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Las Vegas Strip Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour

4.6 (8 reviews) 1–2 hours Free cancellation Private tour

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Las Vegas Strip Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

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About this activity

Bask in the glitz and glam of fabulous Las Vegas with this dazzling self-guided walking tour of the Las Vegas Strip. Gaze up at the towering MGM Grand, The Mirage, and Caesar’s Palace. Enter a world of high wagers and higher stakes as you untangle the web of money, murder, and mayhem that built this sparkling city. Hear captivating tales of Bugsy Siegel, Frank Sinatra, and the Rat Pack, and so much more as you take in arcing fountains and kitschy castles in a place like nowhere else on earth.

After booking, check your email/text to download the separate Audio Tour Guide App by Action while connected to WiFi or mobile data. Enter the password, download the tour, and enjoy it offline. Follow the audio instructions and route from the designated starting point.

New, Lifetime access, no expiry. Use it anytime, on any trip, as many times as you want.

This isn't an entrance ticket. Check opening hours before your visit.

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At a glance

Duration: 1–2 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Audio guide: English
Operated by: Adventures with Action

Ages: Adults (5–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Support is available via chat, email, or phone if you need help.
Included: Planning tools, route maps, scenic stops, and area previews included.
Included: Just bring your phone and headphones; the app guides your walk.
Included: Lifetime access: use the tour anytime and keep it for future trips.
Included: Works offline with GPS route guidance and automatic audio stories.
Included: Flexible tour: start, stop, and pause anytime during your trip.
Included: Private walking tour experience for your family or group.
Included: Access your tour in our separate audio tour app after booking.
Included: Hidden gems and local stories included along the route.

Not included

Not included: No live guide. Entrance fees, parking, food, and car rental are separate.

Itinerary

Stop 1

30 min

See that huge golden lion on our right? That’s Leo, the MGM Grand Lion! Let’s pause to admire all his majesty.

45 feet tall and weighing 50 tons, this lion is one of the largest bronze sculptures in the United States. It honors the real-life Leo the Lion, who roared from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer logo before the opening credits of every MGM film from 1957 until 2021! The new logo is actually CGI, though it still replicates Leo’s iconic appearance and, of course, that famous roar.

Note: The tour is over 4 miles long, with more than 35+ audio stories, and takes about 1-2 hours to complete.

New, Lifetime access, no expiry. Use it anytime, on any trip, as many times as you want.
The Las Vegas Strip

30 min Admission not included

Did you know The Strip isn’t technically in Las Vegas? It actually exists in an unincorporated town called Paradise! See, this land was totally unincorporated all the way until 1950.
Stop 3

Passing by

The casino on our right is none other than the MGM Grand. The casino debuted its new location here in 1993, a time of booming development on the Strip.

True to its name, it was the grandest resort of its time. Its hotel boasts 6,852 rooms, making it the third largest in the entire world!
Stop 4

Passing by

On our right stands Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. In operation since 2007, Planet Hollywood Las Vegas is one of the younger resorts on the Strip. This used to be the site of the Aladdin casino, which operated from 1966 until 1997.
Paris Las Vegas

Passing by

Look to our right, and you might feel like we’ve crossed to a different continent! Well, sort of. This is Paris, Las Vegas. Home to replicas of the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, and La Fontaine des Mers, and a facade that combined elements of the Louvre, the Musee d’Orsay, and the Paris Opera House. It opened in 1999, as the brainchild of French cinema icon and native Parisian Catherine Deneuve.
Stop 6

Passing by

That’s Horseshoe Las Vegas, which opened in 2023 on the former site of Bally’s Las Vegas and, before that, the old MGM Grand. Its name pays tribute to Binion’s Horseshoe, a casino on the patch of Fremont Street known as “Glitter Gulch” that operated for nearly 40 years under the legendary Benny Binion. I’ll tell you more about him in just a moment.
Stop 7

