[遊記] Las Vegas 5 days trip Las, Vegas

PreciousMoment

My Las Vegas trip in October.

Cost: approx. $500 / person (Flight + Hotel + Taxes)
Temp: around 28 ~ 32C

Note:
Make sure you have a very comfortable shoes, you need to walk a lot on the strip.

Day 1: Late Night Flight



Day 2:
Planet Hollywood Hotel --> Coca Cola Shop --> M&M Shop --> Mandalay Bay Shark Reef --> Bellagio Fountain Show --> Fremont Street Experience

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Day 3

Planet Hollywood Hotel --> Fashion Outlet --> Cesar Palace Hotel --> Cesar Forum Shops --> Flamingo Hotel --> Hans Klok Magic Show --> "O" Show

PreciousMoment

Day 4:

Planet Hollywood Hotel --> Hoover Dam --> Grand Canyon --> Las Vegas Paris Hotel --> Venetian Hotel

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Day 5: Afternoon Flight back to Vancouver

PreciousMoment

I book through a travel agent. The holiday package is from Alaska Airline.

In order to get to the Grand Canyon, you will need to book it either in the hotel or those counter on the strip. I suggest to do it at your Hotel for safety. The tour recommended by the Hotel will be a bit expensive, but it should have better quality. And the whole Canyon tour took us around 14 hours. So, please make sure you did not book any shows or dinner at that night, you won't be back to Vegas before 9pm.

[ 本帖最後由 PreciousMoment 於 2007-12-6 12:07 編輯 ]

PreciousMoment

For dinning, it is a very personal preferences.
There are a lot of top class restaurants among all those high class hotels.
There are also a lot of famous buffet along the strip.
However, you have to reserve ahead as Vegas is always a very busy place.
Moreover, you need to make sure if you are going to watch any shows at night. I don't think you can always have good dinning and shows at the same night.

So, maybe do some researches on the web:
http://www.frommers.com/destinations/lasvegas/0013020003.html
http://www.lasvegas.com/restaurant/

For my day 1, this is what I did.
I went to Mandalay Bay and buy the Mandalay Bay Shark Reef/buffet package.
So, with one ticket, you can go to the Shark Reef and have their buffet with a cheaper price.
http://www.mandalaybay.com/entertainment/sharkreef.aspx

For those days that we had plans, we just went to food court, McD for a quick dinner.

PreciousMoment

1) We were staying at Planet Hollywood (good location, very new casino and lobby). We asked for a strip view room and ended up with a big honeymoon suite.

2) The magic show was Hans Klok with Pamela Anderson. Hans is very good at fast illusions. The show was okay as it is cheap (only $50).

3) We joined AIRBRIDGE grand canyon tour. (Toll free 1-800-634-6787, or 702-597-5970). Our tour was the "South Rim Bus Tour". It included with a light breakfast, lunch at the National Geographic center. IMAX movie also included. $172 per person (tax included).

Feel free to let me know if you have more questions.

PreciousMoment

I already mentioned that my tour was $172 per person (tax included).

If you would like to go with the air tour, you can do so.
Most people like to do air tour if they want to save time. However, it will be expensive for sure.

And why most people do not like air tour to grand canyon? Because it is kind of danger (my point of view).

Why it took so long to go to Canyon from LV? Because the Canyon is located at Arizona state. Do more homework and you will understand more about the tour.

Just my 2 cents.

PreciousMoment

Your friend must be making a joke to you. Be careful girl. For 2 hours of driving, you can see Canyon from far. For 5 hours of driving, you are in the Canyon, feel it for yourself. For a round trip, it will take you 10 hours of driving, so, you only have 4 hours to walk around and do visiting there.

Read this:
http://www.usatourist.com/englis ... as/exploration.html

Grand Canyon National Park is about 100 miles east of Las Vegas but it requires a 300 mile, five-hours drive to reach the South Rim Visitor's Center.

Why danger?
Many people died each year when visiting the Canyon. 2 days before I visited Canyon, a 4 years old  girl died there.
Read more info:
http://www.nps.gov/grca/

[ 本帖最後由 PreciousMoment 於 2007-12-11 17:03 編輯 ]