The weather in Las Vegas

The Las Vegas Valley lies in a relatively high-altitude portion of the Mojave Desert, and this can result in drastic changes of temperature between seasons, and even between day and night. The Valley generally averages less than five inches of rain annually. Daily daytime summer temperatures in July and August typically exceed 100 °F . Winter is short in the Las Vegas Valley and temperatures are mild, with daytime highs near 60 degrees and nighttime lows of about 40 degrees. Snow accumulation on the valley floor itself is rare, but mountains surrounding the area may be snow-covered during winter season. The Sun shines about 294 days a year!

The Planet Hollywood with its casino, famous restaurants and the 1, 5 miles long Miracle Shopping with more than 170 retailers and 15 restaurants.

In the old days Planet Hollywood was named Aladdin and this was where Elvis Presley and Priscilla tied knots on May 1st 1967. Elvis was then 32 years old and had already entertained in Las Vegas for more than 10 years.

… Talking about marriage and romance… Paris is not exclusively France but also a part of Las Vegas! You no longer need to travel around the globe to fulfil your dreams about a romantic kiss in Paris…

The Las Vegas Eiffel Tower replica is about half the size of the original in France. While these two vary in height, there are many similarities between them. Both have an enclosed observation deck for safety as well as a glass elevator to admire the stunning vistas on the way to the top! If you after all are visiting the real stuff in Paris, don’t forget to look us up at www.opentopsightseeing.com – Open Top Sightseeing are in Paris too!

Bally’s Hotel and Casino is most known for the girls! It’s been over a quarter century since its debut, and Donn Arden's lavish stage spectacular Jubilee is still wowing audiences and winning awards year after year. Jubilee is a classic Las Vegas production featuring seven acts performed on million-dollar sets and in costumes by Bob Mackie.

Flamingo Hotel is another one of a kind hotel. It was talk of the town back in 1946 when a group of the New York mafia members raised million of dollars to build a tropical gaming oasis in the dessert.

It was legendary Bugsy Siegel who was in charge and the hotel is named after his girlfriend. She was a dancer and nicknamed Flamingo because of her red hair and long legs.

The Hotel had a slow start and when the mafia was afraid that Bugsy had oversold the project they took care of business themselves and Bugsy Siegel was assassinated at his girlfriends Beverly Hills home.

Besides show, food and gambling, Flamingo Hotel is also home to 15 acres of gardens filled with exotic birds, swans, penguins enjoys them surrounded by waterfalls and jungle plants.

It is 12 o’clock somewhere…You can take a Day-cation right here in Margarita Ville... Take in the amazing view from the Porch of Indecision overlooking the Gulf of Mexico or dance the night away when the restaurant turns into a swinging nightclub...there’s always something happening at Margarita Ville Las Vegas!
The Harrah’s Las Vegas is one of the big time players in Las Vegas where they own seven Hotel and Casinos like Caesars, The Flamingo, Bally’s, Imperial, Rio and Paris Las Vegas.
Eat, drink, dance and play! You can have it all at the most exciting outdoor entertainment venues on the Las Vegas Strip, the Carnival Court Bar & Grill.

The tower suites at Wynn Las Vegas is the only Casino hotel in the world to receive both the Mobil Five Star and AAA Five Diamonds. In addition their restaurant was honored with the esteemed Michelin Guide’s Five Red Pavilion award. Only nine resorts in North America has received this distinctions.

The hotel is named after one of the main developers of Las Vegas – Mr. Wynn who began his career in 1967 as part owner, Slot Manager, and Assistant Credit Manager of the Frontier Hotel. During the past Mr. Wynn has been involved in Casinos like Golden Nugget, Treasure Island, Mirage and the 1.6 Billion Bellagio. If the hotel from day one wasn’t a luxury reward winning resort Mr. Wynn did his to make it happen!

His newest venture is the signature hotel Encore… bringing in new standards…

But it isn’t all about resorts – former President George W. Bush has appointed Mr. Wynn to serve on the Board of Trustees for the world-renowned John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.

