Grand Canyon Tour Package

End-of-Season Lodging Deals Yours For The Asking At Yellowstone, Grand Canyon ...

With summer's end surprisingly (disappointingly?) near, lodging rates are dropping at Yellowstone and Grand Canyon national parks, with some rooms available for as little as $59 a night.

At Yellowstone, a rate of $59 per night is being offered for budget cabins at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel during the week of October 2-9. Rates are normally $81 per night for single or double occupancy. The hotel closes for the season Oct. 10, and reopens Dec. 20 for the winter season.

The $59 rate is non-refundable; a rate of $69 following the hotel’s standard 48-hour cancellation policy is also available.

The number of cabins available for this promotion is limited, and they must be reserved by calling the reservations office at 1-307-344-7311 or toll-free 1-866-GEYSERLAND (1-866-439-7375).

The Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel is located five miles inside the park’s northern entrance and is popular among visitors, particularly in the fall when the elk gather near the hotel as the males compete for the females’ attention. The hotel is also convenient to the park’s Lamar Valley where bison and elk are abundant and wolves become easier to spot as the air cools down.

Complete details about accommodations, restaurants and activities in Yellowstone can be made by calling the reservations office or visiting www.YellowstoneNationalParkLodges.com

At the Grand Canyon, the Xanterra Parks & Resorts will again offer its “End of Summer” package this year. The package features accommodations, breakfast, tour and retail discounts for less than the typical cost of just the room.

Available Aug. 26 – Sept. 2, the package features accommodations at Maswik Lodge or Yavapai Lodge, breakfast for two, one motorcoach tour for two and discounts in Xanterra gift shops of up to 20 percent.

The rate at Maswik Lodge is $169 per night plus tax and features accommodations in a “Maswik North” room, breakfast coupons, choice of a Hermits Rest motorcoach tour in the morning or Sunset motorcoach tour in the afternoon and a one-time gift shop discount good for 10 percent off purchases of $50-149.99 and 20 percent off purchases $150 and above.

The rate at Yavapai Lodge is $154 plus tax and features accommodations in a “Yavapai East” room, breakfast coupons, choice of a Hermits Rest motorcoach tour in the morning or Sunset motorcoach tour in the afternoon and a one-time gift shop discount good for 10 percent off purchases of $50-149.99 and 20 percent off purchases $150 and above.

Grand Canyon Skywalk | Articles Studio

Do you want to test your fear of heights at one of the natural wonders of the world? You will get this opportunity on March 28, 2007. This is the official public opening of the Grand Canyon Skywalk .

The Grand Canyon Skywalk is a glass bridge that will be cantilevered 20 meters out from the edge of the canyon, 4000 feet above the Colorado River! That’s over 2000 feet higher than the current world’s tallest building (Taipei 101 – 1671 feet).

I must tell you that it’s going to be a thrilling experience. I visited this location in August (welding of floor beams just began) and I must say that it was pretty scary standing by the edge of the canyon because there are no barriers. It’s a sheer drop down to the Colorado River. I can just imagine how scary it will be to stand on the Skywalk and looking 4000 feet below to the ground!

The one thing that you won’t have to worry about is its strength and durability. The Skywalk will be supported by steel beams anchored 14 meters into the canyon walls. It is also designed to hold 120 people and withstand winds of up to 100 m.p.h! Visitors will have to wear shoe covers to protect the glass floor and prevent themselves from slipping.

The Grand Canyon Skywalk is located at Grand Canyon West on the Hualapai Indian Reservation and is partially owned and operated by the Hualapai tribe. They are predicting tourism to double to 500,000 visitors a year (currently 250,000 a year), upon opening. It is part of a $40 million project that will include a visitor center, restaurant & bar, gift shop, movie theater, museum and meeting facilities.

There are two downfalls to visiting the Skywalk. The first one is that you will have to purchase a ticket as an add on to the variety of tour packages that they have at Grand Canyon West. It will be cost $25 a person to visit the Skywalk plus the tour package that you decide to choose. The second one is if you decide to drive to Grand Canyon West, I highly recommend that you take a high clearance vehicle because there’s a 14 mile stretch of unpaved road that’s really bumpy. If you decide to take a car as I did, it will take you almost an hour to drive through this stretch because of the very poor grading.

Grand Canyon West is 120 miles southeast of Las Vegas , located on the West Rim of the Grand Canyon.

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