YEAR-ROUND
$149 per person
9:00 am 8 hours Daily
The 85-mile (137-km) long Columbia Gorge NSA would be a national park if it weren’t a critical transportation corridor. It features waterfalls, mountains, monoliths, terraces, resort towns, vineyards, orchards, and The River, harboring a plethora of fish and birds, and a community of plants and invertebrates that changes dramatically going from the west end to the east end. You will get intimate with The Gorge through hiking. Your guide will teach you about the natural history and cultural history. The guide will feel out the group’s physical abilities in choosing 4-8 miles (6-13 km) of hiking in the western and/or eastern Columbia Gorge. Picnic lunch included.
DETAILS
$149 per person
YEAR-ROUND:
9:00 AM – 5:00PM
Transportation: We’ll pick you up at your hotel.
TOUR INCLUDES:
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Professional guide
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Lunch
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Water & Snacks
PLEASE BRING:
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Money: Gratuities are not included in the price of the tour (always appreciated)
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Layers: Warm & dry layers for variable weather
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Miscellaneous Gear: Shoes that are suitable for hiking, hat (depending on weather), sunglasses, sunscreen (if sensitive), camera
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product:
Stop At: Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon
There are a variety of hikes we can do in the Gorge; through rainforest to cathedral waterfalls, across dry grasslands growing on dramatic basalt terraces, up the cliffs of the fifth-largest free-standing monolith in the world, through fire-scarred slopes, and many more. It all depends on what you fancy, our own whim that day, and the time of year.
Duration: 8 hours
Stop At: Multnomah Falls, 53000 E Historic Columbia River Hwy, Bridal Veil, OR 97010
See the tallest, and most famous, waterfall in Oregon along with it’s historic lodge and bridges.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Columbia River Highway, State Highway 30 from Troutdale to The Dalles, Troutdale, OR 97060
This stunning 74-mile (119 -km) highway that was inspired by the Axenstrasse in the Swiss Alps.
