Comments on: Grand Canyon Skywalk reviews

By: David

David — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:48:50 +0000

I visited the Skywalk area in November 2009. We opted not to do the Skywalk itself as there were many other gorgeous views all around and felt we didn’t need to pay the extra money. My favorite spot was the 2nd bus stop and the views there were just incredible. It was a bit expensive. However, I live in Vegas and it was less than 2 hours to get there. The north and south rim are nearly 5 hours. That is certainly alot of gas money and time to see the canyon.

Was it expensive, yes. Was it a rip-off, not really. It’s a novelty.

As far as the road goes, I did some research on this issue. The reason why the road wasn’t pave initially was an adjacent land owner filed suit against the road, alleging it would create too much traffic and cause the property value to go down. Hmm… it’s in the middle of the desert with no view. How much lower could values go? The tribe had to pay this adjacent property owner 750k to go away and let them pave the road. As of 1/14/10, appox 4 miles of the road is now pave and the remainder to be paved by the end of 2010. This coupled with the Hoover Dam bypass bridge, it will be smooth sailing from Vegas to the west rim. Rejoice everyone!

By: Aldo

Aldo — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:13:25 +0000

This is probably the most expensive Skywalk tour attraction in the world.

The view is awesome but the Skywalk is not worth the price and effort to get there, unless you have $73 per person to flush down the toilet, it is a sham!

It’s 127 miles from Las Vegas, there’s a dirt road at the end for 12 miles, 4 miles before you get there you must park and take a bus “tour” which is $43.05 per person to take you to the Skywalk and if you want to walk the Skywalk it’s $30 per person, you can’t take your camera, there are staff members taking pictures and they charge you $30 per picture. For my whole family without walking the Skywalk I paid more than what I paid for two nights at the hotel in Vegas!!!

I strongly recommend a trip to the Grand Canyon National Park instead of this rip off!

By: Canyontourist

Canyontourist — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:10:28 +0000

When I read reviews There is only simple calculation
To View 1 point i.e. sky walk
Sky walk=
$29 Bus+ $32 Walk + $30 Photo= $91

($91 Ticket /head *2) + 24 miles of gas + $ 20 Parking= $ 200 for 2 person = Huge Harassment.

By: Vance

Vance — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:50:25 +0000

DEFINITELY GO HERE!
Our family wanted to see the Grand Canyon but could only travel in July ‘09. We spent most of the searing hot week in Vegas and were happy with the trip. We did take a day, drive out to the Canyon West & Skywalk. We had reserved a night at the Cowboy lodge. We timed it perfectly so we avoided the heat of the July summer. Rode the buses to all of the attractions including Skywalk, Guano Point, and our night’s stay at the Cowboy lodge. IT WAS FANTASTIC! Our boys loved the magician at the evening meal and we all loved the dinner. They rode the horses to the Canyon(Scary but beautiful). We sat by a fire at night and watched the sunrise in the morning before enjoying a wonderful breakfast.
The drive to Canyon west is VERY LONG. They are working on the roads but be prepared for the drive. Our pictures of us on the Skywalk, care of the reservation, are proudly displayed in our living at home and on facebook.

By: Ronald Shaiser

Ronald Shaiser — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:12:30 +0000

HUGE HUGE RIPOFF!! When the Halupie sing and dance around the big fire, let me translate for you. The lyrics are, “Oh Great Ripoff Chief of the Canyon. Thank you for all these stupid people who will takeum bumpy ride to broken glass walk over the giant hole!” People, this is as bad as it gets. When you look up “Tourist Trap” in the dictionary, they better have a picture of this place. In all my days of travelling, and I’ve been everywhere, this place takes the cake for absolutely ripping you off! Someone should be arrested for first building it, then for how it is (not) operated. A sham and a shame.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:03:09 +0000

My best friend is coming in town from North Carolina tomorrow to visit me for my birthday weekend. I have only been living in Arizona for a couple months but I was fortunate enough to see the Grand Canyon a few years ago while on vacation in Vegas. She has never seen it so it’s going to be exciting being there when she sees it for the first time! Anyway, the highlight of the trip for me was going to be visiting the skywalk. I watched a documentary about it on a flight to England last month and was really excited for the chance to go. After my boyfriend read the reviews on this website he doesn’t want to go…understandably so, I wouldn’t want to drive a brand new BMW through 14 miles of dirt road either, but I am really disappointed. If it weren’t for this website I would still get to go :-) but I guess it wasn’t meant to be. Despite the rip-off prices, I would still pay it just to see it…a once in a lifetime experience. Sigh..

