Top Las Vegas Half-day Tours

Visit Hoover Dam on a Las Vegas "mini" tour that doesn't take up a whole day so you don't waste your precious vacation time. Or, perhaps you have a late flight and want to do something fun after hotel check-out. After departing the Strip, head to the dam, where you visit lookout points for views and photo ops.

Discover the hit Las Vegas-based reality television shows up close and in person on this guided tour. Visit the filming locations of ‘Pawn Stars,’ ‘Tanked,’ ‘American Restoration,’ ‘Counting Cars,’ ‘Toy Shack’ and ‘Ultimate Sports Cards and Memorabilia.’ Enjoy skip-the-line VIP access and an insider’s narrative on each show at each location. Entrance fees and transportation via mini motor coach included.

Trade the Strip for the Las Vegas Dunes—and enjoy a fun-filled and fast-paced excursion—on this all-terrain vehicle tour. Following pickup directly from your hotel, head to the departure facility where you’ll watch a safety video, get fitted with gear, and go for a few practice laps. Then, hit the dunes: choose between a 30- or 60-minute ride, and speed along in your ATV while your guide captures photos.

Leave behind the hectic crowds of Las Vegas and spend the day exploring desert landscapes on this doors-open private van tour. Cruising through picture-perfect scenery with the doors open ensures you don’t miss any of the sights along the way. As you stop at highlights such as Calico Hills and American Indian heritage sites, your guide explains the geological and cultural significance that you might overlook on your own.

As dusk falls, the city comes to life illuminated by the dazzling neon lights Las Vegas is famous for. Take in dancing fountains and erupting volcanoes as you travel the Infamous Las Vegas Strip. The tour leads you past casinos, wedding chapels and historic landmarks as you enter the heart of downtown. Choose to go on an adventure with your tour guide as you walk down Fremont Street. During the walking tour you will see sights such as a 61 pound golden nugget!  After a brief guided walking tour, you will be able to immerse yourself in the best that downtown has to offer: live entertainment, street artists, costumed entertainers and of course the word famous Fremont Street Light and Sound show.

Escape from the hustle of the Las Vegas strip and enjoy a half-day scooter tour of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Choose from a morning or afternoon trek, then explore the canyon, passing through desert landscapes, red- and buff-colored rock formations, and sandstone and limestone cliffs that reach elevations up to 7,000 feet. All entrance fees plus the use of a helmet, bottled water and a pickup and drop-off from select Las Vegas hotels are included.

You can’t visit Las Vegas without taking in the spectacular sight of the majestic Hoover Dam! A true marvel, the dam was constructed in less than five years during the Great Depression by thousands of men who ventured into Black Canyon to harness the power of the mighty Colorado. Upgrade your tour to include a visit to a chocolate factory or a paddleboat cruise on Lake Mead.

Ride in a specially-equipped buggy through the Nevada desert during this adrenaline-fueled activity departing from Las Vegas. On your own or with a friend, navigate through the area's most challenging terrain wearing full safety gear. 'Rolling Stone' named this excursion as Vegas' Best Near-Death Experience. Round-trip transportation from Las Vegas hotels is included.  Please Note: Price displayed is a per person rate based on a two-seater buggy; see tour options for details.

Enjoy an educational and entertaining trip to Hoover Dam on this guided, 5-hour, small-group-personalized sightseeing adventure from Las Vegas. Visit the Hoover Dam and check out the breathtaking views from the top of the dam into the Colorado River Gorge and Lake Mead. Learn about the history of Hoover Dam, with an abundance of staggering facts. Walk the top of the dam into Arizona, where you have wonderful photo ops of the Dam as well as the Hoover Dam Bridge, 900 feet above the Colorado River. On the return trip to Las Vegas, make a short visit to a local park where herds of bighorn sheep typically graze. All entrance fees, snacks and bottled water are included.

Fly from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon in a sightseeing helicopter, touch down deep in the canyon for a Champagne toast, and explore the scenic desert landscape in luxurious style. This Grand Canyon helicopter tour includes plenty of flying time, hotel pickup and drop-off in Las Vegas, and drinks and snacks on a private bluff inside the Grand Canyon.

Considered a modern marvel of the world, Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam located in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River and is the most-visited dam in the world. The dam created Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States (in terms of capacity), which supplies water to farms, businesses and millions of people in Nevada, Arizona, California and Mexico. Nearby Boulder City, located just 6 miles from the dam site, was built and designed by the government to house and feed the dam workers. To experience one of the finest examples of American historical engineering, book a tour with us today.

Get to the Valley of Fire State Park without the paperwork of organizing car rental with this hassle-free small-group day tour. Traveling with a guide means you can visit the hiking trails without the worry of getting lost, and learn about the local landscape as you explore. During the tour, admire the stunning red and orange landscape and stop for plenty of photo opportunities along the way.

