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The Wild, Wild West Is Just Outside Las Vegas — VegasHorsebackTours.com Extends Discounts For Springtime Travelers

Las Vegas might be known for its bright lights and wild night clubs, but there is another side that is attracting more and more attention.

VegasHorsebackTours.com is helping Las Vegas visitors rediscover Nevada by promoting the wild, wild west.

“Las Vegas has a history before the 1960s when gaming became part our nation’s pop culture, says Ruben Villegas a Las Vegas Horseback Tours Specialist. The Pony Express cut through central Nevada to the north, infamous outlaws road up from the south, and silver mining towns sprung up throughout the area.”

Three of the most popular Las Vegas Horseback tours are all modeled after real western rides: the Wild, Wild West Sunset Dinner Ride; the Ol’ Spanish Trail Lunch Ride; and the Maverick Western Ride.

The Wild, Wild West Sunset Dinner. The most popular horseback Las Vegas tour takes place at sunset with an exhilarating ride across the beautiful and scenic desert countryside. After, working cowhands teach tourists how to heard and pen cattle, just like real ranchers did before breaking camp for the night.

The Maverick Breakfast Ride. Well before temperatures heat up around the Las Vegas valley, this one-and-a-half hour ride transverses a trail head originally carved out by cowboys and outlaws. The ride begins with breakfast cooked cowboy style.

The Ol’ Spanish Trail Ride. The Old Spanish Trail was the preferred route of American outlaws and desperadoes. Originally created by the Spanish for trading expeditions, the winding mountain path was once the only southern trail that connected California to the rest of the country. The ride includes a cowboy cooked lunch.

Rides are discounted, ranging from $109 to $139 per person. Riders must be at least 6 years old.

All excursions also include complimentary pick-up and drop-off from Strip hotels. There is a limited number of horses available per tour. For reservations and more information, call toll free 888.584.9059 (local 702-664-2585) or visit http://www.vegashorsebacktours.com

Vegas Horseback Tours is the oldest Las Vegas Horseback Riding tour in the area with the lowest prices. It offers a variety of tours, ranging from one-and-a-half hours to overnight rides. Group tours frequently include other experiences on request, especially when they include team-building activities.

Ecotourism Leads Tourism Trends — Vegas Horseback Tours Opens New Group Package

With ecotourism (nature tourism) and sporting events becoming a driving force behind choosing a holiday destination in 2010 , Vegas Horseback Tours is adding a small group package to keep up with increased demand.

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new package, designed for groups of 20 to 50 people, is ideal for family reunions, social clubs, travel incentives, and corporate team building.

The ride includes a two hour Las Vegas horseback trail ride in Red Rock Canyon National Conversation Area, which is just a short 15-mile drive west of Las Vegas. A cowboy-style lunch is included: pulled pork sandwiches, potato salad, baked beans, corn on the cob, and rolls. The price is $129 per person.

“With people taking fewer days for vacations and business meetings, everyone is looking for more diversity from the destinations they choose,” says Ruben Villegas a Las Vegas Horseback Tour Specialist. “For the last several years, horseback riding has steadily increased in popularity as more people want something in addition to big hotels and casinos while visiting Las Vegas. Las Vegas and Nevada were once a very important part of the wild, wild west.”

One of the most striking features of Las Vegas Horseback Tours is the rare viewpoint it provides riders to see Red Rock Canyon, best known for its red and white sandstone peaks and walls that make up the Keystone Thrust. Most trails are not open to the more than one million people who visit every year.

“We take riders out on trails that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has only authorized for our tours,” Ruben Villegas said. “This keeps the environmental impact to a minimum while giving riders a unique perspective to see the entire area from high up atop a saddle just like it was seen more than 100 years ago. Anyone who shares this experience develops a unique bond, especially if they happen across a heard of wild horses.”

Wild horses, particularly mustangs, have become a controversial subject in the area since the BLM
began its eight-week plan to relocate more than 2,500. While Las Vegas Horseback Tours condones the move to prevent overpopulation, such operations decrease the chance that riders will see them firsthand.

“The best time to see wild horses is right now,” Ruben Villegas said.

All excursions also include complimentary pick-up and drop-off from Strip hotels. There is a limited number of horses available per tour. For reservations and more information, call toll free 888.584.9059 (local 702-664-2585) or visit www.vegashorsebacktours.com.

Las Vegas Horseback Tours is the oldest horseback riding tours in the area with the lowest prices. It offers a variety of tours, ranging from one hour to overnight. Group tours frequently include other experiences on request, especially when they include team-building activities.

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