Casinos without clocks, gorge-worthy restaurants and budget-busting shows from the biggest divas in pop – Las Vegas holidays put the fun back into sinning.
City breaks to Las Vegas
This American mega-city’s a glitzy take on a desert oasis. It’s big, brash and OTT, but that’s exactly the point. Take everything you’ve read or heard about Vegas, then pump up the colours, crank up the volume and you’re still only halfway there. City breaks to Sin City pile-in some friendly-faces from around the globe – you can climb the Eiffel Tower, gawk at Lady Liberty and take a gondola ride through Venice’s canals – all in the space of an hour or two.
Hit The Strip
The Strip in Vegas runs for a whopping four miles. There’s so much to see, so you’ll want to put in the legwork – but, don’t worry, a handy monorail system will help you out. Themed hotels sprout up like mushrooms along it. They’re like one-stop-shops for entertainment, with more high-roller casinos, big-name boutiques and bars than you can shake your dollar bills at. Then there are the extras, like The Mirage’s flaming volcano, or The Bellagio’s dancing fountains.
Neon-lit signs and showgirls
Las Vegas doesn’t subscribe to the ‘out with the old, in with the new’ motto. The Fremont Street Experience is a shrine to its glam past. This downtown neighbourhood’s classic Vegas, with grand-dame casinos, like the Golden Nugget and the Four Queens. Elvis impersonators and sequin-clad showgirls pound the pavements. And if you’re after more neon, there’s a museum for retired signs. Plus, The Strip isn’t the only one to put on a party. There are nightly light shows here, too.