How To Plan a Trip to Vegas On a Budget?
Do you want to travel to Las Vegas on a limited budget? If so, you may wonder which month is the cheapest to visit Las Vegas.Many tourists travel to Las Vegas during the holidays and summer months. The high travel demand during these periods usually causes hotels, entertainment production companies, museums, and airlines to charge higher prices. For this reason, the cheapest times are the off-season months that do not involve holidays or summertime. These months include January through April and September through November. You should find the best deals on airfare, hotels, and show tickets if you make your reservations within these timeframes. Of course, some shows and activities are cheaper than others, regardless of the month you go to Las Vegas. That is why you must learn about the most inexpensive entertainment options to create an affordable travel itinerary for yourself and the others going with you.
Top Cheap Things to Do In Las Vegas
Discover the cheapest shows, activities, and attractions to enjoy in Las Vegas during any month of the year.
Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil is a critically acclaimed production company with six great shows in Las Vegas. These shows include Mad Apple, Mystere, O, Ka, The Beatles LOVE, and Michael Jackson ONE. Every Cirque production has a unique storyline, music, acrobatics, characters, costumes, tributes, and more. You will be in for a real treat if you have never seen a Cirque show.
Cirque du Soleil’s “KA” is currently the cheapest of the six shows at an average ticket price of $64. It features a classic cinematic storyline filled with action, adventure and a battle between good and evil in the KA Theatre at the MGM Grand Hotel. The theater has two huge moving platforms that float and rotate vertically. You can only imagine what kind of stunts and suspended fight scenes will occur at this event. So, if this is your first Cirque show, start with KA because it is affordable and entertaining.
Ride the High Roller
The High Roller Observation Wheel is a Ferris wheel ride unlike any other. Standing at a whopping 550 feet, the High Roller is the tallest observation wheel in the world. It takes about 15 minutes to reach the top of the 550-foot observation wheel, where you have picturesque views of the Las Vegas Strip, Downtown Las Vegas, and the terrain beyond them.
Guests start by entering a glass cabin with 360-degree views of the city. A daytime ride lets you see all the buildings and terrain in the distance, while a nighttime ride lets you see all the beautiful neon lights and signage illuminating the ground. Each experience is unique and memorable. The ticket price is under $30!!
The STRAT SkyPod
The STRAT Tower is a narrow and iconic 1,149-foot-tall tower at the STRAT Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. About 900 feet above the ground is the SkyPod Observation Deck, which offers 360-degree city views through massive glass windows. However, you can also step outdoors and look at the buildings and neon lights directly below. The SkyPod is so high that the helicopters passing by are at eye level.
It costs about $25 to visit the SkyPod Observation Deck at the STRAT Tower. If you want to try some of the thrill rides at the STRAT Tower, look for the Big Shot and X-Stream rides nearby. Let’s hope you’re not afraid of heights because they are the scariest rides in the city.
The Neon Museum is a hoarding collection of iconic neon signage from Las Vegas history. Over 120 classic neon signs are displayed for guests to enjoy and experience. Most featured neon signs were saved from destruction and restored because of their significance to the city’s past.
Neon Museum
Some of the featured neon signs at the museum include the La Concha Motel sign, attractive Moulin Rouge signs, Flamingo Hotel signs, and an 80-foot-tall guitar sign of the Hard Rock Café. The museum will make you feel like you’ve traveled back in time. It costs less than $20 to enter.
Nathan Burton Comedy Magic
Would you like to see a cheap magic show in Las Vegas? Nathan Burton Comedy Magic is an affordable and highly entertaining comedy magic show in the Saxe Theater of Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort Hotel. It features gorgeous showgirls, mind-boggling illusions, and hilarious comedy that will keep you laughing and joyful for the entire 70-minute production. The average ticket price is $20.
You may be familiar with Nathan Burton from his several television appearances on shows like “Cupcake Wars,” “America’s Got Talent,” “Coming Home,” “Penn & Teller’s ‘Fool Us,’” “World’s Greatest Magic 3,” and “The World’s Wildest Magic.” Burton’s comical personality and impressive illusions make him worth seeing for one low price.
You can find even more ticket discounts on quality and low-cost September Las Vegas shows at Vegas Lens, like Nathan Burton Comedy Magic and other renowned productions.
The Las Vegas Sign
How can you resist stopping at the iconic “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada” sign which greets visitors at the entrance of the Las Vegas Strip? Stop by the Las Vegas sign for a closer look and take selfie pictures for your friends and family back home.
Some lucky guests may encounter one or more Elvis Presley impersonators at the sign. They may even be willing to take photos with you too. That would certainly impress your friends and family back home.
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You can enjoy these cheap shows and attractions during most months of the year. But if you’re worried about the cost of airfare or the number of tourists in Las Vegas, the best months to visit are January through April and September through November. Then you can save the most on airfare and possibly find discounts on other travel expenses.
