Do you have parents or relatives who are over 65 years old? Do you want to bring them to visit Grand Canyon? If you do, you might have some reservations about taking them to visit Grand Canyon because of their mobility or health issues. Let me share my experience in overcoming this worry. My parent came and visit me in Texas and she would like to see Grand Canyon. I decided to take her for a 3 days/2 nights trip to Las Vegas.

Flight and Accommodation. The key to get a good deal is if your willingness to travel light, be flexible and do your research. There are many website such as fly.com, kayak.com, and expedia.com which offer a good package for Las Vegas destination. For this trip, I decided to fly using Spirit Air. I know some people are wary about Spirit Air because of their many extras and possible delays but I have no problem flying Spirit Air and I did get  $81.00 round trip DFW-LAX airfare per person. I used Priceline.com to book my hotel room.

Grand Canyon Tour.  I booked the Grand Canyon South Rim with a Jeep Tour option through Viator.com, a TripAdvisor site.  The tour was operated by Gray Line. We were picked up from the hotel pick up spot and went to the Gray Line office where we received orientation and  drink coupons.  After the check-in, we went to our bus. The air-conditioned motor coach is spacious and comfortable. The tour guide took an extra step making sure my family is comfortable. My parent used a wheelchair so they seated us in the first row.  And off we go!!

We arrived at the Grand Canyon South Rim just in time to see the IMAX movie. We watched a short movie about Grand Canyon and then we went to have lunch. By the way, the lunch is included in the tour price. After lunch, we are ready to hop in to the pink jeep to see Grand Canyon up close.

   

   

   

   

     

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

The tour finished around 06:00 pm and we headed back to Las Vegas. During the travel back, we passed through the Hoover Dam again on the right side of the bus. The view at night was stunning and we had a few minutes opportunity to take picture of the Hoover Dam.

We arrived in Las Vegas around 10:00 pm. We were dropped off at the Ceasar Palace and we took a shuttle bus to our hotel.  It was a really long trip but my parent said that it was worth it.

Tips: Bring some scarf with you because it can be windy at the Grand Canyon.