The Grand Canyon Skywalk

Totally not worth paying the upcharge to go on the Skywalk… you can get the same view by just walking around near the edge of the Canyon. Most of the glass is covered with carpet, and it doesn’t extend very far out so if you’re looking for that cool feeling of being suspended over a huge drop, you probably will only get a rush if you have a fear of heights.

I usually do all my research before the lady and I go anywhere. I didn’t think much about paying a small fee, (I assumed) I was more concerned with the travel time from Vegas so I looked all that up and I planned that out. As we arrive we were shocked they wanted to charge us $ 72 a person. I couldn’t believe this. I thought it might have been like a national park fee or something, no biggie. Operating/​maintenance cost. Not highway robbery. The lady and I walked right out and drove back to Vegas HAPPY we didn’t get swindled for that much. The next day we drove out to the Valley of Fire which was AMAZING for only $ 10 to get in, the fee was TO MAINTAIN THE PARK. I now read these reviews that they don’t even let you take pictures on this skywalk. I would have lost my shit and demanded a refund. FUCK THIS TRIBE AND THEIR RESERVATION.

Unless you want to kill 3 hours of your life with buses of tourists, you do not need to spend this kind of a price, drive one hour off i-​40 and wait another hour to «experience» Grand Canyon.

Was hesitant because of bad reviews. I thought this was a great day trip from Vegas, especially if you’ve never seen the Grand Canyon. So you can’t take pictures on the skywalk, no big deal. My visit was in May. Waited about 10 – 15 minutes for buses, little longer to get on skywalk. Worker told us lines are double in summer. So I would avoid going in summer. My #1 tip if u have your own car, drive here later in day after all the morning tour buses are gone. We left at about 3pm and place was pretty empty. Spent about three hours there, seemed to be plenty of time. We got package that included lunch $ 75. I recommend having lunch at Guano Point. Lots of picnic tables with great views.

This is my second time purchasing tickets and coming here and I personally think it’s been worth it each time simply because the access is dummy proof. Here are my tips:
First, make sure you have enough gas to cover the close to 1 hour drive from the bottom of the canyon to the top! If you run out of gas like we did, you can purchase up to 5 gallons with them at a startling price (we paid $ 7/​gallon).
There are three shuttle stops. Unless you have kids, skip the first stop, which is a reenactment Wild West town.
The second stop is the skywalk. I’ve personally not done the walk — the first time it rained so they closed the wall and refunded us that portion, and didn’t bother the second time. It’s worth stopping here even without a sky walk ticket because the view is a glimpse of the awesomeness of the third stop; the food is cheaper and with more variety here (hot dog, burgers, curry); a small gift shop is here.
The third stop is where you want to spend the majority of your time! Walk on the canyon; climb to its peak; enjoy the amazing breathtaking views! Food here are meals only — beef mush or a small chicken thigh each with salad, bread, a cookie and each meal costs close to $ 20!

This is 100% a tourist fraud operation. Upon arriving you come into a parking lot that has nothing but loud helicopters and airplanes. You are sent into a pop up type tent which is called the visitor center.
On the wall right when you walk in there is a big sign that says that NO cameras, or personal phone’s are available on the sky walk. Strange thing to require because people want to take pictures. Well it turns out that a person with a cheap digital camera takes pictures for you. hen they charge you to buy them $ 50.00 for one picture or $ 100.00 for all.
When you go to buy tickets they tell you t hat it will be $ 72.00. We had 2 people we thought not bad. Well that was until our total was $ 142.00. We said wow wait how much and again $ 142.00. Come to our surprise it’s $ 72.00 per person.
You can also take a helicopter ride but that is $ 150.00 per person to ride and then you have to pay that lovely $ 72.00 I mentioned above to get into the skywalk from the helicopter. Same with the airplane.
TOTAL tourist fraud and I suggest you STAY AWAY. Also read the history on this Skywalk. The tribe it belongs to STOLE it from a local business in Las Vegas and then decided to gouge prices to tourists.
«Effective February 7, 2012 certain members of the Hualapai Tribal Council, without prior notice, seized control of the Skywalk which was built and previously run by Grand Canyon Skywalk Development (GCSD), a Las Vegas, Nevada corporation. »

Waste of money, period. Yes, it is an amazing view downward once you get on the Skywalk, but you pay like 70 something dollars just to walk on this skywalk, only to have your phone and camera taken away since you can’t take it yourself. Oh, you need to have the employees take the photos for you. Here’s another catch, you need to pay more chi ching to own those photos taken by them. Sorry, maybe I sounded too bitter, but my overall point is that it’s not worth all that money to get on the freaking Skywalk. Besides, the South Rim is whole lot better than the West Rim. I understand that this is all business, and employees do need to make a living, but I feel like there’s just something wrong about this whole picture. I’m glad my friend and I «politely» declined to have our photos taken. Skip the Skywalk by all means.
Tip: so, the only reason why my friend and I decided to experience this Skywalk was that we kinda got jealous of the people who were already on the deck and thought to ourselves, «Hmm, they must be having a blast with those gorgeous views up there.» Well, what a huge mistake. Don’t get jealous of those people like we did. They aren’t having a blast in the inside.

