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Visit the top attractions in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area and Mt. Hood National Forest on this day trip from Portland. After spending the morning chasing waterfalls and marveling at 500-pound fish at Bonneville Fish Hatchery, enjoy free time for lunch in historic downtown Hood River. After lunch, we will visit a vineyard in the region for a wine tasting and drive more than halfway up the side of Mt. Hood to explore Timberline Lodge

Escape to an island paradise without leaving PDX on this tropical happy hour cruise! Sip a delicious drink, take in the city sights, and catch up with old friends or meet new ones aboard Portland's only tiki-style river boat. Depending on the day, crew and crowd, we sometimes share fun facts about Portland's waterfront and bridges or play an onboard game for a chance to win a prize. Relax, connect, and celebrate a special occasion—or just life itself! At Island Style Charters, every day is a party. **Perfect for:** Happy hour • Celebrations • Work Groups • Travelers • Afternoon Dates • "Just because" **Highlights:** Tropical tiki boat • Downtown river views • Games & music • Drinks & snacks available for purchase **Cruise Duration:** 1 hour **August:** 4:30 PM check-in, 5:00–6:00 PM cruise. **September & October:** 3:00 PM check-in, 3:30–4:30 PM cruise. Please confirm your departure time when booking.

Do you want to taste the best wines in Willamette Valley? Our custom private tours are designed to take couples and groups of friends deep into the heart of Willamette Valley to explore the cult wines, highest-rated wines, and legendary vineyards of Willamette Valley! We love building unique tours according to your preferences and ensuring you leave Oregon wine country with lasting memories. Our tours will take you to 3 or 4 wineries (depending on your desire for a slower pace or more experiences) and will include elevated tours if you choose. Our wine tour company, Wine History Tours, is centered in the heart of the valley, and our primary drivers are all industry insiders with years of experience and connections. This private tour isn't simply about providing a driver, but ushering you into the best experience of Willamette Valley wines and wineries possible. McMinnville, Salem, Newberg, Dundee, and other pickup locations are all serviceable.

Enjoy Portland from the water on this relaxed, island-style sunset cruise along the Willamette River. This 2-hour experience blends scenic views, tropical vibes, and a welcoming atmosphere for a memorable evening on the river. **August:** Check-in 6:30 PM, cruise 7–9 PM PT. **September & October:** Check-in 5:00 PM, cruise 5:30–7:30 PM PT. Cruise past floating homes, historic riverside properties, Waverly Country Club, and under 10 iconic bridges as the sky glows with sunset colors and the city reflects on the water. The route includes a unique stretch behind Ross Island for a quieter perspective rarely seen from shore. Enjoy open-air seating plus a covered palapa rooftop with wind screens for comfort in colder weather. Snacks and drinks, including cocktails, mocktails, beer, wine, and cider, are available for purchase. Whether sightseeing, celebrating, or simply unwinding, this sunset cruise is a fun, social way to experience Portland from a whole new view.

Start your day off right with a 2-hour brunch cruise along the Willamette River. Board the boat in the late morning and soak in the scenery of northern Oregon as your boat glides away from Portland. When you’re ready, help yourself to a buffet brunch accompanied by sparkling wine or apple cider. You can walk around the deck or sit near the cabin windows to view the stunning landscape.

Bend, Oregon is one of the most well known craft beer towns in this country. With over 35 craft breweries, the beer scene is a way of life around here. We will visit three of our favorite breweries in town, each with their own unique and fun vibe as well as styles of beer. You will also enjoy several flight tastings, providing you plenty of beer to compare tasting notes from the different breweries. Join us for a great afternoon of touring, lots of tasting and hopefully making some new friends while enjoying the Bend beer scene like a local.

Explore the Willamette Valley, the largest wine-producing region, on this private tour designed with large groups in mind. You'll get the chance to visit three or four wineries. During your full day wine tour experience there will be an opportunity to partake in food pairings at a vineyard or a separate lunch stopall with a guide/driver to help make your experience safe, fun, and informative.

Do you want to taste the best wines in Willamette Valley? Our custom private tours are designed to take couples and groups of friends deep into the heart of Willamette Valley to explore the cult wines, highest-rated wines, and legendary vineyards of Willamette Valley! We love building unique tours according to your preferences and ensuring you leave Oregon wine country with lasting memories. Our tours will take you to 3 or 4 wineries (depending on your desire for a slower pace or more experiences) and will include elevated tours if you choose. This private tour isn't simply about providing a driver, but ushering you into the best experience of Willamette Valley wines and wineries possible. McMinnville, Salem, Newberg, Dundee, and other pickup locations are all serviceable.

