Being one of the wonders of the world, Grand Canyon is amongst the most popular tourist attractions in America...read more
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The region of the Grand Canyon National Park is important in terms of natural preservation. It’s the habitat of 2000 species of animals and plants, including the Kaibab Squirrel, which perfectly matches the colours of the wildlife surrounding it. The Grand Canyon National Park is a destination, where nature is pure, wild animals are really wild and the sky is an endless expanse.
Grand Canyon National Park is one of the oldest national parks in the USA.In 1908 the Grand Canyon was declared a national monument by President Theodore Roosevelt. In was in 1919 when the natural phenomenon got its statue of a National Park. In 1979 the canyon was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The main information center in the area is the Grand Canyon Village, located on the South Rim at about 6 mile distance north from the south entrance of the canyon. The Village is equipped with an automatic information system that will give you information on everything you need to know – from the weather forecast to the rafting permission on the Colorado River.
The Grand Canyon is the second most visited place In the United States after the Niagara Falls. On any given day, in peak travel season, anywhere from 10 000 to 20 000 people visit the park.
The entrance fee to the park is $25 per private vehicle and $12 for visitors entering by foot, bicycle or motorcycle. Admission is for seven days.
Once inside the Grand Canyon National Park, mother nature does the entertaining, and she takes your breath away.
Try not to plan your visit for June, unless you can stand the unbearable heat. July and August are when it rains the most. Nights and mornings in January are very cold, while the temperature during the summer is unbearable and many days in a row it doesn’t fall below 100F (40C). The South Rim is open all year round, but most of the visitors come mainly during long holidays.
Almost everybody who visits the Grand Canyon wants to stay inside the park, and the park has a grand total of about 900 hotel rooms. Not everyone stays overnight, but a good majority is, and 900 rooms cannot accommodate all of them. This means that in-park rooms are usually booked from 6 months to a year in advance.
If your Grand Canyon visit is less then 6 months away, your most realistic option is to look for the Grand Canyon's gateway communities for your lodging.
The nearest town to Grand Canyon's South Rim is Tusayan, at the park's entrance, about 10 minutes away from the canyon rim.
In March 2007 one of the greatest tourist attractions at the Grand Canyon was opened - Skywalk. It is situated along the Colorado River, on the edge of the canyon.
Grand Canyon Skywalk is a horseshoe shaped glass walkway. With it's height of 1,200-meters (4,000 ft) above the floor of the canyon, it exceeds the height of the world`s largest skyscrapers.
For more information, and tours, please visit the Grand Canyon Skywalk section.
Being one of the wonders of the world, Grand Canyon is amongst the most popular tourist attractions in America.
The most valuable natural wonder on the United Sates’ territory, is situated in the northwest corner of Arizona. There isn’t another place which would intrigue and surprise you as much as the Grand Canyon. The visual effect created by the immensity and beauty of the region is what attracts so many visitors to the Grand Canyon National Park. Here the world seems bigger, storms, sunsets and sunrises more impressive. Here one will stop, be quiet for a while, contemplate and become meek and mild.
