Despite all the action and intrigue that is found everyday
in Las Vegas, Hoover Dam tours
are still one of the more popular tours found in the city.
For those that need a break and wish to see one of the
greatest natural landmarks in America, there are plenty
of Hoover Dam tours from Las Vegas ready to whisk away
visitors the 30 miles from the city limits, through Henderson
and passed Lake Mead, before
ending at the main event: the Hoover Dam. Whether
it is your first trip to Vegas or your thousandth, Hoover
Dam tours from Las Vegas are a welcome addition to any
trip.
Disrupting the Colorado River along the border between
Nevada and Arizona,
construction of the Hoover Dam began in 1931. Named
after President Herbert Hoover, the past 75 years have
seen the dam become one of the most celebrated monuments
in the area. Combine that with the scenic Lake Mead
(not a lake, so much, as a giant reservoir created by
the installation of the dam), and a Las Vegas Hoover Dam
tour will satisfy nature lovers from all the country.
The contrast between civilization and nature is one
of the main talking points of any of the Hoover Dam tours
from Las Vegas. Bright lights and giant hotels fade
immediately into the dusty brown of the desert before
the architectural wonder of the Dam rises from the Colorado
River. By the time that the last trace of the MGM
Grand and the Excalibur
have disappeared behind you, it’s hard to imagine
there’s much to find in the barren hills surrounding
Las Vegas.
There are quite a few operators that offer Las Vegas
Hoover Dam tours. If you are really the adventurous
type, you can see the Hoover Dam by kayak. But most
available tours will pick you up at your hotel on the
strip - as far north as the Stratosphere
- and shuttle you to the Arizona border. The tour
is usually an all-day event, with the average trip lasting
upwards of six hours, though if you can’t pull yourself
away from the casino floor for that long, there is a Las
Vegas Hoover Dam Express tour that can get you there in
back in approximately
The most popular of the Hoover Dam tours from Las Vegas is the Discovery tour. Not only does the bus come straight to your hotel room, you get an in-depth tour of the surrounding areas, the history of the Dam itself, right down into the main generator room - not to mention a couple of decent side trips to the Ethel M Chocolate Factory and the Botanical Cactus Gardens.
Perhaps you don’t want to hang around with a bunch
of strangers while touring the Hoover Dam bridge. In that
case, the dam runs its own tours daily, or you can just
wander around the dam as you please – not everyone
needs a full two hours to learn everything there is to
know about the ins and outs of how the dam was constructed.
Though it’s hard to leave Las Vegas for long,
a Hoover Dam tour is a good day
trip, especially for light gamblers who need something
else to occupy their time, or those visiting the area
with their families.
