Award Winning 3-Hour Hoover Dam Small Group Mini Tour from Vegas
Description
The Hoover Dam Mini Tour - a three-time winner of Viator's "Experience Award," showcasing the world's best tours, is perfect if you're short on time. You'll visit historic Boulder City, see Lake Mead and drive over and walk on top of the Hoover Dam. This small group tour is in a custom Mercedes Sprinter van is designed to give you a more personal experience. . This is the ideal way to see the Hoover Dam without spending the entire day there!
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Itinerary
Start your tour with pick-up from select hotels on Las Vegas Blvd. Heading east, you'll arrive at historic Boulder City, a town built originally to house the workers of the Hoover Dam. This is where it all started! Discover the history of this quaint little town on the outskirts of Las Vegas!
You will stop by Lake Mead Lookout for an amazing panoramic view of Lake Mead and learn about the history of the lake and its present troubles and other interesting facts.
Next you will pass through the Hoover Dam security checkpoint and you will be officially at the Hoover Dam. You will stop at the Hoover Dam bypass Bridge (Mike O’Callagham - Pat Tillmam Bridge) where you have the opportunity to walk up to the bridge, almost a 1000ft above the Dam. Here, you will also be able to cross state lines from Nevada to Arizona, you'll enjoy an incredible view of the Dam and Colorado River. Your tour guide will tell you interesting facts and how the the Hoover Dam was constructed. You'll truly appreciate the dam's immense scale and capture some fantastic photo opportunities. This is a view not to be missed!
Walking across Hoover Dam offers a close-up view of its immense concrete structure, with sweeping panoramas of the Colorado River, Lake Mead, and the surrounding desert landscape. Driving over the dam provides a unique perspective as you cross the top of this engineering landmark, where the towering walls and dramatic canyon scenery highlight the scale and ingenuity of one of America's most iconic construction projects. Please note: admission into the dam's interior is not included.
This tour provides stunning perspectives of the Colorado River, from the Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, nearly 1000 feet above, offering panoramic views and from the top of the dam itself.
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Pickup Locations & Times
While you may have selected your hotel during booking, this does not guarantee pickup directly from that location. You may be asked to go to a nearby hotel instead. This helps reduce delays and avoid traffic congestion along the Strip. The hotel you select is used only to help us determine the closest pickup point. Pickup begins about 30 minutes prior to the listed tour departure time. You will receive a confirmation via email and text message from the tour operator with your exact pickup time and location. These final details are sent the evening before your tour, between 6 PM and 8 PM PST. If you require a walker or wheelchair, you must contact the supplier ahead of your pickup date to ensure the necessary accommodations are made please mention it in "notes" when booking . Sorry but NO mobility scooters or any other motorized apparatus. Only Folding wheel chairs or walkers, due to space … For security reasons at the Hoover Dam, luggage and large coolers are not allowed on the tour. Guests who arrive with prohibited items may be denied boarding. However, regular-size backpacks are permitted. Most hotels will allow you to check your luggage with the bell desk or front desk at no charge if you are a guest.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Vans are high top custom 14 passenger Mercedes Benz vehicles
- For the safety and enjoyment of all guests, alcohol and drugs are not permitted to be consumed during the tour
- COOLERS ARE NOT ALLOWED.
- Supplier is unable to accommodate motorized mobility scooters, Arriving to your tour with any of these will result in a denial of boarding
- ONLY FOLDING wheelchairs or walkers are allowed, please mention in NOTES when booking.
Reviews(5,412)
This was a great trip. Victoria was a very knowledgeable guide. Highly recommend.
Pam, probably the best tour guide I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. Someone who is fully invested in the tour, whilst delivering the facts in a friendly manner.
Visually beautiful, comfortable transportation, great communication and wonderful tour guide. Tony was friendy, knowledgeable and funny.
The tour was everything we hoped for. Bob was a fantastic guide providing lots of information in an interesting way that kept us all happy. It was a hot day, but not to worry, Bob supplied us with water and whenever possible, shade.
It was a great trip!! We enjoyed the view and the information our guide provided!
Great tour with experienced guide and driver , Pat. Being a descendent of a Hoover Dam construction worker, she is very knowledgeable and passionate about the place . She also shared her collage of historical information and photos on the tour. Thank you for the experience.
Fantastic! The guide shared the dam history and also pointed out landmarks along the drive. He was courteous with water and umbrellas to protect from the heat.
I purchased this tour for my 21 and 25yo sons while they were in Las Vegas. They loved the tour. Gary , their tour guide knew his stuff, and gave them the low down on where to go in Vegas.
Perfect timeline at each stop. good information and direction by the driver very informative with some comedy mixed in. good tour for all ages.
Wonderful experience. The tour guide was amazing. Very knowledgeable. he really knew Las Vegas history very well.
