Category: Las Vegas Activities

It’s a well-known fact that no other city in the world parties like Las Vegas. This is what makes the city a perfect location to celebrate your birthday, and pretty much anything else for that matter. If you are planning on making the Entertainment Capital of the World the location of your next birthday—or any other celebration—here are a few things to consider.

Hosting Tips

As the brains behind the shindig of the year, you will have a lot on your plate. Many Vegas resorts, such as Tahiti Village, have excellent event planners and concierge professionals on staff who can help you design the perfect Las Vegas stay and party. If you plan on holding your event at a venue outside of your hotel or resort, you may find they can provide many services, such as catering or photography to make your party planning easier.

When it comes time to making travel and accommodation plans, give your group the necessary information and allow them book their own reservations rather than footing the bill yourself, which can get expensive and frustrating. Also, be sure to avoid trying to plan every minute of your guests’ stay in Las Vegas. Schedule a few group activities, including the main event, but also give them free time to explore the city. This makes everything easier for you, and more fun for everyone else.

Where to hold an Adult’s Party

From casinos to restaurants to nightclubs, you can easily plan an adult party that will last all day and well into the night. For a daytime celebration, consider the Encore or Daylight beach clubs. For an after dark party, XS Nightclub and Hakkasan Nightclub are two of the most popular spots in town. Of course, there are plenty of non-club venues as well. CelebrityCars, for example, offers 20,000 square feet of event space filled with exotic and classic cars.

Where to hold a Child’s Party

While you might not think of Las Vegas as a kid-friendly city, there are many venues where your child can celebrate their special day. For the miniature thrill seeker in your life, consider holding their special day at the Adventuredome, America’s largest indoor theme park. Great for younger children, Childs’ Play offers an amazing indoor playground. A party at King Putt includes 18 holes of indoor mini golf and the option to include a magic show.

For your next Las Vegas party, keep these tips and suggestions in mind for a celebration everyone is sure to remember.

After a day or two in the Las Vegas casinos and indoor attractions, you might be on the lookout for a little fresh air. Luckily, Las Vegas boasts average January temperatures around 60 degrees Fahrenheit—downright balmy weather for those traveling from frigid climates. Take advantage of this mild weather and hit Vegas’ top outdoor hot spots:

1. SkyJump above the Strip.
Hit North America’s highest jump at the Stratosphere Hotel, Casino & Tower’s SkyJump Las Vegas, which allows you to plummet 108 floors to the platform below. Jumpers must meet height and weight requirements.

2. Hike in the Valley of Fire.
Drive an hour northeast of the Strip to Valley of Fire state park to explore natural rock formations scattered across the desert landscape. The park is open 24 hours and admission is $10 per car.

3. Kayak the Colorado River.
Evolution Expeditions offers Kayak tours that launch below the Hoover Dam (a 40-minute drive from the Strip) and continue downstream through the river canyon. Tours include a stop to hike to natural desert hot springs.

4. Zipline over the Mojave Desert.
FlightLinez at Bootleg Canyon gives you the chance to zipline at speeds up to 60+ mph down the Red Mountains in Boulder City—30 minutes off the Strip. Be ready for light hiking to the first zipline.

5. Hit the greens.
Golfers will have no trouble finding a tee-time in Las Vegas, but those looking for a true golfing experience Vegas-style should try Angel Park. The course offers 36 holes designed by pro-golfer Arnold Palmer and great desert views seen throughout the park..

6. Cycle around Red Rock Canyon.
This Red Rock Canyon natural conservation area is 30-minutes from the Strip and offers sandstone bluffs, seasonal waterfalls and desert hiking trails that allow prime visibility of wildlife. Bike or drive the park’s 13-mile trail. Bike rentals are available outside the park and van shuttle service to the canyon is also available.

7. Snowboard in the desert.
Winter in Las Vegas means snow just 30 minutes northwest of the Strip. The Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort on Mount Charleston sells day passes and offers ski and snowboard equipment rentals.

8. Race a dune buggy.
Traverse desert terrain in a Mini Baja Race course located near the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, just minutes from the Strip. Sun Buggy offers this 30-minute desert racing experience complete with buggy rental and transportation to the course.

Of all the indentured adjectives forced into descriptive servitude for Las Vegas, romantic isn’t among those that come naturally to mind. It’s only with the imminent arrival of that arrow-shooting cherub that the romantically challenged among us here in Sin City are reminded of our yearly Valentine’s Day obligations.

This of course results in a dash to the nearest internet device and a subsequent Google search for “romantic things to do in Las Vegas.” Well who knew there were so many? This place is romantic up the ying yang, so if you’re lucky enough to be in a happy and fulfilling relationship, your task isn’t to find a way to spend the evening under Cupid’s coercion but to narrow the choices.

Don’t worry – you don’t have to move a mouse. We’ve gleaned the contents of page after page after page of lovey-dovey suggestions for your convenience. Only the choicest have made it to this article. The rest is now up to you. Pick and choose your favorites or select all 10 if you’re compulsively ambitious or in the wild throes of fresh love.

And here they are!

