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Plan / Tours & Itineraries

Portland City Tours

Great for first-time visitors, city tours offer a comprehensive experience highlighting the best that Portland has to offer.

Updated June 30, 2022 2 min read

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Portland City Tours

Great for first-time visitors, city tours offer a comprehensive experience highlighting the best that Portland has to offer.

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Portland Walking Tours

These tours let you experience a street-level view of supremely walkable Portland.

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Portland Bike Tours

Bike tours let you see Portland like a local, rolling through neighborhoods along this cycling-friendly city’s many bike paths, trails and lanes.

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Food Tours In and Around Portland

Get a taste of Portland on a variety of food tours focused on specific ingredients, venues or neighborhoods.

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Portland Beer Tours

Explore “Beervana” with the help of local expert tour guides on these Portland beer tours.

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Wine Tours Near Portland

Let someone else do the driving while you enjoy wine tasting and vineyard views.

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Columbia River Gorge Tours

Explore the waterfalls of the national scenic area just east of Portland with a guide and driver.

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Mount Hood Tours from Portland

Explore Oregon’s highest peak, located 90 minutes from Portland, with these tour operators.

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Portland Boat Tours

See Portland and the region from the water on boat tours that traverse the Willamette and Columbia rivers.

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Portland Aerial Tours

Aerial tours give you a bird’s-eye view of Portland and the region.

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Portland Outdoor Adventure Tours

Explore the great outdoors in and around Portland with these tour operators.

Portland City Tours by Bus

In the summer months, Pink Trolley Sightseeing offers an expertly-narrated two-hour city tour aboard an open-air and open-top pink trolley. See some of Portland’s best sights, from Pioneer Square to the International Rose Test Garden along with shopping districts, arts and museums.

America’s Hub World Tours offers a City Tour & Gorge Waterfalls Combo as well as a half-day Portland City Tour that takes you to the Portland International Rose Test Garden, popular shopping districts, and more. The company offers many other tours in the Portland region and throughout the state.

The Potlandia Experience includes dispensary visits in their city tour. Their colorful, consumption-friendly bus stops at some of Portland’s top attractions, including microbreweries and food carts. Private van rental is also available.

Explore Portland's Green Spaces

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Portland Japanese Garden

A haven of meticulously maintained, tranquil beauty, proclaimed one of the most authentic Japanese gardens outside of Japan, the Portland Japanese Garden offers meandering streams, intimate walkways and an unsurpassed view of Mount Hood.

The International Rose Garden in Washington Park contains thousands of different types of roses and offers great city views.

Washington Park

Beyond picnics and verdant strolls, Washington Park offers up a zoo, two museums, a spectacular rose garden, an arboretum, one of the most authentic Japanese gardens in the world, all lined by one of the largest urban forests, Forest Park.

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Lan Su Chinese Garden

This year-round wonder taking up an entire city block houses an authentic Ming Dynasty style garden built by Suzhou artisans. Lan Su Chinese Garden offers a peaceful escape in Portland's historic Chinatown district.

My Chauffeur Wine Tours offers a Portland City Tour that takes in as many as 75 sights, including Pittock Mansion, Portland Japanese Garden and the International Rose Test Garden.

Oregon Tour Co.’s Portland City Tour explores historic sites, geographic landmarks and neighborhoods like the Alberta Arts District and the NW 23rd Avenue shopping district.

Explore Portland's History

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Pittock Mansion

High in the West Hills, the Pittock Mansion offers picture-perfect views of the city and interesting insights into Portland's history.

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Oregon Historical Society

The Oregon Historical Society collection includes thousands of historic artifacts (including the “Portland Penny") that shaped the land now known as Oregon, with permanent and rotating exhibits and an extensive research library.

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Portland’s Shanghai Tunnels

In the late 1850s, a lonely logger might get more than he bargained for at his local tavern. See Portland's historic underbelly on a Shanghai Tunnel tour.

Discover inner Portland on both sides of the Willamette River on the Discover Portland Half-Day City Tour with Terran Travels. You’ll make stops at Pittock Mansion and the International Rose Test Garden while soaking up views of 14 of Portland’s 22 bridges and learning about the city’s history.

Private City Tours

Columbia Crossroads offers custom private motorcoach tours, including a 3-hour city tour or a 4-hour option that includes visits to several of the city’s most popular gardens.

