New Helicopter Tours of the Hoover Dam!! Starting Today!

Papillon Airways Inc. Launches New Hoover Dam Air Tour!! Beginning Today!!

Visitors to Not Only See National Historic Landmark But also Progress of the Incredible 2,000 Foot Long Hoover Dam Bypass 90 Feet Above the Colorado River

Beginning Tuesday, May 18, domestic and international visitors alike, along with locals will have a brand new way to see the historic and world-renowned Hoover Dam. Papillon Airways, Inc., the worldwide leader in “flightseeing” tours, is launching its Hoover Dam Helicopter Tour.

Departing daily from either their Las Vegas or Boulder City terminals, the tour flies at low level over the Hoover Dam in a deluxe state of the art EC- 130 Eco-Star helicopter. Guests will view this engineering marvel rising 726 feet from its foundation which this magnificent structure cannot fully be appreciated until seen from the air. The tour flies over Lake Mead, America’s largest man-made reservoir, the tributaries of the Colorado River and the beautiful Black Canyon before returning.

Tour includes transfers to and from all major Las Vegas resorts. Tour duration is approximately 15 to 20 minutes without transfers or two to two and a half hours with transfers.

The price: $99 per person from Boulder City or $119 per person from Las Vegas.

Named one of the top 10 construction achievements of the 20th century, Hoover Dam continues to attract more than one million visitors per year nearly 70 after its creation. In 1930, construction began in Black Canyon, located minutes outside of Las Vegas. Despite its enormity and harsh desert conditions, the project was completed in less than five years instead of seven and well under budget. The dam is named after America’s 31st president, Herbert Hoover. Hoover Dam is the highest concrete dam in the Western hemisphere, standing at more than 725 feet above the Colorado River with 17 generators producing four billion kilowatts of electricity every year.

As for the Colorado River Bridge, it is the central portion of the Hoover Dam Bypass project that began Jan. 2005 and is expected to be completed at the end of 2010. The 2,000 foot long bridge is quite the engineering site. When completed, the bridge will span the Black Canyon, connecting Arizona and Nevada Approach highways and nearly 90 feet above the river.

For more information or reservations, go to www.papillon.com or call (888) 635-7272.