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Bindlestiff Tours has been recognized as one of the leading tour companies in the nation that provides national parks tours from Las Vegas.  As one of the most exciting cities in the world, Las Vegas offers a multitude of activities and entertainment options that are sure to dazzle and impress even the most jaded world traveler.  The problem is that all of the entertainment that is provided by the casinos in Las Vegas, as well as the majority of the entertainment that is provided by businesses that are associated with the casinos is designed to keep you indoors.  After all, the point of the casinos in Las Vegas is gambling, and pretty much everything that they do is going to keep people inside the casinos themselves. Bindlestiff Tours offers it's National Parks Tours specifically to allow the adventurous tourist in Las Vegas a taste of the surrounding desert and the beauty of some of the most impressive landscapes on earth.  Many people do not realize that they can combine the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas the city  with using it as a starting point for adventure travel that will take them to the real wild west, and some of the most rugged terrain in the United States.  For example, our National Parks 3 Day Tour will pick adventurers up at their respective hotels and transport them into the beauty of the Grand Canyon, Bryce, Zion, Monument Valley and Lake Powell.  The natural landscapes and beauty of any of these locations on their own is unbelievable, but three consecutive days of travel and camping at these national parks, while having all of your travel throughout the locations, meals and necessities catered to has been reviewed by many on social media websites as beyond their wildest expectations.  Our tour guides have

Bindlestiff Tours is one of the leading providers of Grand Canyon tours from Las Vegas.  Many tourists utilize Las Vegas as a starting point in order to visit some of the world's most unique and beautiful scenery provided by the nearby national parks.  There are many parks within driving distance of the comfortable hotels and bright lights of Las Vegas, and the adventurous traveler will find none more spectacular than the Grand Canyon, which offers what can be described as "the most incredible landscape on the planet."  After resting up in the luxury that our Las Vegas hotels provide, get ready to experience nature like you have never seen it with our specialized Grand Canyon tour. Bindlestiff offers two types of Grand Canyon tours, one that lasts a single day and one that will provide an overnight experience.  The day tour is perfect for groups under 13 people, and will include Route 66 and Hoover Dam on the way to the mighty canyon.  Recognized as one of the natural wonders of the world, the Grand Canyon represents 2 billion years of water erosion provided by the Colorado River.  The exposed rock tells the geological story of the formation of the earth, as spectators can easily observe the varied colors of the rock formation over millions of years that has been cut away by the river's flowing waters.  The park itself also provides many variations on your experience, from walking tours to helicopter rides.  The experience of a Grand Canyon tour can take any shape you choose, and our seasoned tour guides will provide the story of this geological wonder.  The overnight tour provides a more inclusive experience as we get to see the canyon at night, camp in the park and experience life as the locals live it in the

Bindlestiff Tours has always been a favorite of adventure lovers traveling through the Southwest, but the recent expansion of their touring selection has solidified them as a leader in their field for adventure junkies worldwide.  The newest tour that Bindlestiff is offering are seven day Yellowstone tours from Las Vegas, an all-inclusive experience that takes tourists through multiple national parks on their way to one of the planet's most spectacular geographic areas. For people who love to experience natural areas through camping, hiking, photography, wildlife watching and generally experiencing nature by living in the middle of it, the Yellowstone tour from Las Vegas is exactly what you have been looking for.  Starting with a pickup directly from your hotel room on the Las Vegas strip and enjoying the drive to Bryce Canyon where we camp for the night under the stars, you are not going to get a better way to enjoy adventure in the Southwest.  There is absolutely nothing on Earth like the night sky and unobstructed views of the stars from Bryce, everything in the sky is actually brighter than you have ever seen before because there are no city lights to interfere with the observation of stars within a sky that goes on for as far as the eye can see.  Campfires, singing, quite reflection and experiencing life in a way you have never done before is sure the make you long for the great outdoors once you are back at home.  The next few days take us through Salt Lake City and Grand Tetons National Park before we arrive at the ultimate destination for adventure and nature lovers worldwide, Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone is one of the most pristine examples of the beauty that nature can provide on the face of the earth, with landscapes, water

