TL;DR: Pink Jeep Tours offers a high class, educational, and intimate portrait of the Grand Canyon and surrounding areas, done in comfort and style.

Our Pink Jeep Tour was this past Saturday and despite the 530 wakeup call, it was the highlight of my birthday weekend in Las Vegas. We had a small group--an inspiring and sporty couple from England, a witty charmer from Canada, and a lovely woman from California. And us. Seven total with our guide, who was simply fabulous.

Our guide Cliff was an absolute fount of information. We learned about Nevada, Las Vegas, Arizona, the Grand Canyon and he gave us details on native culture, geological details, flora and fauna, and answered questions easily. He was genial and enthusiastic and took pictures happily (and they turned out great!)

Our tour to the Grand Canyon was excellent. I hadn't intended to do the Skywalk, but my companion wanted to, so we did and it was a good choice. A unique vision. They don't allow cameras on the Skywalk but there are photographers on staff who will take pictures and they will provide, for a charge, copies. They take and suggest unique photo ops, not boring staid poses, but fun, memorable pictures. I was impressed by that too.

We left the Skywalk--had plenty of time there and the edge of the Canyon to take our own pictures, including Eagle Point, a beautiful example of canyon pareidolia, before leaving for Guano Point. Guano Point is a fun place for a light hike/walk, but there is a cafe in case someone wants a snack. We walked out to the 'point' but didn't get all the way up. I didn't want to rush! In some places it gets very close to the edge, but it is thrilling as long as it isn't crowded--at least it was for me. I'm not scared of heights but it was a little breath-taking!

We had lunch at a spot built up to look like an old west town. They have horses you can ride, photo ops, and a bevy of talented cowboys who will teach you to throw an axe, rope a cow, or draw a gun in a pistol fight. And the food was really good--sort of 'down home country cooking' with live music. On our return home, we drove through the Hoover Dam and even though it wasn't part of our tour, we got a wealth of information about it too. The bridge there is beautiful!

The road to and from the canyon is very bumpy. The scenery is lovely. The joshua trees, juniper, creosote, yucca, and desert panorama is beautiful. I love the desert, so I'm biased, but this trip really was the highlight of my weekend. So much so that I'm thinking about a return to the area later this year. Without doubt, I will plan a Pink Jeep Tour.

Yes, Pink Jeep is higher end price-wise. Sure, you could drive out there and do it yourself. You won't have a guide, but maybe you don't need one. Tour or not, maybe it's going to be hot, or cold, or rainy, or whatever. Things can always be better, they can always get worse. Pink Jeep gave us an experience of a lifetime and I am grateful. I can't wait to return to the southern rim.

Will have to say upfront, this is not the cheapest tour around, but this is definitely a case of "you do get what you paid for". The previous day we did a Grand Canyon tour in a double decker coach, but doing this tour in the Jeep made me regret not taking the Pink Jeep Canyon tour as well.
Firstly the Jeep itself, isn't actually a Jeep, but a very large custom vehicle, which is extremely comfortable (seats 9) and has very large Windows for good viewing. The pick up was on time and although we had a few other stops to make, this wast an issue as the driver was so pleasant and chatty right from the start. One of the great things about this tour if you are staying in Vegas, is how close it is, so you don't spend hours getting there and back. The scenery is stunning and because the vehicle is an "off road" vehicle, you get to go to parts other tours cannot take you. There are several opportunities to get out and walk around, and the driver was great at telling people all about where we were, what the local fauna was etc. Before you head off road there is a stop at the visitors centre which is also worth it. My only criticism really would be that the tour is to short, at around 4 hours from pick up to drop off, but that's because we were having such a good time. Definitely recommend this.

My husband and I took the one-day Pink Jeep tour to Death Valley, which we had seen on our own the previous year. If this is your only chance to get a taste of Death Valley, it's probably worth the $250 per person (counting taxes and so on, but not tip) it cost, but for us, it wasn't. There was time enough for the standard tourist activity of taking a picture of yourself and/or family in front of each major site, but if you want to take more extensive photographs, as I did, you are likely to feel rushed. We appreciated the early return (we were back at our hotel by 4 PM) because we had a show reservation that night, but otherwise, it would have been nice to spend a little longer at each site and/or included other sites, such as the sand dunes near Stovepipe Wells.

A must when you go to Vegas is this tour with this company....Our tour guide for the day was Cliff Rogers..what an excellant tour guide,so informative..so helpful and friendly..It was an early start..driven through Boulder City and on to the grand canyon,walked the Skyline...the views were spectacular..then driven on across Hoover Dam..

Thanks for a great day out.