Vegas Strip Helicopter Tour: Papillon vs Maverick at Night
Two operators, one kind of flight: an EcoStar over the neon for about a quarter of an hour. Papillon circles The STRAT; Maverick names Circa...
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Grand Canyon Tours From Las Vegas: Six Ways to the West Rim
Big coach or small group, Skywalk included or bought at the rim, highway or helicopter? Six Grand Canyon West Rim tours from Las Vegas, with...
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Vegas Off-Road Experience vs Vegas Off-Road Tours: Don't Book the Wrong One
Two Las Vegas off-road companies have almost the same name and sell completely different days. One puts you in a Baja race truck over a...
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Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopter Tours: Which to Book
Same helicopter, same time in the air, same champagne on the canyon floor. The two Papillon landing tours differ at the two ends of the day,...
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Hoover Dam by Raft or by Bus: Which Las Vegas Tour Actually Puts You at the Dam
Three Las Vegas tours put Hoover Dam in the title. Only two put you underneath it, on the water, in a stretch of river you cannot otherwise...
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Five Laps in a Ferrari F430 GT: Inside Dream Racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Everyone books it for the Ferrari. What actually decides your five laps is the simulator session beforehand, built to the same specification...
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Red Rock, Valley of Fire or Spring Mountain: Which Guided Vegas Hike Fits You
All three start with a van at your hotel and end with red rock in your camera roll. What actually separates them is how early you have to be...
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Three Pink Jeep Tours in Las Vegas, and How to Pick the Right One
Same pink Jeep, same open-air Wrangler, three completely different days: the Strip lit up at night, old Vegas by daylight, or a red-rock...
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Maverick Helicopter Tours Las Vegas: Air Time vs Total Time
The longest Maverick tour is seven hours and gives you two hours in the air. A shorter one gives you more. Total tour length and actual...
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Roll, Don't Walk: Four Segway Tours That Actually Show You Downtown Vegas
Downtown is too spread out to walk and too good to drive past. Four Segway tours launch from the same Container Park starting line and...
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Las Vegas Wine Tours: A Sommelier-Led Night Through the Strip's Best Pours
Some of the country's best wine lists are hiding inside Strip restaurants you'd never think to walk into. This 21-plus luxury bus tour hands...
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Black Canyon Kayak Tours: Paddling the Colorado River Below Hoover Dam
Forty minutes from the neon, the Colorado River winds through Black Canyon below Hoover Dam, past hot springs and emerald coves. Two guided...
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Big Bus Las Vegas: Day, Night, or Neon Museum -- Which Tour to Book
Big Bus runs three open-top double-decker tours that look alike but aren't: a daytime hop-on hop-off pass for getting around, a panoramic...
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Hoover Dam Tours From Las Vegas: 5 Ways to See the Engineering Wonder Next Door
Hoover Dam is the closest big day trip to the Strip -- about forty minutes out, and a genuine National Historic Landmark. But there is a...
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Red Rock Canyon and Valley of Fire Tours: The Best Desert Escapes Near Vegas
You do not need a long drive to find stunning scenery near Vegas. Red Rock Canyon is twenty minutes from the Strip, and Valley of Fire glows...
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Zion, Bryce Canyon and Death Valley: The Big National Park Day Trips From Vegas
Some Vegas day trips are a quick spin out and back. These are not those. Zion's towering cliffs, Bryce Canyon's otherworldly hoodoos, and...
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Aliens, Gold Mines and Cowboys: The Offbeat Day Trips From Las Vegas
Everybody books the Grand Canyon. Fewer people realize you can spend a Vegas day hunting UFOs on the Extraterrestrial Highway, descending a...
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As Seen on TV: Tour the Real Pawn Stars and Counting Cars Shops in Las Vegas
If your TV habits run toward pawn-shop haggling and custom car builds, Las Vegas has a strange gift: the real shops from those reality shows...
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Day Trips From Las Vegas: From the Grand Canyon to Area 51
Here is what first-timers underestimate about Vegas: some of the most spectacular scenery in North America sits within a day's drive of your...
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What You Miss in Las Vegas When You Never Leave the Strip
Most visitors spend their entire Las Vegas trip within a half-mile of their hotel. They leave having seen the spectacle — and having...
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