Death Valley Day Tour from Las Vegas- Small Groups Tour

Day 1 Death Valley National Park day tour

Touring through one of the hottest places on Earth may seem daunting, but Bindlestiff Tours assures you that your experiences will be one of the most uniquely enjoyable day trips that you will ever have the opportunity to take. Our air-conditioned vans provide the ability to enjoy the scenery in comfort, and our informative guides will make sure that the stops at each point of interest will be both educational and filled with adventure, as you are given the opportunity to explore the landscape in your own way. The tour starts from pickup points at local hotels in Las Vegas, where you will be greeted and checked in by your personal driver and tour-guide. When the entire group for the day has been assembled, the drive to Death Valley National Park begins. The drive itself is filled with commentary about what you can expect to experience in Death Valley, as well as some local history and information about the trip itself. Once in Death Valley itself, your tour-guide will stop for a photo op at the welcome sign. Many members of our group will take pictures in front of the sign that welcomes us to one of the most extreme environments on Earth, as well as the area that boasts the highest temperature ever recorded. You can expect group members to assume the I am dead in Death valley positions for photographs! The first stops on the tour are Dantes View and Zabriskie point, where our adventurers have the ability to explore each location on their own, to experience the breathtaking views and unusual landscape in their own way. The views of the desert floors from these vantage points is remarkable, and many will simply marvel at the sheer beauty of the expanse while others will stroll around the area, taking in the landscape directly under their feet, noticing unique plant forms and wildlife that inhabits the area. Zabriskie Point is a famous viewpoint that is part of the Amargosa Range, and is unique due to its erosional landscape. It is composed of the elements left behind by the drying up of Furnace Creek Lake, which disappeared around five-million years ago. The location itself was named after Christian Brevoort Zabriskie, who was the vice-president of the Pacific Borax Company, which is featured later in the tour when we visit the Borax Museum. Dantes View is a terrace viewpoint that sits 5,476 feet above the desert floor. It is located on the north side of Coffin Peak, and overlooks the floor of Death Valley. Several paths lead to the peak, which offers a dramatic panoramic view of the basin. Artists Palatte is dramatic due to the many colors of rock that make up the landscape. The colors are due to the oxidation of different metals, red yellow and pink being from iron salts and green from decomposing mica. There are even purple elements that are produced from manganese. The Artist Drive Formation was produced as a result of a violent and explosive volcanic period in Death Valley. Badwater Basin is the area that contains the lowest elevation point in North America at 282 feet below sea level. Do not forget to snap a photo of the mountain behind you that shows the actual point of sea level, which will give you a good idea of how low you are. Badwater Basin is a salt flat, and displays a huge expanse of pure table salt! There is flooding at Badwater Basin often, however it usually doesnt last very long as the scorching temperatures evaporate the standing water into a thicker layer of salt every time. We stop at the Furnace Creek Visitor center where our adventurers enjoy lunch and refreshments as well as exploring the sites and purchasing gifts to commemorate their trip. The Visitor center is an oasis in the desert, with a full restaurant and bar, in addition to many cool areas to relax and take in the sites. Take your picture in front of the sign which contains the world-record temperature record of 134 degrees, and which shows the current temperature.  The famous 20 mule team that hauled the Borax from the area after it was mined is commemorated even today on 20 Mule Team Borax laundry detergent. One of our last stops is the Devils Golf Course where a brief off-road trip brings us to an area that provides some of the most unique photographs in the world, as jagged salt formations take on the appearance of snow on the desert floor. Our adventurers venture out into the salt-flat, and notice that the formations are very solid and hard, even though they are delicate in appearance. From this point, our tour of Death Valley returns to Las Vegas, where our visitors say goodbye to their new friends and are shuttled to their individual dropoff points. They retire to their hotels discussing Death valley, the fact that pictures cannot do it justice. To experience a Death Valley tour yourself, simply click the book now button above, and secure your place on our next tour of one of the worlds most interesting and beautiful places.