Passing by

To our right is the Flamingo Hotel and Casino, which opened in 1946. It’s the oldest continuously operating resort on the Strip. This flamboyant resort became the model for all the high-end resorts that came to define the Strip in the 1950s and ‘60s. The Art Deco architecture evoked Miami Beach, and the Flamingo welcomed guests with an opulence scarcely imaginable in rough and tumble Las Vegas. It treated them to plush accommodations, fine dining, A-list entertainers, and round-the-clock gambling. The Flamingo even dressed dealers in white suits and tails and asked that players remove their hats in the casino.
Stop 8

Passing by

On our right stands Harrah’s Las Vegas, which has occupied its spot in the heart of the Strip since 1992. For 20 years prior to that, this site was the location of the Holiday Inn and Casino, notable in Strip history for having been one of the few casinos run by a woman.
Stop 9

Passing by

That huge structure on our right is none other than the famous Venetian. This used to be the site of the Sand Resort, a favorite haunt of Frank Sinatra and his Rat Pack. But I’ll get to that a little later.
Stop 10

Passing by

You’re not just seeing things, on our right stands The Mirage. Like the Flamingo before it, this resort’s appearance in 1989 provided a glimpse into the city’s future.

Business magnate Michael Milken funded The Mirage. He sold $525 million of bonds to pay for its construction. But then, eight months before The Mirage’s opening, Milken was indicted on 98 counts of racketeering and securities fraud. Whoops! Still, owner Steve Wynn always gave him due credit. “Mike is the one who changed us,” Wynn once said, “No Mike, no Mirage.”
Stop 11

Passing by

On our right stands the mighty Caesars Palace, which has thrived here since 1966 Among those at the grand opening was Jimmy Hoffa, president of the Teamsters. The notorious union-slash-crime boss had helped fund the resort’s construction!
Stop 12

Passing by

To our right stands the Bellagio Hotel and Casino, which opened in 1998. It gets its name from a village on the banks of Lake Como in northern Italy. Developer Steve Wynn initially proposed constructing a 50-acre lake on the site, and an island in the middle of it for a French-Alpine themed resort, which was to be named Beau Rivage. But then Wynn and his wife took a vacation to Lake Como.
Stop 13

Passing by

To our right is ARIA Resort and Casino. ARIA opened in 2009 with the goal of modernizing the Strip with some seriously high tech innovations. Hotel rooms are automated and respond as soon as a guest enters. The curtains open, the TV and lights turn on, music starts playing, and climate controls kick in. When a guest leaves, the room shuts itself down to conserve power, all without anyone having to touch a single switch! In a city dominated by old fashioned style and old school sensibilities, ARIA definitely stands out.
CityCenter Las Vegas

Passing by

On our right is CityCenter, also known as the ARIA Campus. This sprawling multi-use complex includes the ARIA Resort and Casino, the Waldorf Astoria hotel and condominiums, the Vdara Hotel and Spa, Veer Towers condominiums, The Shops at Crystals, and a vast shopping mall.
Stop 15

Passing by

To our right stands the Waldorf Astoria. No, not that Waldorf Astoria. The Vegas recreation, of course! Waldorf Astoria’s flagship hotel in New York City has been a Park Avenue fixture for nearly a century. In that time, it has seen everyone from gangster Frank Costello to brutal Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista!
Stop 16

Passing by

Coming up on our right is Park MGM itself, the only totally smoke-free casino on the Strip. It’s a bigger and more modern resort from MGM, albeit without the history of the MGM Grand. But do all these sleek, modern buildings have you hankering for the Las Vegas of the past? Let’s hear a little about that bygone era as we walk!
Stop 17

Passing by

Opened in 1997, New York-New York crowds the highpoints of the Manhattan skyline and a block of other NYC landmarks onto its facades. From left to right, the hotel emulates the Lever House, the Empire State Building, 55 Water Street, the Century Building, Liberty Plaza, the New Yorker Hotel, the Seagram Building, the Chrysler Building, and the CBS Building. But that’s not all! From left to right, the casino is fronted by fiberglass replicas of the New York Public Library, the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island Center, Grand Central Terminal, and the Brooklyn Bridge.
Stop 18

