Enjoy a tour of the mighty Hoover Dam and a 90-minute cruise aboard a paddle wheeler on Lake Mead! You?ll also enjoy a deli-style lunch and a stop at the Ethel M Chocolate Factory. Roundtrip transportation from your Las Vegas hotel is included.

Description
Begin your day with Las Vegas hotel pickup via luxury motor coach. You’ll spend approximately two hours exploring the Hoover Dam on your own, and then you’ll take the guided Discovery Tour, hosted by the United States Department of Interior.

While you’re exploring Hoover Dam on your own, there are many fascinating exhibits and presentations to see on both the Theater Level and the Street Level.

First take the Discovery tour! You’ll begin by watching a video and then explore the inside of the dam!

• Theater One - "How the West was Won" is a presentation that describes the contribution of the Bureau of Reclamation in taming the rivers, helping to settle the West and growing the food that feeds the nation.

• The Power Plant Generators - Take the elevators 500 feet down into the walls of the Black Canyon to walk through a 250-foot-long tunnel and view the 650-foot-long Nevada wing of the power plant with its eight huge generators.

• Penstock Viewing Platform - View one of the four 30-foot-diameter pipes that can transport nearly 90,000 gallons of water each second from Lake Mead to the hydroelectric generators in the powerhouse.

Once the Discovery tour is complete you’ll have time to explore the other exhibits.

• Theater Level Displays: Murals, maps, photos & other displays provide an introduction to the Hoover Dam.

• The Exhibit Gallery - These exhibits highlight some of the natural history of the region and present a picture of how the Hoover Dam was constructed and how it presently operates.

• The Overlook - Enjoy a beautiful panoramic view of the Dam, Lake Mead & the Colorado River.

• Street Level Displays and Exhibits: (Talks by guides are presented every 15 minutes from 9:30am to 5:45pm)

• Winged Figures of the Republic - This bronze masterpiece is directly across the street from the Visitor Center. A presentation at this site discusses the concepts the artist had mind in creating the statues, as well as the star map located at its base.

• The Old Exhibit Building - Used as a headquarters for soldiers during World War II, this building is located around the corner from the winged figures.

• The Nevada Intake Tower - From this location on the Nevada side of the dam, visitors will learn about the power of water in generating electricity and some of the artwork incorporated into the towers surrounding the power plant elevators.