We're less than 30 days away from the first day of the Marina Alumni Beach Party Road Trip to Laughlin vacation for as low as just $40 per night (or $20 per person double occupancy with two queen beds - Sunday through Thursday nights).
Updated Marina Laughlin Vacation Activity List
All activities are completely optional. If you want to sit on the beach or next to the pool having drinks and snacks out of your personal ice cooler, then please do whatever works best for you. There will be absolutely no pressure whatsoever to join us for each and every single activity. Almost every activity option is in the $5 to $20 price range.
Our Marina group number is S06MHR8 at Harrah’s Laughlin (Phone # (702) 298 – 4600; website link: https://www.caesars.com/harrahs-laughlin ). When booking a room, please ask for a room closest to the “Marina” group. We hope to see you there!!!
Thursday, June 21st: The official first day of summer.
*** Saturday, June 23rd ***
The very first day of the Marina Laughlin vacation. We do expect more people to arrive the next day on Sunday partly since the room rates are lower.
Check-In time: After 1 pm, generally.
4pm: Meet at the main bar near the Sportsbook for Happy Hour. Most casinos offer free drinks. If you don’t gamble, then just sit in a chair near someone who is gambling. We can walk to the Edgewater Hotel or take a Water Taxi from the Harrah’s dock.
5:30pm onward: For people who do not want to go to see the Comedy Show ($15) or Yes concert at the Edgewater Hotel, then they may choose from any of the main restaurants at Harrah’s for appetizers or dinner {Beach Café ($$), Smashburger ($), Fresh Market Square Buffet ($$), The Range Steakhouse ($$$), or Guy Fieri’s El Burro Borracho ($$ - $$$)}.
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5:30pm: Dinner or appetizers at the Edgewater Hotel (Wild Style Burgers & Pizza ($), Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop ($), Grand Buffet ($$), Hickory Pit Steakhouse ($$ to $$$ - please note that they feature a 777 Happy Hour offering a variety of menu items for just $7). We can walk there from Harrah’s or take a Water Taxi from the Harrah’s dock.
Food and Drink Link: http://www.edgewater-casino.com/dining.html
Food and Drink Link: http://www.edgewater-casino.com/dining.html
6:30 to 7pm: The entrance doors open at 6:30 pm for the Comedy on the Edge show at the Edgewater Hotel ($15). Tickets are sold near the entrance door or at the Edgewater Casino Box Office for the 7 pm show. People must be at least 18 years of age to attend.
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7pm: Drinks and gambling
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8pm: See the original “Yes” band perform live at the Edgewater Hotel (50-year anniversary tour with songs like Owner of a Lonely Heart and Roundabout; they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017). Ticket prices start at $35 on www.ticketmaster.com
*** Sunday, June 24th ***
8am: Morning walk on the Riverwalk (3 + miles roundtrip or just walk as far as you can). We’ll meet in front of Starbucks at Harrah’s near the check-in area. If people aren't in front of Starbuck's, then please look for them on the beach.
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8am: Some of us will be setting up on the Harrah's best (most northern side of the beach) while trying to grab the best palapa umbrella and chairs for our group. If so, we may then walk up and down the beach afterwards.
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8am: Some of us will be setting up on the Harrah's best (most northern side of the beach) while trying to grab the best palapa umbrella and chairs for our group. If so, we may then walk up and down the beach afterwards.
9 am or 10am: Beach, Pool, and / or Boat Day at Harrah’s. We should be hanging out on the north end of the beach (or left as you enter the beach) near any shaded beach chairs.
5pm: Slot machine event for our Marina group with prizes ($10 entry fee) in the main lobby near the Sportsbook.
6pm: Walk, drive (free covered parking at both hotel locations), or take a Water Taxi to the Golden Nugget.
6:15pm: Dinner at Bubba Gump ($ - $$ - Happy Hour until 7pm with $2 drinks) on the river at the Golden Nugget. This restaurant has the best waterfront location on the Colorado River in the Laughlin region.
