Donald Trump announced today via his press secretary Sean Spicer that he was donating his first quarter’s pay to the National Park Service during a
March 20 through October 7 is Antelope Canyon season. You may ask why we define the season for tours at this location so specifically, naming exact days when the season begins and ends (no, this does not mean that we do not tour Antelope Canyon outside of these dates, it just means that the best tours happen during these times.) The reason is pretty simple, the light beams. Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon (one of the most dramatic in the world) which means that it was not formed by mountains on each side but instead was formed by erosion of the earth in a specific path that the water has followed time and time again. You are literally walking in a crack in the earth that was formed by rushing water. You may notice right away that there is no river running through Antelope Canyon the way the Grand Canyon has one, which is the obvious source of the erosion. Antelope Canyon was actually formed by flash flooding removing the soft floor of sandstone over thousands of years, which is the same reason that Antelope Canyon cannot be guaranteed for visitation on any specific day. Because of the potential dangers that flash flooding poses to anyone within the canyon at the time it happens, Navajo Nation (who operates the park) has made the decision to only allow professionally guided tours, and ones that will adhere to restrictions in touring if there is a flash flood potential. Navajo Nation actually operates it's own weather station in order to advise potential tourists of the threat of flash flooding being present, so as to not have anyone within the canyon if it was to happen. Guides must also be understanding of the safety features that have been installed throughout the canyon, as
March 20 through October 7 is Antelope Canyon season. You may ask why we define the season for tours at this location so specifically, naming
One of the most popular tourist destinations on earth is the Grand Canyon. Every year, millions of visitors travel to the remote area of Arizona in order to look out on one of nature's most impressive miracles. Some people will take pictures, some will get a little more adventurous and partake in some hiking, helicopter tours, mule rides, rafting or potentially just sitting on the rim and looking over the canyon that has been carved over hundreds of thousands of years by the Colorado River. Whatever your reason for wanting to visit the Grand Canyon, or the activities that you want to do when you are there, it is a good idea to make a plan as far as how your trip is going to work. This is why we suggest not only using our tour service, but also leaving from Las Vegas even if you decide to make the drive yourself. Of course, we are going to be able to not only transport you to the area in comfort so that you are rested when you get there, but we are also going to be able to make sure that you get to see all the best sights, experience all of the best things to do, and really get a sense of the area like the locals who have lived there for thousands of years. We want you to have the opportunity to have an adventure, and not just watch the sights through a bus window. So if you are planning a trip to the Grand Canyon, why should you start your trip in Las Vegas? Thats easy, the Grand Canyon (like all national parks) is quite remote and far from the nearest development area. This is because the federal government makes sure that there is no development not
One of the most popular tourist destinations on earth is the Grand Canyon. Every year, millions of visitors travel to the remote area of Arizona
Monument Valley Tours From Las Vegas Las Vegas is the ideal starting position for tours of Monument Valley. This is not only due to the ideal position of the city as a starting point for tours of most national parks in the American southwest, but also due to the fact that it is ideally suited to be a mini vacation of it’s own. When many people are beginning the process of planning out their visits to national parks, they quickly realize that one of the regulations that protect national parks also make them quite difficult to visit if you are not from the vicinity. Because national parks are protected spaces, they not only will be protected from development within their borders, but also the area surrounding the park for numerous miles. This creates a situation where the park is not only remote but also has little development within its proximity. There will be almost no availability of airline traffic to deposit visitors into an airport that is within even a few hour drive to the park’s entrance, let alone the areas of the space that are desired to see. People visiting parks in Arizona, Nevada and California as well as Utah who are not from any of these states can assume they will need to fly to a starting position then arrange transportation to the park, which will generally take about a 4 to an 8 hour drive. This means that you will need to choose a starting point from the cities that support major airline traffic, which will generally be based upon which park you want to visit in order to keep driving time down. Las Vegas is roughly the same distance to Bryce Canyon as Salt Lake City, each being roughly four hours drive. Many will choose