Portland City Tour Operators

  • America’s Hub World Tours
  • Columbia Crossroads
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Tours & Itineraries

Upcoming Guided Tours

Let a local expert guide you on an exploration of Portland on one of these upcoming tours.

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Editor's Pick
Portland Open Studios: Artists At Work
Oct. 8–16, 2022

Portland Open Studios: Artists At Work

Art studios throughout the metro region Free

For two weekends every October, Portland Open Studios invites visitors to explore the houses and offices of artists across the city.

Editor's Pick
Makers
Tours & Itineraries
Morning or Afternoon Half Day Portland City Tour
Ongoing

Morning or Afternoon Half Day Portland City Tour

Various locations $85

More than just a basic Portland city tour, the half-day Portland City Tour will reveal the laid-back small city feel of this fun and thriving downtown. You will experience the best Portland sites, including the International Rose Garden, Pioneer Courthouse Square, NW 23rd (the best shopping area in Portland), the Pearl District, the South Park…

Guided Tour
PDX Bookstore Challenge
Ongoing

PDX Bookstore Challenge

Independent Bookstores and Libraries Free

Explore Portland Independent Bookstores and Libraries for a chance to win Prizes. Find your favorite Portland based Author, Book, Story or Setting and share on BabbleBuy for more chances to win. Presented by Venture Portland.

For Kids
Guided Tour
Shopping
Full Day Gorge Waterfalls and Mt. Hood Tour from Portland
Ongoing

Full Day Gorge Waterfalls and Mt. Hood Tour from Portland

Pick up is in central, downtown Portland $139

Follow the path of an ancient riverbed, carved by the last ice age, past the Bridge of the Gods, and explore the Windsurfing Capital of the World. In the afternoon, traverse Oregon’s fertile fruit valley on the way to the alpine top of a volcano, which boasts a title as the world’s 2nd most summited…

Guided Tour
Half Day Gorge Waterfalls Tour from Portland
Ongoing

Half Day Gorge Waterfalls Tour from Portland

Pick up in central, downtown Portland $79

Species seen nowhere else in the world, dramatic basalt lava flows nearly a mile deep, and some of the world’s most beautiful waterfalls are a few of the sights that await you on this tour. Come experience the grandeur of the Columbia River Gorge, one of the United States’ most photographed National Scenic Areas. We…

Guided Tour
Mt. Hood Loop Tour including Multnomah Falls
Ongoing

Mt. Hood Loop Tour including Multnomah Falls

Pick up at all downtown Portland hotels $130

Join in on a full-day guided tour from Portland to Mt. Hood. By visiting Mount Hood with enthusiastic and knowledgeable guides, you will have multiple opportunities to get the best photographs of the awe-inspiring scenery and to learn about the history and heritage of Portland’s iconic mountain. The tour will depart the hustle and bustle…

Guided Tour
Oregon Wine Tasting Tour
Ongoing

Oregon Wine Tasting Tour

Various locations $165+

The best wineries in Oregon lie just under an hour’s drive from Portland in the Willamette Valley, a thriving wine region known for its outstanding Pinot Noir. The Willamette Valley is one of the world’s leading Pinot producers, and with over 550 wineries and 22,000 vineyard acres planted, it is the largest and most important…

Guided Tour
Forest Bathing
Ongoing

Forest Bathing

Nordic Northwest – Nordia House $20 – $70

Friluftsliv [free- loves -liv] is the Norwegian philosophy of open-air living or disconnecting from daily stress. What better place to do that than at Nordic Northwest. You will walk through the grounds with arborist and forest-bathing leader Dustin Marchello. Dustin is part owner of Tillis Tree Care (named for his grandmother). This unique experience will…

Guided Tour
Outdoors
Wildwood Adventures Full Day Oregon Coast Tour
Ongoing

Wildwood Adventures Full Day Oregon Coast Tour

Pick up in central, downtown Portland $139/person

With over 300 miles of public coastline, Oregon’s beaches are sure to amaze with their dramatic offshore rock formations and reborn beach towns. This tour will travel along one of the most picturesque driving routes in the country, US HWY 101. We will spend the day exploring breathtaking beaches, trekking along sandy shores, and viewing…

