The Valley of Fire is Nevada’s oldest state park and a trip to this amazing place will take you through some fantastic scenery including incredible rock formations and color reflections on the eroded sandstone through the valley that will simply take your breath away. The sand dunes here are as ancient as time is itself leaving you feeling very small indeed. People call the Valley of Fire an ‘awe inspiring’ and it really is just that.

Just 50 miles from Las Vegas the valley is 150 million years old and was named the ‘Valley of Fire’ because when the sun hits these ancient rocks it often gives the impression that the whole valley is on fire. Touring through it is like going back in time, 3000 years back in fact.

The tour encompasses authentic Pueblos, pottery, baskets, arrowheads, tools along with other ancient artifacts and the Great Anasazi – the ‘Lost City’. Once the spiritual centre of these great people, driving through it you understand why it was, and you will certainly come away having had a spiritual experience yourself. Over centuries nature has carved the sandstone rocks into unbelievable shapes that are a photographers dream.

Along these ancient cliffs are found the rare petroglyps which friendly tour guides point out and they explain everything there is to know about this fantastic prehistoric area of the United States of America. There are early sketches that were painted by Native Americans which are definitely worth stopping to see and well worth taking photos of. The tours are well organized with lots of stops at points of interest where visitors are able to take as many photos of the many amazing and ancient things that are found in the valley.

There are many ways to visit the Valley of Fire and every tour is superbly organized so that visitors get the best out of the day. You can go with an off road tour that will take you to places that others can’t get to or you can go by motorbike which is an experience never to be forgotten. With tours through the valley to the Hoover Dam passing through spectacular country with so much ancient history you will find out so much about a part of the States for which time has stood still.
 
Travelling along you can expect to see all the creatures that inhabit the valley these include wild burros, rabbits, coyote’s and lizards some of which are pretty big. With the wild birds and the plant life that looks and feels like time has stood still, you will have the impression you are travelled back through time to another world.

There is not a dull moment touring through the valley until you reach the largest manmade lake in the United States called Lake Mead. This is the start of the leisurely journey back to Las Vegas. This ‘awe inspiring’ journey will leave you feeling just that - completely ‘overawed’.