Top Washington City Tours

Seattle is famous for its bustling waterfront, numerous green spaces, and historic neighborhoods. Ideal for first-time visitors, this sightseeing tour provides an overview of top attractions such as Pioneer Square, the Space Needle, and Pike Place market. Sit back and relax while your guide provides historical and cultural background for each destination, and enjoy stops to walk and take photos.

See the best of Seattle in just a few hours on this convenient bus tour. Relax and sightsee from the bus, skipping the hassle of planning transportation throughout the day. Cover several of Seattle's must-see spots, such as Pike Place Market, the Space Needle, and the Fremont Troll. Beyond the major sights, you'll also explore different neighborhoods and learn about Seattle's history from your guide.

Seattle is a fun city to explore, but good luck finding parking if you rent a car and set out on your own. Make things easier on yourself with a guided tour of Seattle that hits up highlights, including the Space Needle, Chinatown, and T-Mobile Park. Plus, your guide knows all the quickest ways around, so you can see more in less time.

Experience the best of Seattle on a fantastic City Sightseeing bus tour! You can explore the city at your own pace with tickets valid for either 24 or 48 hours. Discover all of Seattle's key landmarks, including the world famous Space Needle, Pioneer & Occidental Square, Chinatown, Seattle Central Library, Pike Place Market and Farmers Market - including the first ever Starbucks and much more! Enjoy recorded audio commentary in English played through the bus speaker system as you travel between the city’s most famous landmarks and attractions. For even more language options, guests can download the tour app and listen directly on their own mobile phone and earbuds in Spanish, English, French, German, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese and Korean. The tour also includes real-time live bus tracking in the app, allowing you to see exactly when the next bus will arrive at your stop - making it easy and convenient to plan your sightseeing throughout the day. Book with City Sightseeing today!

Experience the food and culture at one of Seattle’s most famous landmarks, Pike Place Market, on this 2-hour, chef-guided food tour. See where chefs shop and locals hang out and enjoy diverse tastings at several different stops — places such as Beecher's ‘World's Best’ Mac and Cheese, Pike Place Chowder, local artisan chocolate shops and more. Feel like a market insider on this behind-the-scenes adventure to savor the flavors, as well as the sights and sounds, of this historic attraction.

Discover Seattle’s largest public park—and enjoy a lively, active excursion—on this small-group e-bike tour. Meet your guide in a convenient downtown location, get acquainted with your bike and helmet, and set off on a 15-mile round-trip journey. En route, zip through highlights like the Olympic Sculpture Park and the pretty Magnolia neighborhood, and learn about Seattle history. Then, soak up the views of Puget Sound and the distant Olympic Mountains.

Make the most of your limited sightseeing time—and check off many of the city’s key attractions, all in one trip—on this half-day Seattle highlights tour. With just your guide and a small group for company, set off in the morning or afternoon, and head to major landmarks from Pike Place Market and Pioneer Square to Gasworks Park and beyond. Along the way, learn insider facts and stories about the city.

Cycle through Seattle on this half-day tour that combines exercise with sightseeing. After getting matched with the appropriate gear, you'll follow your guide and group of just 12 fellow adventurers to some of Seattle's top sights, stopping to listen to insightful commentary along the way. Highlights include the Ballard Locks, Olympic Sculpture Park, the Fremont and Queen Anne neighborhoods, the fish ladder. Travel most of the way via protected bike lanes and an interurban bicycle trail.

Enjoy the sights and sounds of Seattle from Elliott Bay and Seattle Harbor on this narrated cruise. Learn about Seattle’s historic waterfront and get an up-close look at one of the world's largest shipping terminals. Take in the view of the city’s skyline with a spectacular panoramic background of the Cascade and Olympic mountain ranges, including majestic Mt. Rainier. Food and beverages are available for purchase onboard the ship.

Get your bearings in Seattle without hours of itinerary planning when you book this comprehensive, small-group tour of the city's highlights. In just a few hours, cover several destinations throughout the city as well as stops at Kerry Park, Pioneer Square, and the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks. Ride in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle with door-to-door transfers for a hassle-free day out. Food, drinks, and snacks are not included.

Gather your coffee crew and meet a local guide for a java tour of Seattle’s popular Capitol Hill neighborhood. Enjoy the convenience of a mini-sightseeing tour with a tasty tour of the neighborhood’s cafes. Meet your guide at the Jimi Hendrix Statue then walk Capitol Hill’s streets where counterculture influenced global pop culture. Sample three different coffees, getting a literal taste of Seattle’s (coffee) counterculture.

