$15 for the Hoover Dam Postcard Raft Tour from Black Canyon River Adventures ($33 Value)
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- Amazing views of Hoover Dam
- Knowledgeable tour guide
- Cool off in the river
In the Victorian era, extreme sports were limited to teatime without doilies, writing witty satires about earnestness, and riding a pennyfarthing down a mild incline. Today's Groupon would shock such staid sensibilities: for $15, you get a Hoover Dam rafting tour (a $33 value) from Black Canyon River Adventures. The tour departs daily at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 11:30 a.m. inside the Hacienda Hotel and Casino located about 30 miles from downtown Las Vegas.
Transportation from the Hacienda will drop your party at the launch pad in the base of the Hoover Dam for your hour-and-a-half tour de aqua. Like a trilobite developing a pair of sturdy human legs, slither aboard the large and comfortable raft, which resembles a giant stack of four bananas and is snugly equipped with all required Coast Guard safety equipment. The knowledgeable and friendly guide injects adventurers with nuggets of knowledge about the area's history while they snap scrapbook-worthy photos of big horn sheep, osprey, great blue heron, and perhaps the rare sight of a cloud in the sky. Stretch out stiff neck muscles with breath-stealing views up and down the canyon of the Hoover Dam, Bypass Bridge, and the humbling canyon walls.
After your rafting experience is over, you have the choice to return to the Hacienda and from there drive to the Hoover Dam parking lot and enjoy a guided tour of the dam itself. Like getting a free pizza or spotting a Mexican grizzly bear, the Hoover Dam rafting tour is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Be sure to wear hiking or walking shoes and sunscreen and consider bringing sunglasses, and a camera. Lunch is not included, so be sure to pack a sustaining loaf of Elven flatbread.
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Patrons of Black Canyon River Adventure are too busy enjoying the great outdoors to write many reviews of their experiences. Four TripAdvisors give it an average of 4.5 owl eyes:
- The scenery is awesome with lots of interesting features including wildlife i,e, [sic] mountain goats! – TeeTaw13
- Not only is the Black Canyon River Adventure a great experience, memorable and educational for young and old alike, but the company is very professional and customer friendly to work with. – dowzer
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About Black Canyon River Adventures (Forever Resorts)
The year 2013 marks the 30th anniversary of guided rafting tours through the Colorado River's Black Canyon. Created by volcanic activity over the course of millennia, its walls rise more than 2,000 feet above the Colorado River’s edge. Rafters glide between these walls on the company’s assorted rafting tours, which also incorporate visits to sites such as the Hoover Dam or the Techatticup Mine, where they learn about area mining history.