Sahara hotel - the last remaining - “Rat Pack” resort, was the setting of the original “Ocean’s Eleven” film and has played host to everyone from The Beatles to Dean Martin, Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley.
This is also where to HOP OFF if you are into Cyber Speedway and Speed or just want to pay the NASCAR Cafe Las Vegas Entertainment Center a visit.

Wedding Chapels Are you married yet? or do you want to relive you wedding?... Las Vegas is the place!

Besides wedding arrangements at most of our luxury resorts, Las Vegas also offers a variety of Wedding chapels throughout the city.

For a couple of 100 bucks you can get the original Elvis impersonator wedding at Graceland Chapel – Jon Bon Jovi did, so if good enough for him…

But, you may also look up the Special Memory Wedding Chapel’s drive-up window on lovers lane or why not tie your knot with Maverick Helicopters or go Viva Las Vegas Weddings where public is welcomed and from where ceremonies are broadcasted live online – we are talking imagine vampires, Harley hogs or Cirque du Soleil-esque aerial acrobats – go see for yourself!

If you are into speed it is time to HOP OFF and visit the Stratosphere Tower and the fastest elevator in the United States of America. It only takes you 37 seconds to climb the tallest building west of Mississippi and from floor 108 you’ll have a fantastic view!
If you are into more action – do the Insanity Ride from where a massive mechanical arm extends 64 feet over the edge of the Tower and spins you at a force 3 Gs…

And, don’t forget to visit the X-scream giant teeter-totter that propels you 27 feet over the edge of the tower – 866 feet above the ground or why try the Big Shot and get shot straight 160 feet up the air at 45 miles per hour compared with over 4 Gs until you are up 1.081 feet… Have fun with Open Top Sightseeing!

“Come for the ride stay for the food” – as they say at NASCAR Café!

If you are a racing fan – this is the place to go with its two levels of NASCAR racing projected on giant projection screens, nearly twenty authentic NASCAR stock cars, including the worlds largest stock car, the legendary Carzilla bar, and official NASCAR merchandise.

If you like to speed you have to ride the 70 miles per hour roller coaster. It takes you from inside the Sahara Hotel where a high-speed launch propels you along the Las Vegas Strip and carries you through an underground tunnel 25 feet below the surface, a breathtaking loop, an exhilarating straightaway, high speed turns, through the Sahara Marquee, and up a dizzying 90 degree incline that ends 224 feet above ground before returning you on a backward route through the same path.

Circus – Circus is a fun place for kids of all ages and they truly mean it when they say,

“Act your age somewhere else!”

With an entrance marked by a 123-foot-high neon clown – also known as Lucky the Laughing Clown, Circus - Circus Hotel and Casino is a unique combination of casino, hotel and the world's largest permanent circus where among other acrobats do their neck breaking stunts all day long together with clown shows, thrill rides, miniature golf and much more.

Go see for your self – most of it is even free!

All the way back in 1971 the hotel’s famous midway was featured in the James Bond movie; Diamonds Are Forever.

Circus-Circus dates back to 1968 and is created by Jay Sarno who many have credited as being the father of today’s more family orientated Las Vegas.

In those days most lending institutions wanted nothing to do with Entrepreneurs from notorious Sin City – and Circus-Circus is among other hotels financed with Teamster money in a close co-operation with legendary Jimmy Hoffa who like many others had seen the potential investing money in Las Vegas.

ADVENTURDOME IN COMBINATION WITH OPEN TOP SIGHTSEEING

Are you in control? Do you hide your inner wild child? It is time to let it go free at the Adventuredome located on the Promenade level at Circus Circus.

Las Vegas Review-Journal Poll says ”The Best of Las Vegas 2010” including the

• Best arcade at circus circus
• Best place to go if under 21
• Best family attraction

The Adventuredome Las Vegas offers 25 thrilling rides and attractions in one big indoor theme park.

