Portland City Tours
Great for first-time visitors, city tours offer a comprehensive experience highlighting the best that Portland has to offer.
Know Before You Go
All details are subject to change, so please contact tour operators for the latest information.
Portland City Tours by Bus
You can hop on and off the Big Pink Sightseeing Trolley Tour at any of 12 stops, which include Pioneer Courthouse Square, the Rose Garden and the Pearl District. The trolley serves each stop hourly, giving you plenty of time to explore.
America’s Hub World Tours offers a City Tour & Gorge Waterfalls Combo as well as a Portland Unforgotten tour that takes you to beloved Washington Park. The company offers many other tours in the Portland region and throughout the state.
Explore Portland's Green Spaces
Portland Japanese Garden
An authentic example of Japanese landscaping, the Portland Japanese Garden is a haven of tranquil beauty with an unsurpassed view of Mount Hood.
Washington Park
Beyond big trees and picnic tables, Washington Park offers a zoo, two museums, gardens and more.
Lan Su Chinese Garden
An authentic Ming Dynasty style garden built by Suzhou artisans, Lan Su Chinese Garden offers a peaceful escape in Portland's historic Chinatown district.
The Explore Portland Tour from Evergreen Escapes delves into Portland’s parks, neighborhoods and history, with stops at Pittock Mansion, at least two parks, eastside neighborhoods and the world-famous Powell’s City of Books.
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.
The Portland City Tour from America’s Hub World Tours is a three-hour introduction to the city, visiting sights like Pioneer Courthouse Square, the Pearl District and Lan Su Chinese Garden.
Explore Portland's History
Pittock Mansion
High in the West Hills, the Pittock Mansion offers picture-perfect views of the city as well as a revealing insights into Portland's history.
Oregon Historical Society
The museum’s collection includes more than 85,000 pieces, including Native American artifacts and the “Portland Penny."
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.
Wildwood Adventures’ Portland City Tour visits downtown, the Pearl District, Washington Park, the International Rose Test Garden, Pittock Mansion and Lan Su Chinese Garden.
Other Portland City Tours
PDX Pedicab lets you see the city from a cyclist’s perspective with its hour-long That’s So Portland! tour, which visits a range of landmarks on the west bank of the Willamette River.
Portland Photo Tour offers a range of tours geared toward photographers, including ones focused on night photography, shooting in nature and more.
Portland Segway Tours has two offerings, both including training on how to ride a Segway. Conducted four times daily, seven days a week, the tours explore downtown, Chinatown, the Pearl District and many landmarks and attractions.
Portland City Tour Operators
- America’s Hub World Tours
- Big Pink Sightseeing
- eTuk Ride Portland
- Evergreen Escapes
- Gray Line of Portland
- Great Oregon Tours
- High 5 Tours
- Know Your City
- My Chauffeur Wine Tours
- Oregon Helicopters
- Oregon Tour Co.
- Oregon Tour Experts
- PDX Pedicab
- Portland Photo Tour
- Portland Walking Tours
- Secrets of Portlandia Free Walking Tour
- Segway Nation Portland
- Wildwood Adventures
