Best Death Valley tours from Las Vegas 2024-2025

Death Valley Stargazing with Pahrump Wine Tasting Tour from Las Vegas

Duration: 11 hours

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When you want a day away from the hustle and bustle of the Strip that combines nature with a wine tasting, then you need to try the Death Valley Stargazing with Pahrump Wine Tasting Tour. Your 11-hour Death Valley tour from Las Vegas begins with complimentary hotel pick-up service along the Strip where you will travel to Pahrump, Nevada. Here you will taste some exciting wines produced in the state and you can opt for a picnic lunch at your expense. Next you will drive to Death Valley National Park with a photo opt at the entrance sign of the park. Once inside the national park you will take-in views of the magnificent scenery at Dante’s View and then travel to the Furnace Creek Visitor’s Center where you learn more about the fascinating natural scenery of the area. From here you go to the famous Badwater Basin which is the lowest point in North America at -282 below sea level. After some photos you head off to see Artists Point before going to Zabriskie Point. Here you can stargaze in the 3rd International Dark Sky Park designated by the International Dark-Sky Association. Your intriguing day concludes with a drive back to the Strip and drop-off service at your hotel.

Death Valley Tour by Pink Jeeps

Duration: 8 hours

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Death Valley tours from Las Vegas by Pink Jeeps are only available September through May and are not available on major holidays.

The Death Valley Adventure tour is spectacular for the person that is looking for something unique and adventuresome while you take-in the breath taking views of the largest National Park in the Lower 48 States.

Your journey begins and ends with hotel pick-up in a SUV that is laid out for comfort. You will stop at the awesome Goldwell Open Air Museum which highlights include a sculpture of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Last Supper. From here you will continue onward to the lowest point in the United States, Death Valley National Park. You will observe such gorgeous landscapes like Furnace Creek, Badwater and the Devil’s Golf Course. Lunch is included on this fun packed eight hour tour of adventure.

Death Valley VIP Tour

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One of the most fascinating places near Las Vegas for you to visit is Death Valley National Park and the Death Valley VIP Tour from Las Vegas is an ideal thing to do in Las Vegas. Your 10.5-hour journey starts with free hotel pick-up service where you are transported to your first stop at Rhyolite Ghost Town. Here you observe what’s left of the gold mining community from the railroad depot to an old bank and the Porter Brother’s Store. Traveling through the desert scenery you spot bighorn sheep, desert cottontails, lizards and flora of the area. Next you enter Death Valley National Park and make stops with huge panoramic views like Hell’s Gate and the white salt flats of Badwater Basin where you can browse the museum and have a little box lunch. Continuing forward you stop at Zabriskie’s Point, the Devil’s Golf Course, the sloping Sand Dunes, and the Artist Pallet which boasts brilliantly colored sands of blue, green, red, pink, and orange hues which were created by volcanic mineral deposits. Your excellent adventure away from Sin City concludes with hotel drop-off service.

Death Valley Coach/Mini Van Tour

Duration: 10 hours

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When you want to get off the Strip for a day and enjoy the natural scenery of the surrounding desert area then you should try the Death Valley tour from Las Vegas. Your 10-hour excursion begins with complimentary pick-up service from selected Las Vegas hotels where you will be transported to Beatty, Nevada. Here you will indulge in a free continental breakfast and start your journey through the Mojave Desert. As you are traveling your expert guide will inform you of the cultural and natural history of the sites you will be viewing. Once you’re at Death Valley you will visit the 800-foot Ubehebe Crater and Furnace Creek where you will stroll through the Furnace Creek Ranch Museum. After a eating a box lunch you will drive to Badwater which is 282-feet below sea level and the lowest place in the Western Hemisphere. Your travels continue to the salt flats at the Devil’s Golf Course before going to Dante’s View which boasts panoramic views of Death Valley from 5,000-feet above sea level. Your final stop on this Las Vegas to Death Valley tour will be a rhyolite ghost town before driving back to Las Vegas where your excursion will conclude with drop-off service to select hotels.

Small Group Las Vegas to Death Valley Day Trip

Duration: 10 hours

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When you want to experience the largest National Park in the lower 48 states that offers a truly unique landscape, then you should try the Small Group Death Valley National Park Day Trip from Las Vegas. Your 10-hour Death Valley tour begins with complimentary hotel pick-up service where you will meet your informative guide who will tell you interesting stories and facts of the area as you relax in the mini-coach. As you travel to Death Valley National Park you will witness all the splendor of the Mojave Desert as well as the moon-style landscape of erosional features at Zabriskie Point. When you enter the park you can gaze at the vibrantly colored rock formations of Artist’s Palette while you travel to the lowest point within the Western Hemisphere. Once at the salt flats of the Badwater Basin you can stretch your legs and take plenty of photographs at -280 feet below sea level before moving onward. After stopping and indulging in a free box lunch, your next stop will be at Furnace Creek where temperatures can reach as high as 135-degrees in the blistering sun. Here you can browse the gift shop as well as stroll through the historic Oasis at Death Valley Resort. Your Las Vegas to Death Valley tour concludes with drop-off service back at your hotel.

