点评:My sister and I began a “grand circle” trip around the Grand Canyon and other sites around in Colorado and Utah with a tour with Maverick Helicopters. We did the “Grand Canyon Wind Dancer Tour” which takes you over many sites on the way to the west rim of the Canyon and back. Once we got to the Grand Canyon, we stopped at a private site they have above the Colorado River to enjoy champagne and snacks.
Needless to say, the views throughout the trip were beautiful and amazing but what made this such a wonderful trip was our pilot, Christian. From the very well-done safety briefing before we took off through the narrative he provided throughout the voyage, and answering all of the questions we and the other passengers had, he was just terrific. He was fun and so informative about what we were seeing and what it was like piloting a helicopter in this area. One other fun thing he did was to create a playlist of songs that we heard over our microphones when no one was talking, and he had great taste in songs – and all generations in the group loved them 😉! Christian also made sure each of the 5 of us who were on the tour got a seat up front for part of the time. We made two stops – one for the Canyon break and one to refill the copter at a site midway between the Canyon and Las Vegas. It turns out that Maverick has established their own refueling site which is a much cheaper approach for sure.
We’d never done something like this, so it was a new experience, but the helicopter they use is a good one, with no bad viewing seats. We would definitely recommend Maverick Helicopters for this type of experience. Their process for booking, handling changes and contacting us before the tour and how it works once you get to their departure site is great. Re: parking, one thing I noticed is that at the Las Vegas site there didn’t appear to be too much parking available, so keep that in mind.
翻译:我和姐姐参加了 Maverick Helicopters 的直升机之旅,开始了环绕大峡谷及科罗拉多州和犹他州周边景点的“大环线”之旅。我们选择了“大峡谷风舞者之旅”,这条线路会带我们飞越峡谷西缘沿途的许多景点,然后再返回。抵达大峡谷后,我们在他们位于科罗拉多河上方的一处私人地点停留,享用香槟和小吃。
毋庸置疑,整个旅程的景色美不胜收,令人叹为观止。但真正让这次旅行如此精彩的,是我们的飞行员克里斯蒂安。从起飞前详尽的安全讲解,到飞行途中他提供的精彩讲解,再到耐心解答我们和其他乘客的所有问题,他都表现得非常出色。他风趣幽默,对我们所看到的景色以及在这片区域驾驶直升机的体验都了如指掌。他还做了一件很有趣的事:他制作了一个歌单,在没人说话的时候,我们会通过麦克风听到这些歌。他的选歌品味很棒——我们团里各个年龄段的人都喜欢这些歌😉!克里斯蒂安还确保我们五个人每次都能坐在前面一段时间。我们中途停留了两次——一次是在峡谷休息,另一次是在峡谷和拉斯维加斯之间的某个地方给直升机加油。原来 Maverick 公司已经建立了自己的加油站,这无疑更经济实惠。
我们以前从未体验过这样的行程,所以这是一次全新的体验。他们使用的直升机很棒,每个座位视野都很好。我们强烈推荐 Maverick 直升机公司提供这种类型的体验。他们的预订流程、变更处理、出发前联系我们以及到达出发点后的安排都非常棒。关于停车,我注意到拉斯维加斯的停车场似乎停车位不多,所以大家要留意这一点。