A friend recommended me to check out the rims of Grand Canyon in an helicopter. So I booked an Helicopter Tour starting in Tusayan taking you through the Grand Canyon. The name of the company is Papillon helicopter tours. I would like to provide you a short review of my Grand Canyon Helicopter tour.
They offer 2 main helicopter tours through Grand Canyon, the North rim tour for 130$ and the Imperial tour for 190$. The North rim tour takes you with the helicopter to the north rim of Grand Canyon and then back to Papillon Airport. The north rim tour is around 25-30 minutes. The Imperial tour is 50-60 minutes and is basically the same with the difference that the helicopter flies slower so that you can take better pictures.
The Imperial Grand Canyon helicopter tour was booked out in my. case so I took the North Rim tour. Heavy Thunderstorms made Papillon Helicopters cancel almost all tours. I was lucky to be in one of only three choppers that started. It was a bit scary because of violent lightnings on the left and right of the helicopter. Reaching Grand Canyon the view on the Colorado and the million year old cliffs was awesome. I really recommend you to book an helicopter tour through Grand Canyon. It is a much more breathtaking experience than just standing on the south rim of Grand Canyon. 30 minutes were enough for me to experience Grand Canyon from above. I think I would have gotten bored fast without the thunder storms if I had booked the longer tour. I think the rates for the longer Grand Canyon heliopter tour were a bit too long.
Lake Powell is nearby the town of Page. What you will want to see when hanging around lake Powell is the Glen Canyon Dam. This is a short review of Glen Canyon.
Here a Glen Canyon Dam picture (click to enlarge):
For more information about facts of the Dam, please see this link.
There is a bridge going over Glen Canyon Dam which everyone can drive on. You will have a fascinating view on the Colorado river and the Dam. There is a Glen Canyon Dam visitor center which everyone can check out for free. You may however take no guns, knives, bags and soft drinks inside. The security is very strict…. The visitor center itself has a lot of information about Glen Canyon Dam. That was very interesting.
Hope you enjoyed my short Glen Canyon Dam review. My rating 10/10 points. It is a must for every engineer. It is human intelligence on its best.
The hotel I am sleeping in is named Lake Powell resorts and is 100 yards away from Lake Powell. From my room I have a wonderful view on Lake Powell. I would like to provide you a short review of Lake Powell.
Here a Lake Powell picture (click to enlarge):
Check out this link for more information about historic and geographic aspects of Lake Powell.
The temperature of Lake Powell today was 82° degrees which is perfect for cooling off and swimming. The water color is brown-muddy because of Colorado river erosion. Nonetheless Lake Powell’s water is very clean.
You can rent Jet skis, speed boats or even house boats right here, which I did not do because of high costs… Nevertheless, when traveling to Grand Canyon, make a stop in Page and check out Lake Powell. The lake is very relaxing.
Hope you enjoyed my Lake Powell review. My rating of Lake Powell: 8/10 points.
Page offers two major supermarkets. I went to SafeWay but another alternative would be Walmart here in Page. I would like to provide you a short review of SafeWay in Page.
First of all, SafeWay has two different prices, one for club members and one for normals customers. Go to the front desk in SafeWay and ask for a club membership. It does not cost you anything and you save almost 40%… SafeWay wants you to join their club for marketing purposes…. Just join it and you will save a lot. I really liked the SafeWay supermarket in Page, it was clean and had everything I wanted. I have not been at the Wallmart in Page, but it probably is a good alternative.
Although Page is small, the supermarkets are okay. As I already said, you only have the SafeWay supermarket, or Walmart. Not sure if there is another supermarket around Page… Hope you enjoyed my short review of supermarkets in Page, Arizona. I attached you a map of the supermarket where I have been in Page.
