Top Seattle Bus Tours - page 7

I wanted to visit Rainier, but being from Texas, I do not have experience driving on icy or snowy roads and the park requires chains for tires until longer in the season than I would be visiting. I decided to book a tour so I could still visit the park, experience snow shoeing for the first time and be able to look around more during the drive through the park. I’m so glad I did, because it began snowing as we were driving into the park and it was a beautiful drive to Paradise (which the park had open on the day of my visit.) I do not get to see the mountain, but there’s something to be said about visiting during snow- it has its own beauty. Our guide was very good at keeping in touch with me for pick up, was full of knowledge about the park and the little towns we drove through to get to the front of the park, did a great job of making sure the tour stayed on time but allowed us plenty of time to explore the different areas we stopped at and even took photos for each group at the entrance sign. It was a wonderful and unexpectedly winter day in the park and I’m glad I got to play in the snow and learn to walk with snow shoes before flying home to my usual triple digit weather. The tour bus is definitely the way to go if you’re traveling solo but want some safety in numbers or if you want some time to simply stare out the window instead of driving. It was also the only way I could have the experience with the tire chain rule and it was nice to not worry about the hassle of that on a rental vehicle or knowing how to install. We were all friends by the end of the trip and sharing group photos and it was an overall wonderful experience. I would absolutely book with this company again in the future and consider the money spent well worth it.