USA - Nevada, Las Vegas

USA - Nevada, Las Vegas
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LAS VEGAS

Traveling from International to Domestic

LAX airport, after quick customs clearance with domestic travel within a 10min walk radius after exiting the international terminal. Free airport transport services are readily available to hotels and car rental companies in front of each terminal.
Click here for LAX International

To stay - Las Vegas

- Hampton Inn Tropicana (Las Vegas)4975 S. Dean Martin Dr. Las Vegas, Nevada
USA 89118-1656 1-702-948-8100
Click here for Hamton Inn

Free shuttle service to & from airport as well as drop of service to the main strip. 5min walk from the hotel to main strip if you don't want to follow bus timings.
Excellent breakfast buffet included. Self made hot waffles, pastries, fruits, juices, eggs, sausages etc. A hearty breakfast & Free Wi-Fi!

P.S Great room sizes, location to strip, excellent conditions and breakfast at approximately USD30/night on promo booking through www.expedia.com. My photo doesn't do it justice abut would definitely return for another stay.

Getting around Vegas

A Bus service running 24hrs and till late up and down the Vegas main streets, as well as a monorail service from some of the hotels provide good coverage of all major attractions and hotel casinos.
ABBA tips:
Purchase the 24-hr bus ticket at 7USD and provide exact change. Your 24hr bus card allows you to ride all buses if you do travel outside of the main strip.

Purchase hotel, show and airplane tickets from a single website to get good discounted bundles.I did mine through www.expedia.com. By bundling air fare and hotel (at discounted rate) together it saved about USD150.

Half-Price show counters located along the strip to offer last min tickets sales at amazing deals. But if you want best seats in the house, per-purchasing is probably the only way to go.

Casino offer discounts through ticketing booths offer bundle deals, which sell tickets cheaper to attraction and shows. Some even bundle with casinos gambling chips at cheaper rates than the exhibitor's sales offices.

Must See & Do:

Mandalay Bay

To do at Mandalay Bay Shark Reef (click for more details)
USD18/Adult

A sunken amazonian motif follows the beautiful displays which house a small variety of reptilians and aquamarine within the hotel.

Grand and impressive architecturally with a nice variety shopping track linking to Luxor. On this occasion, saw a signing and photo op with Pete Rose, baseball legend in one of the stores.

NewYork NewYork

New York New York: A city so nice they not only named it twice but built it twice as well. See scaled down Newyork iconic landmarks like lady liberty, the Brooklyn bridge and have a meal in miniaturized streets of New York.

Thrill seekers can catch the roller coaster at 8USD which runs through this NewYork skyline with loops and twirls through the city.

MGM Grand

MGM Grand: Catch the two resident lions in their large enclosed habitat (free activity) and be at awe at the massive infrastructure, which respectfully lives up to the MGM Grand name.

Paris

Like NewYork NewYork, Las Vegas kills two birds with one stone. See Mini Paris like New York and dine up high in the Eiffel tower over looking the illuminated strip.

Bellagio

 

Music fountains (free)

 

Beautiful and spectacularly in sync with music which plays every half hourly and quarterly towards the later parts of the night to pop songs and classic. Click here for Bellagio Fountain schedule.

Do take a look at their main hall where decorations suiting the seasons capture your wonder and awe. Seen here during fall.

Art gallery not so much especially with their cover charge and its small size. You really got to love and appreciate art to get your bang for your buck. Plus side is there's audio guide to better appreciate the works and understand the artist's mind. Got in free because of some survey and promotion that was going on.

Caesars

Ceasars is a must go. The grounds which made Mr Evil Kenivale famous! The interior decors are over the top roman beauty with painted ceilings and stunning statues. Shoppers are spolit for choice with an eclectic supply of high end brands and speciality shops dealing in signed memorabilia and collectables.

Their art galleries, are definitely worth a view and would beat having to pay for the Bellagio's art gallery.

Wynn + Buffet (must try!)

A gastronomical adventure of international proportions. Just attempting to sample a little of everything, will definitely leave you bursting at the seams and a grin satisfaction stretching from cheek to cheek. Good food, great ambiance, definitely a must try buffet while in Las Vegas!

