Las Vegas 10-day itinerary
- Best for
- First-time visitors who want a full Las Vegas trip with day trips.
- Pace
- Seven walking days, two day trips, and one slower day.
- Base
- City
- Estimated budget
- $800–$2,800
Day-by-day plan
Follow the stops in order. Walk times are estimates between nearby places.
- Day 1
City
Walk City in Las Vegas. Start at Highland Valley Park, then Bethel Baptist Church and Bread of Life Ministries of His Glory. Stay on foot.
Stop 1
Highland Valley Park
park in Clark County, Nevada, United States of America
Stop 2 · 36 min walk
Bethel Baptist Church
Bethel Baptist Church on OpenStreetMap within walking or short-transit range.
Stop 3 · 42 min walk
Bread of Life Ministries of His Glory
Bread of Life Ministries of His Glory on OpenStreetMap within walking or short-transit range.
Eat · Amancer: Amancer listed on OpenStreetMap near the walking centre.
Browse Las Vegas tours - Day 2
City
Walk City in Las Vegas. Start at Calvary Foursquare Church, then Chinese Baptist Church and Ebenezer Church of God in Christ. Stay on foot.
Stop 1
Calvary Foursquare Church
Calvary Foursquare Church on OpenStreetMap within walking or short-transit range.
Stop 2 · 58 min walk
Chinese Baptist Church
Chinese Baptist Church on OpenStreetMap within walking or short-transit range.
Stop 3 · 81 min walk
Ebenezer Church of God in Christ
Ebenezer Church of God in Christ on OpenStreetMap within walking or short-transit range.
Eat · Denny's: Cuisine: american.
- Day 3
City
Walk City in Las Vegas. Start at The Way to Christ Lutheran Church, then Faith Temple of Church of God in Christ True Holiness and First Church of God. Stay on foot.
Stop 1
The Way to Christ Lutheran Church
The Way to Christ Lutheran Church on OpenStreetMap within walking or short-transit range.
Stop 2 · 51 min walk
Faith Temple of Church of God in Christ True Holiness
Faith Temple of Church of God in Christ True Holiness on OpenStreetMap within walking or short-transit range.
Stop 3 · 26 min walk
First Church of God
First Church of God on OpenStreetMap within walking or short-transit range.
Eat · Uncle Joe's: Cuisine: pizza.
- Day 4
City
Walk City in Las Vegas. Start at First Congregational Church United Church of Christ, then First Southern Baptist Church and Grace Immanuel Baptist Church. Stay on foot.
Stop 1
First Congregational Church United Church of Christ
First Congregational Church United Church of Christ on OpenStreetMap within walking or short-transit range.
Stop 2 · 64 min walk
First Southern Baptist Church
First Southern Baptist Church on OpenStreetMap within walking or short-transit range.
Stop 3 · 79 min walk
Grace Immanuel Baptist Church
Grace Immanuel Baptist Church on OpenStreetMap within walking or short-transit range.
Eat · Kabob Korner: Cuisine: kebab.
- Day 5
City
Walk City in Las Vegas. Start at Greater Carver Baptist Church, then Greater New Jerusalem Church and Greater Saint James Baptist Church. Stay on foot.
Stop 1
Greater Carver Baptist Church
Greater Carver Baptist Church on OpenStreetMap within walking or short-transit range.
Stop 2 · 11 min walk
Greater New Jerusalem Church
Greater New Jerusalem Church on OpenStreetMap within walking or short-transit range.
Stop 3 · 4 min walk
Greater Saint James Baptist Church
Greater Saint James Baptist Church on OpenStreetMap within walking or short-transit range.
Eat · Carson Street Café: Carson Street Café listed on OpenStreetMap near the walking centre.
- Day 6
City
Walk City in Las Vegas. Start at Holy Cross Baptist Church, then Iglesia Internacional de las Vegas and Iglesia Pentecostal Unida Hispana. Stay on foot.