This is a unique city experience that combines local food with must-see attractions! On this casual, walking food tour, you'll discover where the locals go to eat and hang out on the Las Vegas Strip. You'll sample small bites at several local favorite destinations including everything from a street cart to a specialty shop to an upscale restaurant. Make sure you have your walking shoes on! You'll walk through four properties in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip. In between bites, you'll get a history lesson, fun facts, personalized recommendations, and visit must-see attractions. Guided by a longtime local and in a small group setting, you'll experience an insider's perspective of what it's like to be a local living in the Entertainment Capital of the World.

Hoover Dam is renowned as one of the world’s most impressive manmade wonders, towering 700 feet (213 meters) over the Colorado River. On this tour, enjoy magnificent views of the dam from both sides of the Mike O'Callaghan/Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, learn more about the remarkable feat of engineering, and make a stop in Boulder City.

Discover the natural geological wonders of the Red Rock Canyon on this day trip from Las Vegas. Avoid the worry of getting lost in the colossal landscape of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and let a guide lead the way and take you on a sightseeing tour. After discovering the area’s most beautiful sights, the trip progresses to the Seven Magic Mountains—where you can see a variety of colorful art installations.

The breathtaking desert of Nevada is yours to explore on this luxury Tour Trekker day excursion from Las Vegas. Deep terracotta desert sands provide the backdrop as you investigate intriguing rock formations and prehistoric Native American petroglyphs (rock carvings). During your off-road adventure, the spectacular views of the Mojave Desert will take your breath away. Hotel pickup and drop-off, and lunch are included on this tour.

Skip the crowds and hassle of bus tours with this half-guided, half-self-drive Colorado River tour. Make your own way to the launch point at Willow Beach; board a kayak, and then paddle into the Black Canyon. Along the way, take in the desert scenery and look out for wildlife including big horn sheep, coyotes and bald eagles.

About 30 minutes from the Las Vegas strip is a nature-lover’s paradise - Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. From the comfort of a 4x4 open-air Jeep Wrangler, this guided tour takes you on a thrilling 13-mile off-road adventure with a side excursion through Rocky Gap. Enjoy views of the Red Spring Mountain Range, Calico Hills, fossilized sand dunes, and other unique geological features. Park entrance fee, bottled water, and hotel pickup and drop-off is included.

Visit the filming locations of the reality TV shows 'Counting Cars' and 'Vegas Rat Rods' during this Las Vegas guided tour. Along with seeing Count Kustoms, the chopper and hot rod dealer, and Welder Up, the customization shop owned by Steve Darnell, pop by the Shelby Museum to stroll through interactive exhibits and see classic cars.

Get beyond Las Vegas to explore Nevada’s history and landscape on a 6-hour tour to Boulder City, the Hoover Dam, and Lake Mead, including a two-hour Power Plant Tour at the Hoover Dam. This 6-hour Hoover Dam excursion includes pickup and drop-off at most Las Vegas hotels, entrance fees, and transport by air-conditioned coach. Both morning and afternoon departure times are available. DUE TO CURRENT PANDEMIC VISITOR CENTER IS CLOSED. GENERATOR PORTION OF TOUR NOT AVAILABLE. THIS IS AN EXTERIOR TOUR ONLY

Soar above the Grand Canyon during a helicopter flight, round-trip to the West Rim. This scenic tour transfers you from your Las Vegas hotel and treats you to extraordinary vistas from above. Peer through panoramic windows on your state-of-the-art chopper while you fly over Hoover Dam and Lake Mead. Then follow the thread of the Colorado River as it meanders between the sculptured sandstone walls of the Grand Canyon. Choose from multiple departure times throughout the day.

At more than 550 feet (167 meters) tall, the High Roller in Vegas isn't your county fair Ferris wheel. See for yourself during a 30-minute revolution in one of the High Roller's 28 air-conditioned compartments. Choose from day or night rides to watch the landscape glimmer with hot sun or neon lights as you soar high above. Whether Sin City is your favorite vacation spot or you've traveled half the world to see the Strip for the first time, this ride above the Las Vegas skyline won't leave you disappointed. Upgrade to include open bar in the High Roller cabin with the Happy Hour option. Exclusively sold here!

There's no better place to go all out on vacation than in Las Vegas. This private tour is exclusively for your group and lets you experience the glitz and glamour of the Strip in style. Traveling like a VIP in a limousine, you'll stop at such landmarks as the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Sign and the Fountains of Bellagio.

Leave the lights and crowds of the Las Vegas Strip behind. Get out into the serene wilderness and explore the Red Rock Canyon at your own pace. Your guide picks you up at your Las Vegas hotel and provides all the supplies you need. Climb the hills on your electric bikes, and cruise the loop to get breathtaking views of the canyon.