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Visit
the Grand Canyon - one of the Top
10 Wonders of the World
 ARIZONA
Native Blessing: Hualapai Indian Don Havatone
offers the Grand Canyon a blessing as guests and
media watched the rollout of the Skywalk over Grand
Canyon West, on the Hualapai Indian Reservation in
Arizona, on Wednesday, March 7, 2007.
You've heard about it, now it's set to become a
reality. Imagine the anticipation you would feel
before taking your first step on to this giant
glass walkway suspended more than 4,000 feet above
the canyon's floor and extended 70 feet from the
canyon's edge. The Skywalk at Grand Canyon West was
recently rolled out over the Canyon's edge in
Northwestern Arizona. The glass walkway will offer
visitors a unique and exhilarating perspective of
the Grand Canyon.
The Skywalk is set to officially open on March
28, 2007. Access to this marvel of engineering will
run from dawn to dusk and will cost $25 per person
in addition to the cost of a Grand Canyon West
entrance package. 120 people will be allowed on the
bridge at a time. Admittance is first come, first
served for walk up visitors; however, reservations
can be made.
Located at Grand Canyon West's Eagle Point, The
Skywalk facility will also include a 6,000
square-foot Visitor's Center which will contain a
museum, movie theater, VIP lounge, gift shop, and
several restaurants and bars, including a high-end
restaurant called The Skywalk Café that will
offer outdoor patio and rooftop seating on the edge
of the canyon.
Grand Canyon West is located approximately 120
miles east of Las Vegas, Nevada, and 72 miles
northwest of Kingman, Ariz. It is the only location
throughout the entire Grand Canyon where visitors
can access the river at the bottom of the canyon
via helicopter tours.
In addition to boat tours on the river, Hummer
tours are available along the rim of the canyon and
through private areas that are otherwise
inaccessible to the public. There are more than 30
tour and transportation companies that service
Grand Canyon West from Phoenix, Sedona and Las
Vegas by airplane, helicopter, coach, SUV, and
Hummer. Please visit www.destinationgrandcanyon.com
or call 1(877) 716-WEST (9378)
.Arizona Media Trips
We encourage interested journalists to contact
us early to reserve a spot. Tours have limited
space (six to eight international journalists).
Journalists are selected according to firm
assignments and reader demographics. If there is
not a group media tour that fits your specific
needs or schedule, the Arizona Office of Tourism,
Canada arranges individual tours throughout the
year.
Treasures of Southeastern Arizona: May 14- 19,
2007 Sierra Vista, Bisbee, Kartchner Caverns,
Tombstone, Willcox, Chiricahua National Monument,
museum in Dragoon, diner in Benson, ghost towns,
Tucson, Patagonia.
For more information, please contact Chris Ryall
at
416-861-1240 or email azinfo@travelmarketingexperts.com.
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