Stop 1
Holy Cross Baptist Church
Holy Cross Baptist Church on OpenStreetMap within walking or short-transit range.
Stop 2 · 73 min walk
Iglesia Internacional de las Vegas
Iglesia Internacional de las Vegas on OpenStreetMap within walking or short-transit range.
Stop 3 · 28 min walk
Iglesia Pentecostal Unida Hispana
Iglesia Pentecostal Unida Hispana on OpenStreetMap within walking or short-transit range.
Eat · Lillie's Asian Cuisine: Lillie's Asian Cuisine listed on OpenStreetMap near the walking centre.
- Day 7
Day trip toward Hoover Dam
Leave Las Vegas for the day. Come back to the same bed.
Stop 1
Hoover Dam
Listed as a next stop from Las Vegas. Check the regional train or bus the night before.
Stop 2
Boulder City
Listed as a next stop from Las Vegas. Check the regional train or bus the night before.
Stop 3
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Listed as a next stop from Las Vegas. Check the regional train or bus the night before.
Eat · Pack snacks from town. Do not count on a full menu at a small station.
Browse Hoover Dam day trips - Day 8
Day trip toward Boulder City
A second day outside Las Vegas. Keep the same hotel base.
Stop 1
Boulder City
Listed as a next stop from Las Vegas. Book the earliest practical train or bus.
Stop 2
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Listed as a next stop from Las Vegas. Book the earliest practical train or bus.
Stop 3
Grand Canyon
Listed as a next stop from Las Vegas. Book the earliest practical train or bus.
Eat · Eat near the station before you leave. Plan dinner back in Las Vegas.
Browse Boulder City day trips - Day 9
Do one thing slowly
No new neighborhood. Use the spare day on a single activity.
Stop 1
Vegas Golden Knights (NHL)
NHL (ice hockey) team that made it all the way to the Stanley Cup Final in its first season in 2017–18 (though losing), and lifted the Cup in its sixth season in 2022–23. The city's first team in one of the "big four" professional sports of the US and Canada, joined by the Las Vegas Raiders of the NFL in 2020.
Stop 2
Las Vegas Raiders (NFL)
NFL (football) team that began playing in Las Vegas in 2020 after relocating from Oakland.
Stop 3
Las Vegas Aces
WNBA (women's basketball) team that relocated from San Antonio to Vegas in 2018. The arena is part of the Mandalay Bay casino resort.
Stop 4
Las Vegas Aviators
Triple-A baseball club, the Aviators have been in Las Vegas longer than any other professional sports team. The Aviators began as the Las Vegas Stars in 1983, changed their name to the Las Vegas 51s, a reference to Area 51, in 2001, and became the Aviators for 2019 and beyond. They have won 2 Pacific Coast League crowns and 10 division titles. The team opened a new ballpark in Summerlin in 2019.
Eat · Go back to a place that already worked.
- Day 10
City
Keep Las Vegas on foot. No new tickets required.
Stop 1
First Congregational Church United Church of Christ
First Congregational Church United Church of Christ on OpenStreetMap within walking or short-transit range.
Eat · Eat near the hotel.
Where to stay
Sleep near the walking base. Pick an area, then search hotels by neighborhood.
The centre
First-time visitors
Stay inside walking range of the first-day stops in Las Vegas.
Things to book
Tours and tickets that match this plan. Book anything that needs timed entry.
Budget
Rough mid-range spend for 10 days in Las Vegas, excluding long-haul flights. Hotel nights drive most of the range.
- Budget: about $800 (hostel/budget hotel, transit, street food)
- Mid-range: about $1,400 (3★ hotel, sit-down meals, a tour or two)
- Comfort: about $2,800 (nicer hotel, taxis, paid attractions)
Transportation
Get in
thumb|Welcome to Las Vegas! thumb|Welcome to the real City of Las Vegas! Southern Californians crowd I-15 every weekend going back and forth to Vegas, and from the Bay Area the quickest route comes down Interstate 5 through the Central Valley, takes State Route 58 east from Bakersfield, and joins Interstate 15 at Barstow. If you are traveling the I-15, you are crossing a desert where gas and food occur infrequently, and should carry (and drink) ample amounts of water, especially on hot summer days where temperatures can reach 110°F (43°C). Expect this drive to be crowded and frustrating, unless you can come and go at off-peak hours; you may find air travel to be a better option with service to major California airports and many smaller ones as well. However, many find the 280-mile (450 km) drive along I-15 restful and scenic.