Pretty spot, but no pix allowed on skywalk. Must use shoe covers on it. Grand Canyon West park was much smaller than I thought it would be. No cars are allowed past their visitors’ center.
I prefer the South Rim and the National Park Service’s approach. More freedom + less structure and control = more enjoyable touring.
Buses were clean and comfortable. Staff was mostly helpful and friendly. Rather pricey.
I do not think I would visit again.

Had to put o né star to be able to write this review and I am glad I read this before driving all the way with the party a 15 family members I call this BS I know they want to make money but charging for pictures charging to go in the land charging 2 walkthrough The Bridge all those prices are exaggerating so I will never ever go there and whoever does is a

Okay, it’s kind of expensive. If you can’t afford or aren’t willing to pay $ 40 per person to get in, and another $ 30 to go on the walk itself — don’t go. If you can accept what it’s going to cost, then by all means go. I’d skip the ‘ranch’ (you can just stay on the bus) but the rest is a really cool, unique view of the canyon.
You can get a pretty good view of the canyon without going on the Skywalk, so don’t think you have to do it. Also watch your kids — you can literally walk up to the edge without restriction.
I thought the people were friendly & helpful — despite what I’ve seen written here. No one lobbied me for a tip, and whether or not you got a paid photo was totally optional with no pressure. Also, the road is paved the entire way up.
A comment about the price: Consider that they need to run those buses, run generators for power, pay the people who work there and haul everything a lot of miles to get it there — it is a very remote location. The buses are necessary, because you know what would happen if they just let people drive and park (and run around) wherever. Look at it this way; it’s their tribal land & their private property. They can charge whatever they want — and you can go or not go, it’s your choice.

HORRIBLE. Do NOT give them your money I repeat DO NOT DO IT. It costs 30 some dollars just to get on the bridge but it’s super underwhelming and you can’t even take pictures! They don’t allow phones or cameras of any kind and charge you $ 17 for one of their photos. The whole bridge is filled with people taking these pictures so you can’t even walk the bridge in peace. Horrible business model and I’ve never been more taken aback on that price. Bridge is also super tiny. and we even paid the extra $ 40 for the other locations on the tour that weren’t worth the price.
TLDR: if you’re looking for a good place to have fun at the Grand Canyon DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR MONEY. ITS A RIPOFF. There are so many other places you can take great pics for free at. Don’t fall for the same thing my family did.

Great view and very cool but not worth the amount of money I spent to walk on there. $ 160 for two people to walk on it for 5 minutes. Not only that, they didn’t allow us to bring our cameras so that they would make even more money off of us. I would have been happy without the skywalk because the view without the skywalk was amazing and I would have $ 160 more dollars in my pack right now.

This place is a sham.
It is located on an Indian reservation and is being operated by a private company and not the National Park Service. That means they charge an arm and a leg for entry: around $ 40 per person gets you through the front gate, and an extra $ 40 gets you on the skywalk. Also, you must pass through a metal detector to be allowed on the skywalk. No cameras or cell phones allowed: you must pay for their photo service which costs $ 16 per hard copy or $ 65 to have all soft copies emailed to you.
The scenery and canyon itself is nothing to marvel at. Compared to what you see in Grand Canyon National Park. It is only about half the depth and half the width. Even if you go on the skywalk, all you see when you look down through the glass is rocks — not the bottom of the canyon.
There is a constant stream of helicopters ferrying tourists to and from Las Vegas. Convenient, but it only offers a watered-​down and overpriced experience of the Grand Canyon. It is also extremely noisy and distracting having so many helicopters flying around. It appears this place only exists to dupe foreign tourists seeking instantaneous gratification into thinking this is the real Grand Canyon experience.
Stay clear from this place.

Great place but it’s extremely noisy with endless helicopters flying around. What a way to destroy an otherwise beautiful natural place.
They must have already scared off all wildlife in the area with the endless noise pollution.
I regret having come here and paid the entrance ticket to this natural place turned into man made disaster.