Check out www.adventuredome.com and learn more about New rides and Attractions. The Premium Rides, Large Rides, Junior Rides Family Rides and Featured attractions.

Let the screams begin! Adventuredome and Hop On Hop Off Open Top Sightseeing is a fun and learning experience for kids of any age…

Check it out here www.opentopsightseeing-lv.com/adventure_new.php and have great fun.

Save money on your Combo ticket including Adventuredome Las Vegas and Open Top Sightseeing Las Vegas

This tour is a Combo tours with Hop On Hop Off Open Top Sightseeing Las Vegas and Adventuredome, Circus Circus.

The McDonalds coming up right is the most high tech McDonalds restaurant in the world and sets new standards for fast food – only at Las Vegas McDonald!

Palazzo is a luxury hotel that in 2008 received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental design certificate from the U.S. Building Council and may very well be the beginning of a greener Las Vegas.

Among other the fine resort provides valet bicycle parking, special designated car parks for those who car pool or drive electric or fuel-efficient vehicles.

But on the more seriously points the Hotel itself uses more of the great Southern Nevada climate and have saved over 40 million gallons water and save enough electricity to power more than 700 houses…

If you are into shopping while in Las Vegas The Fashion show is one of the nation's largest shopping centers and Las Vegas' premier retail destination with its seven flagship department stores, including Saks Fifth Avenue, Dillard's, Neiman Marcus, Macy's, Nevada's only Nordstrom, and Bloomingdale's Home along with over 250 extraordinary shops and restaurants.

It is open daily from 10am to 9pm – though Sundays from 11am to 7pm.

The mall is located near to Treasure Island!

The Sirens of Treasure Island begins with a 17th century clash between groups of beautiful, tempting sirens and a band of renegade pirates. With their mesmerizing and powerful song the Sirens lure the pirates to their cove, stir up a tempest strong enough to sink a ship, and transform Sirens’ Cove into a 21st century party.

Or if looking for some stimulation! Cirque du Soleil will satisfy with more than you could ever imagine at Mystère Adventure into an entirely different world where fantasies are played out in vivid color right before your very eyes.

No trip to Venice would be complete without a graceful and romantic glide down the Grand Canal in an authentic Venetian gondola and hold on to your credit cards because here too you find a splendid shopping.

The Venetian also accommodates Guggenheim Hermitage Museum and the Madame Tussauds featuring lifelike wax creations of your favorite celebrities, you’ll feel like you’re on the A-list.

Have you ever dreamed about training Dolphins? That too is possible right here in the Las Vegas dessert. The fine Mirage is much more than Hotel and Casino. This is also the home of Roy and Siegfried and though they are no longer performing you can still
Experience an exotic, enchanting and wondrous world at Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat and come face to face with white lions, white tigers, panthers, leopards, Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and the latest additions – an adorable litter of tiger cubs and new baby dolphin!

It is time to visit the glory of Greece and grandeur of Rome… Next stop is Caesars Palace dating back to the early 1960’s.

This Greco-Roman inspired mega resort opened the doors in the early 1960’s. The full-size marble reproduction of statuaries and the many impressing fountains put Caesars Palace on the lip of the world also helped by waitresses costumed as goddesses…

Many world-class entertainers such as Bette Midler, Cher, Elton John and Jerry Seinfeld have been in the spotlight of the 4.100 seats Coliseum.

Next to Caesars Palace you’ll find an ancient Roman inspired shopping… Today the Forum houses more than 160 of the most famous designers such as Armani and Versace but is also home to fine dining at one of the 13 restaurants.

As of second quarter of 2009 the giant Temple Pool at Caesars Palace recreates the glorious haven with its 4.5 acre Garden of The Gods Pool oasis. It is inspired by the ancient Romans who revered water and built sumptuous public baths to harness its healing powers.

At The Bellagio the water will dance! This spectacular show of water, music and light comes to life on an 8-acre lake and it is destined to romance your senses.

