New Spring Grand Canyon Tours Take Flight
Papillon Airways, Inc. Launches Private Tours, Showcasing
the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas Strip at Sunset
New Tours Originate from McCarran
International Airport and Available in 10 Languages
LAS VEGAS (March 2011)
– This spring, it’s champagne and stunning sunsets.
Papillon Airways, Inc. now offers new tours, each
designed to give the ultimate in personalized service by enabling
guests to book private flights from McCarran International Airport’s
Papillon terminal.
The tours showcase the grandeur and beauty of not
only the Grand Canyon, but also the Las Vegas Strip. Guests will
receive round-trip complimentary limousine service from most major
Strip and downtown hotels. This accentuated with Papillon’s true,
personalized service.
The tours are available in 10 languages including
Mandarin, Cantonese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese,
Korean, Portuguese and Spanish via digital audio narration.
Only three Grand Canyon Helicopters will be at the
terminal, making the tours ultra-exclusive to book.
“High rollers, families, brides and grooms – these
are the guests who will love this service. They asked for this
service and we provided it,” says Robert Graff, vice president of
marketing, Papillon. “This is the ultimate in customer service for
guests wishing to experience the Grand Canyon and be away from the
crowds. We’re able to take any special occasion and make it that
much more special.”
Guests will fly in Grand Canyon Helicopters’
state-of-the-art Star B2 Model Series which comfortably seats up to
six guests.
Golden Eagle Private Tour
Set to choreographed music and educational narration,
discover the wonders of the West Rim of the Grand Canyon. On your
way to the Grand Canyon, guests will take in the engineering feat of
Hoover Dam. Soar over the Grand Wash Cliffs, Grapevine Mesa and
Black Mountains. As soon as the helicopter approaches the West Rim
of the Grand Canyon, guests are immersed in the magnificent sights
of the canyon’s rock formations. The flight concludes with a trip
down the famous Las Vegas Strip.
Total time for the tour from hotel pick up to drop
off is approximately three hours. Pick up is approximately 45
minutes to one hour prior to departure.*
The price: $1,884.
Grand Celebration Private Sunset Tour
This is popular classic Papillon tour but now offered
privately with a sunset departure time beginning at 5 p.m.
On this tour, in addition to seeing Hoover Dam, Lake
Mead, Grand Wash Cliffs and extinct volcanoes, the helicopter
descends 4,000 feet into the depths of the West Rim of Grand
Canyon. Guests will touch down by the banks of the historic
Colorado River in time to explore the pristine Native American
Hualapai lands. The landing concludes with a champagne picnic
served under an authentic Hualapai Indian shelter known as a
“Ramada.” The picnic includes turkey sandwiches, chips, fruit and
cookies with an option for vegetarian. The flight tours the Las
Vegas Strip before returning to McCarran.
Total time for the tour from hotel pick up to drop
off is approximately nearly four hours.
The price: $2,754.
Departure times for tours are: 7 a.m., 9 a.m., 12
p.m. and 4 p.m. with the sunset departure time of 5 p.m.
All tours originate from the Papillon Las Vegas
McCarran Atlantic Terminal at 275 E. Tropicana Blvd.
For more information or reservations, go to
www.papillon.com or call (888) 635-7272.
*Hotel pick up times are based on hotel location,
time of day and traffic conditions.
About Papillon Airways, Inc.
Founded in 1965, Papillon Airways, Inc. (French for
“butterfly”) and Grand Canyon Airlines/Scenic Airlines since 1929
are amongst the largest “flightseeing” companies in the world, with
nearly 70 state-of-the-art helicopters and airplanes, specifically
designed to reveal panoramic views beyond imagination. The
Halvorson family recently acquired Kenai Helicopters (now known as
Grand Canyon Helicopters), Grand Canyon Airlines, Grand Canyon
Coaches and Scenic Airlines. These companies are one of the few
that fly the entire Grand Canyon including the South and West rims,
in addition to tours of Las Vegas, Page/Lake Powell and Monument
Valley. Tours afford maximum flight time, enabling guests to fully
discover Grand Canyon’s great wilderness and scenic attractions.
During busy months, the Halvorson companies fly more than 3,500
passengers daily.
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