If you are traveling to Las Vegas (or if you live here) now is the time to visit Death Valley National Park. Most people know Death Valley for it’s extreme heat, and the fact that it is recognized worldwide as one of the hottest places on the planet. As a matter of fact, the world record for hottest air temperature ever recorded happened at Furnace Creek. While the record has been challenged many times by other locations outside of the United States, nobody ever is not amazed at the heat in Death Valley. Every year thousands of tourists flock to the area just for the experience of being outside in over 120 degrees, but far more people come for the completely unique landscape and wildlife that have adapted to the area over time. While you may think that an area that shows this level of heat in the summertime and this little rainfall would be completely desolate, but nothing is further from the truth. Death Valley is teeming with life that has adapted over time to be able to not only survive in these harsh conditions, but actually thrive. At some points in the year seeds which lie dormant in the desert crust for years spring to life as wildflowers after only a small amount of rain. The area is completely unique, and because of it’s unique characteristics visitors come in droves.
The best time to visit Death Valley is not during the summer months when the heat that makes it famous is present. Instead, it is far better to visit in the fall around the months of October and November once the extreme heat has subsided but the area has yet to get cold and change to the winter landscape. During these months, you will still see what the area looks like during the summer, but will be able to spend far more time outside instead of in the vans. During the summer months, we actually consider Death Valley to be more of a sightseeing tour than an adventure tour, simply due to the fact that the heat is too extreme for some of our visitors. During those times we encourage more time to be spent inside the climate controlled vans looking at the scenery as opposed to actually exploring it. In the fall however, we can let our guests explore outside for far longer periods as the temperatures remain comfortable.
Death Valley national park is only a few hours drive from Las Vegas over the California border. Our tours pick you up at one of several designated meeting places in the city, or at your hotel in some circumstances. Our driver and tour guides transport you comfortably to Death Valley, where we stop at several of the main points of interest. The period of time that is spent at each point for exploration will be dictated by the weather. We then return to Las Vegas and drop you off during the same day as we began. If you are interested in exploring Death Valley, contact us today.