Small Group Hoover Dam, Powerplant & O'Callahan Bridge Tour

6 Hours Round trip from Pickup service provided in Paradise. Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Small-group Hoover Dam tour with guided commentary
  • 02 Power Plant Tour ticket included
  • 03 Walk across the top of Hoover Dam
  • 04 Photo stop at the O'Callahan-Tillman Memorial Bridge
  • 05 Views over Lake Mead and the Colorado River
  • 06 Breakfast and bottled water included
  • 07 Drive through historic Boulder City
  • 08 Pickup service provided in Paradise

Discover one of the American Southwest’s greatest engineering landmarks on this small-group Hoover Dam tour from the Las Vegas area. With breakfast included, guided commentary along the way, and stops at key viewpoints, this experience is designed to help you see more of the dam and its dramatic desert surroundings in just half a day.

Travel through Boulder City, pause for photos at the famous Las Vegas sign and Lake Mead Overlook, then head to Hoover Dam for a guided walk across the top and a visit deep inside for the Power Plant Tour. You’ll also enjoy views from the O'Callahan-Tillman Memorial Bridge and Arizona overlooks for a fuller perspective of this remarkable site.

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 6 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Boulder, Las Vegas, Paradise, Hoover Dam
Languages English, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

PHOTO STOP: We stop at the most photographed sign in the world to let you add your photograph with it!DRIVING: We drive to Boulder City, Nevada and narrate the rich history of Las Vegas, the Mohave Desert, and southwest geology.BREAKFAST STOP: We include breakfast on your exciting Hoover Dam tour. We stop at Jack-in-the-Box in Boulder City.HISTORIC BOULDER CITY DRIVING TOUR: We drive through historic, downtown Boulder City so see where the 20,000 workers who built Hoover Dam lived.LAKE MEAD OVERLOOK PHOTO STOP: We stop at the stunning Lake Mead Overlook to see the Boulder Basin part of the 110 mile long lake.O'CALLAHAN-TILLMAN MEMORIAL BRIDGE PHOTO STOP: We'll give you a guided walk to the bridge, where you'll stand 901 fee over the Colorado River!HOOVER DAM POWER PLANT TOUR: Here, you'll desend deep into the bottom of Hoover Dam and take a power plant tour. Your power plant tour ticket is included in the tour.GUIDED WALK OVER HOOVER DAM: We'll let you gift shop then take a guided walk over Hoover Dam. You'll see both the power plant and resevoir sides.ARIZONA OVERLOOKS: We'll drive to the overlook points in Arizona to get an impressive view of the intake manifolds and resevoir.We'll depart Hoover Dam and return to Fabulous Las Vegas! Yay!

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Power Plant Tour Pass
  • McDonald's or Jack-in-the-Box
  • Bottled water
  • Hoover Dam Power Plant Tour
  • Walk on Top of the Hoover Dam
  • Views from the Bypass Bridge

What's Not Included

  • Gratuities

Know before you go

  • STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • We will email you where to meet us once you book your tour. We pick our guests up at the main valet at some hotels and the tour bus depot at other hotels. We will email you your exact time and location once we receive your booking.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Pickup service provided in Paradise.
Tour start
Pickup service provided in Paradise.
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 6 hours finish where they began, in Pickup service provided in Paradise..

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