Canyon Tour From Las Vegas
You could tour the Grand Canyon with a  flight to Las Vegas  for your tour around the Colorado River .  For
the rental car driving tour you will travel northeast out of Las Vegas for a loop around the Colorado River
that will put you within nearly a dozen spectacular red rock canyons including Zion, Brice and both the north
and south rim of the Grand Canyon.  
The Grand Canyon Colorado River Tour
Grand Canyon,
South Rim sunset

Marble Canyon
You leave the Grand Canyon and continue east beside the Vermilion Cliffs and enter
Marble Canyon. Here it is worth a stop to see Lees Ferry and watch a trip outfitter
provision their huge inflatable rafts for a 200 mile trip on the Colorado River.

Antelope Slot Canyon
Another stop on a tour around the Colorado's canyons  should be slot canyons of Page.
Take  Antelope Pass at 6,533  feet elevation  for the great views of the valley of the
Colorado River and then enjoy a long downhill glide to Page where you might be thinking
mirage when you see the enigmatic towers of the Navajo Power Plant on Route 98. They
loom over Antelope Canyon, a wash that is dry most of the year but when Antelope
Creek conveys huge amounts of flood water through the rocks during storms, they have
carved out the most unusual rock formations in the hidden canyon.
South Rim Views
Grand Canyon North Rim will be next on the loop road around the Colorado River.   Cabins and camping are
available at the North rim along with mule rides and self guided hiking into the canyon.   Paved roads lead to
many rim views
Grand Canyon, North Rim View
Lees Ferry
Las Vegas makes
a good base for
Grand Canyon
trips because of its
reduced room
rates during mid
week.
Grand Canyon, South Rim
From Page head back south along the Echo Cliffs to the Little Colorado River and
then turn at Cameron to the plateau on Route 64 to the 7,400-foot high south rim of the
Grand Canyon.
viewpoints like Mather point first thing in the morning have great sunrise views. The
west Rim Trail runs for eight miles along the canyon’s edge and leads to great
viewpoints, much of it  paved and  wheel chair accessible.

South for a return to Phoenix on 89 takes you through the ancient stone pueblos of
The Wupatki National Monument, the 11th century homes of the Anasazi and Sinagua
cultures. The road passes through the black volcano fields of Sunset Crater where
eruptions in the 11th Century threw tons of volcanic stone that blanketed the area
driving out the ancient farmers who left their stone buildings.
From there you head through Sedona and on to Phoenix.
Grand Canyon Trips  
became a whole lot easier with
the opening of
Phoenix
Arizona's Sky Harbor Airport
car rental garage. Go directly
from your
flight to your rental
car
and before long you are
touring through
Sedona on the
way to the
South Rim of the
Grand Canyon.
The rental return is just as
easy, no more shuttle from the
rental agency, just an elevator
ride to the terminal.
The frontier town of Williams at 6,700 feet along the old Route 66 provides some nostalgia which includes lunch in
a 1950s diner. The Grand Canyon Railway runs
steam and Diesel trains twice daily out of Williams to the south
Rim of the Grand Canyon.
The road to Las Vegas runs right over the top of 762-foot high Hoover Dam. On one side, Lake Mead and two
years worth of Colorado River water bordered by 550 miles of shoreline.  Below, a concrete base 660 feet thick
that took 4.5 million Cubic Yards of concrete to build.  On the other side, Colorado River water headed for the
agricultural fields of Arizona and California.
Lake Mead near Las Vegas has a swimming beach with palm trees that will have you thinking Caribbean.
Steam train Rides in
Williams Arizona
Stone ruins near
the volcano of
Sunset Crater
Bridge over the top
of the Hoover Cam
Grand Canyon Trips From Phoenix Arizona
Grand Canyon,Sunset, south rim
Williams Arizona on Route 66
South of the Grand Canyon, the road from Phoenix can take you
through Flagstaff,
Williams and Wapatki, and Sunset Crater
From Phoenix the trip north to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon can go through
Sedona and then through
Flagstaff. This article will describe a circle route that will tour
the Colorado River
around the Grand Canyon, both North and South Rims and
several other canyons in Arizona, Utah, and Nevada, and will include a stop in Las
Vegas.
Once at the South Rim
of the Grand Canyon,
you can go south and
then west to las Vegas
or east and then north to
Antelope Slot
Canyons
at Page and
then to the
North Rim
of the Grand
Canyon.
Route 66
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Flying into Phoenix for a Grand Canyon trip
Grand Canyon North Rim
Grand Canyon North Rim is less crowded
than the South Rim.
The
South Rim of the Grand Canyon.
is closer to Las Vegas and Phoenix and
therefore receives more visitors.
Grand Canyon Trips From Phoenix Arizona are a breeze from Phoenix
Arizona's Sky Harbor Airport car rental garage.
You go directly from your flight to your rental car and before long you
are touring through Sedona on the way to the Grand Canyon.
Grand Canyon Trips From Phoenix Arizona are a breeze from Phoenix Arizona's
Sky Harbor Airport     You go also reach the canyon from Las Vegas.
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