{"id":5533,"date":"2019-07-09T10:01:43","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T14:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/?p=5533"},"modified":"2025-09-05T11:49:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T10:49:00","slug":"the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\/","title":{"rendered":"Uncover the secrets of the Grand Canyon"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the world’s seven natural wonders,\u00a0find out more about its fascinating formation and where best to capture the most impressive views, with geology and canyon expert, Tim Wilson.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

I believe the Grand Canyon is an absolute must-see on any trip to the United States, particularly if you\u2019re heading to the West. To my mind, it\u2019s a birth right for every single person on earth to see this geological wonder.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a qualified geologist and have worked on the South Rim of the canyon for seven years. The first time I saw the canyon was while working for the conservation corps based out in Flagstaff, Arizona. I fell in love with the canyon and soon decided to pursue a career here. Eager to share my passion with visitors, I began working as a geology expert and Grand Canyon guide.<\/p>\n

Insight guests are given something extra special. They are treated to an exclusive introduction by me to the canyon, something that will enhance and enrich their overall experience as they find out more about its five-million-year history. This is not something available to all visitors.<\/p>\n

You may also like: 16 Best Things to Do in Bryce Canyon<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

They will learn about the different forces of geology and more about the two billion years of Earth\u2019s history that is now exposed in the walls of the Grand Canyon, layers of rock formed in ancient oceans, vast sand deserts, and calm coastal environments often teeming with primitive life.<\/p>\n

I like to share a few surprising facts about the canyon. For example, one thing a lot of people don\u2019t know is the wealth of biological diversity that the canyon has. Most visitors don\u2019t expect to arrive at a forest when they get here, and they are surprised to learn that the bottom of the canyon is a desert just like Phoenix or Las Vegas. It\u2019s home to over two dozen mammal species, five native fish, eight amphibians and hundreds of birds and reptiles.<\/p>\n

Afterwards, Insight guests are treated to a glass of sparkling wine overlooking the Grand Canyon\u2019s South Rim at sunset before sitting down to a Highlight Dinner with a view in the Thunderbird Room of the Thunderbird lodge.<\/p>\n

