Experience AZ magazine is Arizona’s go-to travel and adventure guide, showcasing the best places to eat, stay, shop, explore and experience across the state. Here are five air adventures featured in the latest issue of Experience AZ.
Rainbow Ryders
Rainbow Ryders is providing unforgettable hot air balloon rides, offering scenic flights over some of Arizona’s most beautiful landscapes including the Sonoran Desert and the Phoenix valley. Their experienced FAA-certified pilots ensure a safe, secure and jaw-dropping experience that is often timed with beautiful sunrises. Guests enjoy views only seen on the tour of mountains, deserts and valleys while floating through the sky. More than 750,000 people have experienced Rainbow Ryder’s journey through the desert and the reviews are in: it’s great. Whether for a special occasion or a unique adventure, Rainbow Ryders provides a peaceful yet thrilling journey.
Information: rainbowryders.com
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Grand Canyon South Rim Tours
Grand Canyon South Rim helicopter tours launch from the park airport near Grand Canyon Village. In roughly 25 to 50 minutes, you’ll soar over the Kaibab National Forest and Colorado River along with some of the most beautiful canyons and deserts Arizona has to offer. Most flights provide oversized windows, headset narration and unmatched views only accessible in these tours.
Information: grandcanyon.com/tours/south-rim-tours
Antelope Air
Thrilling aerial tours from Page, Arizona that takes you soaring over iconic landscapes like Upper Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend and Lake Powell. With intimate 15 minute flyovers, they deliver spectacular bird’s eye views of sculpted sandstone, winding rivers and desert vistas. An ideal bucket list adventure and once in a lifetime photography opportunity.
Information: antelopeair.com
iFly
For the daredevils and adrenaline junkies looking for a thrilling time in Phoenix, iFly provides skydiving fun without the hassle. Indoors, no parachutes, no planes — just flying. Experience the rush of skydiving without having to jump from a perfectly good airplane, just floating on a smooth cushion of air with the professional instructor right next to you. No special skills are needed, just a sense of adventure. iFLY is safe for kids ages 3 and up, fun for the entire family, and perfect for birthday parties or groups.
Information: iflyworld.com
Grand Canyon Zipline
Grand Canyon West’s Zipline at Hualapai Point launches adventurers over a side canyon near Quartermaster Canyon. Featuring two parallel cables at 700 feet and 2,100 feet long, it sends riders at nearly 40 mph and 700 feet above the canyon floor. It’s the only zipline in the Grand Canyon built with little to no ecological impact.
Information: grandcanyonwest.com/things-to-do/zipline
