The majestic helicopter tour starts at the grand canyon national park airport gcn at grand canyon south rim after settling into your touring helicopters bucket type seats and lifting off youll cross thesouth rim of the grand canyon near grandview pointand soar across the widest deepest part of the gorge peering 5 000 feet down to the sculptor of the canyon thecolorado river the grand canyons higher more wooded north rim has whole different look and feel than the drier south rim