Hoover Dam Kayak Tour with Shuttle - Hot Springs and Emerald Cave

Embark on a 7-hour guided kayaking adventure through the Black Canyon on the Colorado River, led by a U.S. National Kayak Champion. This family-friendly tour is suitable for all skill levels, offering stable kayaks with rudders for easy steering. Highlights include the stunning Emerald Cave, hot springs, waterfalls, desert wildlife, and the chance to see the Hoover Dam from its base. Enjoy healthy snacks, fruit, and bottled water along the way, with a 12-mile downstream adventure and about 9 hours of total experience time, from pick-up to drop-off.

This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If the tour is cancelled because the minimum is not met, you will be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

Note: a healthy sandwich, bananas, granola bars and bottled water are provided during the tour; if you have any food allergies or sensitivities, please bring your own food/snacks.

1. Hoover Dam
2. Emerald Cove
3. Gold Strike Canyon Hot Springs
4. Arizona Hot Springs
5. Colorado River

Pickup details

IMPORTANT: Pickup from the Mandalay Bay Hotel at the Shuttle Pickup Area on the Lower Level.

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Service animals allowed
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• We recommend you bring: hat, sunglasses, sunblock, swimsuit, towel.
• Some kind of water shoes is a must for this adventure (over one mile hiking).
• Depending on the time of the year layered clothing is recommended.
• The booking does not include the National Park permit that is $30 (+$1.80 booking fee) per adult and $15 (+$1 booking fee) for ages 16 or under. The operator will contact you after your booking is made to arrange the permit. Launching permits are non-refundable.
• This tour is not recommended for anyone with physical disabilities or with heart, shoulder or back problem
• Maximum weight limit is 300lb/person
• No Alcohol or Smoking Allowed.
• Please consider this, the Hoover Dam adventure is recommended only for physically fit people. We do not recommend this activity to anyone with a heart condition, back problems, shoulder problems or any medical or physical limitation. This tour is pretty physical and requires stamina. This tour is a total of 12 miles of kayaking and 2 miles hiking. (It's NOT a leisure FLOAT)