Adventures in the Wild Northwest

10 night tour - Starting in San Francisco, California - ending in Seattle, Washington State.

Escorted Tour with Trafalgar.

Trafalgar has been creating exceptional Escorted journeys for nearly 70 years, enjoy VIP return private UK airport transfers, first class hotels, complimentary WiFi on-board comfortable motorcoaches with restrooms and panoramic windows.

From San Francisco to Seattle via Eureka, Portland and Olympic National Park: the bohemian cities and natural beauty of three states are revealed, on this in-depth journey into the wild northwest.

2016 Guaranteed departure dates:
May 22nd
August 14th
 
TO BOOK THIS TOUR: CALL US ON FREEPHONE 0800 0336 335 OR EMAIL US RESERVATIONS@PURELYTRAVELGROUP.CO.UK
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Day 1: ARRIVE SAN FRANCISCO

Enjoy your complimentary private V.I.P. door-to-door transfer to your UK departure airport. 

Welcome to San Francisco. After checking in at your hotel, enjoy a real San Francisco treat and dive into exploring on your own at nearby Pier 39, the famed marketplace filled with shops, attractions and street performers. At 6 p.m., gather at the hotel with your Travel Director and fellow travellers for a Welcome Reception.

Meal(s) Welcome Reception

Hotel Hyatt Regency San Francisco

Day 2: SAN FRANCISCO – EUREKA

What better way to get a taste of San Francisco than by crossing the Golden Gate Bridge, one of the world's most recognisable landmarks. If you are up for a walk, grab your cameras and join your Travel Director for a stroll across this impressive feat of engineering. Learn all about the bridge and why it's not painted gold—despite its name. Drive along the stunning Avenue of the Giants before arriving at Humboldt Redwoods State Park filled with some of the tallest trees you have ever seen. 

Meal(s) Full Breakfast, Dinner

Hotel Red Lion Eureka

Day 3: EUREKA – REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK – COOS BAY

This morning, view one of the most written about and photographed Victorian houses in California, the Carson Mansion. Drive through Northern California's Redwood National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with trees more than 1,000 years old and over 300 feet (90 metres) tall. Arrive in Coos Bay and enjoy the evening at leisure.

Meal(s) Full Breakfast

Hotel Red Lion Coos Bay

Day 4: COOS BAY – OREGON DUNES – NEWPORT (2 NIGHTS) 

Gear up for the trip to Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, a natural wonder of endless shifting sand, unique tree islands and lots of interesting creatures. Hop in a dune buggy for an exhilarating ride up and down these expansive tracts of sand. Then stop at Heceta Head overlook and see a beautiful 19th century lighthouse that casts its beam out to sea, before checking into your spectacular oceanfront rooms.

Meal(s) Full Breakfast, Dinner

Hotel Hallmark Resort

Day 5: NEWPORT SIGHTSEEING & FREE TIME 

After a leisurely breakfast, join a sea life cruise where you will keep an eye out for sea life and marine birds as the onboard naturalist, your Local Specialist, tells you all about your surroundings. With your free time this afternoon, maybe explore Newport's historic waterfront.

Meal(s) Full Breakfast

Hotel Hallmark Resort

Day 6: NEWPORT – WILLAMETTE VALLEY – PORTLAND (2 NIGHTS) 

Tour the Evergreen Aviation Museum, where you will see the Spruce Goose and celebrate the lives of innovators, pilots, and veterans who courageously pioneered flight. Enjoy a Be My Guest lunch in Willamette Valley where the owners host a tour and tasting of their local winery followed by a gourmet meal with incredible locally produced Pinot Noir. Then continue to Portland where the evening is yours to explore.

Meal(s) Full Breakfast, Be My Guest Dining

Hotel Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront

Day 7: PORTLAND SIGHTSEEING AND FREE TIME 

Today you'll discover some of Oregon's most beautiful scenery along the historic Columbia River Highway. Stop at Chaticleer Point and the Vista House for panoramic views of the river from 733 feet (223 metres) above. Vista House's octagonal building with its copper dome, is home to an interpretive display of historic and geologic points of interest in the gorge. Onward to Multnomah Falls, the second highest year-round waterfall in the United States, and Oregon's tallest. Lunch is at leisure in Hood River, consistently named one of the best small towns in the USA. Perhaps enjoy a lunch local specialty of salmon with chips at a local brewery and sip one of the many craft beers Oregon is known for. Visit Timberland Lodge with great views of Mt. Hood before enjoying a free evening in Portland.

Meal(s) Full Breakfast

Hotel Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront

Day 8: PORTLAND – MOUNT ST. HELENS - OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK

Visit the award-winning Mount St. Helens Visitor's Center, dedicated to the active Ring-of-Fire volcano that erupted in 1980. Learn about the legendary blast, an eruption so colossal that it spewed ash into 11 states, as you watch a reenactment of the event and experience interactive exhibits such as a step-in volcano model and working seismograph. Venture west to the rugged coast of Olympic National Park. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve, the park contains three distinct ecosystems. Then meet Harvest Moon, a Local Specialist, who shares with you the tribal legends and stories of the Quinault people who have long called the Pacific Northwest home.

Meal(s) Full Breakfast, Dinner

Hotel Quinault Lodge Authentic Accommodation

Day 9:  OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK – SEATTLE (2 NIGHTS) 

Enter the beautiful Hoh Rainforest, one of the world's few (as well as the largest) temperate rainforests and trek to the eerie “Hall of Mosses” with trees and branches dripping with moss. Then make a stop at dazzling Lake Crescent before leaving Olympic National Park. Sensational views of the Seattle skyline unfold before you as you make your way by ferry across Puget Sound into the Emerald City. Once ashore in this hip and vibrant town, stop at the historic Pike Place Market, the nation's oldest farmers market, where the fish fly low—from one fishmonger's hands to the next. Enjoy the evening at leisure to explore Seattle as you wish.