By: Nancy Dulz

Nancy Dulz — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:26:47 +0000

I’m so sorry to hear that the Skywalk has turned into nothing but a rip-off tourist attraction. My family and I were there the summer before they built the Skywalk – all the steel beams etc. were there and they had a description of what they were trying to do (which sounded very impressive!!) With that being said our visit was very enjoyable – there was a bus that took you around to various sites on the reservations (including all the photos you wanted). True, the drive was difficult and I was glad I was not driving my own car!! It sounds as if now that they are trying to gouge the tourists at every turn to make a buck (similar to Foxwoods and Mohegan Casino in Connecticut). As the Grand Canyon is truly a national treasure and so beautiful it is disappointing that the lure of the big money is destroying what it is all about. I think Indian tribes are seeing how other tribes are making big money and are trying to turn this into a money making venture instead of focusing on its beauty. Maybe with all the complaints the tribe will understand unless they change things it will be destined to be a failure!!!!! People are more than willing to pay money when they don’t feel they are getting RIPPED OFF!!!!!!!!!!

By: Kim Arrington

Kim Arrington — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:30:25 +0000

I want to thank all of the honest people about their comments on this skywalk ripoff and the road to hell to get there. However, I will go to the Grand Canyon. It will never enter my mind to go to the skywalk over the Grand Canyon. I thank all of these people about their true stories they have told about these outrageous prices and obnoxious people who are in charge of the skywalk. Imagine if people like this were in charge of the whole Grand Canyon, no one would go visit it.

By: Dan R

Dan R — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:35:18 +0000

I went to the Skywalk, and was honestly confused when reading these posts. I’m not going to try to justify the pricing, but the $75.00 I paid for the Skywalk experience was comparable to the tickets at Disneyland, Six Flags, or any show headlining in Las Vegas right now. Only difference is I didn’t have an annoying mouse trying to convince my kids to buy an ice cream in the shape of a cartoon head. That makes me thankful.

It can’t be easy being an enterprise on an Indian Reservation trying to offer a one-of-a-kind experience to the world in a desolate and remote location. I can’t imagine what their monthly bill might be for all the support services they need in order to bring me the experience of walking on air. Bitch all you want, but I think they have something good going on here. If you walked away from the Skywalk only with the memories of how butt-hurt you were about paying $75.00 to see it, maybe you should go back to flattening your sofa while watching the discovery channel and wishing you were there. You miss the point either way, but staying home is cheaper for you, and we don’t have to hear you cry about your failure to enjoy life over an admission fee. It could be worse afterall, how easy would it be to walk the Skywalk if you were missing a leg? Or see the Canyon if you were blind? You should be thankful for the opportunity you had! Makes me sick that the world will never be good enough for some people.

By: Darryl

Darryl — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 06:50:12 +0000

No need to say anything more about the road to get there. First of all I will say the Grand Canyon south rim is one of my favorite places to go mainly because of it’s beauty and tranquility. The first thing I noticed when arriving to GCW was how noisy and dirty it was. After getting charged for parking in what looked like an overflow parking lot to a KOA campground, we made our way to the bungalow and purchased our tickets. Keep in mind the attraction IS the skywalk. We boarded the bus that took us there only to discover there is another ticket you need to purchase for the skywalk once you get to there. That’s right we paid out the kazoo for a bus ride that goes less than a mile and makes four stops. You can only go where the bus takes you too. You are not allowed to go where ever you want to as you are at the National Park. I paid the additional fee to walk out on the piece of glass only to be told I had to leave my camera in one of their lockers.The good new was there was no charge for the locker. Once we were on the piece of glass the guy dressed as an Indian Chief kept telling us to move because he was taking pictures for the other tourists. Pictures that they were going to charge them for. BTW I’ve been treated with more courtesy from DMV employees, than the staff at GCW . The other two canyon stops are hardly even worth mentioning. One is called Guano…something I believe because the mountain of rocks resembles Guano. The next stop was a display of different houses and the history of them that the indian nation had built over the years.The only reason the old west town is worth mentioning is…it was just too tacky not to mention. It looked like it was built in one day. The whole experience seemed like an unorganized carnival with no real attractions other than the Grand Canyon itself that was screaming “what have these people done to me”? I agree it’s a rip off but it’s more than that. It’s a mustache painted on the Mona Lisa.

Now at the National Park you pay a 25.00 fee for a 7 day pass, and free shuttle buses will take you where ever you want to go, or you can hike wherever you want to go. It’s a lot prettier there too. There is lodging inside and outside of the park and even in the Canyon floor if you like to rough it.