Nevada Mining History Tour: South Lake Tahoe to Virginia City

Embark on a thrilling Wild West adventure with a day trip to historic Virginia City from South Lake Tahoe. Discover the rich mining history, ride the Virginia & Truckee Railroad, and immerse yourself in the Old West atmosphere of this National Register of Historic Places town.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Virginia & Truckee Railroad - 7 mile train ride from Virginia City to Gold Hill and back.
  • Comstock Lode - Comstock Lode - Silver City, Gold Hill, Virginia City
  • Virginia City Visitor Center - On C street
  • The Delta Saloon - Great place for refreshments
  • The Way It Was Museum - Recommended museum by Discover Lake Tahoe Tours
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What's Included
  • Scenic train ride
  • Comfortable air-conditioned shuttle transport
  • Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Admission to attractions (optional)
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on a journey into Nevada’s storied mining past on this trip from South Lake Tahoe to Virginia City, a prosperous mining town recognized in the US National Register of Historic Places. Accompanied by an expert guide, navigate a portion of the Pony Express on your way to Virginia City, where you’ll enjoy a scenic trip on the Virginia & Truckee…

Location
Virginia & Truckee Railroad
165 F Street,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Gilbert
Oct 9, 2025
Great for a family trip - The trip was awesome. The driver kept us up on the history on the way. Pretty cool Got us to our location on time. The train ride was cool.
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Catherine_g
Oct 3, 2025
Great trip - Our driver was so informed about the area and made the bus ride so much fun . We even sang ! Our adventure in Carson city allowed plenty of time to see everything and shop and have lunch
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Wandaso317ei
Sep 26, 2025
Virginia City, Nevada tour and train ride experience. - My husband and I were delighted with our trip on the Train Ride experience in Virginia City, Nevada. The emcee was very knowledgeable and personable. If we are ever back in this area, we will definitely take this outing again! And the price was a great value. Also, we really enjoyed touring Virginia City!
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Faith_f
Sep 20, 2025
Beautiful Day Trip - Excellent tour guide, careful driver over mountain roads, good suggestions for sights in Virginia City. Nice, new bus. Prompt pickup and return.
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Michael_j
Sep 11, 2025
Full day of fun at Virginia City - Our guide gave us a lot of information and history . Virginia City has lots of shops and restaurants and a gun shoot out play . All were good and we had a full day
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Susan_r
Sep 6, 2025
Virginia city - Awesome experience. Would recommend this tour to anyone. Loved the train ride. Keep up the good work
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Lorifr3010ja
Sep 21, 2025
Virginia City Fun - The trip to Virginia City was fun however I think the description is a little misleading! We thought we were going on a longer train ride. It .9 miles not 9 miles. With that being said the shuttle driver was great and knowledgeable. And Virginia City was cool! We saw wild mustangs. Lots of mines! Bucket of Blood Saloon was my favorite!
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Alice_m
Sep 12, 2025
Great views and interesting history - Beautiful views and friendly people but train ride says 7 miles, 1 hour. From the start to finish it was 35 minutes total. Was expecting longer.
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129kandacem
Sep 27, 2025
Underwhelmed excursion - The trip was a little deceptive. We thought we were gonna get to have a sightseeing train ride and it was only about 5 miles back and forth and then we were dropped off at Virginia city for three hours.
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Misty_p
Sep 29, 2025
Do not recommend - The tour had too much down time and people were sitting on benches waiting for the bus to load and leave. We waited at a the Golden Nugget for a gentleman who was in line at Starbucks for a bottle of water. The tour guide dropped us off across the street as he didn’t want to turn the bus around. Never again.
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1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).