The very lively Las Vegas Holidays

The name Las Vegas, to me, conjures an image of casinos, dice, Russian roulette, jackpots and dozens of dollars. The city offers wholesome fun and frolic for each and everyone who enters its door. Along with a bevy of theme parks, game shows, music and dance events, the city also has national parks, museums and galleries to feast our eyes on.

I wanted to grab the best offers and nab a cheap flight to Las Vegas. The travel agency advised that the best time to travel is from November to February when thousands of offers will afloat. Several airlines offer affordable round trip flight deals to Las Vegas from Phoenix, Denver, San Francisco et al for just $100. Other flights to Las Vegas operate from Chicago, Columbus, Charlotte, Nashville and Fort Lauderdale.

With over 30 airlines and 2300 flights operating per week from Las Vegas, I did not have any problem getting cheap tickets to Las Vegas.

Hotels in Las Vegas:

With nearly 281 hotels ranging from the palatial and prime to the homely-comfy, the destination boasts of great accommodation at Mandarin Oriental, Four Seasons, Staybridge Suites, Platinum hotel & Spa, La Quinta Inn, Red Rock Casino ,Desert Rose Resort, Signature at MGM Grand or Encore.

Tourist Attractions of Las Vegas:

I headed to the Adventure Dome for crazy heart stopping rides atop roller coasters like the Sling-Shot and The Canyon Blaster. I did not want to miss out the water and log rides at Adventure Canyon. For a space travel experience, I boarded the Big shot at the Stratosphere. I got into the Desperado for an adventurous roller coaster ride through mountains and tunnels. I watched people go indoor Sky-Diving at the Vegas convention center for a free-fall experience.

I went for a leisurely stroll at the Las Vegas Spring Reserve and Floyd Lamb Park. Golfing at Desert Pines Golf Club at Durango Golf Club was fun. The highlight of my trip was watching Broadway shows at the Smith Center Symphony Park

Unique attractions of Las Vegas:

I found Las Vegas having a number of novelties. To start with, the Bellagio Water show- a fantastic fountain display in front of the casino that shoots up every half an hour. The Volcano at Mirage - a fiery audio-visual display offering the sight of an almost-real life volcano spitting out fumes to the fusion music of Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart and Indian Tabla player Zakir Hussain. Next is the Shark Reef Aquarium at Hotel Mandalay Bay-where I watched live killers like Piranha, SawFish, Giant Rays and even the rare Golden Crocodile at this amazing shark reef Aquarium at Hotel Mandalay Bay. This is North America’s only predator marine exhibit, would you believe it?

The Lion Exhibit at hotel MGM –Grand – was a must see for me with ferocious felines roaming, playing and romping live inside a glass enclosure.

Fremont Street Show- Fremont Street has a canopy which turns its lights o for the Viva Vision show. Apart from this, light and sound shows flood Fremont Street gave me a psychedelic experience.

Las Vegas is lasting fun and entertainment- - don’t miss it.