Canyon View
10 Ways to Discover the Grand Canyon
Are you planning a trip to the Grand Canyon but don’t know what kind of activities there are to see and do once you reach the Grand Canyon?
If you are planning to visit the Grand Canyon either as a 1-Day-Activity or if you wish to make a week of it, there are plenty of options.
Here are 10 ways to explore the Grand Canyon. Many people could easily spend all day just looking at this magical wonder, but there are other ways you can enjoy the mighty Grand Canyon.
If you do not have a lot of time, it’s still possible to enjoy the Grand Canyon; you may just feel a little rushed. If you leave early and prepare yourself for a long day, it can be done.
If you are a traveler who has a little extra time, you would likely appreciate taking that extra day or two and view the other sightseeing attractions as you make your way to the Grand Canyon.
Many visitors spend the night in another town, such as Sedona, Arizona, where the beauty of the red-rock will astound you. If you choose to drive from the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area, plan on about 4.5 hours of travel time to get to the Grand Canyon.
If you decide to stay in Flagstaff before traveling to Grand Canyon National Park, it is approximately 80 miles away, which should take about an hour and a half to drive there. If you stay in Sedona, the Canyon is about a two-hour drive.
The Grand Canyon National Park offers a free shuttle at the South Rim in Grand Canyon Village, along Hermit Road. Note that these shuttles provide transportation only and are not considered tour buses. (Bus Tours are available, however.)
You are required to exit the bus to view the Canyon. Also note that if you have physical challenges, most shuttles are inaccessible to wheelchairs.
Here are 10 excellent ways to explore the Grand Canyon.
1. Go boating or rafting. There are plenty of companies who are willing to take you on a very specialized tour-guided river experience inside the Grand Canyon. If you choose to go rafting, though, keep in mind that the water can get a little rough at times, but you will certainly be in good hands with your tour guide and required life jacket.
If you are timid about water, consider the fact that the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon is said to be one of the wildest stretches of white water in the United States.
2. Go hiking. Many hiking trails exist throughout the area. The South Rim is where the most popular hike is. The name of this trail on the South Rim is named Bright Angel Trail, located near Grand Canyon Village.
On the North Rim, the most popular hiking trail is North Kaibab. (No permit is required here.)
No permit is needed for day hiking, but you will need a permit if you choose to camp inside the Grand Canyon, as dictated by the National Park Service.
The most popular backpacking site is the Bright Angel Campground. Bright Angel Campground is located at the end of Bright Angel Trail.
3. If you are not afraid of heights, you can always try out the new Grand Canyon Skywalk which recently opened this past spring! The Skywalk is officially open from dawn to dusk, seven days a week. It first opened March 28, 2007, and from all accounts, is something very special and exciting.
4. Take a helicopter or a mule ride inside the Canyon. You will find several companies who will give you a bird’s eye view down inside the Canyon.
The Grand Canyon Skywalk is the first walkway to suspend more than 4,000 feet above the Canyon floor. It extends 70 feet from the rim and is located at Grand Canyon West’s Eagle Point.
5. Take a helicopter ride. Tours originate at either the Grand Canyon Airport, five miles south of the park entrance or in Sedona.
6. Drive to the South Rim and park your car and walk to the edge of the Grand Canyon. If you don’t like large groups, or if you just prefer doing things on your own time, you certainly have this option.
7. You can access the Grand Canyon Railway train for some fun, too. Sit back and relax! Jump the train in Williams, Arizona, where it will escort you precisely to Grand Canyon Village.
8. Take a bus tour. Many tour companies are available for your tour to the Grand Canyon.
9. Take a Jeep Tour. If you like the wilderness, you will find that these Jeep tours are a great way to take in limitless nature along with Native American Indian history, culture and more.
10. Settle for an Audio Tour. You can also opt for your own personal guide on a CD. These are also available to visitors and provide a learning experience at every listeners own pace.
