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O F A M E R I C A
GETTING THERE & AROUND
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic offer
nonstop daily flights from Heathrow.
ba.com virginatlantic.com
Other carriers such as Iberia, American
Airlines and United Airlines offer
one-stop flights via US hubs.
iberia.com aa.com united.com
Average flight time: 10h30m.
It’s possible to explore most of Las
Vegas’s main attractions on foot, by
taxi or by monorail. The latter is the
best way to travel around the Strip,
with a two-day pass costing $29 (£23).
Many hotels outside of the centre
offer free shuttle buses to the Strip.
For sights further afield, book a tour or
rent a car from companies such as Sixt
and Budget. sixt.co.uk budget.co.ukWHEN TO GO
September to October and March
to April have the most comfortable
temperatures and clear skies. Peak
summer (June to mid September)
can be scalding, with temperatures
climbing to around 38 C, while
December to February can cool to as
low as 7C, with more chance of rain.MORE INFO
Visit Las Vegas. lasvegas.com
Fodor’s Las Vegas, £14. 99HOW TO DO IT
Five nights in Las Vegas with Audley
Travel costs from £2,230 per person.
The price includes economy flights,
accommodation on a room-only basis
in a Luxury King Suite at the Venetian
Las Vegas, a Downtown food tour
and tickets to a Cirque du Soleil show.
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LIKE A LOCAL
TAKE A HIKE: Las Vegas has outstanding
desert hiking, with many trailheads under an
hour’s drive from Downtown. Try the 2 .2-mile
trail from Calico Tanks into Red Rock Canyon,
which winds over pink sandstone hills and
ends at a magnificent viewpoint overlooking
the Strip. redrockcanyonlv.org
CHINATOWN: This three-mile stretch of
Spring Mountain Road, commonly known as
Chinatown Vegas, is lined with strip malls. But
behind this shabby veneer are some of Vegas’s
most interesting bars and restaurants. Head
to kitschy The Golden Tiki, where any drink
can be set on fire for $1 (80p); the Sand Dollar
Lounge for blues and occasional surprise
performances by ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons; or
restaurants like Shanghai Taste for authentic
xiao long bao. chinatownvegas.com
ARTS DISTRICT: Covered with murals by
local artists and famous for its monthly First
Friday street festival, which features live
music and food trucks, this up-and-coming
neighbourhood is the place to go for craft beer,
art galleries and eclectic shops. dtlvarts.com
AFTER HOURS
ATOMIC LIQUORS: Opened in 1952 , Las
Vegas’s oldest bar was a favourite watering hole
for workers at an atomic bomb test site 50 miles
away. It’s said that nuclear explosions could be
watched from the roof, and it later became a
hangout for the Rat Pack. atomic.vegas
LAKE OF DREAMS: At this surreal lakeside
show at Wynn Las Vegas, hop between
three cocktail bars: the opulent Overlook
Lounge, Asia-inspired Bar Parasol, and
Aft Cocktail Deck, which has superyacht
vibes. The cocktails mixed here by Mariena
Mercer Boarini are as creative as they are
delicious, and you’ll have the surreal perk
of being serenaded across the lake by a
giant, mechanical frog. wynnlasvegas.com/
entertainment/lake-of-dreams
MARQUEE NIGHTCLUB & DAYCLUB:
Celebrity DJs spin EDM, house and hip hop
amid light shows to crowds of up to 5,0 00
revellers dancing the night away. It morphs into
a day club in the morning when the party rolls
on in infinity pools and at an outdoor party
deck. taogroup.com/venues/marquee-las-vegasChinatown’s The
Golden Tiki bar