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Guided Tour of Historic Virginia City and Carson City from South Lake Tahoe

Guided Tour of Historic Virginia City and Carson City from South Lake Tahoe

Overview

Step back in time on this narrated tour following the Pony Express Trail to America’s largest historic landmark Virginia City – the Comstock Lode founded in 1859, where Mark Twain roamed the streets and everybody wanted a piece of the “Richest place on Earth “. Driver tour guide narrates about history, geography, geology, flora and fauna of the region on the way to Virginia City ( 40 miles or 1 hour 20 min. )

Tour includes a visit to The Way it was museum

City: Lake Tahoe

Sat 19 Oct

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Starting at $70.00

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Sat 19 Oct

Starting at $70.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Professional guide

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands

What To Expect

Governor's Mansion

Narrated tour through Carson City, also visiting the Governor's Mansion

Kingsbury

The tour to Virginia City takes us up Kingsbury Grade over Daggett summit.

Comstock Lode

Virginia City is the final destination and the last settlement on the Comstock Lode

The Delta Saloon

Great place for lunch and a refreshment. Historic artifacts are on display as well.

The Way It Was Museum

We believe this is the best museum in Virginia City

Genoa Bar

Oldest bar in Nevada

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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 (13)

Nancy T

Nov 2019

Nevada Smith was a great driver and guide. We appreciated not driving and then were able to enjoy the scenery. Nevada Smith’s knowledge and dialogue was very interesting and showed great depth of experience. Would highly recommend!

loztz12

Sep 2019

Virginia city has a lot of history & is a very old small town. Probably the best part of of this visit was the historical tour. Well worth the 25 minutes. Not sure the rest is worth the drive.

Response from Host

Sep 2019

Thank you for joining us and writing a review

pspoker

Jul 2019

OK so we went on this, weren't sure what to expect. Well totally worth the money! Our driver was "Nevada Smith" I believe he said. He talked most the time all about the Tahoe area, Pony Express, Virginia City, Genoa and more. Everything as we past or through the town. So informative, not boring at all. When you get to Virginia City, there is a train ride included which is great as well. Then 2.5 hours for you to do whatever you want. I recommend going to the Palace slaoon and getting the Cheddar dip. I did and it was superb. Beers are $4 there so just so ya know. Anyways, this is almost a hidden gem. I would tell anyone from the company that is listening that they need to cut down the time on our own in Virginai City to at least only 2 hours. As 2.5 hours is just too long. Maybe even an hour and a half. But go on this trip! This was so informative. We did it July 2019 and they only were doing it on Thursdays. Bus was pretty full but not stuffed.

Response from Host

Jul 2019

Thank you for taking your time and writing a review, it is very helpful. So glad, you enjoyed the tour