itinerary suggestions

Going to las vegas in march for 8 days. Spending first four days in LV taking in the grand canyon day trip. Hiring a car for the last four days, any suggestions on where to go outside vegas. Don%26#39;t mind having to drive a bit.

itinerary suggestions

If you enjoy the outdoors, the Valley of Fire is north of town about 45 minute drive. It has hiking and picnic areas.

There is also Hoover Dam on the Nevada/Arizona border. They have tours inside the dam during the day.

Just a few ideas. Hope this helps.

itinerary suggestions

Vegas may have some cool days

The Canyon rim is much colder, have windproof jacket with heavy sweater under it. Dawn and dusk..hat and gloves a good idea

I second what both these folks suggest. Including the gloves and hat at the Grand Canyon.

It is still very cold there right now... up until even May... but the breeze will get you. Bundle up, or bring enough to be prepared.

Vally of Fire is beautiful... so is the Desert. Depends on what you ar looking to do. Hoover Damn is pretty impressive too, if you enjoy that sort of thing as well!!

Cheers!

MelissaLynn

I would head north to Zion Canyon and Bryce in utah. Absolutely gorgeous!

thanks for your suggestions we intend to stay around lake meade one night, zion canyon another night and then maybe flagstaff thelast night before heading back to vegas on saturday. can you recommend places to stay in these areas.

The Hoover Dam/Lake Mead/Valley of Fire trip is terrific. The sandstone formations at VOF are absolutely breathtaking. You can drive through and stop at various formations or you can (and should) hike on some of the trails- both long and short. You must take your own food and water and you can have a picnic since it does have a picnic area. The colors of the sandstone formations at sunset are stunning.

http://parks.nv.gov/vf.htm

A closer trip off strip is Red Rock Canyon. It is less than a half hour (depending on traffic) away . It is also very nice but not as spectacular as VOF. It has an 13 mile loop to drive (with pull off points) but it also has hiking trails. It is a favorite of rock climbers.

http://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/

I would definitely recommend going to Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks. Here%26#39;s an idea.

Day 1--Leave Vegas very early, take I-15 north. Get off at exit 75 (arond 33 m) and do the loop to Valley of Fire State Park. Drive %26amp; hike, have a picnic lunch. Leave by 1 pm. Continue on I-15, an engineering triumph ,through the beautiful Virgin River Gorge to Utah exit 27 (1 1/2 hr). In another 1/2 or so you will be in Springdale, at the entrance to Zion. Enter the park and tour Zion Canyon. Spend the night in Springdale.

Day 2 Spend the morning in Zion Canyon, maybe with a short hike. About noon head out of Zion via Rt. 9, see East Zion, which is very different from Zion Canyon. We have seen Big Horn sheep in this area each time we have gone. If you have time to hike, do the Canyon Overlook Trail (1 mile each way) , which has great scenery and isn%26#39;t too challenging. Spend the night at Mt. Carmel Junction.

Day 3 Take Rt. 89 and Rt. 12 to Bryce Canyon. You will drive through Red Canyon which offers many photo ops as well. Go to the top of Bryce (assuming there isn%26#39;t too much snow) and hit the overlooks coming back down. Take time to hike into the canyon if weather permits, or just enjoyt the various viewpoints.

Day 4 Head back to Vegas

However, if it were me, I would skip the day trip to the Grand Canyon with the tour group, add that time to your other 4 days, and on day 4 head to Kanab and then to Page, Az. From there you could go to the Grand Canyon and do it on your own. I think the ';tours'; only take you to the west end of the canyon, not really in the park, and it is%26#39;nt nearly as spectacular as the park area. The Grand Canyon is easy to tour on your own!