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Las Vegas is not a city that lends itself to organized sightseeing
tours.
On foot, you'd have to walk too far; on a bus, you couldn't visit the Strip
casinos that are the main focus of interest. What bus tours there are head out
from the city instead, mainly to the destinations in the vicinity - Hoover Dam,
Lake Mead, Red Rock Canyon, and so on.
Several companies also offer free trips to the state-line casinos at Primm and
Laughlin, of appeal to die-hard gamblers only. Most of the operators listed
below also run flights or tours from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon.
Whatever impression you may have, the Grand Canyon is not close to Las Vegas.
The South Rim , the most famous tourist area, is 290 miles away by road, and the
quieter North Rim only a little less. A Colorado River viewpoint on the Hualapai
Indian Reservation, 130 miles from Las Vegas, calls itself the West Rim, but the
views are not on the same scale.
Trying to see the South Rim on a day-trip by bus involves at least a ten-hour
round-trip ride, and is not recommended. Competition on air tours , however -
including an over flight of Hoover Dam - means that you may be able to find
prices as low as $100 per person, which isn't bad for a once-in-a-lifetime
experience.
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