Death Valley Tours: You will be amazed at the sheer size and astounding
natural features in this desolate national treasure. This journey takes
you right to the heart of Death Valley.
Our Death Valley tours offer breathtaking photo opportunities at
Dante’s View and Zabriskie Point. A stunning scenic drive through the
Artist’s Pallet and of course a stop at Bad Water Basin-at 280 feet
below sea level this is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere! Take
a walk out on the most protected salt flats on earth. Stop at Furnace
Creek visitor center, the Devil’s Golf Course and browse the Death
Valley gift shop heading back through the Mojave Desert in time for some
good old fashioned Vegas nightlife! Touring through one of the hottest
places on Earth may seem daunting, but Bindlestiff Tours assures you
that your experiences on our Death Valley tours will be one of the most
uniquely enjoyable day trips that you will ever have the opportunity to
take. Our air-conditioned vans provide the ability to enjoy the scenery
in comfort, and our informative guides will make sure that the stops at
each point of interest will be both educational and filled with
adventure, as you are given the opportunity to explore the landscape in
your own way.
Las Vegas to Death Valley Our Death Valley tours start from your Las Vegas hotel, where you
will be greeted and checked in by your tour-guide. When the entire
group for the day has been assembled, the drive to Death Valley National
Park begins. The drive itself is filled with commentary about what you
can expect to experience in Death Valley, as well as some local history
and information about the trip itself.Once in Death Valley itself, your tour-guide will stop for a photo
op at the welcome sign. Many members of our group will take pictures in
front of the sign that welcomes us to one of the most extreme
environments on earth, as well as the area that boasts the highest
temperature ever recorded. You can expect group members to assume the
“I am dead in Death Valley” positions for photographs!
Dante’s View and Zabriskie Point The first stops on the tour are Dante’s View and Zabriskie point,
where our adventurers have the ability to explore each location on their
own, to experience the breathtaking views and unusual landscape in
their own way. The views of the desert floors from these vantage points
is remarkable, and many will simply marvel at the sheer beauty of the
expanse while others will stroll around the area, taking in the
landscape directly under their feet, noticing unique plant forms and
wildlife that inhabits the area. Zabriskie Point is actually a viewpoint that is part of the Amargosa
Range, and is unique due to it’s erosional landscape. It is composed
of the elements left behind by the drying up of Furnace Creek Lake,
which disappeared around five-million years ago. The location itself
was named after Christian Brevoort Zabriskie, who was the vice-president
of the Pacific Borax Company.Dante’s View is a terrace viewpoint that sits 5,476 feet above the
desert floor. It is located on the north side of Coffin Peak, and
overlooks the floor of Death Valley. Several paths lead to the peak,
which offers a dramatic panoramic view of the basin.
Artist’s Palatte Artist’s Palatte is dramatic due to the many colors of rock that
make up the landscape. The colors are due to the oxidation of different
metals, red yellow and pink being from iron salts and green from
decomposing mica. There are even purple elements that are produced from
manganese. The Artist Drive Formation was produced as a result of a
violent and explosive volcanic period in Death Valley.
Badwater Basin Badwater Basin is the area that contains the lowest elevation point
in North America at 282 feet below sea level. Do not forget to snap a
photo of the mountain behind you that shows the actual point of sea
level, which will give you a good idea of how low you are. Badwater
Basin is a salt flat, and displays a huge expanse of pure table salt!
There is flooding at Badwater Basin often, however it usually doesn’t
last very long as the scorching temperatures evaporate the standing
water into a thicker layer of salt every time.
Furnace Creek Visitor center Our adventurers enjoy lunch and refreshments as well as exploring
the sites and purchasing gifts to commemorate their trip. The Visitor
center is an oasis in the desert, with many cool areas to relax and take
in the sites. Take your picture in front of the sign which contains
the world-record temperature record of 134 degrees, and which shows the
current temperature. The Borax exhibit tells the story of the Pacific
Borax Company, who mined the Borax that cleans many people’s clothes
today. Borax is an element that is used in laundry detergent, as well
as other uses. The famous “20 mule team” that hauled the Borax from the
area after it was mined is commemorated even today on “20 Mule Team
Borax laundry detergent.”
Devil’s Golf Course One of our last stops is the “Devil’s Golf Course” where a brief
off-road trip brings us to an area that provides some of the most unique
photographs in the world, as jagged salt formations take on the
appearance of snow on the desert floor. Our adventurers venture out
into the salt-flat, and notice that the formations are very solid and
hard, even though they are delicate in appearance.From this point, our adventure tour of Death Valley returns to Las
Vegas, where our visitors say goodbye to their new friends. They retire
to their hotels discussing Death valley, the fact that pictures cannot
do it justice. To experience a Death Valley tour yourself, simply click
the “book now” button above, and secure your place on our next tour of
one of the world’s most interesting and beautiful places.