Sample three of The Rose City's craft breweries, and learn Portland architecture and history, as you walk through the Pearl, Old Town, and West End districts. Taste the entire range of beer types, in the city that consistently ranks in the top three for number of breweries.

Step aboard Portland's only tiki boat for a 1.5-hour river cruise blending laid-back island vibes, scenic city views, and playful onboard fun. Relax and take in downtown landmarks and iconic bridges, sip a drink, and enjoy the breeze as we cruise the Willamette. A lively host keeps the atmosphere fun with games like trivia and cornhole, plus chances to win prizes. Whether you're here to unwind, connect with family, meet new friends, or rediscover the city from the water, this cruise is designed to flow with the moment—a perfect mix of relaxation, socializing, and river adventure, all with unforgettable island style. Most cruises check in at 2:00 PM and cruise from 2:30–4:00 PM PT. Some departures check in at 12:00 PM for a 12:30 PM departure. The first 30 minutes of the 2-hour event window is for boarding. Please feel free to email directly with questions or to confirm your scheduled departure time.

Willamette Valley is world-class wine country — but the best way to taste it is with someone who can tell you why it matters. On this private, fully customizable tour, your guide brings 10+ years of wine-industry experience, pairing standout Oregon Pinot with the stories of how wine has shaped Western culture. It's for people who love a great glass and a great story in equal measure. We keep it small and unhurried — no big buses, no rigid script. Just your group, a comfortable luxury vehicle, and a hand-picked route through the boutique, family-owned wineries at the heart of the valley: three at a relaxed pace, or four if you want to cover more ground. We'll even stop where the locals go for the kind of sandwich people plan road trips around. Round-trip pickup from your hotel or Airbnb is included. Lunch and winery tasting fees aren't, so you're free to choose what you eat and pour. Come tour the valley in style — relaxing, delicious, and quietly fascinating.

You will enjoy a behind the scenes look at how this local award-winning chocolate maker creates their incredibly savory product. You’ll learn about how various beans from different regions of the world help make these chocolates and experience how the process works. Perhaps the highlight will be forming your own chocolate bar into a mold that will be packaged to take home with you. At the end, everyone will enjoy some wine or hot chocolate along with tasting their various samples. If you choose to purchase some chocolate bars, we have arranged special wholesale pricing for you.

Portland takes pizza seriously—and this tour is the easiest, most fun way to taste the scene in one walk. You’ll hit four pizzerias on a relaxed route with short walks in between (about ~1 mile total), tasting a curated progression of styles and signatures. This is a full-meal experience: each guest gets a full slice at each stop (four slices total). Your guide keeps it laid-back and social while sharing quick, useful pizza insight—what makes a great slice, what to order, and where to go next depending on what you loved most. Pizza and drinks are included. Rain or shine, come hungry and ready to eat like a local.

See the snowy peaks of Mount Hood and the surrounding dense forests and waterfalls from unparalleled views on this small-group flight. After boarding your flight, your pilot soars over the Columbia River, past Multnomah Falls and Latourell Falls, and right up to Mount Hood, the highest point in the state. These are views you can't find anywhere else.

The Columbia Gorge NSA features waterfalls, mountains, monoliths, terraces, resort towns, vineyards, orchards, and The River, harboring a plethora of fish and birds, and unique plants and invertebrates. In the early 1900s, Portlanders would drive their Model T cars along the Columbia River Highway to gaze at waterfalls. There is said to be over 4000 waterfalls; many are hidden away, but many are just a short hike off the Historic Highway. On this afternoon half-day tour you'll make new friends while exploring "waterfall alley", including views of the Vista House and a stop at Multnomah Falls, the tallest waterfall in Oregon and most visited site in the Pacific Northwest. Your expert guide will teach you about the natural history, cultural history, and wine background of the area, as you drive the Historic Columbia River Highway Scenic Byway. You'll continue on to stop at a vineyard in the Columbia Gorge American Viticultural Area (AVA). Tasting fees included.

This is an amazing way to see the most spectacular Oregon wonders like Multnomah Falls, Vista Point driving thru the breathtaking and rugged beauty of the Columbia Gorge. We will see various waterfalls like Multnomah Falls, Latourell Falls , a lunch stop in the quaint historic downtown Hood River, a wine tasting stop at one of the amazing Vineyards in the Columbia Gorge AVA. This is ideal if you want to do some scenic, nature stops with light trail walking and also enjoy a vineyard stop, its absolutely the most amazing way to spend 8 hours.

