What is the best aerial tour of the Grand Canyon?

What is the best overnight tour to the Grand Canyon (West rim preferably) from Los Angeles?

• I will be staying in Los Angeles for 2 weeks and would love to go on a tour to the Grand Canyon (maybe 1 or 2 nights) preferably the west rim for the glass skywalk. I can't seem to find a great tour online that stay in reasonable 4 starish places either at the Canyon or in Las Vegas. Does anyone have any tour suggestions or maybe even tours/companies to stay away from? Thanks in advance

• Answer:

  Here's some thoughts: The only lodging that I'm aware of at the Grand Canyon West Rim is Hualapai Lodge or Hualapai Ranch, and neither are four star. Your best bet is to find such lodgings (e.g. Wynn, Aria, Four Seasons/Mandalay Bay) in Las Vegas and book a bus or helicopter tour to the Glass Bridge. Most tours will pick you up and drop you off at your hotel. If you book a bus tour, expect to spend half a day at the Rim; helicopter tours will get you there in 45 minutes. Here's a site that reviews and ranks the top bus tours to Grand Canyon Skywalk from Las Vegas: http://www.GrandCanyonBusDeals.com For helicopter tour reviews, check out: http://www.GrandCanyonHelicopterTourReviews.com FYI - Grand Canyon West (Skywalk) is the only place in the Grand Canyon where you can take a helicopter ride to the bottom. Many operators will let you add a pontoon boat ride on the Colorado River, plus a flight over the Las Vegas Strip. Hope this helps. Have a great trip!