Boulder City Hoover Dam Exterior Walking Tour

Head out with your professional tour guide on this wonderful Exterior Tour of the Hoover Dam. This tour will give you an incredible insight into the building of the Dam, one of the Seven Engineering Wonders of the World. In addition, you’ll also walk on the amazing Pat Tillman Bridge, 900 feet above the Colorado River, walk from Nevada into Arizona along the top of the Dam and see Lake Mead, created by the building of the dam with approximately 550 miles of shoreline. Before returning to Las Vegas, enjoy a stop at a local park where herds of Bighorn Sheep often come down from the surrounding mountains (seasonal) to graze on the sweet grass.

What's included:

• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Professional Guide
• Snacks

Not included:

• Interior Tours - May purchase on own if available

What to expect:

Duration: 5 hours

Boulder City

Boulder City, Nevada

Your small-group tour starts with pick up from your Las Vegas Strip or downtown hotel at approximately 8am. Head out with your certified interpretive guide on a tour that includes an extended Exterior tour of the Dam, walk across the dam into Arizona, the new Hoover Dam Bridge which stands 900 feet above the Colorado River. The views from the top of the Dam as well as the bridge are truly breathtaking.

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Hoover Dam

81 Hoover Dam Access Road, Boulder City, 89005, Nevada

Located in Black Canyon on the Colorado River, the Hoover Dam was once the largest dam in the world. It is an outstanding achievement, noteworthy not only for its enormous dimensions, complex design and intricate construction, but also for its illustration of mans outstanding ability to overcome the desert's summer sun, the vagaries of a treacherous river and the extreme hazards of great heights on the chasm's sheer walls. The building of the dam also created Lake Mead, North America's largest man-made reservoir.

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Mike O'Callaghan - Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge

27953, 28689 Great Basin Hwy, Boulder City, 89005, Nevada

You'll walk on the impressive Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge which is 900' above the Colorado River. It's like flying in a Helicopter. The views are spectacular.

30 minutes

Colorado River

Nevada

See the mighty Colorado River from Hoover Dam and the bridge.

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Lake Mead National Recreation Area

10 Lakeshore Rd, , 89005, Nevada

Before returning to Las Vegas, enjoy a stop at a local park where herds of Big Horn Sheep often come down from the surrounding mountains (seasonal) to graze on the sweet grass.
As part of your tour, you will receive a complimentary guide on the geology and history of the dam, Native American history, local flora and fauna information and many other interesting tidbits!

20 minutes