Recently, Huffington Post did a list of "must visit" places and things in every state, and although the list lacked many of the most spectacular national parks in the world, we were pleased to see one of our favorite locations on the list for Utah.  Delicate Arch in Arches National Park is listed as one of the "must visit" locations for the Southern United States, and we could not agree more.  Delicate Arch is one of the most photographed and scenic locations in the Southwest, and has come to be recognized as an unofficial symbol of Utah. Delicate Arch towers over eighty feet in the air, and is considered by many to be the world's most beautiful natural archway.  Many also consider the Delicate Arch hike to be one of the best in Arches National Park, along with the Devils Garden hike. Arches National Park itself is located five miles north of Moab, Utah.  Delicate Arch is actually located 11.7 miles into the park at the Wolf Ranch turn off. When hiking toward Delicate Arch, you will encounter  a wide and well defined trail that leads to the base of a steep sandstone hill. The trail follows cairns (stacks of rocks) as the route climbs over the sandstone hill.  As you near Delicate Arch you will pass Frame Arch on your right.  Frame Arch is often used by photographers to capture the beauty of Delicate Arch in a completely unique way, by framing the photo of the arch with another arch. Arches National Park and Delicate Arch in particular is one of Bindlestiff Tours most requested and popular excursions.  The completely unique visual landscape is something that every adventure tourist should see with their own eyes, as photographs do not nearly do justice to the incredible span.  You can inquire for more information

In an article recently released by Huffington Post entitled The Most Photogenic Places On Earth, The Grand Canyon was voted by a group called Veryfirstto as the third most photogenic place on earth, trailing behind Bora Bora and The Great Barrier Reef.  We cannot say we are surprised, as we have always known that the Grand Canyon offers one of the most dramatic geological views that can ever experienced.  Although the article only addresses the Grand canyon from a photographic sense, and the creation of dramatic images utilizing it as a backdrop, we can easily also vote the Grand Canyon National Park as one of the most interesting and beautiful experiences from an adventure tour aspect that can be had anywhere on earth.  Of course we feel lucky that it just happens to be located practically in our back yard, and close enough that we can offer a tour of the Grand Canyon as a single day trip leaving from Las Vegas in the morning and having you back in your hotel room by evening (as well as multiple day camping trips as well,) so we are probably a little biased in our voting. If you are interested in touring the grand canyon in order to photograph the third most photogenic place on earth, Bindlestiff Tours has you covered with our inclusive adventure tour packages which offer not only transportation to the park, an expert guide who is experienced with the area, lunch, hiking and nature walking/photography....we can even arrange for a helicopter ride over the canyon expanse which is sure to not only thrill you but also provide you with an even more dramatic view than the Huffington Post reported on.  The Grand Canyon is one of the deepest and most diverse canyons on earth, and will provide you with

Bindlestiff Tours proudly announces the addition of Joe Dan Boyle to it's already impressive team of tour leaders.  As many customers already realize, Bindlestiff Tours prides itself on employing only the most experienced guides that are available, a practice which translates to better customer experiences and a richer traveler environment.  The Senior Tour Leaders are chosen due to their knowledge of specific areas due to personal experience with them, to their lifestyle that embodies the experiences that Bindlestiff Tours makes part of every customer's trip.  "The tour leader is the guide that shapes the experience of every customer on a tour, and their knowledge of an area must go beyond what they themselves have read in books," said Rachel Frampton, owner of Bindlestiff Tours.  "The guide must live and breathe the area, must understand it from a local perspective and truly love adventure travel, or the customer will simply be being given a guided tour instead of what we offer, a real, living experience of the area."

Many people traveling to the American Southwest want to experience one of the harshest climates on the face of the earth, and put a Death Valley tour on their calendar.  Even though a tour of Death Valley under the right circumstances is a wonderful experience filled with some of the most exquisite scenery you will ever experience, visitors must realize that the area itself can be dangerous if you attempt to explore it yourself without a qualified guide who knows the area.  Last year, a news story surfaced about a family who ventured into Death Valley with only a few bottles of water and a GPS system, only to find that many of the roads that the GPS listed were not actually there, and much of the information was incorrect.  They ended up running out of gas deep inside the territory, and did manage to be located by the California police in the nick of time.  The lesson to be learned from their experience is that Death Valley is not to be taken lightly, it is a very large expanse of unpopulated area that is also home to a climate that can literally kill you in a short period of time.  Exploring it on your own without experience with the area can prove to be a grave mistake if you get lost or are unprepared. Death Valley is home to the highest temperature that has ever been recorded on Earth.  If you embark on a Death Valley tour during the summer months, you can expect to be exposed to a level of heat that you probably are not prepared for.  Once the temperature is over 100 degrees, the relentless sun can cause visitors to become light headed, confused and dehydrated very quickly.  It is important to understand why the landscape