Guided Tour
Outdoors
Tualatin-Willamette Confluence Narrows Paddle
Friday, Aug. 19, 2022

Tualatin-Willamette Confluence Narrows Paddle

Willamette Park Boat Launch $10-$50

Join Tualatin Riverkeepers as they launch from West Linn’s Willamette Park at the confluence of the Willamette and Tualatin Rivers for a round-trip tour of the “The Narrows”, one of the most beautiful sections of the Willamette River in the Portland metro area. Paddle upstream along the pristine shoreline to this wonderful area of cliffs,…

Guided Tour
Outdoors
Sing with Nature's Choir
Friday, Aug. 19, 2022

Sing with Nature's Choir

Hoyt Arboretum $20 – $25

Come and sing among the trees In this class, you will experience connection and harmony through singing with others in a natural setting. The class will begin by gathering to sing simple songs inspired by nature. Then participants will spend time gathering their inspiration through walking and observing the nearby forest. The group will gather…

Guided Tour
Health & Wellness
Outdoors
Performing Arts
Pittock Mansion: Behind the Scenes Tours
Aug. 20–21, 2022

Pittock Mansion: Behind the Scenes Tours

Pittock Mansion $22; Members $7.50

Have you ever wondered, “What’s behind that door?” while visiting Pittock Mansion? On Behind the Scenes tours, guides lead small groups through areas of the mansion not ordinarily open to the public, including basement passages, the boiler room, the Otis elevator machine room, third-floor servants’ quarters, Henry Pittock’s private den, and more. Tours start at…

Exhibition
Guided Tour
History
Forest Bathing
Aug. 20–Sept. 28, 2022

Forest Bathing

Hoyt Arboretum $20 – $25

Experience a two-hour guided forest bathing walk through Hoyt Arboretum’s unique tree collection and forested areas. Forest Bathing is a research-based framework for supporting healing and wellness through immersion in forests and other natural environments. Studies have demonstrated a wide array of health benefits, especially in the cardiovascular and immune systems, and stabilizing and improving…

Guided Tour
Health & Wellness
Outdoors
Threatened and Endangered Trees Tour
Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022

Threatened and Endangered Trees Tour

Hoyt Arboretum Free

Hoyt Arboretum plays an important role in the conservation of tree species that are threatened or endangered in their native habitat. Of the 60,000 tree species in the world, 30% are threatened, and over 140 are extinct in the wild. Hoyt Arboretum’s ex-situ conservation work currently protects 67 species of priceless genetic lineages of globally…

Guided Tour
Outdoors
Native NW Conifers Tour
Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022

Native NW Conifers Tour

Hoyt Arboretum Free

Join conifer enthusiast Ken Denniston for a 60-minute (~1 mile) easy-going walk through Hoyt Arboretum’s collection of trees with cones. Learn how to identify common trees you will see when exploring natural spaces in the Portland metro area. Ken will share the textures of bark and the shapes and sizes of different cones. You will…

Guided Tour
Outdoors
Bridge Tour
Aug. 25–28, 2022

Bridge Tour

Various Locations $20 – $30

With the goal of seeing and walking as many bridges as possible over the course of the tour, we’ll go around, across, and under the unique and storied spans that shape the urban landscape in Portland. Strolling along the waterfront, we could expect to cross several bridges, including the Burnside Bridge, where we’ll pause to…

Art & Design
Guided Tour
Outdoors
Science & Tech
Bike the Levees
Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022

Bike the Levees

Delta Park MAX Station Free

Explore Historic Vanport and Portland’s Hidden Flood Safety System Bike the Levees is a tour of Portland’s hidden flood protection system and the silenced histories of the Vanport Flood of 1948. Did you know there are 27 miles of levees along the lower Columbia River? These levees reduce the risk of flooding for tens of…

Guided Tour
History
Outdoors
Pedalpalooza
Landslides, Faults, and the Geology of Portland's West Hills Tour
Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022

Landslides, Faults, and the Geology of Portland's West Hills Tour

Hoyt Arboretum Free

Join environmental educator Roland Begin for a hike around Hoyt Arboretum – and through ‘deep time’ – to learn about the unique geology of Portland’s West Hills. You’ll get to walk beside an earthquake fault – and gain an appreciation of ‘timefulness’ and the ever-changing land beneath your feet. In addition, you’ll learn about SLIDO,…

