Got one day to see the South Rim of the Grand Canyon? Take an airplane tour. It's the ultimate way to see as much of the canyon as possible. Enticing? Here are seven more reasons why this trip needs to be at the top of your "must-do" list:

1. This tour will show you more of the Grand Canyon than any other. Depart from Grand Canyon Airport, AZ. Flight goes east along the South Rim, where you'll see Zuni Point, the Zuni Corridor (where the Little Colorado joins the Colorado River), the Desert Watchtower, the Painted Desert, and the Navajo Indian Reservation. That's just the halfway point. On the return, you parallel the fabulous North Rim, before banking left for the airstrip and entering the Dragoon Corridor, the widest, deepest part of the canyon. What you will see in 50 minutes would easily take several days on the ground.

2. Only big Vistaliner airplanes are utilized. This aircraft is not a bi-plane. These are commercial-grade, twin-engine airplanes that can fly up to 19 people. Built from tail to tip for sightseeing, the climate-controlled, high-winged Vistaliner comes with over-sized windows, plush seats, and personal headsets. The aerodynamics of these planes is such that you are guaranteed the smoothest flight possible.

3. The Las Vegas Grand Canyon South Rim airplane flight is the quickest way to the National Park. Flight time is just 45 minutes. How does this stack up to other modes of transportation? The bus, for example, takes 5.5 hours. Your flight includes Lake Mead and Hoover Dam as it follows the Colorado River to Grand Canyon Airport, AZ. This trip includes a bus ride to the rim and lunch. For more aerial thrills, add a helicopter ride to your package.

4. Lets you include a float trip down the Colorado River. This journey leaves from Grand Canyon Airport and heads east along the canyon's rim to Glen Canyon Dam in Page, AZ. Here you'll hop a pontoon raft and start the 15.5-mile float trip to historic Lee's Ferry. Runs from late March to November. Open to kids four years and older.

5. In-flight narration is available in 16 languages. German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese...it's all here. The Grand Canyon's history, science, and landmarks are all revealed in this unobtrusive narrative. You'll know as much as a Park Ranger when you deplane.

6. These flights are safe. Two pilots, each certified by the FAA, fly every South Rim airplane tour. Planes are equipped with a TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) and a GPWS (Ground Proximity Warning System). Grand Canyon airspace is strictly controlled, and all sightseeing tours operate under FAA rules applicable to charter air transportation. It doesn't get any safer than this.

7. It's priced right. Count on paying around $120 per person. That's a major deal considering how much Grand Canyon sightseeing you get. For the best deal, purchase your flight on the Internet. I personally book all my travel as well as that of friends and family on the Web. I can tell you from personal experience that it's safe and secure. I've also never had an reservation SNAFU's, either.

Canyon airplane tours are the best way to see as much of the National Park as possible in less than one hour. You will see three of the rims as well as Glen Canyon Dam and the Painted Desert. No other tour delivers half as much. Your safety is job one, too. From professionally trained pilots to the state-of-the-art Vistaliner aircraft, you're cleared for take off. Definitely book your tour on the web and look to pay about $120 per person. Ready to take to the skies? Do it aboard a South Rim Vistaliner aircraft. It's the ultimate way to experience this natural wonder.