Death Valley National Park and Rhyolite in Day from Las Vegas
Experience Death Valley National Park and the abandoned gold-rush town of Rhyolite with ease on this small-group, full-day adventure from Las Vegas. Avoid the headaches of self-drive, and explore the park’s extreme landscapes by air-conditioned vehicle: taking in its vast mountains, canyons, volcanic cones, and dunes; and the spectacular vistas from Zabriskie Point and Artists Drive. Learn about the park’s natural phenomena and history from your guide; and top it all with an eerie stroll around long-empty Rhyolite.
Highlights
- ✓Explore Death Valley National Park and Rhyolite on a day trip from Las Vegas
- ✓No planning needed: hassle-free way to cover the park highlights
- ✓View the Mesquite dunes, tour Artists Drive, see Badwater Basin, and more
- ✓Enjoy round-trip transportation and relaxed vibe of group limited to 14
What you'll see & do
- ✓10 minutes stop at Town Pahrump, pack daily fresh lunch box for guest
- ✓Rhyolite Ghost Town was inhabited for just 12 years, from 1904 to 1916. However, it flourished enormously during this short period. Wander the eerie, long-deserted streets of this prominent gold rush-era boomtown and marvel at the infrastructure that sprang up in such a short space of time.
- ✓Exploring the Death valley unusual geographical features, as sand dunes, salt flats, colorful rocks, and tall mountains. Death Valley National Park is the continental United States’ largest park. It’s also the hottest, driest and lowest. Despite harsh conditions, the park’s more than 3 million acres (1.3 million hectares) aren’t simply desert plains. find mountains, canyons, sand dunes, extinct volcanic craters and even palm trees and wildflowers.
- ✓Many first time visitors to Death Valley are surprised it is not covered with a sea of sand. Less than one percent of the desert is covered with dunes, yet the shadowed ripples and stark, graceful curves define "desert" in our imaginations. For dunes to exist there must be a source of sand, prevailing winds to move the sand, and a place for the sand to collect. The eroded canyons and washes provide plenty of sand, the wind seems to always blow (especially in the springtime), but there are only a few areas in the park where the sand is "trapped" by geographic features such as mountains.
- ✓Tucked behind an unassuming yellow landscape, the rainbow of Artists Palette is the highlight along the Artists Drive Scenic Loop. Here, visitors marvel at an array of colors (red, orange, yellow, blue, pink, and green), splashed across the hills. These colors are from volcanic deposits rich in compounds such as iron oxides and chlorite, which creates a rainbow effect.
- ✓The spectacular views from Zabriskie Point are some of the most photographed in Death Valley National Park. Named in honor of Christian Zabriskie.a prominent figure in the heyday of the Pacific Coast Borax Company, Zabriskie Point affords an elevated vista from which to marvel at the badlands below. These yellow and brown striped hills have been shaped by the powerful force of water, and even during dry times, the path carved by this water is unmistakable. Gazing beyond the badlands, views of the salt flats covering the floor of Death Valley are visible in the distance, with the hulk of the Panamint Mountains towering above.
- ✓Badwater Basin is the lowest point in North America at 282 ft (86 m) below sea level. The salt flats here cover nearly 200 square miles (518 square km), and are composed mostly of sodium chloride (table salt), along with calcite, gypsum, and borax. f
- ✓Route back to Las Vegas enjoying the beautiful evening Mojave Desert drive, drop off to your hotel
What's included
- ✓National parks permit
- ✓Round-trip Transportation
- ✓Complimentary hotel pick-up and drop-off
- ✓Bottled water
What's not included
- ✓Gratuities
- ✓Any Personal Expenses
- ✓Meals
Good to know
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
The departure time will be earlier than the scheduled time between July 1st and September 1st to avoid the high temperature period. Customers will be contacted the day prior to the scheduled service date by our customer service team to reconfirm the pickup location and time. Please bring along the voucher and passport or U.S government issued photo ID to complete the process. Please confirm the pickup locations with hotel staff the day before your trip, and arrive at the pickup location in time for your trip. There will be no refund if a customer is late or misses the tour. Vehicles Type may vary due to the actual number of the group Although we provide complimentary shuttles for designated pickup points (Strip and Fremont street hotels), there's no reimbursement for the cost of getting to a designated pickup point. Don't feel hesitate contact us if you have any question.
