Heather D.
Yelp
Sooo... accidentally ran across this when searching for things to do near the Grand Canyon (we were driving from Vegas to south rim). It was reasonably priced and we've never been in a cavern, so we added it to the list!
From Vegas, it's 2.5 hours and in the middle of nowhere.. lol. When you arrive, signs are a little confusing, but just know.. you gotta drive down this long road past the hotel thing.. they need a big sign right there saying to drive ?? (whatever it is) mile down the road.. because we started to, but it seemed odd, so we turned around.. our 1st instinct was right.
Once there, it's kinda hot waiting inside the gift shop/diner area, but there's lots of cool things to look at. The tour was supposed to be at 12, but we didn't get picked up until 12:15.. also, the receipt says to be there 15 min. early, but the check in is literally 1 min. of you saying that you're there. Soo, we had about 30 min. of waiting (not ideal).
Our guide was DINO.. and HE was awesome!!! Tons of corny dad jokes, which we loved and very knowledgeable!! He did a great job of accommodating all of our needs.. I went from being first in line to last.. I'm not in the best of health and had to stop at times (fast heartbeat and shaky legs from the inclines), but he spoke loud enough that I could hear and at one point, he came to assist me with light on the stairs.
The tour itself is cool.. we did the normal tour, which is the commercialized/touristy part of the cavern. Just the fact that we've never been that far underground was cool for us, but there's nothing really mind-blowing to see.. the history is interesting though! The only thing I was disappointed in was that I read in other reviews that the lights go off at some point for complete darkness, but that never happened on our tour. I would of liked to experience that.
Overall, I like it.. I'm glad I went and I'd recommend to friends!! For the experience, I'm giving 4 stars. It doesn't get 5 simply because there's no repeat visit appeal and wouldn't necessarily be good enough to be the ONLY stop (2.5 hrs there and 2.5 hrs back)... but for anyone on a road trip, definitely make this a pit stop!!