Death Valley Day Tour with Evening Milky Way Viewing

Duration: 12 hours

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If you are looking for a Las Vegas activity that mixes the beauty of a natural desert landscape with incredible views of the stars in the sky, then you need to try the Death Valley Day Tour from Las Vegas with Evening Milky Way Viewing. Your 12-hour journey begins with complimentary pick-up from your hotel on the Strip. From here you will drive to Death Valley National Park through breath taking desert scenery that will have your eyes popping with pleasure. Once you reach Death Valley National Park you will stop at Dante’s View where you will gaze out over the interesting landscape that includes salt flats, dry lake beds, and hundreds of desert plants. Next you take a few minutes at Zabriskie Point for more interesting photographs. From here you will stop at Badwater Basin which is lowest point in North America at -282 feet below sea level where you can snap of photograph of the wooden plaque and visit the general store and hotel. Other interesting stops include Artists Palette where you view gorgeous landscapes of green, purple, gold, and pink formations of the Amagosa Mountains. You will next stop at Golden Canyon is an ideal place to watch the sunset and the sky turn into a canvass of various colors before going back to Zabriskie Point where you will have the opportunity to view the thousands of incredible stars in the sky. Your adventure concludes with free drop-off back at your Las Vegas hotel.

Death Valley Day Tour From Las Vegas

Duration: 10 hours

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If you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of Sin City for a day and see some breathtaking scenery and interesting sites, then you should take the Death Valley Day Tour from Las Vegas. Your 10-hour Las Vegas to Death Valley tour begins with hotel pick-up and transported to your first stop, The Death Valley Nut & Candy Store for a quick pit stop. From here you go to the 1904 Rhyolite Ghost Town where you experience the Goldwell Open Air Museum. Now you travel to Death Valley National Park where you stop at Hells Gate for photos and then the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes where you can wander the huge windblown sand dunes used for numerous science fiction movies. The next stop is at Furnace Creek Visitor Center where you learn more about the fascinating national park from wildlife to geology to the history of the region. After a scenic drive you stop at Badwater which is the lowest place in elevation in North American as well as the hottest. Your last stop is at Zabriskie Point famous for Borax mining and numerous Hollywood movies. Your tour concludes with a drive back to Sin City where you are dropped-off at your hotel. 

Death Valley Itinerary - Virtual Tour

Are you wondering what you might see during Death Valley tours from Las Vegas ? Here is a virtual tour - an itinerary plan in pictures of some points of interest in Death Valley you may visit (weather permitting). Please note that the actual tour may vary from provider to provider and may include only some of these Death Valley attractions.

Zabriskie Point

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Ubehebe Crater

Not far from the Scotty's Castle, there is an interesting place known as Ubehebe Crater, that you will visit during a Death Valley tour.

Ubehebe Crater

This Ubehebe Crater appeared as a result of a powerful volcano eruption - so strong that the volcano itself was destroyed. Although the crater is over 2,000 years old, it's considered young and therefore it's not yet covered with grass and bushes.

Devil's Golf Course

The Devil's Golf Course is an area that you might explore during Death Valley tours. This is a large plateau covered with dry salt crystals that grow upwards and create weird sounds that you can hear when the air stands still.

Devil's Golf Course

Racetrack Playa

The Racetrack Playa is the most mysterious place in Death Valley - it's a flat, level plain of clay, around which are scattered so-called "sailing stones" that apparently move all by themselves, leaving prominent furrows, or tracks. Hundreds of stones of all sizes, from very tiny to huge ones, move in different directions. Sometimes the stones move alone, sometimes in groups.

Sailing Stones

Scientists have been trying to explain this phenomenon, but years of research did not help to solve this mystery!

Ghost Town of Rhyolite

Another interesting stop during Death Valley tours from Las Vegas is the ghost town of Rhyolite. During Gold Rush, the small town was home to some 16 thousand people - gold miners and service providers who came here in hopes to get rich. Rhyolite developed very quickly in 1905, but declined almost just as quickly. When the main gold ore was exhausted, people started abandoning the town and in 1920 it was already empty.

Ghost Town of Rhyolite

Close to the ghost town of Rhyolite, you will see a Goldwell Open Air Museum, created by Albert Szukalski, a sculptor from Belgium. This is a museum of sculptures of ghosts, just in the spirit of an abandoned ghost town.

Goldwell Open Air Museum

Furnace Creek Ranch

Another likely stop during Death Valley tours from Las Vegas would be Furance Creek Ranch, where you will visit a small open air Borax Museum. Although the museum is small, it has some interesting historical artifacts such as wagons, carriages, and an old train.

Scotty's Castle

One of the highlights of Death Valley tours from Las Vegas, Scotty's Castle is a small oasis in the middle of a desert. The Castle, also known as the Death Valley Ranch, attracts visitors with it's Spanish-style architecture and beautiful green gardens.

Scotty's Castle was built in the 1930 and is an engineering wonder, considering the times. It was equipped with a climate controlling system, electricity, water, and had a refrigerator storage. Inside the castle you will find Spanish carpets and curtains, Italian porcelain, Belgian lace and other riches.

Scotty's Castle

Due to flood in October 2015, Scotty's Castle is closed. The castle has a very interesting history that you will learn during Death Valley tours. But to give you an idea - its history is connected with two people.

The first was the actual owner of the house Albert Johnson, a financial magnate from Chicago who built the castle for himself and his wife Bessie. The second was an adventurous entertainer and story-teller Walter Scott, or Death Valley Scotty, who lured Albert Johnson into Death Valley with lies about a gold mine that he supposedly found.

While there was no gold, Albert Johnson found something else in there - good health, and decided to move there permanently. And Johnson was actually amused and didn't mind a bit Scotty's stories that the castle is being built on the money he received from finding a gold mine, that Scotty told everyone around. Eventually, these two very different became friends and lived happily ever after together with Bessie in the castle.