The decor is splendid and comparable to the Belagio's interior decor.

Venetian

The iconic gondolas run through the heart of the venetian, with live performances. The painted ceilings and architectural splendor will leave you in awe and some over the top luxury shops like the Regis Galerie, which have had famous patrons such as the late Michale Jackson. Definitely worth a visit and the Mandam Tusade can also be found here.

The M&M World & Coca-Cola shop (located side by side)

With 4 floors of M&M fun, merchandise, memorabilia, and free 3D movie to boot, you'd be intrigued and tempted to customize even your own M&Ms. That's right, typed text, clip art and even down to the M&M colors!
3785 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89109

Coca-Cola Shop

Located just beside the M&M building, 2 floors of all things coke imaginable greet you. Starting from picture op with the Cola polar bear, Retro fridges, bottles, lamps, and even a coke bar where you can try coke mocktails of 8 samplers, or 16 cola flavors from all over the world.

*world famous* GOLD and SILVER pawn shop

 

ABBA tip: Try to go on a weekday if you wanna catch a glimpse of the crew from Pawn Stars as seen on the history channel.
713 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, NV

Rick's restoration was unfortunately closed. Likely operations are on the weekday so plan around that if able. Its approximately a 8min walk from Gold and Silver Pawn shop.1112 S Commerce St.Las Vegas, NV 89102

Nuclear Research Museum

Find out the history of nuclear testing in Nervada and be at awe at the destructive force of this man made power. A great collection of videos and photos to educate the public on its history.
755 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119-7363, United States

The Fermont street experience

Wait till sunset for the place to come alive with light shows, performers and costumed icons walking the Fermont. Hourly, after dark, the entire shelter lights up for an hourly music and visual presentation.
You can take the bus direct to Fermont. 
425 Fremont St # 250, Las Vegas, NV 89101-5639, USA

Can see hotels:
Luxor

That tractor light beam which shines brightly into the Las Vegas skies. An Interesting architectural marvel the dead Egyptians kings would envy over.

The Mirage

Sigfried and Roy's secret garden and dolphin experience

At USD17 per entry, what you expect to see is pretty much in the name, a few dolphins and big cats. To really squeeze the most bang for your buck, you can be on the look out around the pools to catch non scheduled dolphin training of varied durations.

To Eat:

Harley Davidson

The best BBQ in town, or so the promo says. Great decor inside and Harley memorabilia. 
3725 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109

Their specials were huge proportions of starters of some of the best onion rings I've tasted. Mains were an excellent cheese steak and smoky, finger licking good BBQ ribs @ USD30.

Terribles all day USD9.99, 8oz steak dinner is definitely a worth while deal. Juicy cut meat with a steak sauce/soup, liquid brown gold! Whatever you call it, that goes splendidly with anything.4100 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89169-6528, United States

Cheese cake factory at Caesars Hotel and Casino.
Taking up a recommendation by the curator at free to view Martin Lawrence Art Gallery in ceasars palace, the chicken was delectable. Sweet savory and charcoal goodness with mozzarella cheese and mushroom sauce over just takes the cake.No pun intended.

Sample 5D4N Itinerary

Day 1 
Arrival from SIN-NRT-LAX-LAS VEGAS
*domestic flight arrival at Las Vegas 1800hrs*

Day 2
Mandalay bay - shark bay experience
Luxor
Escalibur
New York new York and lunch at Mexican venue
MGM grand - MGM lions
M&M shop
Coca-cola shop
Belagio waterfall magic
Harley Davidson dinner

Day 3
Gold & silver pawn shop
Rick's restoration
Terribles hotel and casino for lunch special
Nuclear research museum
Belagio art museum
Ceasars palace with free shows, the fall of Atlantis.
Dinner at cheese cake factory
Treasure island hotel and casino for Cirq Du Sole Mysteri

Day 4
Wynn Hotel and Buffett
Venetian Hotel and Casino
The Fermont street experience

Day 5 
Flight back to LA at 11am.