Bubba Gump Menu Link: http://www.bubbagump.com/pdf/menus/BGLN_daily.pdf
Bubba Gump Menu Link: http://www.bubbagump.com/pdf/menus/BGLN_daily.pdf
8:00 or 8:30pm: We’ll be visiting possibly the most fun entertainment floor in Laughlin called Bourbon Street (3rd floor at the Laughlin River Lodge; this hotel is just north of Harrah’s). It is equivalent to a giant Sportsbook with 30+ televisions, Chuck E. Cheese’s for adults with many games, and a brand new bowling alley that is set in a Ruby’s Diner-like soda fountain bar.
Laughlin River Lodge Hotel Link: http://laughlinriverlodge.com/
Laughlin River Lodge Hotel Link: http://laughlinriverlodge.com/
*** Monday, June 25th ***
9am – 4pm: Boating, Beach, and Pool Day at Harrah’s. We may have access to boats that take us down to the Davis Dam near Lake Mohave, Avi Casino, Pirate’s Cove, Topock 66, and / or the London Bridge in Lake Havasu, depending upon water levels. We may go tubing on this day as well (all you do is sit in the two-person tube that is tied from the boat to the tube itself). A special thank you to our fellow Viking named Jerry Babic for offering to bring his speedboat for the entire week. For any other Vikings with boats, please let us know if you can share them with our group.
Avi Resort Link: https://www.avicasino.com/
Avi Resort Link: https://www.avicasino.com/
6pm: Dinner at Harrah’s - The main restaurants at Harrah’s include the Beach Café ($$), Smashburger ($), Fresh Market Square Buffet ($$), The Range Steakhouse ($$$), or Guy Fieri’s El Burro Borracho ($$ - $$$). We’ll decide as a group which restaurant or restaurants work the best for us when we meet.
Food and Drink Link: https://www.caesars.com/harrahs-laughlin/restaurants
Food and Drink Link: https://www.caesars.com/harrahs-laughlin/restaurants
This is one of the best restaurants in Laughlin named Guy Fieri’s El Burro Borracho (“Drunken Donkey”) that is located in Harrah’s lobby:
7pm or 8pm: Walk, drive your car, or ride on the Water Taxi to the Pints Brewery in the Colorado Belle casino, Bumbleberry Flats restaurant and bar at The Pioneer Hotel, or visit other parts of the Riverwalk for dinner, drinks, gambling, or sightseeing on the Riverwalk.
Pints Brewery (the only microbrewery in Laughlin) @ Colorado Belle
Link: http://www.coloradobelle.com/restaurants.html
Bumbleberry Flats @ The Pioneer
Link: http://www.pioneerlaughlin.com/food.htm
Pints Brewery (the only microbrewery in Laughlin) @ Colorado Belle
Link: http://www.coloradobelle.com/restaurants.html
Bumbleberry Flats @ The Pioneer
Link: http://www.pioneerlaughlin.com/food.htm
*** Tuesday, June 26th ***
9am - 5pm: Jet Ski Day off of Harrah’s beach (8-hour rental per Jet Ski for just $100)
To reserve the Jet Ski, here is the contact information:
Howard @ Watercraft Express
Phone (928) 234 - 2764
1184 Highway 95
Bullhead City, AZ.
Howard @ Watercraft Express
Phone (928) 234 - 2764
1184 Highway 95
Bullhead City, AZ.
Please confirm with us before making the reservation so that we don’t book too many Jet Skis on the same day. If you wish to share time on the Jet Ski with others, then please let us know how long that you’d like to spend on the river in order to match up people on the same Jet Ski, if possible. Four people can share a Jet Ski for $25 each plus gas. We need at least one person from each Jet Ski group to drive with us a few miles over to the Bullhead City to fill out the paperwork, pick up the Jet Skis, and put them in the water from the boat launch site. We will then ride them over to Harrah’s beach just several hundred yards away on the other side of the river.
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9am to 5pm: Beach and Pool Day
5pm: We will walk to the Golden Nugget (meet in front of Starbuck’s in the Harrah’s lobby). Or, you can take a Water Taxi or there is free covered parking for cars at the Golden Nugget that is very convenient.
5:30pm: Happy Hour dinner prices (near $10) at either the Claim Jumper restaurant (yes, the same one that is found in Orange County; discounted food and drink prices as long as we order before 6 pm) or at the tasty Saltgrass Steak House (chicken and fish options – discounted prices for food and drinks until 6 pm) at the Golden Nugget Hotel.
