Bureau of Reclamation
The Bureau of Reclamation's Boulder City office has provided tours through the Hoover Dam since 1937. Two tour options are available: the Powerplant tour, which includes a stops at the Visitor Center and the powerplant; and the Hoover Dam Tour, which includes stops at the Visitor Center, the powerplant and the dam passageways (children under 8 years old are not allowed on this tour; this tour is not accessible to those using wheelchairs or crutches). There is also the option of purchasing a pass to only the Visitor Center.
Bureau of Reclamation
P.O. Box 61470
Boulder City, NV 89006
702-293-8415
usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/lcdo.html
Hoover Dam Tour Company
The Hoover Dam Tour Company provides various tours to those wanting a guided tour of the Hoover Dam. Options include traveling by bus, van or sport utility vehicle, plane or helicopter. The least expensive options are by bus, van or sport utility vehicle. Tours leave every morning (except on Christmas and Thanksgiving). Guests are picked up and dropped off at their hotel. The price includes a travel narration of Las Vegas, Green Valley and Boulder City, the Hoover Dam Discovery Tour, access to the dam's theater, exhibit rooms, generator room, observation deck, Visitor Center and museum, a visit to Ethel's Chocolate Factory Store and a stroll through the local botanical gardens. The tour lasts 4 1/2 to five hours. Children under 8 are not permitted throughout all the areas of the dam on this tour. Not all areas of the dam provided on this tour may be accessible to those using wheelchairs or crutches.
Hoover Dam Tour Company
4343 North Rancho Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89130-3434
702-658-9820
hooverdamtourcompany.com
Look Tours
Look Tours offers several types of Hoover Dam tours, from the basic package to a bus tour with a comedian on board. The basic tour includes pickup and dropoff to any hotel located on the Las Vegas Strip or downtown Las Vegas, tour narration and the Hoover Dam Discovery Tour (which includes a visit to the dam's generator room). If guests choose the deluxe option of this tour, they will also enjoy a complimentary lunch buffet and a visit to Ethel's Chocolate Factory Store and the local botanical gardens. A cruise of Lake Mead is also an option for an additional fee. A more expensive tour provides the same options as the deluxe tour, but the on-bus tour guide also provides comedic entertainment.
LookTours.com LLC
4285 N. Rancho Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89130
800-566-5868
702-233-1627
looktours.com
Article Written By Marguerite Lance
Marguerite Lance has been a professional writer for seven years and has written for museums, hospitals, non-profit agencies, governmental agencies and telecommunication companies. Her specialties include nutrition, dietetics and women's and children's health issues. Lance received a Bachelor of Arts in biological anthropology from Idaho State University.
