Guided Tour of Historic Virginia City and Carson City from South Lake Tahoe


6 hours
Pick-up offered
Free cancellation
1 - 6
Mobile ticket

Overview

Step back in time on this narrated tour following the Pony Express Trail to America’s largest historic landmark Virginia City – the Comstock Lode founded in 1859, where Mark Twain roamed the streets and everybody wanted a piece of the “Richest place on Earth “. Driver tour guide narrates about history, geography, geology, flora and fauna of the region on the way to Virginia City ( 40 miles or 1 hour 20 min. )

Tour includes a visit to The Way it was museum

Inclusions

  • Professional guide

What to expect

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Pass By: Governor's Mansion, 606 Mountain St, Carson City, NV 89703-3992

Narrated tour through Carson City, also visiting the Governor's Mansion

Pass By: Kingsbury, NV

The tour to Virginia City takes us up Kingsbury Grade over Daggett

summit.

Stop At: Comstock Lode, Virginia City, NV

Virginia City is the final destination and the last settlement on the Comstock Lode

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: The Delta Saloon, 18 South C Street, Virginia City, NV 89440

Great place for lunch and a refreshment. Historic artifacts are on display as well.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: The Way It Was Museum, 113 S C St, Virginia City, NV 89440-9800

We believe this is the best museum in Virginia City

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Genoa Bar, 2282 Main Street, Genoa, NV 89411

Oldest bar in Nevada

Additional information

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Ticket delivery

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Sharon_L
November 2019

The driver is nice and knowledgeable. With his introductions, we have see a lot of interesting sites on the way to Carson and Virginia city. It was excited to see Mustangs walking pass you. We bought rings from a local jeweler designer. Also visited a portrait of lady with 250 silver coins. Our t...

Nancy T
November 2019

Nevada Smith was a great driver and guide. We appreciated not driving and then were able to enjoy the scenery. Nevada Smith’s knowledge and dialogue was very interesting and showed great depth of experience. Would highly recommend!

loztz12
September 2019

Virginia city has a lot of history & is a very old small town. Probably the best part of of this visit was the historical tour. Well worth the 25 minutes. Not sure the rest is worth the drive.

pspoker
July 2019

OK so we went on this, weren't sure what to expect. Well totally worth the money! Our driver was "Nevada Smith" I believe he said. He talked most the time all about the Tahoe area, Pony Express, Virginia City, Genoa and more. Everything as we past or through the town. So informative, not boring a...

S7616ZHthomass
April 2019

professionally guided tour well worth the price guide was friendly and informative provided info only a local resident could relate

962conniec
June 2021

This is a good way to learn a few things about the area’s history - from the Pony Express to the Gold and Silver strikes - with a local guide in a comfortable bus. The pickup locations are convenient, the drive is scenic. We got lots of ideas about places we could visit in Carson City. The st...

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