About the Author
Cecilia Valenzuela is a full-time small business entrepreneur who resides in Arizona. Cecilia Valenzuels works alongside other small business owners who are also working online in their quest to become successful. For more information on the Grand Canyon along with history, facts, tips, and more about living in the desert southwest, you can find out more at http://www.My-Arizona-Desert-Living.com
|
|
Arizona AZ Grand Canyon Pima Point West Rim Drive Postcard Old Vintage Card View $0.30 |
|
|
Utah UT Logan Canyon Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Souvenir Postal PC $0.30 |
|
|
Massachusetts MA Mohawk Trail Cold River Canyon Postcard Old Vintage Card View $0.30 |
|
|
Massachusetts MA Mohawk Trail Cold River Canyon Postcard Old Vintage Card View $0.30 |
|
|
Wyoming WY Wind River Canyon Boysen Dam Reservoir Postcard Old Vintage Card View $0.30 |
|
|
Utah UT Logan Canyon Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Souvenir Postal PC $0.30 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Texas Canyon Rock Formations Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard $0.30 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Grand Canyon Park Lodge Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Post $0.30 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Grand Canyon Watch Tower Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Post $0.30 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Showlow Salt River Canyon Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard PC $0.30 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Globe Showlow Salt River Canyon Postcard Old Vintage Card View Post $0.30 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Grand Canyon Sunset Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Souvenir $0.30 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Grand Canyon National Park Visitor Center Diorama Postcard Old View $0.30 |
|
|
Yellowstone Grand Canyon Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Souvenir Postal $0.30 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Grand Canyon Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Souvenir Postal $0.30 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Grand Canyon Desert View Tower South Rim East End Postcard Old View $0.30 |
|
|
New Mexico NM Cimarron Canyon Roadway Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard PC $0.30 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Grand Canyon National Park Visitor Center Exhibit Postcard Old View $0.30 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Grand Canyon Park Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Souvenir PC $0.30 |
|
|
Montana MT Madison River Canyon Hebegen Lake Earthquake Area Postcard Old View $0.30 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Grand Canyon Greetings Lodge North Rim Postcard Old Vintage Card View $0.30 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Grand Canyon Park South Rim Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard $0.30 |
|
|
Utah UT Bryce Canyon National Park Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Post $0.30 |
|
|
Utah UT Logan Canyon Bear Lake Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Souvenir $0.30 |
|
|
North Dakota ND Painted Canyon Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Souvenir $0.30 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Grand Canyon Hopi Point Sunset Postcard Old Vintage Card View Post PC $0.30 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Grand Canyon Park Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Souvenir PC $0.30 |
|
|
Colorado CO Fruita Canyon Grand Valley Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard $0.30 |
|
|
Washington Mt Rainier Natl Park BOX CANYON BRIDGE Cowlitz River View WA Postcard $0.50 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Aerial View of Switchbacks into Oak Creek Canyon Sedona Old Postcard $0.60 |
|
|
CO View of the Box Canyon Bridge Ouray Colorado Postcard Vintage PC Old $0.60 |
|
|
CO View of The Narrows Williams Canyon Manitou Springs Colorado Postcard PC Old $0.60 |
|
|
WV View of New River Canyon From Grandview West Virginia Postcard Vintage PC Old $0.60 |
|
|
WV View of The Old Man Of The Canyon New River West Virginia Postcard PC Old $0.60 |
|
|
Yellowstone National Park Beartooth Highway Rockcreek Canyon Postcard Old View $0.60 |
|
|
Pennsylvania PA Grand Canyon Turkey Path Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard $0.60 |
|
|
Texas TX Dallas Akard Street Canyon Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Post $0.60 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Grand Canyon Bright Angel Trail Vista Postcard Old Vintage Card View $0.60 |
|
|
Colorado CO Ouray Box Canyon Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Souvenir PC $0.60 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Oak Creek Canyon Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Souvenir PC $0.60 |
|
|
California CA Kings Canyon Highway Kings Gate Postcard Old Vintage Card View PC $0.60 |
|
|
Utah UT Bryce Canyon Queen’s Castle Park Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard $0.60 |
|
|
Scenic Dark Canyon Mouth Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Souvenir Postal $0.60 |
|
|
Colorado CO Black Canyon Gunnison River Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard $0.60 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Grand Canyon Hopi Watch Tower Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard $0.60 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Grand Canyon Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Souvenir Postal $0.60 |
