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Death Valley from Las Vegas: Private Tour & Badwater Basin

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Duration11h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Salt flats 282 feet below sea level: a private Death Valley day from Las Vegas

You're picked up at your Las Vegas hotel and driven 90 minutes into Death Valley National Park with a professional guide in a private, air-conditioned vehicle. You visit Zabriskie Point, Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Artist's Palette, Devil's Golf Course, and Badwater Basin—the lowest point in North America—with an hour of free walking time built in. The driver returns you to your hotel at the end of the day, so you skip the logistics of renting a car and navigating the park alone.

11h

Step-by-step itinerary

Meet driver at hotel
Drive 90 minutes to Death Valley
Explore Death Valley National Park
Visit Zabriskie Point viewpoint
Drive through Twenty Mule Team Canyon
See Devil's Golf Course salt pan
Drive Artist’s Palette area
Visit official visitor center
Explore Badwater Basin lowest point
Pass through Pahrump town
Enjoy 1 hour free time
Return 90 minutes to hotel

The Experience

The salt crust of Badwater Basin stretches white and cracked under the desert sun, the lowest point in North America sitting 282 feet below sea level. A private vehicle picks you up at your Las Vegas hotel and drives 90 minutes east into Death Valley National Park, crossing from Nevada into California's Mojave Desert. Your guide meets you in the hotel hall, and then it's just the two of you in a modern, air-conditioned car heading toward some of the most photographed badlands in the country.

The route hits five major stops, each one a different face of the same harsh landscape. Zabriskie Point comes first—an elevated overlook named after a Pacific Coast Borax Company executive, where the badlands drop away in layers of tan and rust. Twenty Mule Team Canyon is a narrow, winding drive through colorful rock that demands attention; miss the turnoff and you've gone too far. Then there's Artist's Palette, where the soil chemistry creates streaks of purple, green, and gold across the mountainside. The Devil's Golf Course is a sprawling salt pan with jagged white mounds that look like nothing else on earth. And finally Badwater Basin itself, where you can walk out onto the salt flats and stand at the lowest elevation in the United States, with Mount Whitney—the highest peak in the contiguous US—only 84 miles away to the northwest.

After the guided stops, you get an hour of free time to walk around at a location your guide chooses, then the drive back to your hotel. The whole day moves at a private pace; there's no group waiting, no schedule pressure beyond traffic and heat. Death Valley temperatures can spike past 115°F between June and September, so the air conditioning matters, and your guide will remind you to stay hydrated. The tour route can shift depending on traffic or special events, but the core stops stay the same.

What’s included

Private hotel pickup and drop-off.
modern, air-conditioned private vehicle.
professional local tour guide.
visits to Zabriskie Point, Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Artist's Palette, Devil's Golf Course, and Badwater Basin.
one hour of free walking time at a guide-selected location.

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfant seats available

Operated by taxiGo Limo Airport Service

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see Death Valley's main highlights without renting a car or navigating the park yourself—the private vehicle and guide handle the route, timing, and logistics so you focus on the views.

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