Food and Drink Link: https://www.goldennugget.com/laughlin/restaurants/
Food and Drink Link: https://www.goldennugget.com/laughlin/restaurants/
7pm: Gamble, walk, or talk with old friends in the casino or out on the Riverwalk. There should be daylight until at least 8:30pm.
*** Wednesday, June 27th ***
9am and onward: Beach, Pool, Boat, and / or Jet Ski Day at Harrah’s.
1:45 – 2pm: Take the Water Taxi from the Harrah’s boat dock to the Aquarius Hotel.
2:30pm: 90-minute narrated tour ride on the Celebration boat with a full bar onboard. The boat leaves from the docks at the Aquarius hotel. The price per person is $12 for adults and $6 for children between the ages of 4 and 12. Please buy your tickets online to guarantee your seats because these tours sell out quickly. We will be going on Wednesday, June 27th at 2:30 pm. Here is the online ticket link:
https://laughlinrivertours.com/activities/scenic-cruise/
https://laughlinrivertours.com/activities/scenic-cruise/
4 to 5pm: Walk to the Riverside Hotel just north of the Aquarius Hotel for gambling, drinks, bowling, and / or Bingo.
5 to 6:15pm: Play Bingo in the largest Bingo hall in Laughlin. The minimum entry fee is $7 to play. The Bingo hall will also issue our group free temporary Player’s Cards when we purchase our cards that we can use for other benefits. If you don’t want to play Bingo, then there is a Classic Auto Museum there at the Riverside along with a Sportsbook to watch events, the well-known Loser’s Lounge bar and nightclub, bowling alley (34 lanes), shops, and a giant casino.
Don Laughlin’s Riverside Resort Hotel Link: http://www.riversideresort.com/
Don Laughlin’s Riverside Resort Hotel Link: http://www.riversideresort.com/
6:30pm: Appetizers or dinner at one of the many restaurants at the Aquarius Hotel (The Cove Bar & Lounge ($ to $$ - great river views), Café Aquarius ($$), Outback Steakhouse ($ to $$), The Vineyard Ristorante ($$$), etc.).
Food and Drink Link: https://www.aquariuscasinoresort.com/Food-Drink
Food and Drink Link: https://www.aquariuscasinoresort.com/Food-Drink
8pm onward: Walk the Riverwalk or take a Water Taxi back south to the Gold Diggers nightclub at the Golden Nugget for Karaoke and / or 80’s night (shorts are OK).
Gold Diggers Nightclub at the Golden Nugget Link:
https://www.goldennugget.com/laughlin/nightlife/gold-diggers/
Gold Diggers Nightclub at the Golden Nugget Link:
https://www.goldennugget.com/laughlin/nightlife/gold-diggers/
*** Thursday, June 28th ***
8am: Morning walk on the Riverwalk (3 + miles roundtrip or just walk as far as you can). We’ll meet in front of Starbucks at Harrah’s near the check-in area.
OR
8am: Some of us will be setting up on the Harrah's best (most northern side of the beach) while trying to grab the best palapa umbrella and chairs for our group. If so, we may then walk up and down the beach afterwards.
OR
8am: Some of us will be setting up on the Harrah's best (most northern side of the beach) while trying to grab the best palapa umbrella and chairs for our group. If so, we may then walk up and down the beach afterwards.
9am onward: Beach, Pool, or Boat Day at Harrah’s.
5pm: Meet in the lobby near the Sportsbook to decide which Harrah’s restaurant or restaurants to attend as a group {Beach Café ($$), Smashburger ($), Fresh Market Square Buffet ($$), The Range Steakhouse ($$$), or Guy Fieri’s El Burro Borracho ($$ - $$$)}.
7pm: Gamble and hang out at Harrah’s or venture off to other resorts on the Riverwalk.
*** Friday, June 29th ***
Sleep in prior to checking out and driving home safely by 11 am.
Here is an updated 2018 Laughlin tourism video which shows many of the hotels, restaurants, and other locations where we will be visiting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-vaZIxNUPA
Laughlin, Nevada - Best Nearby Attraction - Arizona / Nevada 2018
Here is an updated 2018 Laughlin tourism video which shows many of the hotels, restaurants, and other locations where we will be visiting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-vaZIxNUPA
Laughlin, Nevada - Best Nearby Attraction - Arizona / Nevada 2018