What’s the next best thing to massaging each other? Getting massaged together by someone else. Enjoy a 50-minute couples’ hot stone massage at Tahiti Village’s very own Mahana Spa this Valentine’s Day. Contact the spa for pricing and to make a reservation. You’ll be in very good hands.

You don’t have to go all the way to Venice to experience a romantic gondola ride. Just head over to The Venetian Hotel, flag down an authentically-garbed gondolier and behold the city of canals Vegas style. That’s amore!

Rome may be the city of fountains, but how many of them dance like the Bellagio’s? We ask this rhetorically, as a way to elevate the latter’s reputation at the expense of the former and whet your appetite to see this spectacular free water show. You can watch it on the street or inside the Bellagio. This is Vegas, where even fountains are elevated to the level of performance art.

Locals know that an invitation to go watch the planes land is a propositional euphemism. If you’re the literal type and actually like watching planes land, there is a place you can go. The north-facing Eastern Avenue parking lot on the south side of McCarran International Airport gives you an unimpeded view of the big airliners bringing in the precious cargo so vital to the Las Vegas economy. There’s nothing saying you can’t break open a bottle of bubbly and steal a kiss. Or, you know, whatever.

Las Vegas never runs out of ways to spin a wheel, but until the opening last year of The High Roller, you could never take one for a ride. The world’s tallest Ferris wheel at 550 feet, The High Roller offers spectacular 360-degree views of the Strip and Las Vegas valley– especially at night. Just say “I will.”

If you’d prefer to see Vegas from a bird’s eye view, take the City Lights helicopter tour over the Strip and downtown. It takes just 20 minutes – all the time you’ll need to pop the question. Like, where are we eating?

What would Valentine’s be without a romantic dinner? And what’s more romantic than Paris? If you can’t afford a quick trip to the City of Light, Las Vegas comes to the rescue once again. Just book a reservation at the Paris Hotel’s Eiffel Tower restaurant and you’ll not only get a wonderful view of the Strip but the aforementioned Bellagio fountains as well. Request condescending waiters to complete this delightfully authentic French dining experience.

Take the Lake Mead dinner cruise while you can. If western drought conditions persist much longer, it’s possible the lake will be bone dry by 2020. Until then, all aboard! Just remember: Don’t go swimming after eating.

As anyone who has ever tried it could probably attest, attaining membership in the Mile High Club comes with certain risks, namely discovery, embarrassment and arrest. We suppose that’s part of the appeal. So what if you’re risk-averse but would still like to get in on the action? Book a flight with Love Cloud. This Las Vegas company not only encourages the practice of midair amore; it also provides the plane. Talk about the friendly skies.

Planning on getting married in Las Vegas? You’ll need bureaucratic approval. Waiting for a wedding license at the Clark County Marriage License Bureau may not seem romantic, but if the line is long enough, it may at least give you time to reconsider spending the rest of your life with the hottie you met at XS three hours ago.

Love to all!

Tahiti Village

If you’re visiting us this weekend and looking for something to occupy your time before a night of gambling and shows, we recommend the Barrett-Jackson Car Collector Event and Auction at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. This is the event of the year for classic car enthusiasts, and it’s just 2½ miles from Tahiti Village at 3950 Las Vegas Boulevard South.

Come see some of the world’s finest classic vehicles and bid on your favorite. Who knows? Maybe you’ll hit it big at the tables and be able to make a run at that `65 Vette you’ve always had your eye on. Barrett-Jackson also brings together an array of rare automobile memorabilia. Unique dealership signs, hood mascots, transportation toys, gas pumps and garage relics will be sold to the highest bidder. The event begins at 8 a.m. daily and runs tomorrow (Sept. 25) through Saturday. Admission is $45. Don’t miss it!

With the federal government’s closure of non-essential functions, including the operation of national parks, our Red Rock Canyon tour has been canceled until further notice. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Boarding our new Saturday Night Shuttle is a great way to sample a variety of nightlife opportunities within minutes of Tahiti Village. The shuttle departs every Saturday night for Wish, a favorite of Las Vegas locals where you can have a Strip nightclub experience without the lines, cover charge and attitude. From there the shuttle heads to Town Square, a popular retail and dining center that heats up after dark with numerous entertainment choices. Of course if nothing but the Strip will do, we’ll be happy to put you right in the center of the action. Click on the link below for comprehensive information on Saturday night fun.

Saturday Night Shuttle

Lots of Vegas nightclubs call themselves “cutting edge,” but few actually deliver the goods. Haze actually does by virtue of its location, inside the luxurious Aria Hotel and Casino at City Center, and state-of-the-art everything.

We are pleased to announce our new affiliation with the Light Group’s hottest nightspot, from the same partnership that brought you Jet. We are now offering shuttle service to Haze every Friday and Saturday night beginning Feb. 3. It is the same arrangement we had with Jet, which ended with the Mirage nightclub’s closing last Labor Day weekend. We will depart from the lobby at 10 p.m. and return at 2:45 a.m.

Female Tahiti Village owners and guests get in free. The first 15 male owners who register with a concierge are also admitted free. Additional male owners receive a discounted admission rate, and non-owner females and males pay a discounted admission rate.

Now you have another great reason to put your owner’s card to use. No wristbands required. Please register with a concierge or call (702) 440-6915 for information.

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