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Death Valley National Park and Rhyolite in Day from Las Vegas
Experience Death Valley National Park and the abandoned gold-rush town of Rhyolite with ease on this small-group, full-day adventure from Las Vegas. Avoid the headaches of self-drive, and explore the park’s extreme landscapes by air-conditioned vehicle: taking in its vast mountains, canyons, volcanic cones, and dunes; and the spectacular vistas from Zabriskie Point and Artists Drive. Learn about the park’s natural phenomena and history from your guide; and top it all with an eerie stroll around long-empty Rhyolite.
Highlights
- ✓Explore Death Valley National Park and Rhyolite on a day trip from Las Vegas
- ✓No planning needed: hassle-free way to cover the park highlights
- ✓View the Mesquite dunes, tour Artists Drive, see Badwater Basin, and more
- ✓Enjoy round-trip transportation and relaxed vibe of group limited to 14
What you'll see & do
- ✓10 minutes stop at Town Pahrump, pack daily fresh lunch box for guest
- ✓Rhyolite Ghost Town was inhabited for just 12 years, from 1904 to 1916. However, it flourished enormously during this short period. Wander the eerie, long-deserted streets of this prominent gold rush-era boomtown and marvel at the infrastructure that sprang up in such a short space of time.
- ✓Exploring the Death valley unusual geographical features, as sand dunes, salt flats, colorful rocks, and tall mountains. Death Valley National Park is the continental United States’ largest park. It’s also the hottest, driest and lowest. Despite harsh conditions, the park’s more than 3 million acres (1.3 million hectares) aren’t simply desert plains. find mountains, canyons, sand dunes, extinct volcanic craters and even palm trees and wildflowers.
- ✓Many first time visitors to Death Valley are surprised it is not covered with a sea of sand. Less than one percent of the desert is covered with dunes, yet the shadowed ripples and stark, graceful curves define "desert" in our imaginations. For dunes to exist there must be a source of sand, prevailing winds to move the sand, and a place for the sand to collect. The eroded canyons and washes provide plenty of sand, the wind seems to always blow (especially in the springtime), but there are only a few areas in the park where the sand is "trapped" by geographic features such as mountains.
- ✓Tucked behind an unassuming yellow landscape, the rainbow of Artists Palette is the highlight along the Artists Drive Scenic Loop. Here, visitors marvel at an array of colors (red, orange, yellow, blue, pink, and green), splashed across the hills. These colors are from volcanic deposits rich in compounds such as iron oxides and chlorite, which creates a rainbow effect.
- ✓The spectacular views from Zabriskie Point are some of the most photographed in Death Valley National Park. Named in honor of Christian Zabriskie.a prominent figure in the heyday of the Pacific Coast Borax Company, Zabriskie Point affords an elevated vista from which to marvel at the badlands below. These yellow and brown striped hills have been shaped by the powerful force of water, and even during dry times, the path carved by this water is unmistakable. Gazing beyond the badlands, views of the salt flats covering the floor of Death Valley are visible in the distance, with the hulk of the Panamint Mountains towering above.
- ✓Badwater Basin is the lowest point in North America at 282 ft (86 m) below sea level. The salt flats here cover nearly 200 square miles (518 square km), and are composed mostly of sodium chloride (table salt), along with calcite, gypsum, and borax. f
- ✓Route back to Las Vegas enjoying the beautiful evening Mojave Desert drive, drop off to your hotel
What's included
- ✓National parks permit
- ✓Round-trip Transportation
- ✓Complimentary hotel pick-up and drop-off
- ✓Bottled water
What's not included
- ✓Gratuities
- ✓Any Personal Expenses
- ✓Meals
Good to know
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
The departure time will be earlier than the scheduled time between July 1st and September 1st to avoid the high temperature period. Customers will be contacted the day prior to the scheduled service date by our customer service team to reconfirm the pickup location and time. Please bring along the voucher and passport or U.S government issued photo ID to complete the process. Please confirm the pickup locations with hotel staff the day before your trip, and arrive at the pickup location in time for your trip. There will be no refund if a customer is late or misses the tour. Vehicles Type may vary due to the actual number of the group Although we provide complimentary shuttles for designated pickup points (Strip and Fremont street hotels), there's no reimbursement for the cost of getting to a designated pickup point. Don't feel hesitate contact us if you have any question.
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.