Meal(s) Full Breakfast

Hotel Sheraton Seattle

Day 10: SEATTLE SIGHTSEEING 

This morning, your choice of sightseeing gives you a chance to enjoy a visit to the EMP (Experience Music Project) Museum, a non-profit organisation dedicated to fostering the creativity that inspires contemporary pop culture or make the trip to the top of the Space Needle, the iconic landmark of the great Pacific Northwest. After some down time, join your newfound friends for a Farewell Dinner toasting to your exciting northwest adventures.

Meal(s) Full Breakfast, Farewell Dinner

Hotel Sheraton Seattle

Day 11: DEPART SEATTLE OR EXTEND YOUR STAY

Time to bid farewell to your fellow adventurers and take your complimentary transfer to Seattle International Airport or extend your stay in Seattle.

Meal(s) Full Breakfast

On arrival at your UK airport, your driver will greet you and escort you to your waiting car for your return private V.I.P. door-to-door transfer home.

Your Trafalgar Tour Highlights


Hidden Treasures - Enjoy at least one surprise Hidden Treasure.

Be My Guest - at a local Willamette Valley winery.

Local Specialists - on a nature cruise in Newport and in Olympic National Park learning about the Quinault people.

Authentic Accommodation - Quinault Lodge, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA A grand and rustic lodge built in 1926 that welcomes guests with warmth, hospitality and comfort is Quinault Lodge, an Authentic Accommodation. Located in the heart of Olympic National Park, blissfully disconnected from the modern world.

Sightseeing Highlights

City tours of San Francisco, Portland and Seattle
Visit Golden Gate Bridge, Eureka, Redwood and Olympic National Parks, Coos Bay, the Oregon Dunes, Multnomah Falls and the Visitor Center at Mount St. Helens
See the famous lighthouse in Heceta Head and Hoh Rainforest
Cruise along Puget Sound via ferry
Scenic drive along the Avenue of the Giants and historic Columbia River Highway

Dining

10 full breakfasts, 1 lunch (including Be My Guest). 4 dinners.

Travel Highlights

Luxury air-conditioned coach with WiFi in most countries or alternative transportation (such as rail journeys)
Hand-picked 4 and 5 star accommodation
Hand-picked Insider Experiences
Optional Experiences and free time
All porterage and restaurant gratuities
Must-see sightseeing and surprise extras
An expert Travel Director and separate Driver
All hotel tips, charges and local taxes
Airport transfers on the first and last day of your guided holiday
VIP entry to many sights
Audio Headsets for flexible sightseeing
10 nights First Class accommodation

VIP DOOR TO DOOR RETURN UK AIRPORT TRANSFERS

Your holiday begins in true style from the moment we collect you from your front door for a relaxed journey to your choice of departure airport. Your chauffer-driven car is reserved exclusively for your use, ensuring an uninterrupted, hassle-free journey to your departure airport.

Each and every Trafalgar tour begins and ends with our unique and truly unrivalled private car door to door transfer service. You will be met at your front door by your driver who will assist with your bags before whisking you to your choice of departure airport in a private car, all in plenty of time to make your way to your check-in desk. With Trafalgar you really will experience an exclusive service, enjoying your journey in a standard of car that you would expect to associate with Trafalgar standards. All of our cars are up-to-date models and maintained to the highest standards. We will arrange a convenient pick-up time from your home that suits you, not us or other passengers. Each car is equipped with the latest satellite navigation intelligence to ensure your continued peace of mind and a speedy journey.

At the end of your tour, on arrival at your chosen UK airport, you will be greeted by your waiting driver in the arrivals hall and escorted to your car for the smooth and comfortable journey directly back home.

Should you wish to make your own way to the airport, all you need do is advise us at the time of making your reservation and a discount will be offered.

Terms and conditions apply.

Tour Only Cost: All prices quoted below are per adult person, per tour in British Pounds (GBP)

Departure Dates

Single Twin/Double Triple Quad
2016: May 22nd £3132* £2310* £2010* Please call
2016: Aug 14th £3543* £2519* £2215* Please call
 
* 2016 Early Payment Discount - Trafalgar's most popular tours fill very quickly. Don't be disappointed, book early and pay your balance in full as below and save up to 10% Off the prices shown above - Ask us at time of booking.
 
Pay for your 2016 tour in full by 29th January 2016 and SAVE 7.5%
Pay for your 2016 tour in full by 29th April 2016 and SAVE 5%
 
Repeat Client Discount - Have you travelled with Trafalgar Tours before, within the last 5 years ! - if so you qualify for a 5% discount - Ask us at time of booking.
 
Children aged 5-17 may qualify for a discount off up to 10% when sharing a room with 2 adults - Please call us for details. 
 
Not included in your tour cost:
Flights – we can package your tour with flights at very competitive airfares using our airline partners. Please call us to discuss the best airline for your itinerary.
Pre or post accommodation - If you want to extend your stay at the start or the end of your escorted tour or add another destination to your booking please call us and we will be happy to provide a quote.
Meals, other than those listed in the itinerary.
The customary gratuities for the Tour Director and local drivers are not included and are paid locally, if you prefer these can be pre-paid to us in advance for £80.00 per person.
 
FAQs:
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TO BOOK YOUR TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS:

Please call us on FREEPHONE 0800 0336 335 or EMAIL us reservations@purelytravelgroup.co.uk we are open 7 days a week.

We will be happy to answer any questions, check the availability of your tour, offer a quote for flights and any pre or post nights you would like to add.

When you are ready to go ahead with the booking, a non-refundable deposit of 10% will be due at time of booking or the full balance if you are due to travel within 8 weeks.