THIS PLACE IS NOT THE NATIONAL PARK OR IS IT IN ANY WAY AFFILIATED WITH THE GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK. It is just a tourist trap. Don’t be suckered into going here. It is closer to Las Vegas. If you are in Las Vegas and want to go and see the national park, drive the 4 – 5 hours to go to the actual Grand Canyon National Park.
It is $ 70+ to go out and walk on glass and you can’t bring any personal items (cellphones, cameras, etc.). If you want any pictures you have to pay for then. There should be some sort of warning from the National Park that this place is a tourist scam. Bus loads of Chinese tourists come in and get ripped off.

TOTAL $ 75 TO WALK ON SKYWALK!!!
DO NO FALL FOR IT LIKE I DID!!!
Complete and absolutely tourist trap. $ 40 just to get on the park and do their stupid tour to a joke of a «ranch» plus a few more stops via crowded bus that smells like paint thinner. Then ANOTHER $ 35 to go walk on their skywalk.
THEN you can’t take your own pictures??? Are you kidding me? No cameras or anything on the bridge because they are afraid you might drop in the canyon or on the glass… never mind that your 100+ lbs of weight on the glass but your camera might break it. These people took the Nokia jokes to heart. Either that or they are money hungry and want to squeeze as much out of you as possible.
Avoid like the plague

We arrived and went into the welcome center. It is staffed by Native Americans. They are friendly in the welcome center, but they do not have a clue as to what the wait times will be once you pay the tour.
Although friendly, they really don’t care about the crazy long wait times at the next stop you go to in the waiting room… and wouldn’t tell you if they did care. It’s a poorly run operation all around.
We waited over 2.5 hours to get on the chopper. Operated by a third party company. They gave us the bad news when we walked into their building waiting room that’s just across the street. BTW, No Refunds, SO Beware!
THREE HOURS LATER, we FINALLY went for the chopper ride to the river level — advertised at 10 minutes… it was 6 minutes. Then, we walked to the riverbank and took the boat. (Nice ride– about 20 minutes) nice views all around.
Then, we flew back up to the rim on the chopper — this hop was supposed to be a little longer. They said about 15 minutes… it wasn’t, it was less than 10 (timed it!)
All together, for 2 of us, it turned out to be over $ 800.
It wasn’t a total waste of money, it was a partial waste of money. I can’t see how any family could ever pay this kind of money for that short of a tour.
Will never, ever do this again, and I recommend going anywhere on the south rim, as the drive to the south rim will be less of a wait AND way cheaper…

This is a unique experience, and although the cost seems a bit high, seeing the «Western Rim» of the Grand Canyon is definitely worthwhile.
The land is owned by the Hualapai Tribe of Peach Springs, Arizona. You pay to get on a bus where you are driven to three different tram stops. Each stop is unique and the Hualapai share a bit of their culture on each one.
The views on the second two stops on the tram really offer some special and spectacular views of the Grand Canyon that you won’t find at the National Park.
Guano Point (the third stop) in particular, allows you to hike up to the point of a small hill where you will find a 360-​degree panorama of the Grand Canyon. I’ve been to the National Park (i.e., North and South Rim) several times and this was different in both scope and color. There is definitely nothing else like a 360-​degree view of one of the most awesome natural wonders of the world.
It takes a long time to drive out to the reservation and the desert road is lonely and desolate, but it is really beautiful. There is a really neat forest of Joshua trees on the way that is totally unique and worth a stop.
If you have the time, a bit of extra money, and a spirit of adventure, this can make for a very exciting side trip out of Las Vegas.

This is an overrated experience. First of all the entry fee is around 40 $ per head and then in top of it, they charge 16 $ for every photograph as you are not allowed to take ur cameras or cellphones on the glass floor. Total waste of time, expect the short lived thrill of walking on the glass floor over the mighty Canyon.

How could this place get any bad reviews when it’s just stunning.
I been here twice and both times I’m at a loss for words (for those that know me know that this doesn’t happen often lol)
You can come here on your own or take a tour. We took a tour since the roads can be very bumpy.
You can just walk around and admire the amazing beauty or pay a fee to walk the glass bridge and it’s totally worth the money.
Like if you came all the way here why not do it but I get it sometimes the budget doesn’t allow it.
If you do decide to do the bridge they don’t allow you to bring anything with you not even a camera or cell phone. They do have professional photographers walking around and you could purchase pictures at the end.
You have to put covers over your shoes not to a scratch the glass.
I don’t remember if they give you a time limit but we were there for about half hour enjoying the views and taking tons of pictures :)

