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Grand Canyon helicopter tours are a splendid method to see the stunning views of the Grand Canyon from up above. While the views you witness standing on the ground blow your mind, imagine having the ability to see the whole canyon from up in the air. However, before you take that helicopter tour, there are a couple of things you ought to do to get ready for and know ahead of time.
Here are just a few things to know before your helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon.
Secure loose items or leave them behind
If you have long hair, make sure you pull it back into a ponytail and ensure the hairband you use won’t drop out of your hair. Abstain from wearing necklaces, bracelets or any other accessories that could easily fly off in the wind. These things could pose a danger risk if they fly off and get caught in the rotor blades, which could cause an accident.
Dress appropriately
Regardless of what time of the year it is when you take your helicopter tour, you need to dress appropriately for the ride itself. Get a lightweight jacket in case you get cold and make a point to wear boots or tennis shoes rather than flip flops or sandals, as they can fall off your feet too easily while in the air.
Find out what you can bring
Talk with the helicopter tour guide to find what sort of things you are permitted to take on the tour with you, for example, cameras, mobile phones, and binoculars. Chances are, those types of things will be allowed on your visit, as long as they are attached to your body with a wrist strap.
What to do on the Tour
Ensure your seatbelt is safely affixed and remember to wear some sort of eye protection, for example, shades or protective goggles to protect your eyes from dust and wind. Wear a noise canceling headset to keep your ears protected.
Continuously listen to the pilot’s instructions, as it is his or her job to ensure you stay safe while entering and leaving the helicopter. Your pilot will instruct you with regards to the safe places to walk when you are close to the helicopter, ensuring that you do not get injured. Taking Grand Canyon helicopter tours can give a lot of fun, energy, and excitement. Do not miss the chance to see the canyon in a brand-new manner and experience all the magnificence it gives.
Traveling is so much enjoyable especially if you go with your dear family. It’s not always that you get to spend such a lovely time with them. When you travel, you experience beautiful and amazing things and bring back home unforgettably wonderful memories together.
There are however some struggles that go with traveling. Particularly when you travel with your young kids, you know that things might get a little more playful and worrisome despite the fun and thrill. If it’s their first time riding a plane, going to a far destination and experiencing different time zones, they might experience travel-sickness or motion sickness.
If you’re wondering and worrying about what to bring for them, here is a list of 3 things to help you:
[1] DOCTOR-PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS
First and foremost, before you leave for your travel, let your kids drink medications that will prevent the occurence of motion sickness. Don’t just give them any medications that match you. There are proper aids for them.
What suits you might not suit them as kids, so don’t hesitate to consult their doctors to be initially safe. Those which are particularly named as adult medications are strictly prohibited for kids, so keep a keen eye on the labels.
Be certain that they will drink it hours before the travel or as indicated on the medicine’s packaging. If they are first time travelers, your kids’ body might really react even if they drink motion sickness medications, but it’s possible that it won’t be as bad as when they don’t. It can help lessen any effects of flying up high in an airplane for the first time or sailing on the ocean in a ship.
[2] FAVORITE TOY
If your kids still got motion sickness after consuming preventive medications, you might need to just entertain them and let them forget about their feeling. Bring them something that will keep them alright like their favorite toy.
Put away electronic devices and gadgets from them. Using them can cause and can worsen travel-sickness. Let them use other stuff instead. Think of alternatives to those gadgets if they look for them. Explain to them how playing with their devices can affect their health and their current travel-sickness so they won’t insist.
[3] SLEEPING ESSENTIALS
If you’re still on board, there’s nothing much that you and your kids can do but wait for the landing. During the travel, let your kids sleep so that they can rest from the strain that motion sickness can give and leave them with. Bring their sleeping essentials so they can shut their eyes and relax.
After landing and even when you’ve already reached the hotel or inn you’ll be staying in, they can still feel dizzy and nauseated. Take their sleeping necessities so they can take a sweet nap even inside the hotel that they’re not used to. It’s possible for their bodies to find it hard to adapt to the new sleeping environment, and their sleeping essentials like personal blankets, pillows and even stuffed toys might lend a helping hand!
