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My family and I are flying out to California for my uncle's wedding in late October, are are staying until early November. We've visited before, but this time we'd like to go a bit further afield and see as much as possible, as this is likely to be the last time we'll be going together as a family.

I know it's quite a way away, but my parents are desperate to see the Grand Canyon. I've said that it's probably going to cost a bomb to get there, but they said they are happy to pay whatever to do it. They've asked me to organise it as well - but I'm not really sure where to start!

Ideally we'd like to:
* Head to the Grand Canyon early on the day or possibly the day before and stay overnight
* Spend a whole day at the Grand Canyon and see as much of it as possible (possibly do a helicopter tour)
* Spend the night there, and head back to OC the following morning

What I'd like to know is the best and most affordable way of going about organising this, and the sorts of things we can do whilst we are there. Thanks in advance Reddit!
<bot>: Visiting Grand Canyon in October, looking for a cheap way to get there from Orange County, and things to do whilst we are there.