Death Valley Day Trip from Las Vegas

Overview

The Death Valley Day Tour from Las Vegas is a full day of sights, scenes and extremes you can only comprehend once you are there. The world has many strange places but none quite as strange, as beautiful and as deadly as Death Valley. You have the luxury of experiencing it in the comfort and safety of modern, air-conditioned vehicles.

City: Las Vegas

Sun 29 Jun

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Starting at $289.99

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Sun 29 Jun

Starting at $289.99

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What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off

All taxes, fees and handling charges

Bottled water

Professional guide

Snacks, Peanuts, Cheese, Muffins, Juice

Snacks

Lunch

Additional Info

Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please advise of your sandwich/lunch preference in the Special Requirements field at the time of booking:
Ham
Turkey
Deluxe Turkey (cranberry sauce, stuffing and mayonnaise)
Italian (combination of Genoa salami, capacolla and prosciutini)
Veggie
Garden salad with vinaigrette
Tour requires a minimum number of participants to operate. If the minimum number has not been met, you will be offered another date or full refund.

What To Expect

Rhyolite

Depart Las Vegas at 7am for your day tour to Death Valley. Your first stop will be the ghost town of Rhyolite, at the entrance to the National Park. This long abandoned gold mining community has been used as the set for many movies and documentaries.

Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes

Enjoy the views on an amazing drive down a beautiful winding highway and enter the center of Death Valley from the east; this is like entering a foreign and strange world of endless desert, vast valleys, harshly sculpted peaks and superbly adapted plants and animals formed over millions of years.

Furnace Creek Visitor Center

Death Valley, the driest, hottest climate imaginable is an immense, wild land that man has never tamed. Capture the view of the valley from Hell’s Gate, well above the valley floor and then visit Badwater at 282 feet below sea level.

Badwater

You will also enjoy views and stops at Zabriskie’s Point, the Devil’s Golf Course, the Furnace Creek Museum, the Salt Lake, the Sand Dunes and Artists Pallet. The majestic mountains, colorful canyons, volcanic craters and salt pinnacles all make this trip a photographic-sightseers dream come true. For the truly adventurous, this tour is offered your-round! We stop at all these locations for a little exploration and lots of photos.

Artists Palette

You'll be amazed at beautiful drive thru Artists Palate and photo stops

Devil's Golf Course

Discover how the salt panicles were formed at the the Devils Golf Course. This is part of the salt lake that became a very strange place indeed.

Zabriskie Point

You'll love the views from Zabriskie's Point overlooking the valley. Take a small hike to see one of Death Valley's most inspiring views!

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (98)

larsval02

Jan 2025

Day drive from Las Vegas (about 2 hours), Gas up before you leave Vegas. Minimal to no cell phone coverage unless in Pahrump or Furnace Creek Visitor Center. DO NOT USE the bathroom at the pull over station, where you can pay for park entrance (you will regret it. The smell made me gag, and I almost threw up. I was still gagging for about five minutes after I exited the bathroom. I’m a nurse and I’ve endured a lot of gross things over the years, but the smell coming from this bathroom has topped the list). Wait and use the bathrooms at the furnace creek visitors station. It was about noon when we arrived. We did sand dunes, which is 30 minutes out from furnace creek visitor center. Then we turned around and headed back towards the visitor center and did Devils golf course, bad water basin, artist’s pallet (The second parking lot is more colorful than the first) and then Zabriskie’s point. By that time it was 4:30 pm and the sun was setting so we did not have time to go up to Dante’s View. Everywhere that we stopped was easy walking access from the parking lot. We went in January and temperature was 65 degrees Fahrenheit. If I had to do anything different (other than the bathroom experience), I probably would’ve allotted for one to two more hours worth of time in the park!

Response from Host

Jan 2025

Hi Lars, Thank you for your detailed review. So glad you had a fun day at Death Valley. We pay billions to the parks in America and this is the service they give us, they will hear about this. That is unacceptable performance by the park service. And the weather is great in winter but the days are shorter. Although, we still spend a solid 3-4 hours in the park. Thank you so much, Will & Donna Tryon - Owners

Erich R

Nov 2024

Our tour guide Clayton was so enthusiastic, caring and entertaining! He had heaps to tell us about Death Valley and the surrounding area including some fascinating history. We loved walking in the salt flats, sand dunes and the Devil's golf course. We highly recommend Adventure Photo Tours!😊

Response from Host

Nov 2024

HI Erich, Thank you for your review. Death Valley is fantastic and Clayton brings every tour to life! Please come back, there is so much yet to see. Very best regards, Will & Donna Tryon - Owners

Ivan_B

Jun 2024

We loved the private tour ! Art was our guide and driver for the day. He is experienced, knowledgeable and very accommodating. It was one of the most memorable tours of my life.. also courtesy of the scenery. The vehicle was very comfortable and as we had a concert to attend at the Las Vegas sphere in the evening, Art made sure that we could see all the important things by not rushing and making recommendations on the pick up time and on the order of sites to visit. His preparation and knowledge on the job was vital as the Death Valley park had just reopened after the biggest flood in a century where only some roads were re-opened. We were able to navigate around the area without issues and be back on time for a shower a quick bite and be at the concert on time !

Response from Host

Jul 2024

Hi Ivan, Thank you so much for the wonderfully detailed review and so happy you had a fun time with Art. He is special indeed. Please come back there is so much yet to see. Very best regards, Will & Donna Tryon - Owners