Get around
If traveling along the Strip, walking is a reasonable option as the hotel-casinos are close to each other. However, what may look to be a short walk of only a couple hotel-casinos away may be farther than you expected as the resorts often look closer than they are due to their large size. In most cases, hotels are connected to each other either by bridge or underground or in the case of Excalibur, Luxor, and Mandalay Bay, by a complimentary rail shuttle. During the summer, the oppressive heat during the daylight hours may make walking a very uncomfortable activity.
Where to eat
Simple meal ideas near the day’s walking route.
Amancer
Amancer listed on OpenStreetMap near the walking centre.
Denny's
Cuisine: american.
Uncle Joe's
Cuisine: pizza.
Kabob Korner
Cuisine: kebab.
Carson Street Café
Carson Street Café listed on OpenStreetMap near the walking centre.
Lillie's Asian Cuisine
Lillie's Asian Cuisine listed on OpenStreetMap near the walking centre.
Rachel's Kitchen
Rachel's Kitchen listed on OpenStreetMap near the walking centre.
Wild
Cuisine: pizza.
Optional alternatives
Add one if a walking day finishes early. Don’t stack them onto the same afternoon.
Henderson Silver Knights
The Golden Knights' top minor-league team, playing in the American Hockey League. They moved to the new Dollar Loan Center in Henderson shortly before the end of the 2021–22 season.
NASCAR
Las Vegas hosts NASCAR for a weekend every year, usually in March. The race draws about 150,000 race fans to the city. Many cheer for Vegas natives Kurt and Kyle Busch. Aside from NASCAR, the speedway hosts many other racing events throughout the year.
National Finals Rodeo
Arguably the city's most prominent sporting event is the finals of the annual Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association circuit, held over 10 days in December just off the Strip at the Thomas & Mack Center on the UNLV campus.
Professional Bull Riders World Finals
Another major rodeo event is the finals of the Professional Bull Riders series, a separate circuit dedicated to bull riding. The PBR finals, held in late October/early November at the T-Mobile Arena, have more of an international flavor than the NFR—while the NFR is exclusive to the US and Canada, PBR runs national series in Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and Austr
UNLV Rebels
The athletic teams of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, better known as UNLV, are also popular in the area. The Rebels are members of the Mountain West Conference, which has 12 members in football and 11 members for other sports.
Las Vegas Ice Center
A twin-rink facility.
Before you go
Questions
- Do I need a car in Las Vegas?
- No for this plan. The days stay inside walking range, then local transit to LAS. If traveling along the Strip, walking is a reasonable option as the hotel-casinos are close to each other. However, what may look to be a short walk of only a couple hotel-casinos away may be farther than you expected as the resorts often look closer than they are due to their large size. In most cases, hotels are connected to each other either by bridge or underground or in the case of Excalibur, Luxor, and Mandalay Bay, by a complimentary rail shuttle. During the summer, the oppressive heat during the daylight hours may make walking a very uncomfortable activity.
- Is 10 days enough?
- Yes if you want Las Vegas plus day trips. Use the 5-day plan if you will stay in town.
- Where should I stay?
- Base near City so the first walking day starts at the hotel. Home2 Suites by Hilton Las Vegas Convention Center is a listed option, not a ranking.
- Where do I eat?
- Each day names one sit-down stop. Amancer is on the list. Keep the rest as bakeries and market counters.
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Daily stops compiled from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, and OpenTripMap. Updated 2026-08-25. Edited by Lina Varela.