"Las Vegas looks the way you'd imagine heaven must look at night," asserts the American journalist and satirical novelist, Chuck Palahniuk. Take a helicopter ride at night, and see the bejeweled city beckoning you to pleasures unknown.

Many of these helicopters have state-of-the-art facilities and even Vista View windows. Though more expensive than land tours, these are surely a treat, enjoying the unlimited sights of Vegas including the Fremont light experience and the Stratosphere tower.

It's not all glitz and glamour. There are air tours to Boulder City; the great Hoover Dam built on the flood-prone Colorado River and the manmade Lake Mead. Las Vegas Lake resort offers fine dining and gentle boat rides.

Champagne and limousine rides are fringe benefits of making reservations with many helicopter tour operators. ?weddings in a chopper, rides to NASCAR, what next?

There are daily trips to one of the wonders of the modern world: the spectacular Grand Canyon. From the helicopters you can see the Canyon in all its splendor and grandeur. The tours vary in prices and sights. There are mini tours and deluxe tours, and ones that take you right to the bottom of this rugged awesome creation, nature at its best!

With these guided Las Vegas helicopter tours, taking in the sights and sounds of Las Vegas becomes a more attractive proposition. Ranging between $150 and $300, the Las Vegas helicopter tours take around three hours. Las Vegas is a place synonymous with exotic nightlife, sporting delights, of fortunes made and lost, and impressive natural sights.