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.
Gray Line tel 384-1234, .
"Las Vegas City and Shopping,"
including Liberace Museum and the Forum
($39); Red Rock Canyon and Mount
Charleston ($39); Hoover Dam ($39);
Death Valley ($139); Bryce Canyon
($139).
Maverick Helicopter Tours tel
261-0007 or 1-888/261-4414, . Las Vegas
by night ($69).
The Missing Link Tours tel
1-800/209-8586, . Bus tours to Bryce and
Zion national parks (two days/one night:
$159) as well as the Grand Canyon, and
shuttle services to LA.
Scenic Airlines tel 638-3200,
. Fixed-wing air tours throughout the
Southwest, including Zion, Bryce, and
Monument Valley as well as the Grand
Canyon.
Teddy Bear Express tel
737-6062. Laughlin (free); Primm (free).
Grand Canyon tours
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
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