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From Las Vegas: Full Day Death Valley Group Tour

1. From Las Vegas: Full Day Death Valley Group Tour

Start your day early as you travel from your hotel in Las Vegas to the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes. Walk in the dunes and snap some beautiful photos. Head towards the Badwater Basin Salt Flats, which is famous for being the lowest point in North America. Continue to Artist’s Drive for a scenic 9-mile drive through incredible canyons and colorful mountains that will take about 40 minutes with a stop at Artist’s Palette where you can hike to get up close and personal with the amazing colors caused by volcanic minerals. Travel to Zabriskie Point to view sweeping Martian-like landscapes for about 20 minutes. Finally, visit Dante's View, near the edge of the Black Mountains to get views of southern half of the national park.

Death Valley NP Full-Day Small Groups Tour from Las Vegas

2. Death Valley NP Full-Day Small Groups Tour from Las Vegas

Spend the day touring one of the most extreme desert environments at Death Valley National Park on a full-day tour that lets you escape the hectic streets of Las Vegas. Purchase 5 seats and enjoy a fully private tour. Be picked up from central Las Vegas and relax on the drive to one of the most unique landscapes on earth. Witness the spectacular highlights of Death Valley, located east of the Sierra Nevada. Home to flora and fauna that have adapted to the harsh terrain. Take advantage superb photo opportunities of rocks that are over a billion years old and have been carved and teased into extraordinary formations over thousands of years of erosion.  Gasp in awe at the sheer size, and see the astounding natural features of a desolate national treasure. Visit Zabriskie point, take a stunning scenic drive through Artist’s Pallet and stop at Bad Water which is at the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere. Enjoy a delicious picnic lunch and stay well-hydrated in the extreme temperatures with complimentary water. At Furnace Creek Visitor Center browse the Death Valley Gift Shop for some unique souvenir gifts, before heading back to Vegas through the Mohave Desert.

Las Vegas: Death Valley Day Trip w/ Stargazing & Wine Tour

3. Las Vegas: Death Valley Day Trip w/ Stargazing & Wine Tour

Take in the highlights of Death Valley's desert landscape on an all-day guided hike with free hotel pickup from Las Vegas. Taste wine during a tour of a local winery and stop to take in incredible views of the sunset and the starlit sky. While Death Valley is home to the world's hottest recorded temperature, start your hike in the afternoon when the weather is cooler. Kick things off with a refreshing wine tasting tour in Pahrump, the biggest wine producer in Nevada. Head toward Death Valley National Park to explore scenic viewpoints, such as Dante’s View, a Star Wars filming location. Next, visit Badwater Basin, the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere. After taking pictures of these spectacularly memorable locations, stop at the Ranch at Furnace Creek. As nightfall approaches, venture toward Zabriskie Point to catch the ultimate sunset, followed by a chance for stargazing at the breathtaking night sky. Enjoy plenty of opportunities to view the constellations and, if you are lucky, the Milky Way galaxy. Even after being dropped off at your hotel in Las Vegas, enjoy memories of your hike for years to come thanks to the photos taken by your guide that you will have access to download.

Death Valley: Full–Day Tour from Las Vegas

4. Death Valley: Full–Day Tour from Las Vegas

Stand at the entrance to Death Valley for your first exploration and photo stop on this amazing adventure. Look down on the old ghost town of Rhyolite, a long-abandoned gold mining community and the set for many movies and documentaries. Drive down a beautiful winding highway, and enter the center of Death Valley from the east, a strange world of endless desert, vast valleys, harshly sculpted peaks, garish colors, superbly adapted plants and animals, all visible expressions of geologic time reckoned in millions of years. Capture the view of the valley from Hell's Gate, well above the valley floor. Visit Badwater, 282 feet below sea level. Enjoy views and stops at Zabriskie's Point, the Devil's Golf Course, the Furnace Creek Museum, the Salt Lake, the Sand Dunes and Artists Pallet. The majestic mountains, colorful canyons, volcanic craters and salt pinnacles all make this trip a photographic sightseer's dream come true. 

Las Vegas: Death Valley Private Tour

5. Las Vegas: Death Valley Private Tour

Take off from Las Vegas to Death Valley National Park. Experience the driest, lowest, and hottest national park. Death Valley is a land of extremes that will surprise and delight you. Colorful mountains frame the valley, which is the second-lowest point on Earth, second only to the Dead Sea. The valley floor is 282 feet (86 m) below sea level and it is the hottest place on the planet in the summer. Death Valley offers features like nowhere else, including Devil’s Golf Course, Artists Drive and Artists Palette, Zabriskie Point, and Badwater Basin. Enjoy colorfully layered mountains, sand dunes, salt flats, and other unusual features. Stop at the visitor center and museum to learn more about the topography, history, and wildlife of Death Valley.

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What people are saying about Artist's Palette

Overall rating

4.8 / 5

based on 152 reviews

Lankun aka mama is a really fantastic guide. She takes the most beautiful photos, is brimming with energy and is very attentive. And what an experience Death Valley was. Downright beautiful! An absolute must! Lankun aka mama is a fantastic guide. She makes the most beautiful pictures and is full of enthusiasm and very helpfull. And Death Valley is really exciting and amazing! You definitely should go there!

Zach was knowledgeable, fun and had a wonderful day planned for us. I love the small group environment and we spent the tight amount of time at each stop. Landscape is unreal and marvelous. Beautiful mountains and Artist's Palette is a delight. I would definitely recommend this tour for a great day in DVNP!

Gage was great. He was considerate of our needs, rest stops, and limitations due to age. We were informed about the areas we visited. Had great conversations about a variety of things, definitely a people person. Felt safe with him and he adapted well to adverse conditions, like snowing.

Nice experience and good guide . Indy was very knowledge and very friendly, he makes this trip interesting

Fun trip, really got to explore Death Valley and see all the major spots.