Grand Canyon West day tours from Las Vegas

7 min read Updated November 2026 Compare all tours

Grand Canyon West lies on the Hualapai Reservation in Arizona, on the western end of the Grand Canyon and outside the national park. From Las Vegas the road crosses into Arizona on the bridge below Hoover Dam, follows US-93 south, turns onto Pierce Ferry Road and runs for about 20 miles on Diamond Bar Road through a forest of Joshua trees to the entrance. The whole road is paved. The NPS gives the distance as 122 miles from the centre of Las Vegas; Grand Canyon West says about 130.

That makes the West Rim the part of the canyon a day tour can reach and still leave several hours on site. The day almost always starts at a Strip hotel early in the morning and ends there in the evening. Sweetours advises against booking a flight or a show for the same evening.

What each day tour includes

The tours look alike at first sight but differ in the details: whether the Skywalk is in the price or an add-on, which meals come with it, and whether the Hoover Dam stop is a photo from the bridge or a walk on the dam. The second price column shows the option with a Skywalk ticket where the operator offers one.

Tour	Vehicle	Skywalk	Meals	Hoover Dam	From	With Skywalk	From
West Rim and Hoover Dam with breakfast and BBQ lunchComedy on Deck Tours	Coach	Optional	Breakfast and lunch	Photo stop	$99	$200	Book on GetYourGuide
Coach day trip with about four hours at Grand Canyon WestNational Park Express	Coach	Optional	Lunch with some options	Photo stop	$124	$179	Book on GetYourGuide
Coach tour with West Rim entry and add-on optionsJupiter Legend Corporation	Coach	Optional	Lunch with some options	Photo stop	$99	$178	Book on GetYourGuide
West Rim day trip with breakfast and Hoover Dam stopSweetours	Coach	Optional	Breakfast, lunch with some options	Photo stop	$132	$169	Book on GetYourGuide
West Rim tour with Hoover Dam photo stopSweetours	Coach	Not included	Breakfast	Photo stop	$114	–	Book on GetYourGuide
West Rim minibus tour with guides in several languagesEmpire Vacations	Coach	Optional	None	No stop listed	$189	$209	Book on GetYourGuide
Grand Canyon West and Hoover Dam with sit-down breakfastUSA West Tour	Small group	Optional	Breakfast	Photo stop	$167	$201	Book on GetYourGuide
West Rim, Hoover Dam and Seven Magic MountainsMaxTour	Small group	Optional	Breakfast, lunch with some options	Walk on the dam	$211	$249	Book on GetYourGuide
Grand Canyon West, Hoover Dam and Seven Magic MountainsJupiter Legend Corporation	Small group	Optional	Breakfast	Walk on the dam	$178	$208	Book on GetYourGuide
Small-group West Rim tour with Skywalk pass and picnicGrand Adventures Tours	Small group	Optional	Breakfast and lunch	Walk on the dam	$205	$220	Book on GetYourGuide
Small-group West Rim tour with Skywalk and Hoover DamOne Day Tours	Small group	Included	Lunch	Photo stop	$199	$199	Book on GetYourGuide
Late-start West Rim tour with SkywalkMaxTour	Small group	Included	Snacks and drinks	No stop listed	$180	$180	Book on GetYourGuide
West Rim with Skywalk and Hoover Dam power plantPink Jeep Tours Las Vegas	Small group	Included	Lunch	Power plant tour	$386	$386	Book on GetYourGuide
Minivan tour in Spanish with lunch at the canyonLas Vegas en tu Idioma	Small group	Optional	Lunch	Photo stop	$199	$209	Book on GetYourGuide
Small-group sunset tour to Guano PointGrand Adventures Tours	Small group	Check the options	Lunch	Photo stop	$220	–	Book on GetYourGuide
Hoover Dam walk and three hours at the West RimAdventure Photo Tours	Small group	Not included	Breakfast and lunch	Photo stop	$399	–	Book on GetYourGuide
Small-group tour to Hoover Dam and the West RimMarvit Tours	Small group	Not included	None	Photo stop	$220	–	Book on GetYourGuide
Small-group West Rim day trip, admission not includedJC Tour	Small group	Optional · West Rim entry paid separately	None	Photo stop	$139	–	Book on GetYourGuide

Inclusions as listed on the tour pages. The first price is the cheapest option, the second the option with a Skywalk ticket. Prices come from the booking platform and change; if you book through these links we earn a commission.

How a tour day runs

Most tours stop at Hoover Dam on the way out or on the way back. The short version is a photo stop at the Mike O’Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, which looks down on the dam. Longer versions walk across the top of the dam, and the Pink Jeep tour adds the power plant tour, where a Bureau of Reclamation guide leads you through construction tunnels to the generators. After Dolan Springs comes the Joshua tree forest, often with a ten- or fifteen-minute stop for photos.

At the rim, visitors move between Eagle Point, Guano Point and Hualapai Point by shuttle bus, because private vehicles may not go beyond the parking areas. Several tours include a VIP bus or drive-on access so that the group does not queue at the terminal or for the shuttle. Eagle Point has the Skywalk and the eagle-shaped rock that gives the point its name; Guano Point has the remains of an old tramway and a short, unrailed trail to a high point with views in every direction.

Coach tours with guide and driver

The large coaches keep the cost per seat down and still give you about three hours at the rim. Comedy on Deck Tours starts with a sit-down breakfast at a restaurant just outside Las Vegas, stops at Hoover Dam for about 45 minutes and serves a BBQ lunch at Guano Point, with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free choices. The coach has a toilet on board, and the guide travels with a separate driver. If you need a bus with a lift, tell the operator 72 hours ahead.

