Scenic Seattle Panoramic Tour: Discover The Emerald City's Lakes, Locks, And Mountains
3.8
18 Ratings
Seattle

Come along for the Scenic Seattle journey to find out how Seattle got its moniker as the ‘Emerald City.’ Take in the marvelous sights of lakes, water locks, mountains, and dense woods—all enclosed within the Seattle city boundaries.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Space Needle - View the iconic Space Needle with its glass elevator located in the center of the downtown.
  • Seattle Center - Seattle Center is an arts, educational, tourism and entertainment center spanning an area of 74 acres, It was originally built for the 1962 World’s Fair and its landmark feature is the 605-foot tall Space Needle. The Center also features a variety of museums and performing arts theaters and hosts several festivals throughout the year.
  • University of Washington - See the campus of Seattle’s largest University.
  • Hiram M. Chittenden Locks - Spend 30 minutes exploring the busiest boat locks in North America.
  • Ballard Locks Visitor Center / Museum & Gift Shop - Ballard Locks are the most trafficked in the United States the and one of Seattle’s most popular tourist attractions.
  • Lake Union Park - Discover Lake Union Park, a 12 acre urban oasis located just outside of downtown Seattle. With acres of open space for exploring land and water, the park also offers the culturally rich Museum of History and Industry, the Center for Wooden Boats and the Historic Ships Wharf housing several historic vessels. The park is easy to get to by street car where visitors can bring their own picnic and explore the area.
  • Gas Works Park - Spend 15 minutes at this park overlooking Lake Union, with stunning views of the Seattle Skyline
  • Kerry Park - See one of the most iconic views of Seattle’s skyline and the Puget Sound.
  • Fremont Troll - See the famous troll under the bridge in Seattle’s quirky Fremont neighborhood.
What's Included
  • Panoramic tour included.
  • Convenient main departure location.
  • Experienced driver/guide provided.
What's Not Included
  • Staff Gratuties
  • Hotel Pick up
Location
600 Broad St
Broad Street
At the Space Needle on Broad Street, across the street from the Hyatt House Hotel
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
3.8
(18 Ratings)
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Culture44444961426
Jun 21, 2024
Not Gilligan’s three-hour tour! - Oh no, a three-hour bus tour with a bunch of blah blah blah about Seattle? NOPE — this one is a gem if you have limited time and want a genuine feel for niceties of the emerald city. We were on a small bus — a dozen of us and an excellent tour guide. Apparently she was permitted to do her own research and deliver it in her own style rather than reading from a script. She endeared her love of Seattle to us. There were several opportunities to see different aspects of the city and get off the bus to take photos and get a feel for the area around you. We happened to do the tour when the roses were in full bloom at woodland park, and oh my it was fantastic. The lock visit was also great. I certainly did not regret this three hour tour.
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Marnie
Jun 9, 2024
Seattle 3hr Tour- awesome! - Incredible tour, would highly rate Olivia, she is so knowledgeable and was amazing. Weather wasn’t great, so we were the only ones booked, so ended up being a private tour! Would most definitely recommend this tour, to see all the sights.
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Merricke
May 23, 2024
Seattle Sightseeing great sights AND dialogue. - We found the sightseeing tour very informative, enjoying the information from the guide and also the comprehensive and diverse places visited.
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K8306vtlindab
Jul 9, 2023
Best tour ever - The driver and staff were friendly, funny, happy and pleasant. We loved the tour and the boat cruise that came with our package. 5 stars from us!
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Marcgmmartens
Jun 17, 2024
Too expensive - Starting at 10am, stopping at 4pm!! To littke time, even when your ticket is 24 hr valid! Too much money for a short ride taking heavy city traffic into account
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Antuacs
Jun 13, 2023
The worst citytour ever - Usually I take a Sightseeing Tour in every new city I visit, and this has been the worst CityTour I ever had. There was not translation to different languages in the bus and at the top of the bus, you had to be careful that the branches of the trees do not hit you. Too expensive for the service they provide.
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Bethieallyn
May 28, 2023
Filthy and SLOW - This companies buses are FILTHY, they don’t keep the buses separated on the route so you are ending up waiting an hour and then two of the three busses show up within 3/5 minutes of each other. Driver will sit through green lights even though there is no apparent reason for it paid $50 @ and could have gotten much better service from the public bus NEVER again. If you take this you get what you asked forwainted over an hour and they have 4 busses running and they say their whole circuit is 75 minutes, tell me ARE they spacing the busses out? My 13 yr old grandson figured out that they need a coordinator,
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C2270xvlindac
May 25, 2024
Worst tour ever - This was the worst tour I have ever been on. Buses were filthy, loud and very old. One was so loud you couldn’t hear the narrative. An update to technology is needed. You should be able to know how long until the next bus is coming.
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366billl
Aug 23, 2023
Be prepared to wait for long periods - Felt ripped off on the hop on hop off experience. Waited over an hour to get picked up again after hopping off at the market stop. Spoilt my only day in Seattle
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Garywt
Sep 10, 2022
Bad experience - Only 3 buses and there is a long wait between buses. First bus was 25 minutes late and then sat for another 15. Sitting the hot sun is not fun. Spend your money elsewhere.
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