Day Trips to Snoqualmie Falls from Seattle

A trip to the amazing Snoqualmie Falls is one of the many activities you have to see and do if you visit Seattle. They are located east of the city, approximately 40 km away and is one of the most impressive waterfalls in the United States. It is also recognized for being one of the main sources of hydroelectric power for the region.

Snoqualmie Falls is considered a very popular destination to visit from Seattle due to its proximity and its visit can be combined perfectly with a sightseeing tour of some places in the city of Seattle. Below I tell you all about the best tours to Snoqualmie Falls from Seattle.

This tour will stimulate all your senses as you not only experience the falls and the best views, but also taste delicious wines at Chateau Ste. Michelle, Washington's oldest winery, and other wineries.

Along the way, you will enjoy the best views of beautiful Lake Washington, crossing Seattle's two floating bridges and stopping to take the best pictures of this beautiful waterfall that is 81.6 meters high. In the surrounding area, you will discover the unique colors, smells and sounds of this natural wonder. You will pass by horse ranches and nurseries, recognizing the place for having been the setting of classic movies such as Twin Peaks, Northern Exposure and The Vanishing.

You'll also delight in Boehms Candies, a quaint candy factory built like a Swiss house that you'll love. You will finish the tour enjoying the best and most exclusive wines to bring you the typical flavors of Seattle.

Details of interest

• Price: You can enjoy this tour for a price starting at 85 € per person.
• Duration: 6 hours.
• Schedule: Starts at 10:30 a.m.
• Maximum number of travelers: This tour has a capacity of up to 24 people.
• Advantages of this excursion: You will see the impressive waterfalls, but you will also discover the most exclusive flavors of Seattle and stimulate all your senses, which will make this a unique experience.
• Disadvantages of this excursion: It does not include meals, but you have the possibility of buying a lunch pack.

This is one of the best tours to learn a little more about Seattle and enjoy the falls, all in one trip. You will start appreciating the waterfall with enough time to enjoy it, take pictures and learn all about it. Then you will tour the city, passing by its main attractions and learning about the history that made Seattle one of the most livable cities in America.

You will discover the city of Snoqualmie and also visit Lumen Field, the home field of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL) and Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer (MLS), Fremont Troll where you can take some pictures of this unique work and the 5-meter statue of Russian Communist Bolshevik revolutionary Vladimir Lenin and Kerry Park, among many other places included in the tour.

Also included is admission to Pike Place Market, a Seattle classic. It is one of the oldest markets in the country that houses numerous small producers, artisans and merchants.

This tour will be full of curiosities and stories about Seattle that will allow you to discover the origin of the name of the city and many more interesting facts that you will not want to miss, accompanied by the experience, comments and suggestions of the guide.

Details of interest

• Price: You can enjoy this experience for a price starting at 71 € per person.
• Duration: 4 hours.
• Schedule: Starts at 10 a.m.
• Maximum number of travelers: This tour has a capacity of up to 13 people.
• Advantages of this tour: You will take away a lot of information about the city of Seattle and Snoqualmie. In addition, the number of passengers is quite small, so you will have a more exclusive experience. This tour includes admission to Pike Place Market.
• Disadvantages of this excursion: The experience does not include meals, but I will tell you that this can be solved.

Without a doubt Snoqualmie Falls and Woodinville Wine Country together are the perfect plan! Woodinville Wine Country is in western Washington, located around the city of Woodinville, approximately 30 minutes from downtown Seattle and is the epicenter of wine. There you will find the most varied wine offerings in the area and taste the best wines from boutique wineries that are mostly family owned and operated.

On your way to Snoqualmie Falls you will appreciate the largest waterfall in the region and hike along an extensive nature trail to the lower falls to get the best pictures. This tour will include: tastings at 3 outstanding local wineries, gratuities for the tasting staff and lunch with exquisite organic, local and seasonal wine.

This experience will allow you not only admission to the waterfall, but also to William Grassie Wine Estates - Events Only and Patterson Cellars.

Details of interest

• Price: You can enjoy this experience for a price starting at $224 per person.
• Duration: 8 hours.
• Schedule: Starts at 10 a.m.
• Maximum number of travelers: This excursion has a capacity of up to 10 people.
• Advantages of this excursion: This is not just any excursion, but the most exclusive and complete of all. You will have lunch, wine tasting included and entrance to unique sites.
• Disadvantages of this tour: Due to its length, you will need a whole day to do this tour. It is an experience that I recommend you do if you plan to spend more than one day in Seattle.

You can purchase any of these tours online and you will receive confirmation of your reservation immediately upon purchase. Remember to choose the exact date you want to take the tour. In case you get cold feet or your plans change for any reason, don't worry, you can cancel the tour for free.

Please note that you will need a minimum of 4 hours and a maximum of 8 hours to visit Snoqualmie Falls from Seattle.

