PORTLAND
Portland’s best days out.
The 11 most popular full-day tours in Portland. The ones worth your time, with what each costs, how long it runs and who to book through.
Portland to Cannon Beach and Ecola State Park with a naturalist guide, wildlife stops, and tide-pool time on an air-conditioned day trip.
Most Popular“Great Tour Guide (Jim)! Helpful to us as senior citizens with some mobility issues. Helpful and good information sent before the tour. Enjoyed the sites visited, even with stormy and rainy weather.”
Full-day Portland tour to Columbia Gorge waterfalls and Mount Hood: Vista House, Multnomah, Oneonta Gorge, Hood River, Timberline Lodge.
“Cameron was a wonderful tour guide. He recommended many restaurants., places to see not on the tour. We had a dinner cruise schedule through Amrtack for supper and we were able to do both trips. Very personable and knowledgeable.”
Full-day Mt Hood and Columbia Gorge tour from Portland with waterfalls, two vineyards, lunch and a glass of wine. Small groups.
“Vendor cancelled at last minute via terse SMS. No apology or concern for our plans. Additionally, they tried to put the burden on us to go back to Viator and make cancellation ourselves. Follow-up communications were balky, took hours to simply confirm our money would be refunded. Couldn’t have felt more disrespected, and would not…”
A full-day Willamette Valley wine tour with door-to-door pickup, reserved tastings, and 3–4 wineries in top AVAs plus a lunch stop.
“We let the tour company pick our wineries since we didn’t know the area and they did a great job! Beautiful views, delicious wines, great lunch! A good time was had by all.”
Full-day Portland tour to Mount Hood, wine tasting, Columbia Gorge cliffs, and Multnomah Falls. Small group, hotel pickup, lunch included.
“I was single and our group hit along well. The wine tastings were nice and a great visit at the mountain lodge”
Portland to Willamette Valley in one full day: 3 winery stops with a lunch pairing option, pickup, bottled water, and a small-group pace.
“I'll start with the good. Diverse wineries! The three we went to were very different and we enjoyed them all. We purchased a case from each and will enjoy the wines with friends at home. Now the not so good. The owner of the tour company had called in advance to see if I could…”
Small-group Willamette Valley wine tour from Portland with 3 wineries, guided history, picnic lunch, and door-to-door transport.
“We booked a private 7-hour wine tour ($420, not including tasting fees) expecting a polished, curated experience. Our driver was friendly and knowledgeable, but the tour lacked consistency for the price. Winderlea Vineyard set the bar high with a professional host, structured tasting, clean setting, worth the $35 fee. However, tasting fees were actually $45–$90,…”
Portland to the Oregon Coast for Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oswald West State Park, Manzanita Point, plus wine tasting and lunch time.
“Alex was very knowledgeable, funny, played good music, and took good pictures. Thank you for a wonderful day!”
Start at Hopscotch for interactive art and slushy wine, then head to Dundee for winemaker-led lunch and Artist Block tastings.
“We had an amazing time on this tour! Being local to Portland, we visit wine country fairly often and were blown away with this art & wine experience. This is the perfect tour for anyone who is visiting from out of town or just wants to visit wine cRead more”
Full-day bike ride on the Columbia Gorge Scenic Bikeway from Portland with hybrid bikes, major waterfalls, optional hikes, and great views.
“This was great!! The guides were highly knowledgeable about the area, dropping in many Twilight references along the way as well. The route was customized to our ability levels and we stopped in a great restaurant for lunch! Would highly recommend to anyone looking to get a good workout in and in such a beautiful…”
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