Highlights
- Hoover Dam tour with Lake Mead cruise
- On the Hoover Dam Discovery Tour, take elevators 500 feet down into the walls of the Black Canyon
- 90-minute Lake Mead cruise
- Stop at the Ethel M Chocolate Factory
- Deli-style lunch included
- Hotel pickup and return included
Special Offer
Book now and save over 5% on the recommended retail rate!
Recent Photos of this Tour
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DSC00791At the Hoover DamPhoto by: tanyamc32
04 2012 -
MagnificantPic of the hoover damPhoto by: Trudy W
05 2013 -
Top of the Hoover DamMe and My Wife SandraPhoto by: Clive E
03 2013 -
Lake Mead Lunch CruiseChris and Emily from NJ enjoying a lunch time cruise on Lake Mead.Photo by: Craig
06 2012 -
The Dam @ NightChris, Emily and Craig from NJ enjoying their day at the Hoover Dam.Photo by: Craig
06 2012 -
photohdHoover DamPhoto by: ericlavins
04 2012 -
What You Can Expect
Hoover Dam Tour
While exploring on your own, head to the Theater Level, where there are murals, maps, photos and other displays that provide an introduction to the Hoover Dam. Watch a short presentation, "How the West was Won," that showcases the part that the Bureau of Reclamation played in taming the rivers, settling the West and growing the country’s food.
Next, you’ll visit the power plant generators on the guided Discovery Tour. To get there, you'll take the large elevators 500 feet down into the walls of the Black Canyon to walk through a 250-foot-long tunnel and view the 650-foot-long Nevada wing of the power plant and its eight huge generators. Stand on top of it at the Penstock Viewing Platform, where you can view one of the four 30-foot-diameter pipes that transport nearly 90,000 gallons of water each second from Lake Mead to the hydroelectric generators in the powerhouse.
After the Discovery Tour, visit the Exhibit Gallery, which highlights some of the natural history of the region and presents a picture of how the Hoover Dam was constructed and how it presently operates. From the Dam Overlook, you can soak in the beautiful panoramic view of the Dam, Lake Mead and the Colorado River.
Then it’s time to leave the heights of Hoover Dam and head down to the water’s level. At Lake Mead Marina, you’ll board the Desert Princess paddle-wheel steamboat for an approximate 90-minute cruise on Lake Mead. You’ll enjoy your deli-style lunch on board as you travel along Lake Mead and admire new views of Hoover Dam. On your way back to Las Vegas, you’ll stop at the Ethel M Chocolate Factory for a taste of chocolate.
Please note: The listed price does not include a $5.00 per person processing fee, payable at the time of tour check-in
Customer Reviews
Bernadette G
Australia
June 2013
This tour was a bit stretched for time, would have liked to had more time at the Hoover Dam but some needed to be dropped at Boulder (thought this was a seperate tour), and we had to wait around for the cruise, lunch was very basic and the cruise having no commentary seemed to go forever.
Doreen M
Australia
June 2013
It was a very informative tour about the Hoover Dam. My husband and I really enjoyed the Lake Mead Cruise. The scenery is so beautiful.
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