Northwest Tours

Southeast Washington & Oregon Loop

Southeast Washington State has some of the richest agricultural soil in the world; producing wheat, flax, barley, dry peas, lentils and other crops. The topography of the land requires unique farming practices. Walla Walla is being called the second Napa Valley for grape and wine production. The Rose City, Portland, features beautiful gardens and a thriving downtown.

A must see is the Oregon Coast with its sandy beaches and historic light houses. The picturesque Cascade Mountains are a part of the Ring of Fire extending along the west coast of North America. Sisters is a community with boutique shops and quilting stores and displays. Hood River on the mighty Columbia boasts to be the wind surfing capital of the world.

Finally, a visit to Maryhill Museum and The Toppenish Murals add a cultural flavor to the tour. Many of the Yakima Valley wineries started early on in the history of wine making in Washington State; the second largest wine producing state in the U.S.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
DAY 1
  • Depart Spokane and travel south into the rolling hills of the Palouse Country.
  • Cataclysmic Ice Ace Flood
  • Steptoe Butte
  • Maj. Wm Steptoe and Col. George Wright
  • Fort Walla Walla Museum
  • Wine tastings in Walla Walla
  • Overnight Walla Walla
DAY 2

The Columbia River Gorge and Portland

  • Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Wasco County Historical Museum
  • Multnomah Falls
  • Portland's Japanese Garden
  • Oregon State Rose Gardens
  • Overnight Portland
  • Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden (Seasonal)
DAY 3

Oregon Coast

  • Tillamook Cheese Factory
  • Lighthouses and Beaches of the Oregon Coast
  • Overnight Newport Oregon
DAY 4

Over the Oregon Cascade Mountains

  • Oregon Coast Aquarium
  • Sisters Oregon
  • Mount Hood
  • Mt. Hood Railroad (seasonal)
  • Overnight Hood River
DAY 5

Art and wineries

  • Maryhill Museum..
  • Toppenish, The City of Murals
  • Yakima Valley Wineries
  • Return to Spokane early evening
OPTION:

Add another day and extend time on the Oregon Coast

  • Beaches and seaside attractions at your leisure
  • Overnight Florence Oregon