{"id":2734,"date":"2010-02-01T00:46:21","date_gmt":"2010-01-31T16:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/2010\/02\/01\/our-usa-trip-day-06-i-off-we-go-to-grand-canyon\/"},"modified":"2010-02-01T00:46:21","modified_gmt":"2010-01-31T16:46:21","slug":"our-usa-trip-day-06-i-off-we-go-to-grand-canyon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/2010\/02\/01\/our-usa-trip-day-06-i-off-we-go-to-grand-canyon\/","title":{"rendered":"Our USA Trip Day 06 (I) – Off We Go to Grand Canyon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Date:<\/strong> 16 Dec 2009 Wednesday<\/p>\n

06:00 AM Planet Hollywood Hotel & Casino Bus Loading Bay<\/strong><\/p>\n

We had signed up for the Grand Canyon West Rim with Hoover Dam Tour before our US trip. As requested, we confirmed our tour 48 hours before the tour date – we called Airbridge Inc on Sunday afternoon. The tour company even gave us a morning call at 5+ AM to wake us up.<\/p>\n

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Waiting for the pick up coach at our hotel lobby bay which was expected to arrive at 06:15 AM.<\/p>\n

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06:50 AM Grand Canyon Tour Gathering Point<\/strong><\/p>\n

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We were dropped off at a gathering point (no idea where the place is). A briefing was given and we were required to make payment for our tour. Initially we had wanted to purchase the Skywalk tickets ourselves at the Grand Canyon due to the pricing (see below) but we top up our tour with the Skywalk tickets in the end as the full package over the counter was only US$ 3.05 more.<\/p>\n

Pricing<\/span>
\nGrand Canyon West Rim with Hoover Dam & Skywalk Tour Internet Price = US$ 139.99
\nGrand Canyon West Rim with Hoover Dam Tour Internet Price (US$ 99.99)\u00c2\u00a0 + Skywalk tickets at Grand Canyon (US$ 29.95) = US$ 129.94
\nGrand Canyon West Rim with Hoover Dam Tour Internet Price (US$ 99.99) + Skywalk tickets over the counter (US$ 33)= US$ 132.99<\/p>\n

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We had our complimentary breakfast (which include a Danish and a packet of juice) before leaving for Grand Canyon.<\/p>\n

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07:10 AM Leaving for Grand Canyon<\/strong><\/p>\n

We went up our double deck coach and proceed to Grand Canyon.<\/p>\n

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Our Grand Canyon Skywalk tickets<\/p>\n

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08:00 AM Hoover Dam<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The double deck coach<\/p>\n

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08:20 AM Leaving Hoover Dam<\/strong><\/p>\n

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09:35 AM Change of Coach<\/strong><\/p>\n

We were required to move to another coach once again as the double deck coach is unsuitable for the rough tracks up to the Grand Canyon.<\/p>\n

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Toilet Break<\/p>\n

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\nQueuing up to pee…<\/p>\n

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Plants in the dessert<\/p>\n

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View my entire TRAVEL list<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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