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Private Horseshoe Bend Flightseeing Tour

Approximately 30 minutes Airplane
Duration Approximately 30 minutes
Travel mode Airplane
Departs Page/Antelope Canyon
Destination Page/Antelope Canyon
Narration DutchEnglishFrenchGermanItalianJapaneseKoreanChinese - MandarinSpanish
What you'll see

The flight path, end to end.

Grand Canyon Scenic Airlines terminal
No transfers - arrive at the Grand Canyon Scenic Airlines counter at Page Municipal Airport (238 Tenth Avenue, Suite 8, Page, AZ 86040). Complimentary parking available.
Aerial views of Horseshoe Bend
Private narrated airplane flight over Glen Canyon Dam, Lake Powell, and Horseshoe Bend. Aerial sightseeing only - no landing.
Return to terminal
Return to the Grand Canyon Scenic Airlines terminal at Page Municipal Airport with photos and memories to last a lifetime.

Take to the skies in Page, Arizona, on a private airplane designed for sightseeing. You'll discover stunning aerial views of Glen Canyon Dam, Lake Powell, and the famous Horseshoe Bend!

This private airplane tour departing from Page, Arizona, offers the best views of the colorful desert landscapes of the American Southwest! Your party will have an entire sightseeing airplane reserved for a sightseeing adventure - equipped with climate control, comfortable seating, headset narration, and oversized windows for photography.

You'll soar across the Arizona desert and over the sparkling waters of Lake Powell - a manmade lake with more shoreline than the entire West Coast of the United States! You see multiple labyrinth-like canyons filled with water, as well as islands and peninsulas formed by the water flow. Your tour continues to Horseshoe Bend, the most famous region of the Colorado River. This near-circular twist in the river has created a 1000-foot-deep canyon and has been a favorite destination for nature photographers. Discover the most impressive landmarks in Page, Arizona, from the sky on this privatized sightseeing airplane tour with Papillon.

Your day, step by step

From start to finish.

1

No Transfers - please arrive at the Grand Canyon Scenic Airlines terminal located at Page Municipal Airport - Main Terminal - Grand Canyon Scenic Airlines Counter located at 238 Tenth Avenue, Suite 8, Page, AZ 86040. There is plenty of complimentary parking at the Page Municipal Airport.

2

Check in at the terminal 30 minutes prior to flight.

3

Lift off on an air tour over Glen Canyon Dam, Lake Powell, and Horseshoe Bend.

4

Return to the Grand Canyon Scenic Airlines terminal with photos and memories to last a lifetime!

5

Total tour duration is approximately 30 minutes

Total transparency

What's included — and what's not.

Included

  • Private Airplane Tour (Caravan seats 9 guests per aircraft and the Twin Otter seats 19 guests per aircraft)
  • Fantastic views of Glen Canyon Dam, Lake Powell, and Horseshoe Bend
Aircraft in our fleet

Aircraft in Our Fleet

This tour operates aboard our De Havilland Twin Otter Vistaliner or Cessna Caravan, depending on departure time and group size — 9 to 17 passengers depending on aircraft.

Cabin interior of the De Havilland Twin Otter Vistaliner, showing the seating arrangement
A Vistaliner Twin Otter preparing for departure at the Boulder City air terminal
Pilot waving from inside a Twin Otter before takeoff
Twin Otter Vistaliner flying over the Grand Canyon West Rim
  • Aircraft De Havilland Twin Otter Vistaliner
  • Passengers Up to 6 guests
  • Seating 5 singles left · 6 pairs right
  • Windows Patented Vista View
  • Wings High-set — unobstructed views
  • Pilots Two
  • Headsets Noise-cancelling · 9 languages
  • Cabin climate Climate-controlled
  • Boarding 7-step staircase

Which seat do I get?

Seats are assigned by weight-and-balance, not by booking order — it is an aviation requirement, not a sales tactic. Five single seats on the left and six pairs on the right — 17 Vista View windows. High-set wings mean the view is out, not at a wing.

NOSE / DIRECTION OF FLIGHT VISTA VIEW WINDOWS · BOTH SIDES PILOT PILOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DOOR
Guest seat · Vista View window Pilots Boarding door

What this means

Airplane departures on this tour fly either Papillon’s De Havilland Twin Otter Vistaliner (up to 17 guests) or Cessna Caravan (up to 9 guests). Which aircraft you board depends on departure time and group size — both are high-wing sightseeing airplanes with a window view and noise-cancelling narration headsets.

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This tour is available as a gift.

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Before you book

Private Horseshoe Bend Flightseeing Tour FAQs

The total flight time for the Horseshoe Bend Flightseeing Tour is approximately 30 minutes.

This tour departs from the Page, Arizona Municipal Airport. PGA (Page, Arizona) airport is located at 238 N 10th Ave, Page, AZ 86040. Check-in is 30 minutes before the booked tour's start time.

The Horseshoe Bend Flightseeing Tour flight narrations are available in Mandarin, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish.

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