Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Arizona: Grand Canyon Skywalk


Admission: 

The Legacy Package for adults is $40.96 or for children ages 3-11 it is $35.17.
This package includes photo opportunities with Hualapai members and hop-on-hop-off shuttle to all three viewpoints, which include Eagle Point, Guano Point and Hualapai Ranch.

The Gold Package is $75.54.
This package includes a Skywalk ticket to walk on the glass bridge over the Grand Canyon and a meal at the viewpoint of your choice, in addition to the contents of the Legacy Package.
**This package must be purchased in order to experience the Skywalk.

The VIP Package is $311.99.
This package includes a private tour with a Hualapai guide and an authentic Native American souvenir, in addition to the contents of the Legacy Package and the Gold Package.

There are additional add-ons for purchase that include horseback riding, stagecoach rides, meal vouchers, helicopter rides, overnight cabin stays, ground tours of the Grand Canyon and a helicopter ride/pontoon float trip down the Colorado River. 


The Skywalk is located in Grand Canyon West and was built on the Hualapai Indian Reservation. David Jin designed this structure, with help from the Las Vegas design firm Lochsa Engineering, to hold the weight of approximately 11.5 million pounds and withstand winds up to 100mph. It was opened to the public on March 28, 2007.


The transparent floors and railings allow tourists to be able to experience the Grand Canyon like never before. The glass walkway extends out 70 feet from the rim of the canyon and stands 2,000 feet above its base. 


Viewpoints and Activities:

1. Eagle Point
At this location, there is a walking tour of the authentic Native American dwellings within the Native American village that depict multiple tribes, an amphitheater where live Native American performances from multiple tribes are demonstrated continuously all day and a showing of handmade and authentic Native American jewelry and crafts.

2. Guano Point
At this location, there is a highpoint hike that offers panoramic canyon views of the Grand Canyon and Colorado River, the remnants of a historic tram that stretched 8,800 feet across the canyon to a guano mine discovered in the 1930's and the opportunity to interact with Tribal members offering Native American jewelry and crafts at the Hualapai market.

3. Hualapai Ranch
At this location, there is cowboy entertainment, wagon rides, western hospitality and presentations on how to rope and quick draw the cowboy way.

Source: http://www.grandcanyonwest.com

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