|
|
Colorado CO Estes Park Big Thompson Canyon Postcard Old Vintage Card View Post $0.60 |
|
|
Utah UT Provo Canyon Sky Ride Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Souvenir $0.60 |
|
|
Scenic Box Canyon Falls Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Souvenir Postal $0.60 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Page Glen Canyon Dam Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Souvenir $0.60 |
|
|
California CA Kings Canyon General Grant Grove Postcard Old Vintage Card View PC $0.60 |
|
|
South Dakota SD Black Hills Spearfish Canyon Postcard Old Vintage Card View Post $0.60 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Grand Canyon Hopi Watch Tower Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard $0.60 |
|
|
Utah UT Bryce Canyon National Park Natural Bridge Postcard Old Vintage Card View $0.60 |
|
|
Colorado CO Ouray Box Canyon Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Souvenir PC $0.60 |
|
|
Colorado CO Bear Creek Canyon Evergreen Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard $0.60 |
|
|
New Mexico NM Lamy Apache Canyon Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Post PC $0.60 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Grand Canyon Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Souvenir Postal $0.60 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Oak Creek Canyon Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Souvenir PC $0.60 |
|
|
Colorado CO Ouray Box Canyon Bridge Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Post $0.60 |
|
|
California CA Cedar Grove Kings Canyon Highway Postcard Old Vintage Card View PC $0.60 |
|
|
Colorado CO Bear Creek Canyon Falls Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Post $0.60 |
|
|
Montana MT Gallatin Canyon Castle Rock Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard $0.60 |
|
|
California CA Death Valley Titus Canyon Monument Postcard Old Vintage Card View $0.60 |
|
|
California CA Kings Canyon North Dome Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard PC $0.60 |
|
|
Colorado CO Ouray Box Canyon Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Souvenir PC $0.60 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Oak Creek Canyon Red Rock Pinnacles Postcard Old Vintage Card View PC $0.60 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Grand Canyon National Park Verkamp Kaibab Plateau Postcard Old View $0.60 |
|
|
California CA Kings Canyon Park Middle Fork Postcard Old Vintage Card View Post $0.60 |
|
|
Colorado CO Estes Park Big Thompson Canyon Postcard Old Vintage Card View Post $0.60 |
|
|
Washington WA Mount Rainier Stevens Canyon Postcard Old Vintage Card View Post $0.60 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Grand Canyon Park Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Souvenir PC $0.60 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Grand Canyon Park Desert View Road Postcard Old Vintage Card View PC $0.60 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Oak Creek Canyon Falls Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Post $0.60 |
|
|
Illinois IL Chicago Canyon Jackson Boulevard Postcard Old Vintage Card View Post $0.60 |
|
|
Colorado CO Arkansas Grand Canyon Royal Gorge Postcard Old Vintage Card View PC $0.60 |
|
|
California CA Cedar Grove Kings Canyon Highway Postcard Old Vintage Card View PC $0.60 |
|
|
Colorado Scenic Big Thompson Canyon Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Post $0.60 |
|
|
Pennsylvania PA Grand Canyon Harrison State Park Postcard Old Vintage Card View $0.60 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Grand Canyon Scenic Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Souvenir $0.60 |
|
|
Colorado CO Canyon Scenic Postcard Old Vintage Card View Standard Souvenir Post $0.60 |
|
|
California CA Kings Canyon Park Middle Fork Postcard Old Vintage Card View Post $0.60 |
|
|
California CA Cedar Grove Kings Canyon Highway Postcard Old Vintage Card View PC $0.60 |
|
|
Arizona AZ Grand Canyon Rainbow At North Rim Postcard Old Vintage Card View Post $0.60 |
|
|
CONT. PC NIGHT VIEW SEVEN FALLS IN S.CHEYENNE CANYON, COL. MULTI-COLORED LIGHTS $0.79 |
|
|
LINEN POSTCARD VIEW BOULDER CANYON, BOULDER, CO, W/ AUTO 1930′S $0.99 |
|
|
LINEN POSTCARD VIEW GLENWOOD CANYON, CO, W/ TRAIN 1930′S $0.99 |
|
|
Vintage Postcard View of Grand Canyon from Yellowstone National Park 1949 $0.99 |
|
|
VINTAGE POSTCARD-A VIEW OF PALM CANYON CALIFORNIA-572 $0.99 |
|
|
Grand Canyon, Arizona ~ Yavapai Point – Bordered – Beautiful View – Continental $0.99 |
|
|
Vintage-Red Canyon-Colorado National Monument,Colorado-Old Postcard View $0.99 |
|
|
Grand Canyon National Park AZ El Tovar Hotel Interior View Dining Room Postcard $0.99 |
|
|
Vintage-Big Thompson Canyon Road U.S. 34-Estes Park, Colorado-Old Postcard View $0.99 |
|
|
1910 POSTCARD NEW RIVER CANYON FROM SCENIC VIEW WV NEAR INTERSECT ROUTE 60-19-21 $0.99 |
|
|
Fred Harvey – Grand Canyon Arizona from Grand View on the Santa Fe by W.R. Leigh $0.99 |
|
|
Linen Pine View Dam, Ogden Canyon Utah postmarked 1942 Excellent Condition $0.99 |
|
|
Lower Lookout View-Pennsylvania’s Grand Canyon-Train in Gorge-Harrison Park-Rail $0.99 |
|
|
Old US Postcard, From Grand View Point, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona $0.99 |
|
|
The Grand Canyon: Intimate Views – Paperback $0.99 |
|
|
ARIZONA – GRANITE GORGE FROM GRAND VIEW PLATEAU, GRAND CANYON POSTCARD $1.00 |
