About six hours long, this guided tour takes you on a comprehensive outing to Valley of Fire State Park—Nevada’s oldest and largest state park. At nearly 50,000 acres, this protected stretch of land is renowned for its ancient red sandstone rock formations and beautiful slot canyons. Tour participants will be picked up from (and dropped off at) their hotel along the Las Vegas Strip, and driven approximately one hour northeast via one of Pink Adventure Tours Las Vegas’ unforgettable pink vehicles. Highlights throughout the Valley of Fire Tour include remarkable views, striking fauna and wildlife, and a collection of ancient petroglyphs.
Valley of Fire Tour Details
Your Valley of Fire Tour will start with you being picked up in one of Pink Adventure’s custom-built pink Tour Trekkers, and transported out of town along the one-and-only Las Vegas Strip; the drive itself takes about an hour. Once you arrive at Valley of Fire State Park, you’ll encounter a variety of attractions. You’ll definitely want to have your camera ready as you enjoy such rock formations as Duck Rock and Elephant Rock, and observe the sun reflect beautifully off the red sandstone landscapes that define the area. Your informative guide will discuss the history of the region, and there’ll even be a chance to pick up a souvenir or two. The Valley of Fire Tour is offered daily, commencing around 9:00am each morning. The cost of an individual tour ticket is usually around $170 for adults, and approximately $150 for children between the ages of 3 and 12. Lunch is included.
Valley of Fire Tour Major Highlights
Las Vegas Strip: Pink Adventure Tours Las Vegas provides transportation to and from most accommodations along the Las Vegas Strip. As you leave town, and then eventually return again, you never what might catch your eye just outside one of your pink Tour Trekker’s oversized windows—so it’s always best to have that phone and/or camera ready!
Rainbow Vista: Once inside Valley of Fire State Park, you’ll most definitely want to catch this particularly photogenic stretch of red sandstone rock formations. Here is where you’ll be able to see favorite formations like Duck Rock and the White Domes. It’s also where countless movies have filmed over the decades—so if what you’re looking at appears eerily familiar despite you being new to town, you might just have seen it before on the big screen!
Atlatl Rock: Numerous petroglyphs can be found throughout Valley of Fire. That said, there is perhaps no better example of this ancient indigenous artwork than those pieces found at Atlatl Rock. It can be awe-inspiring to stand in front of something you know is almost unfathomably old.
The Cabins: In the 1930s the Civilian Conservation Corps built a series of cabins to house visitors to the area. Today they still stand, and are intriguing artifacts of a time when the region was first being cultivated by American adventurers and conservationists alike.
Visitor Center: Valley of Fire State Park is also home to a visitor center. This facility houses a variety of exhibits that provide additional information on the region’s rich history, ecology, geology, and more. And there’s also a gift shop here—so you don’t have to go home without a souvenir.
Is the Valley of Fire Tour for You?
Most visitors to Las Vegas probably don’t immediately think of the many remarkable natural attractions to be found in nearly all directions around the iconic Las Vegas Strip. However, those in the know are well aware that a great many beautiful and moving locations can be enjoyed just outside the city limits—and Valley of Fire State Park is certainly one of them. If you have interest in exploring this area’s various fascinating rock formations and slot canyons, all while learning about how “locals” ranging from ancient indigenous peoples to today’s Hollywood movie executives have used and valued this unique landscape, then this tour is certainly a terrific choice. If you have small children, though, unfortunately this is not the tour for you: Pink Adventure Tours Las Vegas deems their Valley of Fire Tour unsuitable for any children under the age of 3 years old.
