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Recreation Travel Tips :: Las Vegas Helicopter Tours
Las Vegas Helicopter Tours: A Review of the Hyatt Regency Lake Las Vegas and its Helicopter Tours
If you want to combine a luxury stay in Las Vegas, helicopter tours and the amenities of a resort, then a stay at the Hyatt Regency Lake Las Vegas Resort combined with a helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon could be the perfect getaway.
For a full review of the resort and the ride (included in some hotel-stay packages), keep reading.
The Lake Las Vegas Resort
The Hyatt Regency, a Mobil Four-Star Resort, sits on a 320-acre, man-made lake, just west of Lake Mead, about 17 miles from McCarran International Airport. Across the lake from the hotel is an exclusive residential area, where mansions appear to spring up from the rugged hillside that rises from the shore.
The decor in the Hyatt Regency and its 496 rooms are Moroccan -- a refreshing change from the Italian/tropical options in the city. A pair of huge resort pools connect to a white-sand beach at the lake's edge.
Las Vegas Helicopter Tours - The Ride
From the hotel, visitors are whisked away in an electric-powered water taxi (motorboats are prohibited on Lake Las Vegas), across the lake, to the helicopter pad for a VIP champagne tour of the Grand Canyon, on Sundance Helicopters.
Guests are given a quick safety lesson, then strapped into the six-seat Eurocopter Astar which soon lifts off and skims over the desert floor, moving toward Lake Mead.
The 45-minute flight takes in the entire length of Lake Mead and includes a fly-by over Hoover Dam. Over headphones provided for each passenger, the pilot/guide points out a dormant volcano, defunct gold mines, wildlife including big horn sheep and antelope and other sights.
After a quick fly-over of the canyon, including some up-close time with the canyon walls, the pilot makes the 3,200-foot descent into the canyon. The landing site is on the banks of the Colorado River.
The short, but steep, trail from the landing pad to the boat dock on the water is the only time passengers' shoes touch solid ground, during the entire trip.
From the dock, a pontoon boat takes passengers on a river tour, complete with champagne and picnic lunches served in individual wicker boxes.
The flight ends where it began -- at the helipad, on the edge of Lake Las Vegas. After 2 [1/2] hours of a mesmerizing ride, the water taxi drops passengers at the Hyatt Regency's private dock.
The deluxe helicopter tour costs $579 or more per person and standard room rates at the Hyatt can run as high as $559 per night. The one major drawback of Las Vegas helicopter tours? The incredibly steep price!
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