We had a great time the tour guide was very knowledgeable and funny he made the trip fun, the cruise was very relaxing with beautiful scenery.
Review by: Carol R, July 2018
The tour was very interesting. The cruise was very beautiful and informative. Unbelievable to view the dam up close and personal.
Review by: Jeritucson, July 2018
Had a great time. Hover Dam was very interesting. Really liked the bridge walk over the dam. Sorry it was so windy so we couldn’t do the boat ride on lake Meade.
Review by: cjoudry, July 2018
We booked this trip thru Grayline and from start to end, we had an amazing time.Our driver Mark was very, very knowledgeable about the entire area. Bus terminal was very organized and professional. The tour at Hoover Dam itself was wonderful. I highly recommend the tour with Grayline.
Review by: Tahlia O, June 2018
Hoover Dam was very interesting and the Lake Mead cruise was great.
Review by: Barbara P, June 2018
It was a really bad trip. Paid all this money, did not get to see the inside of the Hoover Dam, as was told. The _br/_ deli lunch on the boat was so bad, I had to buy my own meal. Bad, bad, bad all the way around. IT was a hurry up and wait to see what you could not see. What a joke! 99 per person 11 all total: rode the bus, made several stops. Got to Dam, looked around the visitor center, went to the bathroom, drank water, seen a short clip of the Dam, stood on the bridge then got back on bus to drive back to room. Horrible time especially for the grandkids. I could have rented a Van, drove to the Dam, walked around then drove to Lake Mead Marina, bought the tickets and saved over 400. Very disappointing trip all the way around.
Review by: Nicole R, May 2018
Amazing Tour!
Review by: Dee, April 2018
Terrible. Never again. We were confirmed for an 8:30 AM bus pick up. At 8:20 my friend realized she had left something in the room. She ran up to get her item. At 8:25 the bus pulls up and asked my name. I told him and also informed him that my friend would be down in 5 minutes. He yelled at me and said You better call her and tell her to come down now, I am late. I have to be at the Stratosphere at 8:25 AM. I said, she is coming. It is still not 8:30 yet at this point. He then said If I have to leave you here I will. I told him that was fine, as already my day started out terribly. My friend made it to the bus by 8:29, still a minute to spare from our 8:30 CONFIRMED pick up time. The tour itself was not that great. The Lake Cruise was nice, but we were served sandwiches. Nothing extraordinary. I was really looking forward to the Ethel M chocolate tour, which we could not go to because of mechanical bus issues. Overall, for the money spent and the length of the trip, it is not worth it. To me it was a waste of time and most of the day is spent on the bus picking people up and dropping them off.
Review by: barnsley07, April 2018
Very good tour. After collection we were taken to the companies booking office to register and be assigned coaches. At the site, after a painless journey we collected our tickets to go down into the dam itself. A short movie presentation started the trip, then we were taken down into the inside of the dam itself. After seeing the water pipes and generating room it was up top for photos and a walk across the dam. Next stop was Lake Mead and a cruise on the paddle steamer and lunch. Great views are afforded of the dam from the water and how much water level had lowered over the years. All to soon it was back to the coach and hotel. Comment must be made about our driver Ziggy who kept us entertained on the way.
Review by: Ron R, April 2018
My wife and I took this trip on 4/4/18. We were picked up at our hotel Golden Nugget about 20 minutes late, which was no big deal. We were then transported to Gray Lines hub from which all their Las Vegas tours originate after making several stops along the way for other guests. We heard other guests complain that they had been waiting for an hour. At the hub, we got on the bus for our tour and first stopped at the welcome to Las Vegas sign for a photo op and then went to Hoover Dam. It was extremely busy at the Dam that day and we only had 2 hours which was not enough as it took almost 1 hour to wait in lines to get through security and watch the movie, which apparently you have to see before going on the tour. We were disappointed with the Hoover Dam experience due to the lack of time we had to visit the dam. Gray line should have allowed for at least an additional hour to tour the Dam and could have done so by leaving the hub at 9:30am instead of 10:30am. We were then late getting to the Lake Mead Cruise but our driver called ahead and they waited for us. We enjoyed the Lake Mead Cruise and light lunch. Afterwards we stopped at a small chocolate factory and cactus garden. The chocolate factory was ok but we enjoyed the cactus garden more. If you want to have sufficient time to experience the Dam, I would not choose this tour. You are probably better off going on your own.
