Hoover Dam Experience from Las Vegas

Overview

Your Hoover Dam tour travels from Las Vegas, through Henderson - second largest city in Nevada, historic Boulder City, past the picturesque Lake Mead, then over the top of Hoover Dam to the Arizona Lookout. A brief stop will be made at the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge, providing an opportunity for you to walk on the tip of the bridge for amazing photo opportunities. Your professional tour guide will provide full narration of this 5-51/2 hour adventure as you travel through the colorful natural side of the Las Vegas Valley. Enjoy spectacular views of scenic Lake Mead, the awe inspiring Mike O'Callahan/Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge (Bypass Bridge) and the entire Hoover Dam complex. This tour includes a light breakfast snack and access to the Visitor Center and the Generator Room.

City: Las Vegas

Tue 24 Sep

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Starting at $81.00

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Tue 24 Sep

Starting at $81.00

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What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Bottled water

Air-conditioned vehicle

Tour includes light breakfast snack

Includes tour of the Generator room and trip to Visitor Center

Additional Info

Specialized infant seats are available
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Rest room facilities are available at the Bypass Bridge Lookout and at the Visitor Center
The Visitor Center and Generator Room are now available as part of the tour. The Hard Hat tour is no longer available

What To Expect

Hoover Dam

This exciting tour commences with complimentary hotel pickup. As you make your way to the Hoover Dam, you will travel past Lake Mead, the second largest man-made lake in the Western Hemisphere. The tour will provide you with the opportunity to walk on the top of the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge. Following this stop, you will cross over the top of the Dam with closeup views of the architecture, penstocks and Arizona Spillway. When the Hoover Dam was completed early in 1935, it was both the world's largest electric power producing facility and the world's largest concrete structure, weighing a total of 6.6 million tons. You will discover a multitude of facts on your tour about this impressive structure.

Hoover Dam Bypass

The Bypass Bridge opened in 2010 stretching nearing 2,000 feet long and 840 feet above the Colorado River, making it the second highest bridge in the United States. Ample time is provided for souvenir shopping and purchase of food items at the Dam restaurant. This is truly an exciting and very educational experience that will provide you with a thorough overview of this fascinating, nearly 90 year old, civil engineering wonder of the world.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (290)

ageXLCR

Nov 2019

The agent at our hotel had discouraged us from buying the tour for the Hoover Dam as the elevators were not working. What did he know?! We had come from Florida to see the Hoover Dam so we bought our tickets any way. Our guide showed up promptly in a clean, comfortable bus. As we set out from Las Vegas we realized that we had struck gold. We were treated to a lively, informative commentary as we traveled. The dam with its bridges left us awe-stricken. We wouldn't have had time to read all the material provided at the visitor center but our guide had prepped us very well. This tour is worth every cent of the price paid. Thank you so much, Sweet tours. Thanks a million, Earl, for a job expertly done. ( And for the extra steps you took to make sure we got the best photo-ops, thanks)

Passenger515082

Nov 2019

We were picked up at our hotel on time and our tour driver, Angela, was awesome. She was very personable and knowledgeable and made the drive there and back very entertaining and we learnt a lot about Las Vegas and the Hoover Dam along with the history behind Boulder NV too. The tour was well worth the money and the actual tour itself of the Dam including the trip down into the turbine area was very interesting. Highly recommend this tour.

BournemouthLynne

Nov 2019

Had an excellent time, from the minute we were picked up to the the time we were dropped off. Our tour guide Mark (from Sweetours) kept us informed & entertained the entire trip. He was a mine of information & the bridge by the Dam became a tourist attraction in its own right after being told the history behind it. The Dam and bridge are an amazing feat of engineering and a tribute to all the people who made it possible. Well worth a visit if you ever get the chance.