Do not know what the prior reviewer saw or expected, but they are dead wrong. We bought our tickets on line prior to going to avoid lines. We bought the package, which was the coach ride, Skywalk and meal at Guano point. This was well worth the experience. Would recommend being there early, 10 AM, or so. Views were spectacular and we thought better than east Grand Canyon.
I do lots of tours and excursions. This was a joke. Sure it is the grand Canyon but they are nothing short of highway robbers. The cost for the basic "look" at the canyon is 45$ a person. The Skywalk is another 40$ on top of that and you can't take your own camera. Stupid. I didn't pay to do the Skywalk. We wanted to do the helicopter ride...40 minutes. 20 in the air and 20 landed in the Canyon. The wall sign said that was 160$ a person...see the canyon and a helicopter ride? Sure. When we got to the desk they informed us you had to buy a ticket to the main bus tour too. You could not just pay for the helicopter ride. So 160 is now 200 a piece. I was a disgusted with the money grabbing that we only did the main fTour for 45 each. Such a scam. Sure it was beautiful...but I heard families being charged hundreds to get their families on the sky walk. That's ridiculous. I wouldn't say not to go but expect them to put their hands right into your pockets upon arrival.
Too expensive, too many tourists, they cater to Asians (nothing against them, but they need to speak English and learn manners) this is not really the real Grand Canyon. Go to the south or north rim and see something special. We did not enjoy a minute of our visit.
Well worth seeing, we did a helicopter tour over the grand canyon as well as a ground tour on separate days. Once at the Grand Canyon West there are shuttle buses that take you to areas of the canyon and which come around about every half an hour to take you to the next area. Well worth going to see, but if you are short of time do a helicopter tour as it takes you right down into the canyon and you do see all the main areas as well as Hoover dam and Colorado river in only a couple of hours instead of a full day.You can find tours a lot cheaper if you book outside of your hotels with people that are between the walk ways of the hotels in Vegas, we did this and saved about $70 each.
The activity is pricey but I was happy to pay as my money was going to the native americains tribe and for their education .We met some very inspirational Hualapai who were very happy to share their culture with us .The view is stunning and I advise you to rent a car and travel from Las Vegas to Grand Canyon it takes 2hours and 40 min and the journey is lovely .The Grand Canyon is the closest one from Las Vegas.
We stopped by on our way from the South rim of the Grand Canyon to Vegas. We did not realize that, after the long drive in the middle of nowhere, you cannot go beyond the airport/info centre without purchasing a $46 ticket for a bus tour we didn't even want (no self-drive option). Then it's another $30 to do the SkyWalk. Plus, you are not allowed cameras on the SkyWalk.We were on a tight schedule, so did not have time for a 1.5hr + bus ride. So we opted for a 15min helicopter tour (which we were considering doing anyway as a treat). I've reviewed this separately (Sundance Helicopter tours). You still have to buy the $46pp ticket, even though we never stepped foot beyond the airport area! Also the woman at the ticket desk was very unhelpful, being unable to give us times or definite departures for the tours and then charging us for the wrong tour (lucky I picked it up in time).We appreciate that it's a reservation, and respect the local native tribes' decision to pursue tourism, however we wish we had done our research and saved ourselves the trip. Coming from seeing the South Rim (fully accessible with only a $25 fee per family valid for 7 days), we feel the scenery was much better at the South. If you can, make the trip to the South rim and stay a night or two nearby/in the national park. Views are better, access is 1000x better, and overall better value for money. If you really only have a day and are coming from Vegas, this is the closest place to view the Canyon. Just be prepared for the costs and type of activity you want.
I disliked that I didn't have or take the time to slow down and enjoy the scenery a bit more but the scenery and what nature did to make that scenery is amazing. Guess I just wished I'd have been on my motorcycle when I was driving through.
Don't waste your precious vacation time and your hard-earned money on this contemptuous monument to boundless greed. And to add insult to injury: The West Rim views can't possibly render you a true picture of the majesty of the Grand Canyon, either!!!For a genuine experience and a true measure of the Grand Canyon go to the South Rim, where you'd be treated to the magnificent offerings of Nature, and away from all the blatant displays of disdainful greed.Shame on those who have transformed this national treasure into a rip off scheme.
进景区的路在维修,有些不好走,灰尘很大。玻璃天桥价格很贵,性价比不高,而且,不允许自己带相机手机,只能让工作人员帮你照相,价格很贵,照的还不好,垄断经营。不过,景区里的印第安餐还不错,很好吃,可以尝尝。
We enjoyed our visit to the Hualapai Sky Walk, Grand Canyon West.We had previously visited South Rim and wanted to do the Sky Walk.They do have you as a captive audience and it's pretty pricey in my opinion. For my husband I we spent around $165.00 (not including car hire). We hired a car and drove out from Las Vegas, around 2 hours each way. We purchased our tickets for the bus trip at approx $40-00 each and were surprised when we got the the Sky Walk to be told we have to pay another approx $35-00 each to walk on the Sky Walk, this was not explained to us. If you actually take a guided tour from Las Vegas, this is a very expensive day out. If you're a family, I believe it would be too expensive and you would be better served to hire a Car and drive all the way out to South Rim and stay the night for approximately the same price. Plus I would be extremely uncomfortable with littlies due to the non existence of safety rails.South Rim is more like 4 hours - we drove out there on a previous visit, but stayed out in the area for a couple of days. There is no comparison between the two, South Rim is jaw dropping.I was a bit concerned with how close people were standing on the edge of the Canyon taking photos I have to say. It was a misty day on our visit and the Sky Walk is definitely something different. Surprised that the building attached to the Sky Walk is not yet open, I believe it's opening soon. The walks are completely undeveloped so if you are unsteady on your feet may prove a bit difficult.We decided we would have something to eat at the end of our trip and were surprised that the Cafe was closed at approx 4-00pm. They had muffins, sausage rolls etc in the Cafe, but we had to make do with a snack before our trip back to Las Vegas.If you have never been to the Canyon and have the time I would recommend South Rim, but this is worth a visit as long as you are aware of just how much it is going to cost.