Just in time for Southern Nevada’s glorious spring weather, Lake Mead Mohave Adventures will resume leisurely rafting tours of the Colorado River next month, ending a two-year pause.

The tours, formerly known as Black Canyon River Adventures, were halted in March 2020 because of the pandemic. The renamed Hoover Dam Rafting Adventures’ Hoover Dam Raft Tour and Hoover Dam Postcard Tour will embark Thursdays through Sundays beginning March 3.

Motor-assisted, inflatable rafts calmly glide through the serene Black Canyon and allow up-close photo opportunities at the base of the 726-foot-tall Hoover Dam. Guides discuss the history of the dam and the area’s geology and fauna, including the desert bighorn sheep, osprey and great blue heron.

“After two years of halted operations due to Covid, we look forward to welcoming our valued guests back to experience these once-in-a-lifetime excursions along the Hoover Dam and Colorado River,” said Chad Taylor, director of sales and marketing for Lake Mead Mohave Adventures. “Guests find the experience “enjoyable, relaxing and inspiring.”

The tours

The three-hour Hoover Dam Raft Tour includes stops along the shore below the dam and a light lunch. Guests check in at 9:30 a.m. at Lake Mead RV Village, complete the rafting tour at Willow Beach Marina & Campground and return on air-conditioned buses over the Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, which spans the Colorado River above the Hoover Dam. The tours are conducted in rafts that can hold as many as 80 guests.

The tour is free for children age 4 and younger and starts at $110 for children ages 5 to 15 and $140 for guests 16 years old and up. The price includes the entrance fee to the national park. Roundtrip transportation to and from Las Vegas hotels is also available for $80 per person.

The 90-minute Hoover Dam Postcard Raft Tour, which begins at 10:30 a.m. at the Hoover Dam Lodge in Boulder City, Nev., also includes unique views of the dam (which opened in 1936) and the bridge (2010). (Boulder City is located roughly half an hour southeast of Las Vegas.)

This tour, free for children 4 and under, is priced from $49 for children 5 to 15 and $69 for guests 16 years or older. Tours are conducted in rafts that hold up to 20 guests. Snacks and beverages are included.

Hoover Dam rafting charters

Hoover Dam Rafting Adventures also offers customizable charters starting at $1,725 for groups of up to 150 passengers.

Tours will continue through the summer. Depending on the demand in the fall when the weather cools off, Lake Mead Mohave Adventures will reevaluate how many days a week it will offer the tours, Taylor said.

Travel advisors interested in booking tours receive a log-in to the ordering portal and receive a net rate of 20% of the tour price every time they book a Hoover Dam Rafting Adventures tour.

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