Passing by

Besides being an iconic example of the city’s bizarre desire to imitate other places, this also became the source of a major stamp scandal back in 2010! Here’s what happened
Stop 19

Passing by

On our right rises the cartoonish facade of Excalibur Hotel and Casino, named for the famous sword in the legend of King Arthur. Rumors of this castle being torn down have circled in recent years as widely and un-verifiably as those Arthurian legends circled in the Middle Ages. But here it stands, as sturdy as ever! Lodged firmly within the Strip like a sword in a stone.
Luxor Hotel & Casino

Passing by

Off to our right, across the parking lots, stands the Luxor Hotel and Casino, which opened in 1993. Named for an ancient Egyptian city, this resort has lost some of its luster over the years, but it used to be a major highlight of the Strip. A lot of that was thanks to the Luxor Sky Beam, which shoots straight up from the peak of the pyramid and can be seen from anywhere in the Las Vegas Valley.
Stop 21

Passing by

It’s impossible to miss that towering hotel up ahead on our right. That’s Mandalay Bay, which opened in 1999. Early in its development, the resort was called Project Paradise, and ownership tested dozens of other names before settling on Mandalay Bay. Mandalay is the second largest city in Myanmar, and sits on the bank of the Irrawaddy River. But it’s hundreds of miles from the nearest bay. So why “Mandalay Bay?”

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Begin from Tropicana Las Vegas - a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel. After booking the tour, search your emails and texts for "audio tour". Your tour is VALID FOREVER, so follow these instructions NOW to finish setting up the tour while you have Wi-Fi/data. Do NOT wait until you are onsite.

End point

Begin from Tropicana Las Vegas - a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel. After booking the tour, search your emails and texts for "audio tour". Your tour is VALID FOREVER, so follow these instructions NOW to finish setting up the tour while you have Wi-Fi/data. Do NOT wait until you are onsite.

Using your ticket

IGNORE THE QR CODE ABOVE

The QR code CANNOT be presented for a ticket onsite.

The QR simply contains your tour access instructions. Please follow these instructions BEFORE you’re onsite because they require WiFi/signal.

1. Download my Action Tour Guide app:

actiontourguide.com/app

2. Sign in/ register with your email (this is will automatically generate a one-time verification sent to your email. That code is NOT your tour password).

3. Go to “My Tours” and select “Enter Password”. Find your password in the instructions email sent by “Action Tour Guide” to you by email and text.

4. Download your tour NOW. Do not wait until you are onsite.

BEFORE YOU START

This is a self-guided audio tour. No guide will meet you.

Entrance tickets, attraction tickets, parking, and transportation are not included.

Your tour has lifetime access with no expiry. Use it on any date—no need to change your booking date.

For walking tours, we recommend headphones.

See how it works: actiontourguide.com/tutorial

NEED HELP?

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Call: 1-508-506-1844

Email: [email protected]

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

Good to know

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Easy to use: GPS-triggered audio plays automatically along the route for a hands-free experience.
Private tour: Follow the route on your phone without an in-person guide or crowded group.
At your own pace: Start anytime and pause for hikes, picnics, photos, or scenic stops.
Works offline: Once downloaded, the tour works using GPS without Wi-Fi or cellular service.
Multi-device access: Use the same password on one device for each traveler included in your booking.
More ways to save: Choose a single tour, a nearby bundle, or access to 200+ tours.
Download in advance: Download the Tour Guide app by Action and tour while connected to Wi-Fi or a strong cellular signal.
Follow the route: Begin at the suggested starting point or join anywhere along the route shown in the app.
Lifetime access: Preview the tour before your trip and revisit the stories, photos, and details afterward.
Supported devices: iPhone with iOS 15+, Android with version 9+, or a GPS-enabled iPad/tablet with cellular capability.
Savings tips: Walking tours: couples can share a tour by using separate earbuds. We recommend using headphones or earbuds for clearer audio and to avoid disturbing nearby guests.