Glass Floor Restaurant Grand Canyon
Located on a magnificent cliff overlooking the western edge of the grand canyon is the skywalk.
Glass floor restaurant grand canyon. Located at eagle point for additional dining options at grand canyon west, go here. Next, we head to grand canyon western ranch for lunch with the singing cowboy in a western styled restaurant. Since 1927, grand canyon airlines has been the premier fixed wing provider of scenic grand canyon tour flights. Erected at a height of 400 meters (1,312 feet) above the canyon floor, the structure will provide visitors with a proper adrenaline boost looking through the bridge floor and, as if that wasn’t.
Feel the breeze at 342m (1,122 ft) above the ground. First stop hualapai ranch then on to scenic eagle point with last stop guano point. While not located in the grand canyon national park, it is located in a smaller part of the same canyon system, offering a view like no other can. It requires hikers to do the easy downhill part first and the challenging uphill part last, which can make for a confusing.
Located at grand canyon west on the hualapai indian reservation, the new grand canyon skywalk opened to the public on march 28th, 2007. Look down and you feel as if you are “hovering” atop the canyon. We called in our reservations a week before we arrived. Free lockers are provided to stow your stuff.
Enjoy casual american cuisine with spectacular views of the grand canyon. Nervous about walking on glass almost a mile above the floor of the grand canyon? Image by timothy allen, aka flyingtoolman. Skywalk at the grand canyon hualapai indian reservation.
The grand canyon skywalk is a horseshoe shaped steel frame with a glass floor and sides that overhangs 70 feet (21 m) from the grand canyon's rim looking through down 4,000 feet to the bottom of the canyon. Dramatic canyon vistas spread out on either side of you, as well as below. Atop the skywalk, you stand 4,000 feet above the grand canyon on a horseshoe shaped walkway with a glass floor that projects 70 feet from the canyon rim. The skywalk, managed by the hualapai tribe and located on tribal lands, consists of a horseshoe shaped steel frame with glass floor and sides that projects about 70 feet (21 m) from the canyon rim.
The floor to ceiling glass windows offer a grand view of the grand canyon and offer a wonderful dining. Specially patented, exclusive aircraft provide crystal clear viewing with narration in eight different languages. In fact, you’ll see some tourists anxiously grab the handrails with their eyes shut. The grand canyon is referred to as the inverted mountain for a reason.
Stand 4,000 feet above the ground and 70 feet away from the edge of the cliff on a glass suspension walkway and peer down into the depths of the amazing grand canyon. Experience during the late afternoon.maybe a 5:30pm dining reservation. Also on this level, be sure to check out the outdoor skyterrace. Have no fear—the skywalk is strong enough to hold seventy fully loaded 747 passenger jets.
The glass is 2.5 inches thick and is strong enough to hold 14 hippos. Sticks out over the grand canyon with a glass bottom and a 4000 feet drop. It can be a little unsettling to look down through the glass a couple of thousand feet to the canyon floor below if you have a fear of heights, but for those who don’t it is a. Grand canyon west rim is approximately 4,000 feet above the canyon floor where the colorado river runs through.
This skywalk gives stunning veiws of the grand canyon and you will be talking about this for years to come. There are security measures here so you can't take anything on the skywalk with you. Built in 2007, the skywalk gives you the feeling you are walking on air. Don't just view the canyon from the rim when you can fly the grand canyon with a legend!
While the skywalk is the most famous attraction at grand canyon west, tours also include other points of interest and unique canyon views. On may 2005, the final test was conducted and the stucture passed engineering requirements by 400 percent, enabling it to withstand the weight of 71 fully loaded boeing 747 airplanes (more that 71 million pounds). Walk on a glass bridge suspended over the grand canyon. Glass bridge will be suspended 4,000 feet above the colorado river on the very edge of the grand canyon.