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 Las Vegas as the starting point for nearly all western national parks tours simply because the city itself is a tourist attraction. There are more choices of hotel rooms and restaurants for any budget in Las Vegas than in Salt Lake City, and the city itself offers more than its share of tourism activities. Many will add one or two days to their trip simply to explore the options the city offers as well as their visits to the surrounding parks. Las Vegas will generally offer cheaper flights with more options than flights into Salt Lake City as well, simply due to the popularity of the destination.
In addition to the aspects of Las Vegas that make it better for tourism on its own, there is also the fact that it is geographically positioned only 2 hours from Zion Canyon, meaning that those who have the ability to tour multiple parks can significantly minimize their driving times visiting Zion first, then moving on to Bryce and Monument Valley. Tours of Monument Valley offered by most companies will be approached this way, visiting multiple parks in sequence to minimize the drive time. If you would like to tour Monument Valley from Las Vegas, contact Bindlestiff Tours today.