I found this tour through the Viator website months before getting to Las Vegas and booked the Moderate as opposed to the easy one. Adam picked me up at 7am at the Mandalay Bay Valet area. It was just another couple and I taking the tour on a Friday morning which was great! They were avid hikers and willing to let our guide push us hard, climbing on the rock formations.
The basic trail ended about 30min into the valley, after that it was open for exploration. You definitely need to go with a guide if you want to venture deeper into the valley of fire, it's very easy to get disoriented and dangerous if you were to slip and fall. Adam knew everything you could about the valley, from the animals living there as well as their tracks, the plants, rock formations and the Petroglyphs.
I took my DSLR with me, but Adam was happy to take pictures of the tour and post them once we got back. That was a nice bonus because normally I'm not in a lot of photos when I travel. The tour included snacks, water/gatorade as well as a canteen bottle at the end.
This was the one thing I really wanted to do on my trip to Vegas this time. Having a small group tour allowed us to keep moving without having to wait for stragglers.
I would recommend and definitely take another tour with Love Hikes in the future.