructed viewing for 180 degrees at the front of the helicopter. Another perk of deluxe tours is that they come with free shuttle transportation from your Vegas hotel to the helipad located on the Strip.

Airplane tours are given on custom Twin Otter planes, which have seats for 19. These sightseeing airplanes offer great views too through their large windows.

Book Now To Secure Your Grand Canyon Helicopter Tickets

Labor Day is a very busy time at the Grand Canyon, so you definitely want to buy your seats by next week. It's easiest to buy your tour online so you can get confirmation of your seats, plus you'll find the lowest prices online anyway.

Grand Canyon helicopters provide memorable experiences, whether you choose a landing or a flyover tour. Plane tours are an economical option for larger groups, and flying out to Arizona from Vegas can offer you a side of the canyon that can't be seen from Nevada.

Book soon, book online, and you'll be set for the best sightseeing adventures at the Grand Canyon National Park.