NEVADA

Nevada is an arid state of the USA, lying between California and Utah. Most of the state is within the Great Basin, but parts of the northeast drain into the Snake River and the southern portion is within the Mojave Desert and the Colorado river drainage.

Although the majority of tourists only visit Las Vegas, Reno and Tahoe to gamble, watch shows, and indulge themselves in food and drink, Nevada offers the more discerning traveler western frontier experiences verging on horse opera cliché, and landscapes utterly different from Europe, East Asia or more populated parts of North America

Capital: Carson City

Best Time of Visit:

Nevada is a diverse year-round destination, with dry, hot summers in the south and cool winters in the mountains. The weather is favorable for golf any time, the Reno and Lake Tahoe region has some of North America’s best skiing in the winter, and casinos, particularly in Las Vegas, are always open no matter what time of the year or what the weather is like.

High Season: September to June;

Low Season: July To August

Min Days Required: 3 days

Places of Interest: 

Las Vegas

Las Vegas – the gambling capital of the world, is quite the most spectacular city on earth. This is a city of ringing slot machines and whirling roulette wheels, of rolling dice and gaming tables, a city that never sleeps. Entering this adult fantasy paradise is like entering a world where nothing but money talks. Las Vegas is a giant entertainment arcade with huge casino hotels concentrated around downtown Glitter Gulch and the Strip.

Las Vegas is a favored destination for those seeking their fortune as well as those wanting to get married – marriage laws in the state of Nevada are the easiest in the U.S. Not that anyone tires of the glitz and fizz, the roll and spin, but in case you do, take some time off to admire the gorgeous scenery that completes the Vegas picture.

Places of Interest: Bellagio, The Venetian, Stratosphere, Mandalay Bay, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

Boulder City – Hoover Dam, Willow Beach, Lake Mohave, Nevada Southern Railroad Museum

Reno –University of Nevada, Virginia City, Sparks Heritage Museum

Climate:

In the South, Nevada experiences dry, hot temperatures that typically reach over a hundred degrees during the summer.

Areas in the north stay fairly warm with temperatures that range from 75 to 90 degrees during the day and cooler temperatures at night.

While the weather is pleasantly warm throughout the rest of the year in the south, the north is prone to snow and a cooler climate during the winter

Currency: US Dollars

Things to carry:

If you plan to take in the wide variety of scenery in Nevada, be sure to take short-sleeved comfortable shirts for the lower altitudes and depending on time of year, light or heavy jackets for high altitudes. Take comfortable hiking boots if you plan to visit the area around Lake Tahoe.

For the summers, suntan lotion and moisturizer is a must.

How to get there:

Air:

The international airports in Nevada are the McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas and the Reno/Tahoe International Airport in Reno.