The AAA Five Diamond Award-winning Bellagio Hotel is also home to the Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Garden with exceptionally gorgeous plants, flowers and trees thoughtfully arranged to inspire full splendor. Specially designed lighting spotlights every flower to accentuate its best features. To ensure the Conservatory & Botanical Gardens maintain magnificence 365 days a year, 140 expert horticulturists theatrically arrange gazebos, bridges, ponds, and water features uniquely for each season

Among much more it is also at the Bellagio you’ll find Cirque du Soleil and Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art.

“Don’t throw with stones if you live in a glass house”! The city center represents the largest single new employment opportunity in the history of Las Vegas with seven thousand construction jobs and twelve thousand permanent positions when open.

The city center is a joint venture between MGM Mirage and Dubai World and contents
One 61-story including 4,000-room hotel tower, two 400-rooms high-end, non-gaming hotels including Las Vegas’ first Mandarin Oriental.

Approximately 2,650 luxury condominium and hotel and condominium units

And, the Crystals retail and entertainment district will include approximately 500,000 square feet of retail, dining and entertainment under a crystalline canopy of unprecedented brilliance

Las Vegas has been inspired from around the world like the AAA four star luxury Monte Carlo Hotel & Casino inspired by a small European independent state surrounded by The Alps and the Mediterranean Sea. It is ruled by Prince Albert the Second of Monaco and a paradise for the rich ones who finds them self tax harassed in their origin country. This a small luxury community with unbelievable yachts, houses and apartments on sizes with hotels and of course a Casino.

“New York – New York” and, Chrysler, Ziggurat, Liberty Plaza and Empire State Building – though scaled down a little bit – are also one of many Open Top Sightseeing sights when in Las Vegas.

The replica of the Brooklyn Bridge is one fifth of the size of the original one. Annually about 15 million people walk this one compared to only two-hundred-thousand on the one at Manhattan.
And of course; “No New York without a Statue of Liberty”

Walk inside New York… and the details makes you feel you are there. It is so popular that from time to time it is more crowed than the Big Apple itself.
Let the good times roll. The Roller Coaster will lift you up 203 feet, drop you down 144 feet and leave your pulse trying to catch up to 67 mph. Simulating a jet fighter's barrel roll, you'll turn 180 degrees, hang 86 feet in the air, take the famous "heart line" twist and dive, and get your negative g's on!

Warriors are you ready to jousting and dancing maidens?

The Las Vegas show - The Tournament of Kings – is taking place at the Excalibur fantasy castle. It is a dinner show including Fireworks, invading armies, dancing maidens and jousting.

But, at the Excalibur you can also take your inner child to Fantasy Faire at the world-famous Excalibur midway, where you can test your skills on every carnival game that challenged you as a kid or save the day on one of the latest arcade games.

The Luxor Pyramid opened its doors on October, 1993 and the 30-story architectural wonder invites curiosity, while the inside rewards visitors with equal parts excitement, mystery and intrigue.

A magnificent lobby greets guests, drawing eyes upward to one of the world’s largest atriums and then inward where the action awaits with a 120,000-square-foot gaming area, eclectic restaurants, and top-notch entertainment.

The Sphinx in front of the Hotel is two stories taller than the original one and the sandstone Obelisk is etched with hieroglyphics. Inside the Pyramid the Egyptian motif is continued. If you are interested in history the King Tut Museum take you back more than 3000 year in a self-guided audio tour while you explorer the exquisite jeweled reproduction of the artifacts discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter, an English archaeologist.

The Obelisk is another Egyptian motif that is continued inside the 30-story pyramid cloaked in black glasses from base to apex but also home to traditional Las Vegas entertainment.
At the tropical themed Mandalay Bay Hotel you will among other be able to explorer the Shark Reef. It is walk-through aquarium where you will come face-to-face with more than 2000 animals including sharks of all kinds along with sawfish, giant rays, and endangered green sea turtles and much more such as the rare golden crocodile.
The Fabulous Las Vegas Welcome sign is another sight on the Open Top City Sightseeing Tour!
It is said that Betty Willis received four thousand dollars when she created the sign in 1959. The design was never copyrighted and is in public domain while the sign is owned by the Salt Lake City based Young Electric Sign Company who among other has produced the Venetian and Wynn signs.

