For your thrilling Black Canyon Kayak Adventure Tour From Las Vegas , you will be picked up from your hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle and driven out to the Hoover Dam.
Your expedition starts at the base of the Dam. You will be issued with your kayak and safety equipment and given paddling instruction before you set off down the mighty Colorado. The stretch of river you will explore on this adventure is tranquil and rapid-free.
Accompanied by your expert guide, you will paddle gently through the towering granite walls of the Black Canyon, where you may spot big-horn sheep, jack rabbits, kit fox or other desert creatures. You will also see some of the more than 200 native and migrating birds of the area, including bald and golden eagles, ospreys, great blue herons. Peer into the crystal clear water and you can spy rainbow trout, bountiful striped bass and other freshwater fish.
On the way, you will stop to explore Sauna Cave, which was an exploratory cave drilled by miners before the construction of the Hoover Dam. They were looking for the best location for the Dam. It is a deep cave with calcium carbonate crystals on the walls. At the end of the cave is a hot spring, which causes temperatures in the cave to reach approximately 120 °F (49 °C).
There are other natural hot springs along the route that you can soak in – especially enjoyable in the winter months – and you can also explore Emerald Cave where the waters are a glorious green.
As you go along, your guide will point out interesting features like rock carvings (petroglyphs) and explain the history of the area. You will hear stirring stories about the early explorers from Mexico who navigated this river when they came looking for gold and other treasure.
On the way, you will enjoy a picnic lunch of a sandwich, chips, cookie, fruit and bottled water , which you can eat in spectacularly beautiful surroundings.
At the end of your exhilarating 6-hour trip, you will be dropped back at your hotel in Las Vegas.