Die Landschaft am Grand Canyon ist natürlich überwältigend und zum Teil atemberaubend! Deswegen hatten wir uns entschlossen zum Skywalk zu fahren und uns diesen nicht günstigen Spaß einmal zu gönnen.
Um ehrlich zu sein, für das viele Geld hätte ich mir schon etwas mehr erwartet! Die Konstruktion und das ganze drum herum ist schon sehenswert, aber ich würde kein Geld mehr dafür ausgeben um über den Skywalk zu laufen. Natürlich kann man über den Rand des Canyons hinausgehen, aber der Ausblick vom kostenlosen Rand des Canyons ist auch nicht wirklich schlechter.
Ist ok, wenn man es mal gemacht hat, aber das reicht dann auch, finde ich!

man kann einmal hinfahren, zweimal hinfahren und vielleicht auch noch ein drittes maldie stille ist einfach nur SELTEN!!! der ausblick GIGANTISCH und alles andere steht oben im beitrag von senador

Der Grand Canyon West Nationalpark wartet mit seiner Attraktion dem Skywalk am Eagle Point auf.
Dieser Skywalk besteht aus einer hufeisenförmigen Brücke die über den Rand in den Canyon hinein ragt und sich ca. 1.200 Meter über dem Colorado River befindet. Der Boden wie auch das «Geländer» dieser Brücke besteht aus Glas, was einen besonderen Nervenkitzel beim Begehen verspricht.
Dieser Spaß kostet lediglich ein «Eintrittsgeld» von 80 US$.
Auch das Betreten des umliegenden Geländes ist nicht kostenfrei. Am Eingang des Parks parkt man je nach Gefährt seinen Hubschrauber, Flugzeug oder Kfz auf dem Gelände und betritt die Ankunftshalle. Bis hierhin ist alles, bis auf die Kosten für die Anreise, umsonst.
Ab hier hat man diverse verschiedene Kombinationsmöglichkeiten um sein Geld loszuwerden.
Der reguläre Eintritt in den Park 29,95 $ + Tax + 8 $ Gebühr + 3 $ Treibstoffzuschlag = 43,05 US$ Gesamt.
Dafür darf man mit einem Shuttlebus von hier aus zum Eagle Point, Guano Point und Hualapai Ranch fahren. Die Busse halten an jedem Punkt. Nach Besichtigung besteigt man einfach den nächsten wartenden Bus und fährt weiter.
Das Leagacy Silver Premium Entry Package für 55,83 $ beinhaltet dann zusätzlich ein Essen an einem der Aussichtspunkte wo man möchte. Zusätzlich einen 5 $ Nachlass wenn man für mehr als 25 $ ein Andenken im Gift shop erwirbt. Weiterhin ein Foto mit Hualapai Indianern sowie ein Hualapai Visitation Certificate.
Das Legacy Gold Ultimate Entry Package für 86,81 $ beinhaltet dann zusätzlich das Skywalk Ticket um die Glasbrücke betreten zu dürfen.
Alle Optionen sind auch einzeln buchbar und können jederzeit nachgebucht werden.
Auf der Hualapai Ranch werden Ausritte mit Pferden angeboten. Wer eine Runde in der Arena drehen möchte, darf dieses für 10 $ tun. Ein 30 Minuten Ausritt kostet 35 $ ein 90 Minuten Ausritt kostet 75 US $.
Zusätzlich kann man Flüge mit dem Helikopter durch den Canyon (129 $), Fahrten mit einem Pontoon Boat oder beides in Kombination für 159 $ buchen.
Der Eagle Point mit seinem Skywalk ist ganz nett. Besser gefallen hat mir der Guano Point mit seinem Panorama-​Ausblick.
Schöner als der Grand Canyon West habe ich jedoch den Nationalpark «South Rim» in Erinnerung. Trotzdem lohnt sich ein Besuch aus Las Vegas kommend immer, da man hier eine wesentlich kürzere Anreise als zum Nationalpark «South Rim» hat.
Ein wichtiger Hinweis noch für Eltern: Haltet Eure Kinder an der Hand, da der Canyon in diesem Bereich über keinerlei Gitter verfügt und somit kein Schutz vor Herunterfallen besteht.
Ein einfaches gespanntes Seil wurde bei meinem heutigen Besuch von fast allen Besuchern völlig ignoriert.
Für alle diejenigen die mit dem Auto anreisen und die lange Anfahrt von Las Vegas von ca. 200 scheuen, bietet die Hualapai Ranch Übernachtungsmöglichkeiten für 100 $ p.P. bei Doppelbelegung in ihren Canyon-​View Cabins an.