Guys if you haven't already noticed that behind me is the Grand Canyon hi guys
welcome to another episode of ultimate bucket lists and on today's episode I
risk life and limb try to take video footage for you guys the Grand Canyon
this is one of the most visited natural wonders in all of the free world and for
good reason because it's absolutely staggering there's plenty to see here in
the Grand Canyon and if you were to drive from one end to the other it will
take you about five to six hours possibly even seven there's various
places that you can visit here in the Grand Canyon such as the West Rim the
North Rim but today I'm here in the South Rim where most of the tourists go
and where the best possible views are the day starts from driving from route
66 all the way up to the gate you'll then be met by Park Rangers who will
charge you exorbitant Lee for entering a natural wonder and you've got to give
Americans credit they love charging to see natural beauty and now after they
take your money it's an extra five mile drive to the visitor center and in
between there's a national park which you could stop off and camp etc and this
is the queue to get in the village so you're pretty much queueing for quite a
quite a bit if I'm if I'm being honest but once you've negotiated the traffic
and found somewhere to park you literally come to the Visitor Center
this is pretty much the epicenter of the Grand Canyon and if you're not sure what
to do there's plenty of helpful educational advice from people and on
the walls in order for you to have a great time here in the Grand Canyon I
headed off towards the nearest viewpoints and I must admit the views
are pretty staggering the Grand Canyon itself is massive the shifts gay love
this place you really can't believe how big this
place is it doesn't really look like much on the
TV if you see a picture of it well it's kind of small but this place is huge but
one thing they don't tell you when you come here you think that you're coming
to the middle of nowhere and technically yes you are in the middle of nowhere but
you're in the middle of nowhere with millions of other people
I mean seriously there is a lot of tourists here and like I said this is
the most visited natural beauty attraction around here so expect there
to be lots of people my advice if you do come here is to come early because when
I came I came at about new and it was packed all the car parks were packed and
I had to park about ten minutes away from the Visitor Center now that doesn't
sound like a lot but when you're looking around a hell of a lot of camera
equipment that's a lot but when you do find some space there's actually quite a
lot to see and the views are pretty amazing well if you can actually get a
clean shot that is and sometimes it can be a little difficult but that's just
one viewpoints I highly recommend going off the beaten path and walking to
somewhere that's a little bit quieter you'll still get the same amazing views
but hopefully less people doing stupid stuff like this I mean what aren't what
on earth are they doing that's it never mind but the point is if you try
and go along the path and try and find a clearer shot you probably will get that
but the best shots happen when you have to climb along ridges and risk life and
limb to get these shots just like these people are doing right here
unfortunately there's no shortage of people who want to get that Instagram
ready shot so be prepared to wait it out I don't see this guy's but to get the
best possible pictures you're gonna have to risk life and limb to kind of do it
now check out these crazy bastards over here you know she's just dangling on the
tip you know no problem you know I had a word of warning from a lady up there who
says there's a lot of people who fall into Canyon and die just trying to get
selfies so yeah if you want the pictures so you're parallel 5 feet that way
5 feet that way equals your instant death that way isn't death that way is
pretty much isn't death so yeah you have to literally risk life and limb and that
is a long way down ladies and gentlemen that is a long effing way down look at
this place seriously oh my god this place is
massive and those are some guys hanging off the edge over here and I'm hanging
off the edge over here this is my foot that's certain death
so yeah boy it's a long way down if you make a mistake trying to take a selfie
that's for sure Oh moly I have heard stories from other tourists saying that
you know people do fall down the canyon so be ultra ultra careful I think these
guys right here I think this was baseball team on spring break and they
were doing some pretty risky things and I kind of felt left out so I came to
join them in that but if you don't want to risk life and limb trying to get
those pictures there are observation points literally all the way along the
South Rim so you don't have to climb along edges you can actually view them
from comforts of an indoor foot and there's plenty of educational things to
see in these observation points the fun in that there are buses that can
transport you to various observation points and I highly recommend that you
take them unfortunately okay guys I'm back in the car but I'm
still in the Grand Canyon the buses are a fantastic idea
but today it was just too busy all the buses were packed - holy hell
it was taking five minutes per stop and I've just wasted 20 minutes travel
effectively 1 mile so yeah I decided you know what I'll just hop back in the car
I'll just drive myself that's fine you know yeah so with the buses it takes
forever weird parking with the carriage it's no parking so yeah really didn't
think of this come earlier no joke come earlier and take your time
guys please get here early in the morning and use the buses to get to the
different points before the Sun sets currently it's not sunny so the chance
of me getting a sunset shot over the canyon is pretty much lemon on butts
come here during the summer time and you'll get those typical National
Geographic shots that everyone wants to take so once you get back to the Visitor
Center there's also a whole bunch of shops cafes restaurants and bars for you
to buy food drink and a crapload of tacky souvenirs to take home with you
there's definitely no shortage of that and obviously once you go back onto the
road you're basically back on the road to route 66 definitely add this to your
bucket list come during the summer and probably bring out the red in the rocks
and it'll be a lot warmer because at the moment is freezing it's really cold it
was 19 degrees Fahrenheit or minus 7 degrees Celsius last night
in Flagstaff so I could imagine this place is pretty cold during the nights
and it's actually freezing now I mean I don't know if you can see off camera but
there are people wielding snowballs at each other here in the Grand Canyon
probably not a smart idea given that you know you could 40 death but you know
yeah well snowballs okay I'm sold what do I do
guys you'll need to travel more from route 66 so anywhere from Kingman
Marshall or Flagstaff will pretty much get you here in about an hour or 90
minutes the cost of it $30 $30 if you're in a car like me if you're not in a car
if you're on a motorbike it might cost a bit less if you're on a bus it's might
cost you more and it's anything else I need to know yes
it's busy we're hiking boots drink plenty of water and plan your route in
advance because if you don't you'll be wasting a lot of time just meandering
around the same point like I've been doing for the last two hours right here
this is at one point there are like hundreds in either direction I guys be
prepared because this is probably one of the most visited tourist attractions
here in Arizona so be prepared for crowds of people elbowing you taking
pictures etc obviously good karma good karma offers to take pictures for people
like I've been doing for the last three weeks
but guys definitely add this to your bucket list see it if you're in Arizona
or Vegas and what can I say check this place out if you have enjoyed this
episode please be sure to like share and subscribe comment on the comment section
below and if you've got any ideas any other ideas for booking let's start it
but you want me to try and attempt tweet them at me and if I get enough
suggestions I'll be sure to I'll give it a go what can I say so guys thank you
very much for watching and we'll see you in the next episode after driving along
route 66 I end up popcaan qualm well you'll need to drive north from route 66
anywhere between shit what's it called it's called Marshall well you'll need to
come on I haven't come across any rattlesnakes thank God
does don't why snakes
Ninh Ly - www.ninh.co.uk - @NinhLyUK