You should also consider that if you choose a six or eight hour tour, you may not have time to do much more that day. On the other hand, if you choose a four-hour tour, you will have the afternoon free to make other plans. It all depends on the type of traveler you are and how long you plan to be in the city.

You will be able to enjoy these excursions for a wide variety of prices ranging from 71 to 224 euros per person and choose the one that best suits everything you want to see. Keep in mind that the main variables in relation to the price will be in the route, the number of passengers with whom you share the excursion and the services included.

You will sharpen all your senses, that's for sure. You will see the falls and you will be able to tour the stunning nature surrounding Seattle, as well as enjoy the most native flavors of the region and visit emblematic places of the city.

• Snoqualmie Falls: to get to know the falls in more depth, you will have the possibility of walking to the base of the falls to enjoy the views from another point or walking along a winding path along the Snoqualmie River. Along the way you will find a forest, with signs telling you about the local flora and fauna you will see around you and describing the historical and cultural contributions of the falls.
• Woodinville: this is one of the most charming places you will pass through on these excursions. Woodinville developed in the 1880s as a farming and logging community along the Sammamish River. Its landscape is storybook, wooded, nature-rich and filled with wineries. The first to settle there were Chateau Ste. Michelle and Columbia Winery and you will learn about them on your tour.
• Seattle's historic sites: you will see the famous Lumen Field stadium, Pike Place Market and T-Mobile Park baseball park. You will walk through Pioneer Square, where the first settlers decided to build the city, and see the art galleries, coffee shops and trendy bars that fill the 19th century buildings. You will also discover the most important and emblematic sculptures and monuments such as Fremont Troll and the controversial statue of Lenin, originally from Slovakia.

I recommend that you wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes for these tours. Although the tours are done by bus, keep in mind that you will be hiking for several hours, at least four, and you will be touring several sites and walking quite a bit, so you don't want to be uncomfortable and have a bad time.

It is very important that you check the weather before the excursion and wear appropriate clothing, either warm or loose, taking into account the temperature of the day and the date you are going to do it.

Some tours don't include meals, but that's not a problem in Seattle. You will be able to grab a bite to eat in Snoqualmie or Seattle depending on the time and length of the tour you choose. Either during your tour or when you return to the city, you will have many options to choose from. Here is a list of some of the places where you can sample the delights of Snoqualmie and Seattle.

• Commonwealth in Snoqualmie: is an excellent option. It has a very varied menu and you can eat there or order to go, so you can continue with the tour.
• The Walrus And The Carpenter in Seattle: if there is something that characterizes the gastronomy of Seattle it is the oysters obtained from the waters near the city and in this place you will find the best dishes and at a very good price.
• Jackson's Catfish Corner in Seattle: in this restaurant you will find the most delicious fried food in the city.
• Pike Place Chowder in Seattle: clam chowders are a Seattle classic and possibly this restaurant serves the best. It has different versions and varieties. It is a very famous and frequented place in the city, so it is very likely that you will have to wait in line for a few minutes before you can get in.
• RockCreek in Seattle: fresh fish and seafood are synonymous with Seattle and at this restaurant you will have a wide variety to choose from. All the dishes are recommended, I can't pick one: cod, shrimp, calamari and much more.

It is important to keep in mind that all tours to the falls are weather dependent, as good weather is necessary for them to take place, otherwise they will have to be rescheduled. As it is almost impossible to guess the weather conditions on the exact day of your excursion, I can only tell you which are the best months to visit Seattle and, therefore, tour Snoqualmie Falls.

In general, there is usually good weather in the city almost all year round. The best months are May, June, July, August and September, with the mildest months being July and August. However, the coldest, most unstable and rainy months are January, November and December. Although February is cold, it does not usually rain as much as in the other months.

As you will see, the best time is summer, so I leave you an itinerary of things to do in summer in Seattle, so you can combine your trip to the falls with many other activities.

If you are in Seattle, you can't miss the chance to see its most eccentric natural wonders and one of them is undoubtedly the Snoqualmie Falls. But these tours allow you to have a different experience and know the contrasts that Seattle has to offer, along with the experience of an expert guide who will accompany your tour and telling you unique details of each place.

These tours are ideal for you to get an overview of Seattle and the best thing is that you choose how to go, how long and what you want to know. You will have several options and all of them are recommended: visit Snoqualmie Falls and live an incredible experience in Woodinville Wine Country while tasting the best flavors of the area, visit the most emblematic points of the city while the guide tells you about its history, myths and traditions, or visit the best and oldest wineries in the city.

Seattle is considered one of the most cosmopolitan and beautiful cities in the United States. However, its huge skyscrapers and the technological, modern and futuristic style that gives it, among other things, the headquarters of Microsoft, blend harmoniously with its lakes and surrounding forests. These excursions will allow you to get to know one of its natural wonders, the Snoqualmie Falls, and every contrast of the city and its border areas.