Grand Canyon to become wonder of nature

Grand Canyon Resort Corporation, owned by the Hualapai Tribe, is pleased to announce that the Grand Canyon is a likely contender to become a New Seventh Wonder of Nature.

Following the success of the New 7 Wonders of the World campaign last year, which was part of a world wide initiative launched by the academic Bernard Weber, the non-profit New7Wonders Foundation has launched a second campaign to select the New 7 Wonders of Nature (new7wonders.com).

With the campaign due to start officially in January 2009, organisers behind the event have tipped the Grand Canyon as a possible favourite along with other nominees such as Mount Fuji and the Amazon Rainforest, to be voted as a New Seventh Wonder of Nature.

Created by the Colorado River over a period of six million years, the Grand Canyon is more than 446 kilometres long and ranges in width from six to 29 kilometres and attains a depth of more than 1.6 kilometres. One the best ways to take in and marvel at the natural phenomenon is at Grand Canyon West’s newest attraction, The Skywalk, which gives visitors the sensation of standing suspended 4,000 feet above the Colorado River at the Canyon floor.

Visitors to Grand Canyon West can book a variety of tour packages that take in attractions such as an authentic Indian Village, The Skywalk, Hualapai Market and Hualapai Ranch offering cowboy demonstrations, horseback rides, a cowboy cookout, wagon rides, cowboy games and a livestock corral. Additionally Grand Canyon West also offers visitors day tours by helicopter, boat, airplane, hummer and coach, to experience the Canyon.

Also owned and operated by the Hualapai Tribe is the Hualapai Lodge and Hualapai River Runners, the only one day white water raft trip through the Grand Canyon.

Located on historic Route 66 in Peach Springs and only 60 miles west of Grand Canyon West, the lodge provides a setting definitive to the Hualapai culture and the Grand Canyon experience. Situated within the Lodge is the Diamond Creek Restaurant, an AAA award recipient, which serves authentic delicacies such as Hualapai Stew and Frybread.

A Hualapai Legacy Tour package starts at $29.95 and includes a visit to Eagle Point, Guano Point, Hualapai Ranch as well as a meal at the destination of your choice within Grand Canyon West. The entrance fee onto The Skywalk costs $29.95 per person in addition to the cost of a Hualapai Legacy Tour package.

Day visitors are not required to make an advance reservation, however, it will reduce waiting times and allow visitors to pick up their tickets upon arrival at Grand Canyon West. All visitors are encouraged to visit Destinationgrandcanyon.com prior to travelling to Grand Canyon West.

For further information on Grand Canyon West or The Skywalk visit Destinationgrandcanyon.com.