Salt Lake City: Great Salt Lake Guided Tour – Great Salt Lake, Utah

Discover the saltiest lake in the western hemisphere with a narration of the science behind it on a guided tour in Salt Lake City. Visit the Great Salt Lake Park, Utah State Marina, Saltair, and more.

EXPERIENCE:

Discover the saltiest lake in the western hemisphere, America’s Dead Sea. Float like a cork, so salty that you simply cannot sink! Learn the science behind the lake that is up to ten times as salty as the ocean.

Sights include:

Migratory Birds Wetlands

Inland Sea Shorebird Reserve: several million migratory birds of over 250 species visit Great Salt Lake each year

Wildlife: antelope roam the open plains

Historic beach resort

Saltair: hear tales of an historic beach resort built by the Mormon Church to be a family-friendly attraction amidst the rowdy pleasure resorts of the early 1900’s; once known as the “Coney Island of the West,” now in it’s third iteration

Great Salt Lake Park

Utah State Marina: home of the Great Salt Lake Yacht Club, “the world’s saltiest sailors!”

Visitor Center: science and history exhibits, gift shop

Silver Sands Beach: walk the shores of soft, pearl-like sand, photo opportunities abound

Observation Deck: scenic overlook of the Great Salt Lake, its islands, and the surrounding Rocky Mountains make for spectacular photos

Catch a live sea monkey! The only creature that can survive in this lake, once sold to children through comic books

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Explore Great Salt Lake State Park & Marina
Visit Historic Saltair Beach Resort
See Migratory Bird Wetlands

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