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Do a Grand Canyon bus trip this July 4th. Coach trips are reasonably priced and let everybody experience this very special place. Are you planning a trip to the Grand Canyon over the Independence Day holiday? If you go to the National Park, you really need to take a scenic bus tour of the canyon, but book your seats early because they are so popular they sell out fast. You can go on a bus tour every day, including July 4th, and you can leave from Vegas or Phoenix.
It doesn’t matter which city you start from, you are sure to have a fun-filled day of adventure. Phoenix Bus Tours To The Grand CanyonIf you are in Phoenix, or any other city in the Valley of the Sun in Arizona, then the destination of your bus tour will be the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. If you are in Phoenix but really want to see the West Rim, you will have to drive yourself because the only bus tours that go there depart from Las Vegas.
Your bus ride from Phoenix to the South Rim will probably stop at Sedona, which is a beautiful city in Arizona surrounded by red-rock buttes and juniper pines. After Sedona, you will enjoy natural scenery on the way to the National Park. At the Grand Canyon, you will be allotted around three hours to explore the area. You’ll wrap up at Bright Angel Lodge (the home of the Park’s best food!), the focal point of Grand Canyon Village.
Las Vegas Bus Tours To The Grand CanyonIf you begin your trip from Vegas, you have the best of both worlds because you can choose to go to the West Rim or the South Rim. Both rims are spectacular, but the South Rim is noted for its scenic beauty while the West Rim is known for its adventure activities. Both tour options include seeing the immense Hoover Dam and scenic Lake Mead. The drive to the South Rim takes 5 hours (it’s 270 miles from Vegas), the West Rim is much closer (120 miles) and the trip there takes about 2 hours. People bound for the West Rim can choose a basic tour or upgrade to a deluxe ("combo") package. The basic tour heads straight for the rim. Once there, you are given three hours to do whatever you want on foot.
While the basic bus tour is definitely worth doing, you can make it better by booking a combo or deluxe package. My personal favorite (and the most popular package at this rim) is the one that includes a chopper landing on the bottom, a float trip down the Colorado, and VIP access to the fabulous Grand Canyon Skywalk. That makes for an amazing tour!South Rim bus trips are also very popular with Vegas travelers. Most give you up to three hours inside the Park, which you can use to stroll through Grand Canyon Village and see the Rim’s other points of interest.
Book Your Seats NowThe Fourth of July is a very busy day at the National Park. That’s why I suggest booking your Grand Canyon bus tour as soon as you can. Book your seats at least a week in advance if at all possible. Even though Independence Day is a major holiday, deals are still available on Grand Canyon motorcoach tours. Just get your tickets online from the tour operator’s website, remember to avoid other online sites like Expedia, Viator, or Priceline because they charge more. You’ll need to complete your purchase on the tour company’s site in order to qualify for the super Internet discount.
Wrapping UpThe weather at the Park is always beautiful in early July, and the views are terrific. The Park will be very busy go get your seats booked as soon as possible. The buses are running on their regular schedules despite the holiday. If you depart from Phoenix, you will visit the South Rim, but if you depart from Vegas you can go to the South Rim or West Rim. Finally, book your bus tours online & you’ll save a chunk of money!
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