Taking a tour with your friends and loved ones can be fun, with more time for bonding and creating fabulous memories. Tours are fantastic because you can relax and take in the beautiful views with guides who share the tour site’s culture and knowledge.

If you want a day off and you are around Las Vegas, consider touring the Hoover Dam to get a breath of fresh air and check out the surrounding desert. Being one of the most recognized dams in the world, the 90-year-old hydroelectric dam generates power for Las Vegas and the entire southwestern United States.

The Hoover Dam opened in 1936, holding water in Lake Mead that is stored and diverted to irrigate local fields. The dam’s purpose was to keep and divert water from the Colorado River to various other parts of the southern U.S.

Typically, tours include seeing the fantastic landscape around Lake Mead and the Colorado River, with available onsite tours of the facility to see the dam’s power plant and its passageways. Most Hoover Dam tours from Las Vegas organized tours make stops at the dam with various experiences, from a picturesque overview via helicopter tours to a fun road trip if bus tours are your thing.

Take to the Skies and Appreciate the Bird’s Eye View With Helicopter Tours

Imagine the view of the Hoover Dam, Lake Mead and the Colorado River while flying 2,500 feet above sea level. It is a spectacular, breathtaking sight that you will never forget. Usually, the helicopter flyover takes six minutes over a distance of ten miles and includes entertainment such as:

• A narration about the dam’s history and the landscape by the guide over the headset
• A flyover of Hoover Dam and Lake Mead

Due to the duration of the flight, you can book a helicopter tour every 15 minutes within working hours. Most of the helicopter tours over Hoover Dam leave from the Las Vegas airport so that you can access them easily. These tours allow up to six participants and are fantastic for small groups.

Make a Group Road Trip With Bus Tours

If you prefer a more down-to-earth experience, bus tours are enriching. When you go on these tours, you can make stops at restaurants and other tourist spots depending on how much time you can spare. It mostly involves:

• Direct pickup at your hotel to start the adventure
• A round-trip ride from major Las Vegas resorts, plus lunch
• A unique, exciting walk with a guide on top of Hoover Dam

The bus trip takes about 45 minutes from Las Vegas, and if you leave in the early morning, you can arrive at the dam before most tourists. While at the dam, you can enter for a tour of its enormous power plant and take in views of its massive spillways where water enters the power plant. You can also see the dam’s base 700 feet below, which is where the water exits the plant. Other major highlights at the dam include its museum and visitor center.

Before your adventure ends, the bus can stop at the nearby bypass bridge for you to take more awe-inspiring, Instagram-worthy pictures of the Hoover Dam. Most bus tours cover your food with restaurant lunch, snacks and bottled water so you can focus on having a good time.

Get a Different Perspective With Slingshot or Trike Tours

You can explore the sights around the Hoover Dam behind the wheels of a slingshot or three-wheeled motorcycle trike. The five-hour trip gives you enough time to take in the impressive views of Boulder City, Lake Mead, Hoover Dam and more. On your tour, two guides accompany you to point out significant landmarks for you to stop and take awesome pictures. You can enjoy the excitement of the open road, and you do not need a motorcycle license with these automatic transmission guided tours.

The minimum age per tourist is 21 years, with insurance and gas included in the tour fee. Guides also provide driving orientation to tourists so that you can have a complete experience without worrying. You can use this tour as an excellent outdoor date option as a trike or slingshot admits two passengers per vehicle. Both vehicles have weight limits for accommodating passengers. The trike can take up to 400 pounds, while the slingshot can take a combined weight of 450 pounds.

Have an Extra Adventurous Tour With a Kayak Tour

A kayak tour presents you with a literal off-road experience. It covers a kayak trip that lasts around three to four hours, which you can experience with a partner or friend. The kayak tour package includes:

• Departure pickup from several Vegas Strip hotels
• Transportation to the meetup location
• Entry into Black Canyon

Your kayaking experience starts at Willow Beach. While you take in the ambiance of the scenery as you paddle through Emerald Cave, a professional guide will lead your party of kayaks through the route, sharing interesting facts about Hoover Dam and the surrounding areas.

Nature provides some extras as you will have opportunities to view wildlife like bighorn sheep and bald eagles. Your tour guide will assist you in pointing out these opportunities. Along the way, there is an excellent viewpoint that overlooks the Colorado River.

Enjoy the Ultimate Hoover Dam Tour With Rafts

Saving the best for last, Hoover Dam Rafting Adventures offers an incredible experience aboard a motor-assisted inflatable raft. While going through the Black Canyon, immediately below the Hoover Dam, you can share stories and listen to the expert guide’s knowledge of the fantastic geographical area. You can also take pictures of the beautiful fauna and flora, from ospreys to great blue herons. Our rafts are large and secure, ensuring you can comfortably relax as you take in the breathtaking scenery.

We accommodate everyone from infants to seniors, so you can bring the whole family along to have a remarkable experience. Experts fully guide our rafts, so all you need to do is relax. The ride is smooth and slow-moving, so you do not have to bother about anything. To make a reservation, call 1-800-455-3490 or book now for a fantastic trip at the cheapest rates.