Combine a fun night out with ghostly tales of the city during this Portland Haunted History Pub Crawl Experience. This pub crawl takes you to multiple pubs, including Kells Irish Restaurant and Pub and Shanghai Tunnel Bar as you pass by city highlights such as the Benson Hotel. Hear spooky stories of ghosts and paranormal activity from your guide during the evening.

This is the one and only Original Alpaca Picnic Experience. While shooting for Quechua Benefit, a nonprofit supporting economic benefits for underserved communities in the Peruvian highlands, professional travel, nature & humanitarian photographer Wasim Muklashy met Amanda Vandenbosch, one of the world's premiere alpaca breeders & Peru-trained alpaca judges. That encounter blossomed into a friendship which led to his living & working at Flying Dutchman Alpacas, Amanda's family farm in Bend, OR during part of the pandemic year. Taking their morning coffee & lunch in the alpaca pasture was pure therapy & they both realized that if these floofs were therapeutic to them, they'd be therapeutic to ALL. So here they are, offering an experience with a group of floofs guaranteed to put smiles on the faces of those in the foulest of moods. There is no other activity that will give you this level of time, experience, education and interaction with the magical creatures that are the alpaca.

The Oregon coast is one of the most majestic geologic formations that was formed by lava flows millions of years ago. We depart to the coast and have lunch in the charming town of Cannon Beach and do hiking and exploring on the coast. Explore the majestic Oregon coast, view the amazing Haystack Rock formation, and during low tide gaze at starfish and clams. We will also explore Oswald State Park for lite trail walking and see the stunning cliffs of Manzanita point. This is a joinable small group tour for 2 persons or more, door to door service. Please dress for the season, expect a full day beginning 10am and back to Portland by 6pm.

Intimidated by Portland’s surfeit of food trucks, restaurants, and must-try eateries? Leave all the planning to your guide—and sample some of the best bites that Portland has to offer—on this small-group foodie walking tour. Meet your guide in the morning, and come with an appetite: you’ll be visiting numerous businesses in the Mississippi District for brunch bites, ranging from pastries and sandwiches to drinks and beyond.

The Northern Willamette Valley's close proximity to Portland creates a perfect opportunity to join others on a small group public tour of Oregon’s wine country with Sea to Summit Tours, Portland Oregon's original tour and adventure company. Experienced, knowledgeable guides, providing fun and informative tours with unparalleled customer service, while operating the nicest and most comfortable, custom equipped 4x4 Mercedes-Benz vehicles in Portland’s tour industry. We set an itinerary with outstanding wine, great hospitality, and beautiful scenery with wine tasting fees included – all the keys to creating a unforgettable Willamette Valley Wine Tour for our clients... Created, owned and operated by native Portland Oregonian's, since 2001

Crash through the rapids on a whitewater rafting trip with your friends or family. This Deschutes River tour is an exhilarating full day adventure. Enjoy exciting rapids, deep canyons, placid pools, and a delicious barbecue lunch. No prior experience is necessary; professional guides support you every step of the way.

This is Portland’s elevated sushi night out: a small-group, omakase-style progressive dinner across three top sushi spots downtown. Instead of tiny samples, you’ll sit down at each stop for chef-selected dishes—crafted to highlight different styles, cuts, and techniques—so you leave genuinely full and seriously impressed. Over 2–3 hours, you’ll enjoy a curated progression that can include nigiri, sashimi, specialty rolls, and seasonal plates (selection varies by night). Your guide keeps it fun and approachable while explaining what you’re eating, how to spot quality, and how to order with confidence the next time you’re at a sushi bar. All food is included, and group size is capped so the experience stays personal and high-touch. —and if you have dietary needs (gluten-free or vegan), message us after booking so we can plan your best possible menu. Why this is worth it: you’re getting a guided, chef-curated sushi progression at three restaurants in one night—without the guesswork.

Celebrate the magic of the season this year with Holly Jolly Hunt. Holly Jolly Hunt is an app based scavenger hunt that you can play anywhere of your choosing. Explore the city and look for holiday related items, both traditional and not so traditional. Take a photo through the app to score points for your scavenger hunt team. Perform fun, holiday challenges that will bring laughter to your team. See your score on the leaderboard compared to other teams from all over. Holly Jolly Hunt is guaranteed to provide lasting holiday memories. Whether you play with friends, family, or even co-workers, Holly Jolly will put a smile on your face for the rest of the year!