From Phoenix to Grand Canyon’s South Rim Day Tour

The first official stop of this tour would be at the enchanting and magical Bell Rock Vista. Situated right next to it is the Courthouse Vista, which is another red rock spectacle. You will be taking captivating pictures beside these natural red rock wonders. We walk an easy 5 minutes up the trail to the base of Bell Rock Vista and really get some awesome photos that will be forever memorable.

The Hungarian, Margarite Brunswick Staude had built this wonderful and spiritual chapel back in 1956. For $300,000, in today's currency that equates to around $3.2 million dollars. The Native Americans before her and her also seen how mysterious and spiritual this place is. There is a certain rock figure called "Mother with Child" that is right in the area of The Chapel of the Holy Cross and that's the main reason she built this magnificent architectural wonder. With 3.5 million visitors visiting this chapel every year, the parking lot is filled most days with huge crowds wanting to see this building of the student of the famous Frank Lloyd Wright.

After leaving the Chapel of the Holy Cross, we go towards the tourist section of Sedona, called Uptown. Here, we will be eating lunch at the famous Open Range restaurant. The reason guests love this local restaurant is because they import the beef they serve, from California's grass grazed, no hormone cows, giving them open range to eat. Not only is the food delicious and top-notch quality but the views from the second story are immaculate of the red rock mountains. You truly will have a great lunch and amazing view eating at this restaurant.

The Grand Canyon Village is comprised of historical buildings, look out points and trails that we will be visiting firsthand. Once we get out of the vehicle, there will be an amazing viewpoint overlooking the vast, colorful canyon. We will walk by the historical trailhead that goes all the way to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, Bright Angel Path. We'll take a step inside the Kolb Brother's Studio House enriching ourselves in the deep history of what these brothers had accomplished in the early 1900's. They were the first to develop colored Grand Canyon pictures and they had a moving film they played for 61 years in their auditorium for the visitors getting off of the train. The film displayed them floating down the Colorado River in between the Grand Canyon making people flock to see this awesome wonder. Our last stop at this location is at the Grand Canyon gift shop to pick up any loved ones or people you care about, a souvenir.

At the best view of the Grand Canyon, Yavapai Point, we will be seeing a breathtaking spectacle. This viewpoint is the only place you can see the Colorado River from the rim making this place very special for visitors. We will take you into the amazing Yavapai Geological Museum for some information about the Grand Canyon and then we go outside to the wonderous viewpoints. After all, said and done, we leave back to Phoenix.