Monument Valley Tours From Las Vegas Las Vegas is the ideal starting position for tours of Monument Valley. This is not only due to
Bryce and Zion Tours From Las Vegas The national parks of the American southwest are some of the most beautiful spaces on the face of the earth, and each year millions of people make plans to visit them. There are limited amounts of parks that are nationally recognized in southern California and Nevada, consisting of Death Valley and Red Rock for the most part, so the majority of tourism traffic actually heads to the east of these states, landing in the cluster of parks that is found in Utah and Arizona. Because many of these places lie in close proximity to one another, it is common for people to schedule visits to several parks on the same trip, minimizing drive time by venturing out from a starting point and visiting the parks one by one based upon their proximity to one another. His fact makes it common to have “park pairs” where tourists choose two or three parks to visit during a single trip, which parks they are being decided by the city where the journey has begun. Las Vegas and Salt Lake City are the most common destinations to begin national parks tours from, due to the fact that they are the closest major cities to the park clusters in Utah and Arizona. Las Vegas is far more popular of a starting point than Salt Lake City, because they both lie almost the same distance from Bryce Canyon, and Ls Vegas is half of that distance to Zion. Because Las Vegas is a major tourist hub on its own, which will provide more flight choices for better prices as well as far more hotel and restaurant choices for any budget. Another reason Las Vegas is more popular is simply because it is Las Vegas, and many will choose to
Bryce and Zion Tours From Las Vegas The national parks of the American southwest are some of the most beautiful spaces on the face of
Bryce and Zion Tours From Bindlestiff Why is it such a good idea to book your Bryce and Zion tours from Las Vegas? The answer is simple, location location location. There are several options for a base location when organizing your tour of national parks in the southwestern USA, essentially boiling down to Las Vegas and Salt Lake City for most tours. This is because both of these places are about the same distance from the clusters of national parks in Utah and Arizona, and both offer the ability to secure a number of commercial flights into. That is where the comparisons essentially stop, as Las Vegas is far more able to satisfy the needs of most tourists due to the fact that it is a tourist destination itself. Las Vegas offers far more hotel and restaurant choices for nearly any budget, and also offers almost unlimited amounts of entertainment for the time that you will spend outside of your national park tour. If you cannot drive from your home directly to the park itself, using Las Vegas as your starting point just makes sense. For those interested in Bryce and Zion tours, Las Vegas makes far more sense than any other city simply due to the location. Zion is located only two hours drive from downtown, and can be reached without much effort at all. Bryce is about two hours from Zion, which lends itself to doing a combination tour of at least these two parks in order to maximize the time spent exploring parks and minimizing the time spent driving. Most professional touring companies like Bindlestiff Tours choose to actually do tours that also offer Monument Valley and the Grand Canyon on Bryce and Zion tours due to the fact that you can minimize drive time even
Bryce and Zion Tours From Bindlestiff Why is it such a good idea to book your Bryce and Zion tours from Las Vegas? The
The salt flats at Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park are one of the most popular attractions for visitors in the southwestern United States, each year attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors. Badwater Basin is the lowest point below sea level in the continental United States, and is one of the hottest places on earth. The area itself is nearly completely desolate, with a crust of salt covering the desert floor in all directions, developed by years of drying as a result of the brutal sun over an ancient lake that has since become a dry lake bed. The salt flats are a visual wonder, white crust covering the ground for miles making the area look like the surface of another planet. It is a favorite of photographers, those seeking meditation and just the curious who want to gaze over an unspoiled result of the changing surface of the earth. When damage is done to natural phenomenon like this, it can take thousands of years to be restored, if at all. It is not as if it can be repaired as though you were repainting a house, and instead will generally become a scar on an otherwise perfect landscape. On Wed., March 8 a van drove off the main road at Badwater Basin and onto the salt flats, leaving tire tracks the entire length of it's drive before sinking up to it's axles and becoming stuck. The van had driven for roughly one-half mile in the salt flats before sinking to the point of no longer being able to move forward or backward. The van remained in this place until two days later, when it was towed out by a tracked vehicle. The damage to the flats by both the van and the tracked vehicle that was necessary in
The salt flats at Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park are one of the most popular attractions for visitors in the southwestern United States,