National Park Express aims to be among the first groups to enter and allows about four hours at Grand Canyon West. The coach has Wi-Fi and charging points, lunch comes as a voucher if you add it, and on the way back there is a Hoover Dam photo stop and a short stop at Hemenway Park in Boulder City, where bighorn sheep sometimes graze. Backpacks with two shoulder straps are not allowed at Grand Canyon West on this tour and must stay on the bus. Jupiter Legend gives you more than three hours at Eagle Point and Guano Point and lets you add the Skywalk, a lunch, an airplane flight or a helicopter and pontoon trip to the river. Sweetours runs a longer version with breakfast and 3.5 hours at the rim, and a shorter one with a continental breakfast, about three hours at the West Rim and no lunch.

Reviews of the coach tours praise the guides and drivers above all. The criticism repeats too: little legroom on the back rows, a lunch that not everyone liked, and only two viewpoints. On the Comedy on Deck tour, one guest who had added the zipline was told that it would leave little time for the canyon itself.

Vans, SUVs and smaller groups

A van means fewer pickups and a guide who can stop more freely. MaxTour leaves at 7 am, calls at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign and the Seven Magic Mountains art installation, and walks the group across the top of Hoover Dam; breakfast is included, lunch and the Skywalk are not, and children under 6 cannot join. Jupiter Legend runs a van version for up to 13 guests with a hot breakfast and the same art stop. JC Tour uses a minivan for four to six passengers and a larger van from seven, with three to four hours at the rim, but Grand Canyon West admission and meals are not included.

Marvit Tours picks up at more than 200 hotels on or near the Strip and needs at least three guests to run; the Skywalk and meals are extra. Adventure Photo Tours combines an outside tour of Hoover Dam with three hours at Eagle Point and Guano Point and lunch at the rim. Children cannot sit on a lap and travel in a proper child seat. USA West Tour stops at the Lakeview Overlook above Lake Mead and walks across the dam before the West Rim. Pink Jeep Tours uses its own Tour Trekker vehicles and includes the Skywalk, lunch at a rim café and the power plant tour. Empire Vacations starts at the Luxor and offers guides in several languages; guests must be able to walk 1.5 miles over uneven ground. The small-group tours page compares the vans in more detail.

The SUV tour by Vegas To Hollywood Tourz uses six-seat vehicles with no more than three pickup hotels, starts around 6 am and returns in the early afternoon. Breakfast, lunch, admission and the Skywalk are included, and in summer there are umbrellas against the sun.

Tours with a Spanish- or French-speaking guide

Las Vegas VIP Services runs the tour in Spanish with the most included: all tickets, the Skywalk and a lunch at a restaurant on the reservation. On the way the guide explains the building of Hoover Dam and the Mojave Desert, and the bus stops for about 20 minutes at a gas station for coffee and breakfast, which you pay for yourself. The day ends at around 4:30 or 5 pm. Por Las Vegas travels in a van with Wi-Fi and a Spanish-speaking guide, stops for photos at Hoover Dam and gives free time at Guano Point; the Skywalk is not included, but the guide can sell you an entry on the day. It is not suitable for wheelchair users, and baby carriages are not allowed. Las Vegas en tu Idioma uses a minivan, adds Hualapai Point with its cultural gallery and includes lunch at a restaurant at Grand Canyon West, with the Skywalk as an option. Passengers over 280 lbs (126 kg) pay a surcharge.

For French speakers, Las Vegas Aventures picks you up at 6 am in an SUV, stops at the Joshua tree forest and visits Eagle Point, the Skywalk and Guano Point with a French-speaking guide. You are back at the hotel around 2 pm. Meals are not included, and children under 5 cannot take part.

Starting from Laughlin, Kingman or Lake Havasu

One tour on this page does not start in Las Vegas. Desert Wonder Adventures picks up in Kingman, Bullhead City, Lake Havasu City and Laughlin, drives about two hours to the Joshua tree forest and then spends time at Eagle Point and Guano Point, with the Skywalk as an option. Lunch with a singing cowboy is served at the Grand Canyon Western Ranch, a private ranch near Meadview that is not part of Grand Canyon West. You sign a liability release at pickup.

Skywalk, meals and what costs extra

The listings handle the Skywalk in three ways: included for every guest, an option chosen at booking, or not offered. Reviews of one coach tour mention guests who expected the Skywalk and had to pay at the canyon after queueing, so check your option before the day. On the glass, mobile phones are allowed, but cameras, bags and selfie sticks go into free lockers, and you wear protective booties over your shoes. Grand Canyon West names 11 am to 3 pm as the busiest hours at the Skywalk.

Food needs planning, because Grand Canyon West does not allow outside food or drinks. If lunch is not in your ticket, the Skywalk Cafe and Sky View Restaurant at Eagle Point and the Guano Point Cafe sell meals. Tips for the guide are excluded on most tours.

Clocks and closing times

Arizona does not use daylight saving time and Las Vegas does. From November to mid-March, Grand Canyon West is one hour ahead of Las Vegas, so the last ticket at 4 pm Arizona time is 3 pm on your Las Vegas watch. Pickup times are always given in Las Vegas time. In summer both places show the same time, and the closing times move later.

If you would rather fly than spend four or five hours on the road, the helicopter tours and airplane tours cover the same distance in the air.