Grand Canyon visit

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Booking a day trip from Moz Vegas to the Grand Canyon for Wednesday.
Anyone been?
There are two tours to choose from:
West Rim ($104 with optional Skywalk ticket $140)
South Rim ($80)

Any preferences for either tour? And no gags about rimming please!

 

[unicorn]

We did both rims from Vegas (one trip stopped at Hoover Dam) at Christmas 2017. The Skywalk is momentarily exciting if you like screaming teenagers but the South Rim has the best views. And a pub with Draught Bass !

Some pics here;
GRAND CANYON OF BASS – retiredmartin

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Never been despite going to Vegas twice. The West rim is apparently not technically the Grand Canyon National park (if that's important to you) but it's the best option for half day trips from there. If I ever get there again I'm doing the drive to the South rim and staying over.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

And a pub with Draught Bass !

Well that is a deal sealer!

 

[AliBobbyJ]

Nice walk down. Did it when I was 20 on my first trip to U.S., that was plus 50 years back but the views and the heat won't have changed much. Got to the South Rim late afternoon and knowing nowt about it set off down one of the trails with a water bottle, sleeping bag and a hat. Spent the night at a place called Indian Gardens half way down, afraid of the fuckin rattlesnakes, then carried on to see the river in the morning. It was a longer trek back up. They also had donkeys that take you part way into the Canyon but we said we're not at bloody Blackpool, we'll walk it. Don't walk it.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Nice walk down. Did it when I was 20 on my first trip to U.S., that was plus 50 years back but the views and the heat won't have changed much. Got to the South Rim late afternoon and knowing nowt about it set off down one of the trails with a water bottle, sleeping bag and a hat. Spent the night at a place called Indian Gardens half way down, afraid of the fuckin rattlesnakes, then carried on to see the river in the morning. It was a longer trek back up. They also had donkeys that take you part way into the Canyon but we said we're not at bloody Blackpool, we'll walk it. Don't walk it.

At the age of 58, I shall only be walking to the pub that @unicorn mentioned!

 

[Barcon]

Reminds me of the time at the swim up bar when my wife shouts out, "I want rimming".
She was talking about her margarita but it caused a lot of drinks to be spit in faces.

 

[east2]

From Vegas, I would probably go west rim, the South can be wet this time of year, the west is dry and also closer, and you’ll probably get to fly over lake mead and Hoover dam. if you time it right, you’ll also get to fly back down the Vegas strip lit up around dusk.

 

[idahoblues]

Kayaked the whole thing back in 03. We had a private group, five rafts and three kayakers, 18 nights camping

 

[Bill Walker]

We did a really long 14 hour day trip to Hoover dam, route 66, and finally to South rim by coach, absolutely mind-boggling place in my opinion, it's a day I will never forget.
The bus drop dropped us at one end of the rim and then was waiting for us about 3 hours later at the other end.
I think it was 3 years ago now and was the highlight of our stay in Vegas.
The whole thing included a packed lunch and was very reasonable at about $100 each.
Maybe even the best $100 I've ever spent.
Besides the driver there was a guy with a microphone on the bus like a tour guide it turns out he was actually a stand-up comedian who did gigs at the casinos. He was actually very funny.
It's a very long day but I thoroughly recommended it, absolutely gobsmacking.