Skywalk Odyssey Helicopter Tour

Skywalk Odyssey is Maverick’s express trip to the Grand Canyon Skywalk: a flight of about 45 minutes each way and roughly an hour on the ground at Grand Canyon West, on Hualapai land. Count about 2 hours 45 minutes from Maverick’s terminal, at the south end of the Strip, and back.

Heading out, you pass Boulder City, Hoover Dam, Lake Mead and Fortification Hill, an extinct volcano, then cross the West Rim and follow the bends of the Colorado River. Coming home, you see the canyon and Lake Mead again, swing over Downtown and Fremont Street, then run south along the Strip past Bellagio and Caesars Palace.

The Skywalk visit is taken care of: the tour includes expedited admission, VIP ground transport at the canyon and a souvenir photo. The glass horseshoe at Eagle Point reaches about 70 feet past the rim, nearly 4,000 feet above the river.

Only your phone goes out on the glass. Cameras, purses, bags, backpacks and strollers aren’t allowed on the Skywalk, so they wait in a free locker.

There’s no hotel pickup: make your own way to Maverick’s terminal at 6075 Las Vegas Blvd. South, about half a mile south of the Strip’s hotels, and check in at least 45 minutes before departure.

Everyone 18 and over needs a physical REAL ID or passport at check-in (a digital or paper copy won’t do). Children 2 and up need their own seat; under-2s can fly on a lap with proof of age, and under-18s fly with a parent or guardian.

Maverick flies ECO-Star helicopters with seven leather seats. The limit is 300 pounds per guest, and the pilot assigns seats for weight and balance.

Cancellation is free up to 72 hours before the flight. Inside 72 hours nothing can be changed or cancelled, and a no-show is charged in full; Maverick’s Ticket Assurance option lets you cancel up to 24 hours before.