Comments on: Grand Canyon Skywalk is a sham!

By: Sherri

Sherri — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:13:18 +0000

We just returned from Las Vegas yesterday…and part of our trip was to go to the ” Skywalk” at the ” Grand Canyon”..we were so disgusted with the fact of paying for the additional bus fee…the dirt road etc. Then the sign that said that we were not allowed to take pictures of our most beautiful natural marvel…got us really steamed…but the final straw that made us get back in the car was that to buy a cup of coffee… you had to purchase their special mugs to drink out of!!!!!!Wow….then we were done!!!!! Next trip will be to another side of grand canyon where we don’t feel like we are being taken advantage of. We do not recommend this to anyone!!!!

By: Carrie

Carrie — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:58:51 +0000

My daughter and I visited the Skywalk in early January and had a wonderful time! Eagle Point and Guano Point were beautiful. We took some fun photos of our own hanging off the cliff. We went to Vegas but visiting the Grand Canyon was the highlight of our trip. Definitely recommend it!

By: Whitey Whiteman

Whitey Whiteman — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 22:37:26 +0000

The skywalk sounds like it is intended for international travellers and vegans who do yoga and meditate, not so much for the middle-class American looking for a thrill.

A family of four can walk the skywalk for $300, which is about equal to Disneyland for a day. This attraction should probably be priced similar to the Capilano Suspension Bridge in Vancouver, B.C. Canada, which runs $27 CDN per person. To charge $75 per person and to do so in such a sneaky way (forcing attendees to pay two fees) is a scam, plain and simple. I would gladly pay $30 + tax to walk the skywalk, but I won’t pay $41 just to walk on land that my ancestors didn’t want.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:26:21 +0000

Thank you!
This has web eyeopening. We were going to go visit this place, but I’ll be sure to tell everyone I know of this ripoff.

By: Daniel Mosemann

Daniel Mosemann — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:07:13 +0000

OK folks, here’s the deal – going on the Skywalk is one of those things you commit to doing, and then Just DO IT! We drove to the site over the dirt road – not all that bad, it’s not the interststate, so you don’t need to be in a hurry. We knew the price before we got there and were pleasantly surprised by a 25% Military Discount. A key to really enjoying the Skywalk itself is to arrive early in the morning – we were there at 9:00 a.m., and there were only about a dozen people on the bus. You CAN walk on the glass, and after the few others went back inside, I spent about 20 minutes of quiet solitude all by myself on the walk. We also enjoyed the native dancers, the houses/shelters on display, and the fantastic views of the Colorado River and Lake Meade. As for the pictures – forget about them. It’s a moment that only you will experience, and a picture wouldn’t do it justice.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:16:44 +0000

My wife and I just returned from a Las Vegas vacation. We had already planned to go to the Skywalk after seeing something about it on TV and the internet. Man, do I wish we had researched it further. The 120 mile long drive from Las Vegas to the Skywalk attraction was horrible; especially the last 21 miles of it which took over an hour and we were dangerously passed on this road by a Grand Canyon Skywalk bus. Once there, we found out that you cannot take your camera on the Skywalk. I would have thought that during the several conversations I had with these people prior to this, on the telephone, this might have come up. We were explained the $150.00 (for both of us) package and when I began expressing my displeasure were told that we were expected to pay the Indian territory fee regardless of whether we took the tour or not. Fat freaking chance!!! We left and drove 120 miles back to Las Vegas, stopping at the Hoover Dam and for a minimal $11.00 fee had an awesome tour and a great time. The Grand Canyon West Skywalk is a rip off and I hope that so many people come to realize this that the money hungry people running this go out of business.

By: Karen, Oldham, UK

Karen, Oldham, UK — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 06:57:48 +0000

My Husband and I visited the Skywalk in May and enjoyed the experience immensly!. For something that cost so much to construct, we found the cost to visit and walk on the Skywalk pretty reasonable. As for the photographs, maybe they could be a little less expensive but if you bought one of those computer dongle things with all your pictures downloaded by the official photographers, you`d really get value for money.

By: Gary

Gary — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:00:51 +0000

What is the point of installing glass walkways and supplying special covers for your shoes if you caannot walk on the glass itself?

Does that not defeat the entire object of the attraction?

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By: Bernard Najvar

Bernard Najvar — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:56:36 +0000

We were going to visit this with some friends from Belgium shortly after it opened. They really wanted to see it because the glass used in the construction was made in Belgium. After doing some research, we were able to talk them out of it and went to the National Park instead. Money well saved in my opinion.