The Tropicana Resort and Casino have seen many changes over its 50 years. But, from the legendary Rat Pack era to the Neon of today’s Las Vegas mega resorts the Tropicana have maintained its integrity as a classic Las Vegas playground for fun playing-adults.

Besides traditional casino, many fine restaurants, a five-acres tropical garden oasis with several swimming pools, whirlpools, cascading waterfalls, spa and barber shop, The Tropicana is home of the world-renowned Showgirl extravaganza Folies Bergere acquired directly from Paris in 1959.

The Folies is the longest-running Las Vegas show and among the most successful ones.

Leo was added above the entrance to keep with the MGM Lion theme, while not scaring away their more superstitious guests. The statue weighs 45 tons and is the largest bronze statue in the U.S.

To enter the Hollywood themed MGM resort you originally had to walk through the mouth of a giant cartoon like version of Leo the Lion but due to the Feng Shui entering through the mouth of a lion means bad luck so the Casino have changed the entrance to a more traditional one.

The lion has been a part of the MGM heritage for many years, beginning with the legendary Leo, whose roars have welcomed generations of moviegoers to epics of the silver screen.

LAS VEGAS CONVENTION

Las Vegas hosts almost twenty-four thousands conventions accommodating more than six million delegates.

When on convention why not invited your business partners, spouses or your self on a ride on A Open Top Double-Decker and learn more about Las Vegas?

LAS VEGAS RESTAURANTS

When in Vegas you’ll never get borrowed or hungry. Fine restaurants, pizza, burgers, European, American, African, Asian – you’ll find it all in Las Vegas.

We strongly recommend you to visit one of the many fine and affordable Buffet restaurants at

• Bally’s
• Bellagio
• Boulder Station
• Buffalo Bills
• Caesars Palace
• Circus Circus
• Excalibur
• Flamingo
• Golden Nugget
• Harrah’s Las Vegas
• Imperial Buffet
• Las Vegas Hilton
• Luxor Las Vegas
• M Resort
• Mandalay Bay
• MGM Grand
• Monte Carlo
• Orleans
• Paris Las Vegas
• Planet Hollywood
• Plaza
• Riviera
• Sahara
• Stratosphere
• The Mirage
• Treasure Island
• Tropicana
• Wynn Las Vegas
• And more…

Dinner Reservation

Visit www.lasvegasrestaurant.com og www.vegas.com to make reservations and learn more about each restaurant – also if you have speicial requests.

Hard Rock Cafe Las Vegas

Hop On a new State-of-the-art Open Top Double-Decker bus and Hop Off at the State-of-the-Art Restaurant; Hard Rock Cafe Las Vegas.

Hard Rock Cafe Las Vegas is located on The Strip (Las Vegas Boulevard) next to MGM Grand Hotel and features 42,000 square feet restaurant of Rock n’roll.

At Hard Rock Cafe Las Vegas you’ll find the Rock Wall, Microsoft Surface, a lounge and bar and while dining you have a great view to The Strip.

On the 2nd floor there is anohter 1000 Rock n’roll seats while artist from around the world are performing in the Green room.

Open Top Sightseeing Las Vegas introduce an affordable combo ticket allowing you unlimited Hop On Hop Off Sightseeing and a lunch packages at famous Hard Rock Cafe.

Buy your combo ticket now at www.opentopsightseeing-lv.com:501/booking2.php or visit www.hardrockcafe.com

Learn more about sightseeing and things to do in Las Vegas

We are looking forward to see you in Las Vegas

The staff at OPEN TOP SIGHTSEEING.