Review by: John T, April 2018
We were really looking forward to this trip but ended up quite disappointed. I rang Gray line to confirm our booking the day before and the lady on the phone was very friendly helpful and efficient. The coach arrived bang on time the following morning, clean and smart with a friendly humorous driver. We were then taken to their depot where we were given a briefing on our tour and directed to the coach for our tour. This was whe the tour took a downward turn. Firstly we were taken to the chocolate factory where we stopped for 30 minutes to see the production line through a glass screen and have the opportunity to visit their cactus garden. Neither were particularly interesting and used up time that could have been later on. After this we proceeded to Lake Mead for the cruise and the chance to view the dam from the lake. On arrival we were shepherded into a shop come cafe area which was packed with around 300 people and left to wait for 30 minutes in stifling heat. When we were let onto the boat there was insufficient seating for all the passengers. A pic nic lunch of ham or turkey club sandwich with a bag of crisps cold drink and a piece of fruit was included and this was excellent. However it was very difficult to eat when your standing on deck with the wind trying to blow the whole lot overboard. As advertised, we were meant to cruise onto the lake and up to the dam for pictures from the lake. All we did though was cruise across the lake and back with no sight of the dam. It appears that it was too windy to approach the dam but we were not informed this on the boat or given any apology for this omission. After being collected from the lake we were taken to the dam. On arrival we were given our tickets for the tour of the dam and told we had 1hour and 50 minutes. We joined the queue for the tour which was 30 minutes or so before the tour actually started. The tour itself was around 30 or so minutes so by the time we came out we had very little time to view the outside area and walk over the dam and take pictures. We got back on the bus at 3:50 and made our way back. The driver of the coach was very knowledgeable about the dam and other areas of the tour but he did not stop talking for the whole journey and we were being given the same information on the coach, boat, damand it really became quite tiring. Summing up, I think the tour could do without the chocolate factory, the stop at the Welcome to Vegas sign, which I forgot to mention, the lake tour if your not going to see the dam and use this time to visit the dam itself. Better still, hire a car and take yourself there, if there's two or more of you there is very little difference in cost.
Review by: Steve M, April 2018
We had a great time, the Hoover Dam was very busy due to Spring break, staff at the park said busiest day of the year. Spent most of our time waiting in line. The content of the tour was great. The cruise was wonderful great views all around. _br/_ The staff @ Grayline Bus company did an outstanding job, very well run. The driver was insightful and fun._br/_ We booked the day before the tour via the phone the staff was helpful and answer all our questions in a friendly manner. _br/_ I would book with them again.
Review by: Kenneth G, April 2018
I would really consider putting an age limit that no kids under 8 should be allowed on the trip. Little kids are loud on the bus and what are they really going to get out of the tour? Our bus driver Jerry was great! The tour at Hoover Dam was awesome._br/_ Also, I would consider dropping the Chocolate Factory at the end of the tour. After a long day it seems unnecessary and a waste of 45 minutes.
Review by: Elizabeth M, March 2018
The paddle boat cruise of Lake Mead and lunch was wonderful, very scenic and relaxing. Our bus driver Mike was great, funny and did his best to keep us on track. The tour of Hoover Dam was terrible. Most of the time we stood in line. I am not sure we ever saw the Dam as did not have time for the Observation deck. We much prefer a day trip with a live guide on board not a recording so we will check for that the next time
Review by: Rachael L, March 2018
Loved this tour. We had added extras which we werent expecting - we stopped at the Vegas sign on the way and Ethel ms chocolate factory with the wonderful cactus garden which we had previously been informed was temporarily closed. The driver was very entertaining. The hoover dam itself is wonderful, well worth visiting even if youve seen it from the sky. We couldnt do the works tour that day as the lifts werent working - but everything else made up for this. The boat trip was lovely and relaxing away from the bright lights of Vegas.
Review by: Lesley anne b, March 2018
Fantastic... Worth every penny
Review by: Cynthia L, March 2018
We found this tour very informative, interesting and beautiful! Our bus driver was excellent! Enjoyed both the dam and Lake Mead Cruise!
Review by: Denise S, February 2018
Guy Fieri, aka Mark, was an excellent tour guide. Very knowledgeable and entertaining. Mark provided a lot of information about Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam but also the information about the area was really interesting and helped to make every moment of the trip informative and entertaining. The trip itself was great. The views at Lake Mead alone were worth the price of the ticket. Hoover Dam tour was interesting, probably more interesting for an engineer than it was for me. The size of everything is impressive.
Review by: Victoria F, January 2018
This tour was amazing!
Review by: kat, January 2018
a wonderful, relaxing trip, our tour guide Troy was a right laugh, and good looking too !!! , so he was kept occupied by girl groups wanting photos taking. The paddlesteamer was enjoyable and informative, lunch was ok, considering how hard it is to cater on this type of vessle, more a subway lunch, but puts you on, until you get back to Vegas, the Hoover Dam tour was amazing, and the guides could answer any questions which were fired at them, it was very hot though, so take plenty of water with you, usually provided on your tour buses
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