Listed on the World Heritage List, The Grand Canyon is a rocky gorge covering just over 400,000 hectares of Arizona land. Founded as part of The Colorado Plateau, its rugged ridges dip as far down as 14,000 metres when you’re standing at the most popular look-out point of the South Rim at Yavapai Point.

Begin your adventure to the dusty red ranges with a 12 hour guided tour bus leaving daily from Las Vegas, Nevada. This may seem like an extensively long time but when you get there and see the picture perfect view, you will be in awe. Make sure you get an early night’s rest as the tour starts at 7.30 A.M. The bus trip will take you along the infamous historical highway, Route 66. With this, you’ll get to see the ‘outback’ version of America. The surrounding area is so flat and dry you’ll be expecting tumbleweed to roll past the vast landscape like you see in the classic American cowboy movies. Crossing over to Arizona you’ll bypass Hoover Dam giving you the opportunity to stretch your legs while taking a few happy snaps of what use to be the world’s largest concrete structure , an engineering marvel from the 50s.

If you can afford it, take the helicopter ride to the Canyon! It’s a lot more comfortable and gripping as the helicopter descends into the chasm letting you get a closer look at Mother Nature.

For something even more daring and if the fear of heights isn’t a problem, make your way to the Canyon’s latest attraction at the West Rim.Take a stroll along the Grand Canyon Skywalk, a bridge that extends off from the look-out point and did I mention, it’s made from glass?

The best time to visit The Grand Canyon is during winter as crazy as it may sound. It’s the low season so you get to miss the major busloads of tourists but during this time it can get quite cold even if you think you’re in the middle of the desert, it is so cold that it snows! That’s right, snow in the desert – it’s great!

For further information visit: www.nps.gov/grca/