This was my wife and myself first visit to the Grand Canyon. It is an amazing spectacle hard to take in the size of the canyon and the time it took to create it.
We made up the whole small group so it was like a private tour. Scott, our guide, was awesome sharing his wealth of knowledge about the history and geology of the park and really the whole Flagstaff area. He was both engaging and offered us time to explore parts of the park on our own. We hiked along the rim, near the village, on a paved path for about a mile or so and got to explore the watch tower on our own too. We brought binoculars and cameras with zoom lenses along with us, and Scott set up his spotting scope for us to view the more detailed and distant sites.
This was well worth the cost and much more informative than trying to visit the Grand Canyon on you own. Great experience!!!