Let's Go Seattle is much more than transportation. Your ticket includes a fully hosted one-hour sightseeing adventure led by entertaining character guides who bring Seattle to life through stories, music, games, local history, and plenty of laughs. Then, after the guided experience, your pass becomes an unlimited all-day hop-on hop-off pass to Seattle's top attractions. With small groups, colorful open-air vehicles, insider recommendations, and a fun, interactive atmosphere, Let's Go Seattle isn't just a way to get around—it's part of the adventure itself. Skip the other crowded shuttles and discover Seattle with a tour designed specifically for visitors who want to see more, learn more, and have more fun.

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).

Get up close with the killer whales of Anacortes, the home port to the San Juan Islands, on this whale-watching cruise led by naturalist guides. Climb aboard a Blackfish fleet vessel and travel through some of the most picturesque scenery in the Pacific Northwest searching for orca, humpback, and gray whales. Along the way, see ocean wildlife in their natural environment, like seals, porpoises, sea lions and otters—plus a wide variety of birds and more.

Seattle Small-Group Donut Tour Explore Seattle's sweet side with a local guide, by taking a walking donut tour of the city. You'll hit up some of the best donut shops in town, including Top Pot Doughnuts, Doce Donut Co., Dahlia Bakery, and Daily Dozen Doughnuts, where you’ll get to sample some of the city’s sweetest offerings.

Get up close with the orca whales off the San Juan Islands near Seattle on this half-day whale-watching cruise. San Juan Island is where the southern resident killer whales live about six months out of the year, from mid-April to October. It’s also considered one of the best places to view orca whales.

See the best of beautiful Vancouver, Canada in just one day—and leave all the logistics to someone else—on this round-trip tour from Seattle. Check off many of the city’s top sights in a single trip, including Stanley Park, Chinatown, Gastown, and Granville Island. You can also upgrade to add on tickets to the FlyOver Canada 4D experience (additional expense).

Perfect for first-time visitors or anyone with limited time in Seattle — including layover travelers. Designed to help you experience the city without stress, rushing, or wasted time. Why travelers choose this tour: • Airport pickup + guaranteed return timing • Real-time pacing (no rushing, no guesswork) • Route optimized around your schedule • Private, personalized experience • Multilingual guidance (English / Mandarin) Unlike standard city tours, this experience adapts to you — not the other way around. Every decision — pacing, routing, and timing — is adjusted in real time so your limited hours are spent enjoying the city, not worrying about logistics. From airport pickup to return, everything is coordinated with live flight awareness and built-in buffer time — so you can relax while the details are handled.

Get to know the landscape of Seattle on a private sightseeing tour that provides an introduction to the city--great for the start of your stay. Traveling in a Suburban (avoid the bus tours), you'll pass by Pike Place Market, the Space Needle, and other major attractions across seven neighborhoods. Along the way, stop for photo ops and learn about local history.

Join us for a thrilling gondola ride to the stunning Mt. Rainier, offering breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains and valleys. Enjoy a relaxing and scenic journey, taking in the majestic beauty of one of the Pacific Northwest's most iconic landmarks. Highlights: - Panoramic views of Mt. Rainier and the surrounding landscape - Relaxing gondola ride with expert commentary - Opportunities for photos and taking in the scenery

Make the most of your time in Seattle, even if you're simply waiting to take off on a cruise, on a group sightseeing tour. Drop-off at the port is included, so you won't have to arrange separate transportation after the tour. Cover the major sights, such as the Space Needle and Pike Place Market, in roughly a few hours without the need to plan an itinerary.

The Space Needle Food Tour is the only chef-guided experience that blends Seattle’s culture, history, and flavor in the heart of the city’s most iconic neighborhood. You’ll visit 5 food stops and enjoy 2 beverages, with carefully selected bites that highlight the best of the Pacific Northwest. Along the way, you’ll support small, local food businesses and learn from a chef who brings the area’s food and stories to life. * Please this tour DOES NOT go up in the Space Needle. It is is a food tour in the surrounding area

Witness the Seattle skyline and natural scenes of the San Juan Islands from the sky on this half-day small-group seaplane tour. Set off from Lake Washington on a journey through the skies before splashing down in Friday Harbor and Roche Harbor for a walk around the islands before you take to the clouds once more.