Excellent tour if you want to do the Grand Canyon in one day. It’s a long trip (16h journey) and you have to leave early so be prepared. The guide Katie and the driver Michael were amazing!! Katie went through all the instructions, safety rules and timings. You also learn some history about Las Vegas and route 66! My pick up time was at 5:30am at the Bally’s hotel. You can pre order your breakfast and I went for the continental option which is a yogurt and a tasty muffin. For lunch you get a good sized sandwich and a pack of crisps. You can also order some diner on the way back. We stopped near Seligman (route 66) for a break and a gift shop. I didn’t take the option for the guided tour as I wanted to hike on my own and it was absolutely fine. It takes between 2 and 3 hours from Mather point to Bright angel depending on if you spend time taking photos! On a overall, long trip but worth it! I went during January so it was cold but sunny so absolutely fine!

Layla was a great tour guide! The trip is a long day, much of which is on the bus, but she made sure we were comfortable, had water and snacks, kept us up-to-date on schedules and necessary information, came around to make sure everyone who wanted meals or tours was signed up, and shared interesting information about the areas we passed. I really enjoyed spending the day with her, and was glad to see her on another tour I took! It is a LONG day on the bus (our trip was about 14 hours, and it can be longer depending on traffic), but if you want to see the iconic Grand Canyon and some of the beautiful southwest USA along the way, this is a good way to do it in comfort.

Bus arrived 20 minutes late at the pick up point when we were told to get there 10 minutes early. Guide took a ridiculously long time to board everyone. Passengers were getting very irritated with this which was understandable. This meant that we were late leaving. When we arrived at the designated breakfast stop we had to wait outside the premises as there was no space inside as another coach party were already there. Guide en route saying she was new with the company and that it was only her second trip, stating that she had very little information to give as she was still learning. Eventually arrived at the south rim with three hours to enjoy the location which was truly amazing. We did the 2.5 mile rim walk to Bright Angel Lodge which was fantastic. The tour guide was offering a guided walk for an extra $20 each. This appeared far inferior to the rim walk that we did for free. That guided walk did appear to be a rip off and only about a mile long.