Guided Tour
Outdoors
PNW Plants Tour
Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022

PNW Plants Tour

Hoyt Arboretum Free

Join environmental educator Roland Begin for a 90-minute easy-going walk among the native trees and shrubs of the Pacific Northwest. This tour will focus on basic plant identification, their seasonal cycles, as well as their many uses. Pacific Northwest Plants is a free guided tour, but registration is required (group size is limited). Meet at…

Guided Tour
Outdoors
Nature Journaling
Sept. 6–27, 2022

Nature Journaling

Hoyt Arboretum $60 – $65

Nature connection and creative expression meet in these weekly Nature Journaling experiences led by artist Elizabeth Higgins. With prompts and gentle guidance, students will explore a different area of the Arboretum each week, recording their observations and inspirations through writing and drawing exercises centered on themes of appreciation and curiosity. No experience is necessary. Pre-registration…

Art & Design
Guided Tour
Outdoors
Oregon Coastal Tour
Ongoing

Oregon Coastal Tour

Various locations $130

Maximize your beach time while at the Oregon Coast Oregon’s coastline is graced with unforgettable vistas: dramatic cliffs, offshore rocks and sea lions, wide sandy beaches, majestic capes, historic lighthouses, enchanted forests and lovely small beach towns which artists and artisans make their home. Locations we may visit include: Cannon Beach, Haystack Rock, Short Sand…

Guided Tour
Bird Discovery Walk
Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022

Bird Discovery Walk

Hoyt Arboretum $20 – $25

Discover the feathered friends who make their home at Hoyt Arboretum. You will search high and low with experienced birder Laura Whittemore as you learn how to identify common birds of Hoyt Arboretum by sight and sound. Learn where to look for certain species as well as what clues can be helpful when attempting to…

Guided Tour
Outdoors
Oregon Black Pioneers' Black History Bus Tour
Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022

Oregon Black Pioneers' Black History Bus Tour

Charles Jordan Community Center $120

Oregon Black Pioneers’ Black History Bus Tour resumes with a tour along Oregon’s North Coast, with stops at sites of African American historical significance between Portland and Seaside. With on-board tour guides and special presentations, guest speakers at each stop, included lunch by Fort George Brewery, light dinner in Seaside, and more.

Cultural Communities
Guided Tour
History
Tualatin River Clean Up Paddle
Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022

Tualatin River Clean Up Paddle

Tualatin Community Park Free

Join Tualatin Riverkeepers to paddle the Tualatin River while cleaning it up Be a steward of the Tualatin River by cleaning up river trash. This clean-up trip launches and returns from Tualatin Community Park, where paddlers will help pick up floating trash while paddling in canoes along the river. Please arrive by 8:30 am for…

Guided Tour
Outdoors
Family Forest Day: Urban Forests
Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022

Family Forest Day: Urban Forests

Hoyt Arboretum Free

Join Hoyt Arboretum for our final Family Forest Day of the summer, where we’ll cover a nature topic very near and dear to our hearts: Urban Forests. The Stevens Pavilion will be transformed into a nature information and activity center from 11 am to 1 pm, but all are welcome. Partners from Portland Parks and…

For Kids
Guided Tour
Outdoors
Science & Tech
History Hike: Oregon's Black Pioneers
Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022

History Hike: Oregon's Black Pioneers

Pittock Mansion $10

Join in for a guided interpretive hike through Forest Park near Pittock Mansion by Oregon Black Pioneers’ Executive Director, Zachary Stocks. Attendees will learn more about the figures featured in the exhibit Black in Oregon: 1840-1870 while hiking along an easy wooded trail. Thank you to our Supporting Sponsor Skin by Lovely.

Cultural Communities
Guided Tour
History
Autumn Colors Paddle
Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022

Autumn Colors Paddle

Rood Bridge Park Kayak & Canoe Launch $10-$50

Join Tualatin Riverkeepers to paddle the river and explore the beautiful autumn colors as the seasons change. Paddle with Tualatin Riverkeepers into the surrounding reds, oranges, and yellows of our leafy trees as you listen for crickets, falling leaves and migrating geese. Enjoy the earthy scent that comes only with autumn in Oregon. Please arrive…

Guided Tour
Outdoors

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