Top Seattle Climbing Tours

Trade your typical crowded indoor rock wall facility for the great Seattle outdoors on a full-day rock climbing excursion. After you learn essential climbing safety and knots, join your instructor at a natural cliff face. Practice belaying and climb 5-6 top roope routes, while your instructor offers guidance and suggestions. Chalk, climbing shoes, and other gear are available to rent.

Experience the natural beauty of Mt. Rainier with the help of a guide to lead the way on this full-day group tour from Seattle. Enjoy a scenic, narrated journey past lakes, waterfalls, historic towns, and Mt. Rainier. Take in spectacular views from Narada Falls, considered the most popular waterfall in Mt. Rainier National Park, and the aptly named Paradise. Includes pickup and drop-off from select downtown Seattle and airport hotels for your convenience.

Seattle is home to “haunted” sights with unsavory histories not always apparent to independent travelers. On this walking ghost tour, explore downtown Seattle’s most haunted sights, including alleyways, old theaters, mortuaries, and the city’s first cemetery with a guide. Meet madames who ran brothels and court houses, ghostly vaudevillians, and other unruly characters along the way.

Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo houses over 300 animal species and contains more than 10 bioclimatic zones, which range from humid tropical rain forests to coastal deserts. Ideal for time-pressed travelers, this admission ticket allows you to bypass the ticketing line at the zoo’s west entrance. Inside, you can admire an impressive range of animals including gorillas, grizzlies, lions, giraffes, and penguins.

Pass through the renowned Ballard Locks and learn about the complex system on a cruise that transports you between the freshwater of Lake Union and the saltwater of Puget Sound. The one-way cruise can be used as transportation, making it ideal for travelers who want to avoid traffic and enjoy a unique journey from the Seattle waterfront to the AGC Marina on South Lake Union (or vice versa).

Seeing the highlights of Mt. Rainer National Park in one day can be difficult if you don’t know where to go and downright impossible if you don’t have a car. Make your trip easy (and leave the driving to someone else) with this small-group tour from Seattle. Depending on when you visit, you might see wildflower meadows, alpine vistas, and waterfalls, either on a hike or on a snowshoe adventure.

Hop aboard a schooner for a 2-hour sailing journey out into the Puget Sound, ideal for photographers or anyone who wants to capture images of the city from the sea. You'll board right in downtown Seattle's Pier 66 terminal and set out into the water for some fantastic views of the city's skyline and the mountains beyond.

Enjoy both types of spirit during a ghost tour that takes place across three of Seattle's best bars. A costumed guide helps to inject some theater into this experience, while exploring after dark makes for a spooky atmosphere. Plus, you'll hear lesser-know tales of haunting and horror that you're unlikely to find in the guide book and receive personalized attention in a small group.

Cover the highlights of Olympic National Park in one day, without having to rent a car, on this tour from Seattle, which mixes car and ferry transport and about six miles (9.6 km) of hiking. Visit different ecosystems, including meadows, a temperate rainforest, and a subalpine forest, with time leftover to visit the Pacific Ocean.

Explore waterfalls from a new perspective! Wild Sky Adventure Guides guides unique adventures to canyons and waterfalls that are only accesible through canyoneering routes. Join our unforgettable expeditions amidst the wild mountains just outside Seattle! Our waterfall canyoneering adventures are tailored to beginners, the very experienced, and everyone in-between. Wild Sky provides top-of-the-line equipment, including specialized SELAND canyoning wetsuits and safety gear, allowing you to immerse yourself in the adventure. Descend awe-inspiring waterfalls, traverse through breathtaking canyons, and hone your downclimbing skills under the expert guidance of our International Canyoning Academy certified Swiftwater Canyoning Guide. Your safety is our first concern. We offer a range of adventure options on our website. Contact us today, and together we can select the ideal adventure that aligns perfectly with your needs.

Get up close and personal with the Pacific Northwest’s striking scenery, and explore beyond Seattle city limits, on this small-group tour. Set off in the morning from central Seattle, and head into nature: depending on your preferences and experience level, your guide will determine a trail that’s best for you. Grab your trekking poles upon arrival, stretch your legs, and set off: you can see attractions like Cascade peaks, waterfalls, mountain lakes, and much more.