Bus Day Trips from Las Vegas

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Motor-coach day trips to the Grand Canyon, Death Valley, Antelope Canyon, Valley of Fire — hotel pickup, multi-stop, lunch usually included.

6 tours in this category, each checked on the operator's or venue's own site: Grand Canyon South Rim Day Trip by Motor Coach from Las Vegas (grand-canyon-south), Grand Canyon West and Skywalk Day Trip by Bus from Las Vegas (grand-canyon-west), Valley of Fire State Park Tour from Las Vegas (valley-of-fire), Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend Day Trip from Las Vegas (page-az), Death Valley National Park Day Trip from Las Vegas (death-valley) and Area 51 and Extraterrestrial Highway Day Tour (rachel-nv).

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• Grand Canyon South Rim Day Trip by Motor Coach from Las Vegas

  grand-canyon-south · about 13-14 hours hotel to hotel, with about 3 hours inside the park · from $100 per person plus taxes and a fuel fee (Canyon Tours lists $100 to $108 by option); non-US residents also owe the park's $100 fee

  A full-day coach trip from Las Vegas to Grand Canyon National Park's South Rim, crossing the Hoover Dam bypass bridge, with about three hours at Mather Point and Grand Canyon Village.

  The South Rim is the main developed side of Grand Canyon National Park. The National Park Service says about 90 percent of park visitors go there, and that it is open 24 hours a day, all year. The rim averages about 7,000 feet above sea level, and NPS warns that walking at that height can be strenuous, especially for people with heart or breathing problems.

• Grand Canyon West and Skywalk Day Trip by Bus from Las Vegas

  grand-canyon-west · about 11-12 hours hotel to hotel, with about 4 hours at Grand Canyon West (Gray Line, Canyon Tours) · from $156 per person with Skywalk entry, plus taxes and a $20 fuel fee collected at booking (Canyon Tours 'Prime Pass' option)

  A full-day coach trip from Las Vegas to the Hualapai Tribe's Grand Canyon West, with Skywalk entry at Eagle Point and time at Guano Point.

  Grand Canyon West is on the Hualapai Reservation, established in 1883, and is owned and run by the Hualapai Tribe. It is not part of Grand Canyon National Park, and national park passes are not accepted. The Tribe says ticket revenue supports a nation that gets no federal funding.

• Valley of Fire State Park Tour from Las Vegas

  valley-of-fire · about 5.5 to 8 hours including hotel pickup, depending on the operator · from $130 per person, gratuity not included (Gray Line small-group tour)

  Guided day trip from Las Vegas to Valley of Fire, Nevada's first state park, with road stops at Rainbow Vista, Atlatl Rock petroglyphs, the 1930s Cabins and the visitor center.

  Valley of Fire opened on Easter Sunday 1934 as Nevada's first state park. The legislature made the designation official in 1935. Nevada State Parks describes more than 40,000 acres of bright red Aztec sandstone set in gray and tan limestone. The sandstone dates from the Jurassic period, and the park also holds petrified trees. Petroglyphs carved by the Basketmaker culture date back about 2,500 years.

• Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend Day Trip from Las Vegas

  page-az · about 14 hours by road (Canyon Tours) or about 9 hours by plane with hotel transfers (Papillon) · from $213 per person by road with Antelope Canyon X, plus taxes and a $10 fuel fee collected at booking (Canyon Tours)

  A full day from Las Vegas to Page, Arizona, for a Navajo-guided tour of an Antelope Canyon section and a stop at the Horseshoe Bend overlook.

  Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon near Page, Arizona, on Navajo Nation land. Navajo Nation Parks & Recreation says every Antelope Canyon location is open only by guided tour, and it licenses the tour companies. It also charges an entry fee of $15 per person, per location, per day, on top of the tour price.

• Death Valley National Park Day Trip from Las Vegas

  death-valley · about 10 to 10.5 hours including hotel pickup · from $290 per person, gratuity not included (Adventure Photo Tours)

  Full-day guided trip from Las Vegas to Death Valley National Park in California, with stops such as Dante's View, Badwater Basin at 282 feet below sea level, and Artist's Palette.

  Death Valley National Park lies across the California line west of Las Vegas. The National Park Service calls the valley a long, narrow basin 282 feet below sea level, walled by high, steep mountains. Heat builds in the basin. Summer lows may stay between 85°F and 95°F. The hottest air temperature on record was 134°F at Furnace Creek on July 10, 1913.

• Area 51 and Extraterrestrial Highway Day Tour

  rachel-nv · About 10 hours: departs around 7:00 a.m., returns around 5:00 p.m. (Adventure Photo Tours) · $235 per person including lunch, water and snacks; gratuity not included (Adventure Photo Tours)

  Day trip by 4x4 from Las Vegas up the Extraterrestrial Highway to Rachel, Nevada, the Black Mailbox and the fenced edge of the Area 51 military range.

  Area 51 is a restricted military site in the Nevada desert north of Las Vegas. You cannot enter it or see the base. This tour drives to its boundary, and to the roadside stops that grew up along State Route 375, which Nevada signs as the Extraterrestrial Highway.

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Good to know

• Grand Canyon South Rim Day Trip by Motor Coach from Las Vegas departs from Las Vegas Strip hotel pickups (Canyon Tours: pickup about an hour before a 5:30 a.m. tour time).
• Grand Canyon West and Skywalk Day Trip by Bus from Las Vegas departs from Las Vegas Strip and Downtown hotel pickups.
• Valley of Fire State Park Tour from Las Vegas departs from Hotel pickup on the Las Vegas Strip and Downtown (operator-dependent).
• Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend Day Trip from Las Vegas departs from Las Vegas hotel pickup (Canyon Tours, 5:30 a.m. tour time); Papillon flies from Boulder City, NV to Page, AZ.
• Death Valley National Park Day Trip from Las Vegas departs from Hotel pickup in Las Vegas.
• Area 51 and Extraterrestrial Highway Day Tour departs from Free pickup at Las Vegas hotels.
• Prices and what is included are the operators' own, and change; confirm on their sites before you book.

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