Bryce Canyon is one of the most popular destinations in America to visit if you want to experience the stunning beauty of the National Parks that are protected by the US government. Bryce is roughly the same distance from Las Vegas as it is from Salt Lake City, which are the two nearest cities that can support traffic from major airlines. The drive to Bryce is about four hours from both cities, but smart visitors choose Las Vegas as the beginning of the tip far more than Salt Lake City due to the fact that cheaper flights can be had going to Las Vegas, and it also has a far better selection of hotels and restaurants. Lets face it, Las Vegas is also a better tourist destination to start from as well, because there is more to do there on the days when you are not touring the nearby National Parks. Our tours of Bryce Canyon are offered as multiple-park tours for a specific reason, that we can maximize our tour time of National Parks and minimize our driving time by first visiting Zion, which is only 2.5 hours from Vegas, and then traveling from there to Bryce. We also visit Monument Valley and The Grand Canyon on the same trip, due to the fact that we can drive only short distances between the parks and get the best experience of multiple areas while having only short drives in between. Bryce Canyon is absolutely spectacular, and is a must see for people who want to experience the beauty of southwestern open spaces. We allow our customers an even more unique experience than they might ever expect, because most people who see Bryce Canyon only see it during the day. Bindlestiff Tours chooses to allow our visitors to see Bryce at
Bryce Canyon is one of the most popular destinations in America to visit if you want to experience the stunning beauty of the National Parks
Is one of the places on your bucket list that you want to visit the Grand Canyon? It is one of the wonders of the world, and one of the most popular destinations on earth to visit due to the fact that it is also one of the most breathtaking views on earth. Quite simply, there is absolutely nothing like the Grand Canyon, and you will never see anything comparable to it in your lifetime. The south rim of the Grand Canyon is the more beautiful of the places where the canyon can be accessed, and while the other areas may have things like the Skywalk, we prefer the more natural beauty to the shock value of standing on a glass floor thousands of feet in the air. Our philosophy about experiencing the National Parks of the United States is to see the natural beauty that is offered instead of the tourist traps, which is why we choose to put the south rim into our tours. The main reason that people go to the other areas of the canyon is basically because they are only a few hours from Las Vegas, where most people from other areas start their trips to southwest parks. You need to start your trip from a city that has an airport that has commercial flights, and you need a city that has a wide choice of hotels for different budgets, which makes Las Vegas a perfect starting place. Because of the proximity to Vegas, many people choose to visit the less beautiful area of the Grand Canyon....but we choose instead to visit the more scenic area even though it takes longer to get there. To get to the closest areas of the Grand Canyon from Las Vegas only takes 2.5 hours, but to get to
Is one of the places on your bucket list that you want to visit the Grand Canyon? It is one of the wonders of the
Zion Canyon National Park is one of the most popular protected spaces in the United States to visit and explore. No more than a few years ago, many National Parks were having some difficulty with dropping visitor numbers, and governmental pressures to commit resources to spaces that had low tourism numbers. Basically, politicians were hesitant to give money to programs that would keep the parks in good repair, clean and staffed, due to sagging numbers of tourists visiting the areas. The response was an advertising campaign called "Find Your Park" that utilized television and magazine ads to illustrate the beauty of these protected spaces. The response was overwhelmingly successful, and tourism to the National Parks marketed skyrocketed. Zion Canyon National Park, however, saw far more of an increase in interest than others did. This can only lead people involved in the tourism industry to speculate on why. The answer might actually be found in the park's geographic location. Zion is roughly 2.5 hours drive from Las Vegas. While that may seem like a lot, it is actually about half the distance from Las Vegas as many of the other parks that were advertised like Bryce and Monument Valley. While most tour operators like ourselves will offer the tour of Zion as part of trips that visit multiple parks, many people will simply drive to Zion on their own. This is the reason behind the increases in tourist activity at the areas, and the best guess as to why Zion became so much more popular than the other parks is because it is the closest to a major city like Las Vegas, where people can take a commercial flight into and find a hotel room easily. Other nearly cities like Salt Lake City do not have as good of flight schedules
Zion Canyon National Park is one of the most popular protected spaces in the United States to visit and explore. No more than a few