Hoover Dam Tour with Lake Mead Cruise on the Desert Princess
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Highlights
Discover the impressive Hoover Dam and beautiful Lake Mead aboard a charming Mississippi-style wheeled boat! Immerse yourself in each location for 90 delightful minutes, savoring the serene, refreshing waters of Lake Mead. Indulge in a delicious deli-style meal served aboard the stunning Desert Princess. Embark on an unforgettable adventure, combining...
What is included?
- Rates and entrance to the park
- Children from 0 to 23 months travel for free
What is not included?
- Tips
What is there to know?
Duration: 8 Hours.
Mobile and printed vouchers are accepted.
Mobile and printed vouchers are accepted.
Wheelchair accessible.
The luxury limousine vans are not equipped with a lift therefore only guests with folding and lifting wheelchairs will be...
Meeting point
680 Pilot Rd STE B1, Las Vegas, NV 89119, United States.
Or select pickup upon confirmation.
Or select pickup upon confirmation.
Cancellation policies
Free cancellations for reservations canceled with the supplier 72 hours before the tour date. No-shows and late cancellations are non-refundable.
Description
Embark on an unforgettable Hoover Dam and Lake Mead cruise tour from Las Vegas, where we will pick you up from most Las Vegas hotels. Discover the wonder of this engineering masterpiece, Hoover Dam, an extraordinary feat of its time and one of the largest and most successful government projects ever undertaken.
Hoover Dam is an iconic symbol of American engineering and a testament to 20th century ingenuity and determination. Its construction, begun in 1931 during the Great Depression, was an ambitious undertaking that employed thousands of workers in the harsh and unforgiving desert environment of Black Canyon.
Originally known as Boulder Dam, it was later renamed in honor of President Herbert Hoover, who played a key role in promoting the project. The dam was conceived as a solution to control the unpredictable Colorado River, which often caused devastating floods and hampered water and energy resources in the region.
Hoover Dam, 726 feet above the Colorado River, was a revolutionary engineering marvel of its time. It required the excavation of more than 3.25 million cubic meters of rock and the pouring of 4.4 million cubic meters of concrete, making it one of the largest concrete structures in the world. The dam's gravity-arch design efficiently withstood the immense water pressure, while its intricate network of tunnels and power plants harnessed hydroelectric power, providing power to multiple states.
The completion of Hoover Dam in 1936 brought numerous benefits to the American Southwest. It provided a reliable source of water for irrigation, allowing the transformation of arid lands into fertile agricultural areas. The dam's reservoir, Lake Mead, has become the largest man-made lake in the United States and a...
