When we booked our coach tour to the Grand Canyon we were told to call the day before so we called on Sept. 12th but we should have been calling on Sept. 13th to book for the Sept. 14th trip. We headed to Bally's to catch the bus on Sept. 13th at 7:00 AM.
As soon as you are seated you receive your breakfast which consists of a banana, orange juice and cinnamon bun as well as a brief ininerary. Once we gathered all 55 people we were on the highway. Our first not official stop was the Hoover Dam. I was amazed at the size of the structure and immediately thought of the dam scene from the dam movie Las Vegas Vacation. Unfortunately, it rained hard most of the way to Kingman where we had our first rest stop but I enjoyed the comfort of the coach and the scenery.. Our tour guide/driver Steven spoke throughout the trip and played a video about the dam as well. Interesting stuff..
We arrived at the Grand Canyon at 1:00 PM where we were told we would spend 3 hours. Do not be late or they will leave! We grabbed the boxed lunches and water that were provided. Lunch consisted of an apple, turkey sandwhich, potato chips and cookies. As we sat down to eat lunch, I put my water bottle down for one second and a very large squirrel wrapped his teeth around the cap. I opened it and let the water flow for him. I discarded the rest because I didn't want to get Squirrel Disease!
The sight of the Grand Canyon is truely a spectacle! I am so glad we finally took the time to see it after six times of going to Vegas and never having gone! There are many paths to follow and you could easily spend days there hiking.. I was surprised at how many paths have no barriers and learnt that 17 people fall to their death per year taking photos. We spent and hour and then.. the clouds rolled in... Then the rain and then the thunder.. lightening. We headed to the nearest building and sat to watch the storm unfold. The sound over the canyon loud and thunderous.. Afterwards we were treated to a huge rainbow over the canyon!
We were picked up promptly by the bus as promised and headed back to Las Vegas. On the way they played a Grand Canyon video and the movie Las Vegas Vacation. We arrived to sun rise and entered Las Vegas on Sunset with all the lights of the city! Checked back into hotel at 10:30 PM. Long day but an incredibly good one!
As soon as you are seated you receive your breakfast which consists of a banana, orange juice and cinnamon bun as well as a brief ininerary. Once we gathered all 55 people we were on the highway. Our first not official stop was the Hoover Dam. I was amazed at the size of the structure and immediately thought of the dam scene from the dam movie Las Vegas Vacation. Unfortunately, it rained hard most of the way to Kingman where we had our first rest stop but I enjoyed the comfort of the coach and the scenery.. Our tour guide/driver Steven spoke throughout the trip and played a video about the dam as well. Interesting stuff..
We arrived at the Grand Canyon at 1:00 PM where we were told we would spend 3 hours. Do not be late or they will leave! We grabbed the boxed lunches and water that were provided. Lunch consisted of an apple, turkey sandwhich, potato chips and cookies. As we sat down to eat lunch, I put my water bottle down for one second and a very large squirrel wrapped his teeth around the cap. I opened it and let the water flow for him. I discarded the rest because I didn't want to get Squirrel Disease!
The sight of the Grand Canyon is truely a spectacle! I am so glad we finally took the time to see it after six times of going to Vegas and never having gone! There are many paths to follow and you could easily spend days there hiking.. I was surprised at how many paths have no barriers and learnt that 17 people fall to their death per year taking photos. We spent and hour and then.. the clouds rolled in... Then the rain and then the thunder.. lightening. We headed to the nearest building and sat to watch the storm unfold. The sound over the canyon loud and thunderous.. Afterwards we were treated to a huge rainbow over the canyon!
We were picked up promptly by the bus as promised and headed back to Las Vegas. On the way they played a Grand Canyon video and the movie Las Vegas Vacation. We arrived to sun rise and entered Las Vegas on Sunset with all the lights of the city! Checked back into hotel at 10:30 PM. Long day but an incredibly good one!
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