In a recent article on News.com.au in the travel section, the author attempted to put together a list of global travel destinations that provided the best experience based on the grandure of the location itself and weighing it up against the amount of tourists that will also be sharing your experience, in an attempt to find the best travel locations for those who want to experience the landscapes of the world without feeling like you need to take your picture quickly and move out of the way so someone else can take theirs.  In a list that included such exotic locations as Burma, Italy, Morocco and Peru we were not surprised at all to find one of our favorite locations mixed in to the list, and tours of Monument Valley were presented among the 20 best places on earth to visit. What needs to be taken into consideration when judging the best places on earth to visit as a tourist is how many other people are also doing the same thing as you, and potentially making it feel less like you are experiencing the area and more like you are just looking at it through a window.  Bindlestiff Tours has always strived to make our tours more of an experience, and to guide our clients through an area, providing interaction and interesting facts as we move, but not interfering with your experience as a adventurer.  When you enter an area like Monument Valley, you feel as though you are transported back into the Old West, and visions of cowboys riding across the range immediately come to mind.  The beauty of Monument Valley is that in addition to that fantastic landscape of vast sandstone buttes that reach upwards of 300 feet into the air, there will be very little in the

Death Valley tours are some of the most popular excursions that are offered by the tour companies that call Las Vegas home, and Bindlestiff Tours is no different with Death Valley tours being offered at almost all times of the year.  "There are some points during the summer when it just gets too hot to be safe," commented Rachel Frampton, owner of Bindlestiff Tours.  There are points during the summer months when the area really does live up to it's name, and it gets so hot out there that it is not a comfortable place to visit." Death Valley saw its first 120 degree temperature this year on June 9.  Yes, you read that right, it was 120 degrees in Death Valley in June.  What is truly amazing about this is that it is expected to get even hotter than that in the later summer months.  Here are a few facts about Death Valley that most people might not know: 1. On average, Death Valley California sees 15 120 degree days. 2. June 25 -August 15 are the average first and last days that Death Valley sees 120 degree temperatures each year. 3. In 1917, Death Valley recorded 52 120 degree days. 4. In 2013 Death Valley saw 27 120 degree plus days. Very few places in the United States ever get to see 120 degrees on the thermometers.  Of all of those places, none ever get to reach the temperatures that Death Valley can reach, and as a matter of fact in 2013 Death Valley actually almost hit 130 degrees, falling just one degree short on June 30.  Death Valley actually saw eight straight days over 125 degrees from June until July.  If you were looking to get out of the heat of the day and think that it

Bindlestiff Tours-  Monument Valley National Park Few places offer the majestic landscape and soaring views that characterize Monument Valley National Park. This must-see natural wonder is a destination that is included in most Utah and Arizona guided National Parks tour packages offered by Bindlestiff Tours. Visitors have the option to visit Monument Valley, Bryce Canyon, and Zion as part of a three, seven, or twelve day trip. For adventurers seeking the ultimate National Park experience, there is also a twenty-one day tour available. When touring Monument Valley, you will be immersed in the vast, open desert that defines the American wild west. Our 4x4 jeep tour offers a genuine outdoor experience, and you will have the opportunity to hike, camp out, and live like the cowboys did. The unique sandstone formations are some of the most photographed in the world, and have appeared in countless iconic Western movies. Vivid red and gold butte and mesa formations, carved out for centuries by slow-moving rivers originating in the Cutler Formation of the Colorado Plateau, get their rich color from iron oxide in the stratified layers of sandstone. Some of the more well-known formations include the East and West Mitten Buttes, Merrick Butte, Honeymoon Arch, and Mitchell and Wetherill Mesas. One of the most often photographed is Totem Pole, a spire of rock that reaches 450 feet high, but only a few meters wide. The juxtaposition of these formations thrusting up from the sweeping valley floor make for stunning sunsets and incredible photographs. As the sun drops in the sky, it bathes the towers in rich red hues, and casts long shadows on the valley floor. We ensure our visitors have ample opportunity to photograph these breathtaking sunsets, but many simply stare in awe at the wondrous scenery. Your guide will educate you