Sleeping will enable your kids to recharge and gain more energy and to put off the motion sickness they’re experiencing. Waking up, they can feel better and enjoy traveling more!
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STUFF FOR YOUR KID’S MOTION SICKNESS
It’s sad and hard to see your kids having a hard time during your travel. Instead of having a good time, they’re not feeling well and you’re stressing out as well. For you to help your kid and yourself too, know the necessary things that must be brought.
The above-mentioned might be only some of the few helpful stuff but they can truly do a lot, so make sure to take note of them.
AUTHOR BIO:
Nicole Ann Pore is a writer, an events host and a voice over artist. Travel, health, shopping, lifestyle and business are among the many subjects she writes about. Through quality and well-researched writing, she informs and even entertains readers about things that matter. She is also interested in film critiquing and filmmaking. Giving all the glory to God, Nicole graduated Cum Laude from De La Salle University Manila, Philippines with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Arts.
As a diving instructor living in Indonesia, one of the best diving spots in the entire world, I meet lots of people who would love to go on a dive but are nervous about the health and safety aspects. I meet even more people, unfortunately, who are so keen to start diving that they completely ignore the health and safety aspects, potentially putting themselves in danger.
My job isn’t just to take people on the trip of a lifetime – it’s also to imbue them with a healthy respect for the ocean and everything that lives within it. Here’s my advice, one that I dispense daily in the course of my work, written down to help out beginners to the wonderful world of diving.
Find a quiet spot to dive
If you’re a beginner diver, you don’t want to be overwhelmed with crowds the first times you dive. Those same crowds might also scare off the marine life, therefore cancelling out the very thing you came for.
My favourite diving spots of all time are Padang Bay which has amazing dive sites, and Nusa Dua which is great for those who love isolation. Moreover, those amazing locations are just scratching the surface of all Bali has to offer – but you really should do some research before you book your diving trip.
Consider your own health
To be a diver, you really have to be quite physically fit. Cardiac-related deaths make up at least a quarter of all diving deaths, so please don’t become a part of the statistic.
Undergo a physical examination before taking up diving as a serious hobby, and absolutely ask your doctor if there’s anything at all in your health records that could make diving an overly dangerous experience for you. Even if you’re given an absolute all-clear and told you’re healthy, you still have to listen to your body at all times and never get complacent in your health. If you have a cold or the flu or are even just tired from partying, don’t dive. And don’t dive if you’ve been drinking. Just don’t risk it.
However, bear in mind that it’s not impossible to scuba dive if you’re disabled. There are many centers and resources for disabled people who want to try diving.
Plan ahead and stick with your buddy
Before you go diving, you should have planned out every last detail, including how deep you’ll go and how much air you’ll have in your tank when you ascend. If there’s anything you’re unsure about, ask your diving instructor. Never be afraid to ask us questions in fact – it’s what we’re here for.
You should have a diving buddy who goes under with you (It’s best if this is someone you already know, but it doesn’t have to be). You should pre-arrange hand signals with them beforehand, as obviously you won’t be able to converse underwater. Keep your diving buddy in sight at all times; don’t swim off the second you spot something interesting. If you do lose them, slowly ascend to the surface to regroup.
Go slowly and relax
It can be scary diving for the first time, but you simply have to relax your body and, if needs be, remind yourself that diving accidents are incredibly rare. If for any reason you start to panic, alert your buddy and your dive instructor and slowly start ascending. That ‘slowly’ is very important when it comes to diving – ascend too quickly and the nitrogen bubbles forming in your blood will make you sick with decompression illness or ‘the bends’. That’s one thing you absolutely, definitely do not want.
Ascend at 30 feet per minute max, and you should be fine. Then, take some time to rest before diving again.
Diving is fun, the best kind of fun in the world in my opinion, but it’s not a sport for the careless or arrogant. Always follow your instructor’s advice – it’ll save you ruining your holiday with a spell in hospital instead of underwater.