PAPILLON Offers 2-For-1 For Locals To Experience Brand New Hoover Dam Tour Between Sept.1 Through Oct. 31
Beginning Wednesday, Sept. 1 through Sunday, Oct. 31, Papillon Airways, Inc., the worldwide leader in “flightseeing” tours, is offering Las Vegas locals 2-for-1 pricing to experience their brand new Hoover Dam helicopter tour.
Now starting at $154, the Hoover Dam Helicopter Tour now includes a low level air tour of the historic monument inside a deluxe EC-130 Eco-Star helicopter. Guests will view this engineering marvel rising more than 700 feet from its foundation. This magnificent structure cannot fully be appreciated until seen from the air. The tour flies over Lake Mead, America’s largest man-made reservoir, the tributaries of the Colorado River and the beautiful Black Canyon before returning. From there, guests will be taken by shuttle to walk around and go on an interior tour of Hoover Dam showcasing its power plant and history.
Tours depart daily from either Papillon’s Las Vegas or Boulder City terminals. With nearly 100 drivers and 30 to 40 shuttles, tours include transfers to and from all major Las Vegas resorts. Tour duration is approximately two hours without transfers or 4.5 hours with transfers.
Named one of the top 10 construction achievements of the 20th century, Hoover Dam continues to attract more than one million visitors per year nearly 70 years after its creation. In 1930, construction began in Black Canyon, located minutes outside of Las Vegas. Despite its enormity and harsh desert conditions, the project was completed in less than five years instead of the projected seven and well under budget. The dam is named after America’s 31st president, Herbert Hoover. Hoover Dam is the highest concrete dam in the Western hemisphere, standing at more than 900 feet above the Colorado River with 17 generators producing four billion kilowatts of electricity every year.
As for the Colorado River Bridge, it is the central portion of the Hoover Dam Bypass project that began Jan. 2005 and is expected to be completed at the end of 2010. The 2,000 foot long bridge is quite the engineering site. When completed, the bridge will span the Black Canyon, connecting Arizona and Nevada approach highways nearly 90 feet above the river.
To receive the offer, at least one of the guests must present a valid Nevada identification when checking in for the flight.
For more information or reservations, go to www.papillon.com or call (888) 635-7272.
ABOUT PAPILLON AIRWAYS, INC.
Founded in 1965, Papillon Airways, Inc. (French for “butterfly”) and Grand Canyon Airlines/Scenic Airlines since 1929 are 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. For more information, go to www.papillon.com.
I hope the offer is still available. I want to bring my girlfriend in the Grand Canyon in our first anniversary.
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