Sights of The Pacific Northwest

Welcome to beautiful Seattle, Washington! Guests who have purchased airline tickets from YMT Vacations will be welcomed in the baggage claim area by a friendly YMT representative who will arrange your transfer to the hotel. If you made other flight arrangements, please make your own way to the hotel.

The evening is yours to enjoy at your leisure, which is a real treat in the Emerald City. Some of the popular sites include Pike Place Market, where you should always keep your eyes peeled for flying fish, the Space Needle, and Pioneer Square.

Your day starts with a tour of the Museum of Flight. The museum is home to the original Boeing factory and over 150 aircraft including JFK’s Air Force One and jets from WWI and WWII. Learn about the past, present and future of flight—from the Wright Brothers to the Concorde to NASA—in one of Seattle’s popular museums. After lunch on your own at Pike Place Market, you’ll enjoy a tour of Seattle, often considered the crown jewel of the Pacific Northwest. Enjoy a relaxing evening on your own or join an optional dinner and visit to the Space Needle. (B)

OPTION: SPACE NEEDLE AND DINNER:

Take in the city lights from the Space Needle & Observation Deck before enjoying an Italian Dinner! $85 p/p. Please add this option at time of booking.

Your first stop will be a short tour at the Washington State Capitol building in Olympia. Enjoy lunch (included), and continue on to Mount St. Helens, the site of the deadliest volcanic event in U.S. history, when it erupted in May of 1980. Take in stunning views of the mountain, including the crater caused by the eruption, and continue on to Portland, where the evening is yours to enjoy at leisure. (B, L)

Travel into the Cascade Mountains this morning to enjoy some of Oregon’s most breathtaking scenery. Highlights of your tour include the Columbia River Gorge and Multnomah Falls, a 611-foot-tall waterfall found in the Mount Hood National Forest. Continue to Hood River, a charming town where the Columbia River Gorge and the Cascade Range meet. Enjoy lunch on your own, then return to Portland for a city tour. You’ll spend free time at the International Rose Test Garden, where (depending on the season) you can see and smell over 650 varieties of roses, as well as other blooms and plants. (B)

Take a stunning scenic drive down the Oregon coast to Newport. Here you’ll enjoy a tour of the Oregon Coast Aquarium, a world-class facility dedicated to marine wildlife. Enjoy a relaxed evening on your own. Newport has been popular with tourists since the 1800s, and has great dining and plenty to do. (B)

Travel down to Medford, a delightful town in the heart of the breathtaking Rogue Valley. Many of Oregon’s finest wines are produced right here in Medford, which you can learn more about on an optional wine tour this afternoon. (B)

Experience a day at the world-famous Crater Lake, the deepest lake in the United States. Surrounded by towering cliffs and a thick forest of old growth pines, Crater Lake is nestled in what remains of a dormant volcano that erupted nearly 8,000 years ago. Its vibrantly blue, and stunningly clear water make it one of the prettiest lakes in the country. (B)

Continue south on a beautiful drive to the Golden State, where your first stop will be Redwood National Park, home of the world’s tallest trees. Enjoy a tour of this World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve, where some trees are over 370 feet high. You’ll stop in Crescent City, then continue on to Eureka, where the Old Town is famous for its classic Victorian homes, which you will see on an informative panoramic tour. (B)

See more amazing Redwoods at Avenue of the Giants on your way to San Francisco, where you will enjoy the evening at your leisure. (B)

Your day starts with a tour including Fisherman’s Wharf and the Golden Gate Bridge, likely the world’s most photographed suspension bridge. Don’t forget to look out into the bay at the notorious Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary! You’ll enjoy a farewell lunch at Pier 39 (included). For an additional fee, join us on a bay cruise, or a cable car tour with a dinner on Pier 39, or add both for a complete experience. (B, L)

On certain tour dates, you may choose to combine this with the Southern California and National Parks tour. If you joining us for the Ultimate Pacific Coast tour, you can enjoy San Francisco with a city pass that includes your choice of two attractions! (B)