Discover the Grand Canyon and other wonders on our USA and Canada tours<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the world’s seven natural wonders,\u00a0find out more about its fascinating formation and where best to capture the most impressive views, with geology and canyon expert, Tim Wilson.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":5579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1830,1164],"tags":[313,65,1260,718,271,107,311,1259,319,209,298,261,278],"class_list":["post-5533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insights-advice","category-usa-and-canada","tag-america","tag-destinations","tag-geology","tag-grand-canyon","tag-insight-moments","tag-insight-vacations","tag-knowledge","tag-local-expert","tag-nature","tag-travel","tag-travel-tips","tag-travel-trends","tag-usa"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nUncover the secrets of the Grand Canyon<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"One of the world's seven natural wonders,\u00a0find out more about its fascinating formation and where best to capture the most impressive views.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Uncover the secrets of the Grand Canyon\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"One of the world's seven natural wonders,\u00a0find out more about its fascinating formation and where best to capture the most impressive views, with geology and canyon expert, Tim Wilson.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Insight Vacations\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-07-09T14:01:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-05T10:49:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Medium-0228WWIV2018.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"683\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Alex Allen\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Uncover the secrets of the Grand Canyon\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Alex Allen\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.insightvacations.com\\\/blog\\\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.insightvacations.com\\\/blog\\\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Alex Allen\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.insightvacations.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cade8967fa4ea6a004ba769d5b50022b\"},\"headline\":\"Uncover the secrets of the Grand Canyon\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-07-09T14:01:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-05T10:49:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.insightvacations.com\\\/blog\\\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":395,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.insightvacations.com\\\/blog\\\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.insightvacations.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/07\\\/Medium-0228WWIV2018.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"America\",\"Destinations\",\"Geology\",\"Grand Canyon\",\"Insight Moments\",\"Insight Vacations\",\"knowledge\",\"Local Expert\",\"nature\",\"Travel\",\"Travel Tips\",\"Travel Trends\",\"USA\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Insights & Advice\",\"USA & Canada\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.insightvacations.com\\\/blog\\\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.insightvacations.com\\\/blog\\\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.insightvacations.com\\\/blog\\\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\\\/\",\"name\":\"Uncover the secrets of the Grand Canyon\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.insightvacations.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.insightvacations.com\\\/blog\\\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.insightvacations.com\\\/blog\\\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.insightvacations.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/07\\\/Medium-0228WWIV2018.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-07-09T14:01:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-05T10:49:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.insightvacations.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cade8967fa4ea6a004ba769d5b50022b\"},\"description\":\"One of the world's seven natural wonders,\u00a0find out more about its fascinating formation and where best to capture the most impressive views.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.insightvacations.com\\\/blog\\\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.insightvacations.com\\\/blog\\\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.insightvacations.com\\\/blog\\\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.insightvacations.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/07\\\/Medium-0228WWIV2018.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.insightvacations.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/07\\\/Medium-0228WWIV2018.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":683},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.insightvacations.com\\\/blog\\\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.insightvacations.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Uncover the secrets of the Grand Canyon\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.insightvacations.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.insightvacations.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Insight Vacations\",\"description\":\"The Art of Traveling in Style\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.insightvacations.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.insightvacations.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cade8967fa4ea6a004ba769d5b50022b\",\"name\":\"Alex Allen\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/11604a6d5d7811d2e9e584030a066fcca2acf1922576687cefe4f158b100acc0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/11604a6d5d7811d2e9e584030a066fcca2acf1922576687cefe4f158b100acc0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/11604a6d5d7811d2e9e584030a066fcca2acf1922576687cefe4f158b100acc0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Alex Allen\"},\"description\":\"Alex is the Editor of Insightful, and has over 10 years' experience as a writer and editor within the travel industry. In his professional travels, he has been all over the world \u2013 from road-tripping in Australia and New Zealand, to eating his way around the Canadian Maritimes and criss-crossing Italy from Sardinia to Emilia-Romagna.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/alex-allen-0604934a\\\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.insightvacations.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/alex-allen\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Uncover the secrets of the Grand Canyon","description":"One of the world's seven natural wonders,\u00a0find out more about its fascinating formation and where best to capture the most impressive views.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Uncover the secrets of the Grand Canyon","og_description":"One of the world's seven natural wonders,\u00a0find out more about its fascinating formation and where best to capture the most impressive views, with geology and canyon expert, Tim Wilson.\u00a0","og_url":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\/","og_site_name":"Insight Vacations","article_published_time":"2019-07-09T14:01:43+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-09-05T10:49:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":683,"url":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Medium-0228WWIV2018.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Alex Allen","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Uncover the secrets of the Grand Canyon","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Alex Allen","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\/"},"author":{"name":"Alex Allen","@id":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/cade8967fa4ea6a004ba769d5b50022b"},"headline":"Uncover the secrets of the Grand Canyon","datePublished":"2019-07-09T14:01:43+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-05T10:49:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\/"},"wordCount":395,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Medium-0228WWIV2018.jpg","keywords":["America","Destinations","Geology","Grand Canyon","Insight Moments","Insight Vacations","knowledge","Local Expert","nature","Travel","Travel Tips","Travel Trends","USA"],"articleSection":["Insights & Advice","USA & Canada"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\/","url":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\/","name":"Uncover the secrets of the Grand Canyon","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Medium-0228WWIV2018.jpg","datePublished":"2019-07-09T14:01:43+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-05T10:49:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/cade8967fa4ea6a004ba769d5b50022b"},"description":"One of the world's seven natural wonders,\u00a0find out more about its fascinating formation and where best to capture the most impressive views.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Medium-0228WWIV2018.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Medium-0228WWIV2018.jpg","width":1024,"height":683},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/the-secrets-of-the-grand-canyon\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Uncover the secrets of the Grand Canyon"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/","name":"Insight Vacations","description":"The Art of Traveling in Style","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/cade8967fa4ea6a004ba769d5b50022b","name":"Alex Allen","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/11604a6d5d7811d2e9e584030a066fcca2acf1922576687cefe4f158b100acc0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/11604a6d5d7811d2e9e584030a066fcca2acf1922576687cefe4f158b100acc0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/11604a6d5d7811d2e9e584030a066fcca2acf1922576687cefe4f158b100acc0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Alex Allen"},"description":"Alex is the Editor of Insightful, and has over 10 years' experience as a writer and editor within the travel industry. In his professional travels, he has been all over the world \u2013 from road-tripping in Australia and New Zealand, to eating his way around the Canadian Maritimes and criss-crossing Italy from Sardinia to Emilia-Romagna.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alex-allen-0604934a\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/author\/alex-allen\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}