When you started thinking about the things you were going to do during your Las Vegas vacation, you probably Googled “things to do in Las Vegas.” The list you were presented with probably had a lot of shows and restaurants that were in and around the city, mostly on the strip. Some of the more extensive lists will also include things to do that are not necessarily in the city itself, and will discuss must see places outside of Las Vegas within a reasonable driving distance. This list will mostly reference the different national parks that are in the general vicinity and able to be driven to, and this list will almost be guaranteed to include the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon is considered one of the most iconic landscapes on earth, and must be visited by anyone who has come to Las Vegas. If you have come this far, it is quite simply worth the few more hours of driving to see it. The Grand Canyon is located in Arizona about four hours drive from Las Vegas, and because it is within such a reasonable distance it is offered by most tour companies in one form or another leaving from Las Vegas as the starting point. We offer the Grand Canyon tour as an overnight that includes camping because we believe that you cannot do and see everything that is worth seeing in only one day if you lose the first four hours of it to driving. We like to spend at least a full day in the park exploring, hiking and viewing so we will also offer the Grand Canyon as part of our multi-day packages as well, because it takes less time to get there from some of the other nearby parks that we visit than it does directly from Las Vegas. The goal is to spend as much time as is necessary in the park, to make it worth the drive.
There are several companies that provide tours to the Grand Canyon from Las Vegas who offer it as a single day trip. If you are given information on these tours, make sure that they specify that you will be touring the actual Grand Canyon National Park, and not just another portion of the canyon outside of the park. This is now common to provide tours that are to a location only 2 hours away, but this location is not nearly as scenic and picturesque as the traditional view points inside the national park itself. This area was developed specifically for tourists from Las Vegas who simply want to get a few pictures and then leave, instead of spending the day exploring. There is far less to do in these areas, and they do not represent the views you have seen in magazines.
When you are ready to tour the Grand Canyon and see the iconic views that this magical place has to offer, contact us first. Our tours are well known all over the world as being the adventure of a lifetime.