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8. STAND ON THE GRAND CANYON SKYWALK, SUSPENDED 4,000 FEET ABOVE THE GRAND CANYON.
(Photo courtesy Francis FoNgEtZ/Flickr Pro)
The Grand Canyon Skywalk is not located near the South or North Rim. Rather it is located at Grand Canyon West, an area owned by the Hualapai Tribe.
The Grand Canyon Skywalk is a horseshoe-shaped walkway that extends almost 70 feet out into the Grand Canyon. Visitors on the Skywalk, which has a clear, 4-inch-thick glass bottom, peer over the railing, or down through their stance to see the Canyon and all of its 4,000 feet of vertical abyss. Although its weight capacity is stated to be 70 tons, permitted capacity is limited to just 120 people at a time. Visitors must wear special "booties" over their shoes so as not to damage or scuff the glass bottom.
The official website for the Skywalk calls it: "The Glass Bridge at Grand Canyon West," and this is an apt description. Visitors seem as if they're tippy-toeing when venturing out on the Skywalk over the great abyss, an effect that is undoubtedly caused by being suspended some 4,000 feet over the Grand Canyon.
The Skywalk is owned and operated by the Hualapai Indian Tribe, and opened in March of 2007. Located along the Grand Canyon's west end, the Skywalk is about 120 miles east of Las Vegas, NV, and 70 miles north of Kingman, AZ. It can also be accessed via the Grand Canyon West Airport.
Entrance to Grand Canyon West is $25 per private vehicle. (Please note this is a 7-day pass and is the same pass offered at the South Rim and North Rim, so as long as your visit is within 7 days of when you purchased a pass for one of the aforementioned entrances, you will not be charged again)
For more information, click here. (link to TTD-Sightseeing-Skywalk)
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