Adventures in the Wild North West

Day 1 (Door to Door)

Arrive San Francisco

Enjoy your private vehicle door to door transfer to your departure airport before your flight to San Francisco International Airport, where we are whisked to our hotel at Fisherman's Wharf to meet our Tour Director. At 6pm get together with your fellow adventurers for a Kick-off Gathering.
Hotel: Hyatt at Fisherman's Wharf (SFC)

Day 2

San Francisco - Richardson Grove State Park - Garberville

What better way to get a taste of San Francisco than by crossing the Golden Gate Bridge, one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world? If you and the family are up for a walk, grab your cameras and join your Tour Director for a stroll across this impressive feat of engineering. Learn how the bridge was built, who built it, and why it's not painted gold - despite its name! Then, we travel through the rolling hills of California's Wine Country and stop at Richardson Grove State Park for our first encounter with the giants of the forest, the mighty redwoods. We follow trails that meander among these towering redwoods and take the opportunity to walk straight through a tree! (FB, D)
Hotel: Benbow Hotel (SFC)

Day 3

Garberville - Redwood National Park - Gold Beach

Get in touch with your inner-conservationist as we travel along the "Avenue of the Giants," one of America's most spectacular roads and best display of giant California redwoods. We then step back in time in Eureka, a quaint 19th-century Victorian town built during the height of the region's logging boom. Next we drive through Northern California Redwood National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with trees more than 1,000 years old and over 300 feet tall. Anticipation mounts as we cross into Oregon and step aboard a high-speed jet boat for a thrilling ride on the Rogue River. This Congress-designated "National Wild and Scenic River" tumbles and roars from high in the Cascade Range to the shores of the Pacific and is home to tons of native wildlife. Keep an eye out for black bear, river otter, black-tail deer, bald eagles, great blue heron and Canada geese, all commonly seen along the river. (FB)
Hotel: Jot's Resort (FC)

Day 4

Gold Beach - Oregon Dunes - Gleneden Beach (2)

Gear up for the trip to Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, a natural wonder of endless shifting sand, unique tree islands and lots of interesting creatures. Hop in a dune buggy for an exhilarating ride up and down these expansive tracts of sand. Then stop at Heceta Head, a beautiful 19th-century lighthouse that casts its beam some 21 miles out to sea, before continuing north to Gleneden Beach. (FB, D)
Hotel: Salishan Spa & Golf Resort (D)

Day 5

Newport sightseeing at leisure

Kick off your shoes, roll up your trousers and wade in the Yaquina Head tide pools for a captivating search for hermit crabs, sea urchins, anemones, sea stars and even the occasional octopus! Our next look at sea life is even cooler, because we're headed to the Oregon Coast Aquarium - named one of America's "Most Awesome Aquariums" by Forbes magazine. Come face-to-face with sharks and bat rays in "Passages of the Deep" - an acrylic walk-through tunnel surrounded by water. With your leisure time this afternoon, maybe explore Newport's historic waterfront or join an optional Sea Life Cruise; keep an eye out for sea life and marine birds as the onboard naturalist tells you all about your surroundings. (FB)
Hotel: Salishan Spa & Golf Resort (D)

Day 6

Gleneden Beach - Tillamook - Portland

Better get moo-ving, because we're travelling to Tillamook, a city synonymous with the dairy industry. Get the scoop on dairy products during a tour of the Tillamook Creamery and learn about dairy cows. Then we are treated to a fresh waffle cone filled high with your choice of 35 delicious flavours of Tillamook Ice Cream. Next, we journey to Portland, where you'll enjoy a city orientation, complete with a stop at the International Rose Test Garden. (FB)
Hotel: Portland Marriott City Center (SFC)

Day 7

Portland - Olympic National Park

Today we visit the award-winning Mount St. Helens Visitors Center, dedicated to the active Ring-of-Fire volcano that erupted on May 18, 1980. We learn about the legendary blast - an eruption so colossal that it spewed ash into 11 states - as we watch a re-enactment of the event and experience interactive exhibits such as a step-in volcano model and working seismograph. After being "blown away" by Mount St. Helens, we venture west to the rugged coast of Olympic National Park. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve, the park contains no fewer than three distinct ecosystems. (FB, D)
Hotel: Kalaloch Lodge (NP)

Day 8

Olympic National Park - Seattle

This morning we enter the beautiful Hoh Rainforest, one of the world's few (as well as the largest) temperate rainforests and trek to the eerie "Hall of Mosses" with trees and branches dripping with moss. Then we make a stop at dazzling Lake Crescent before leaving Olympic National Park. Sensational views of the Seattle skyline unfold before us as we make our way by ferry across Puget Sound into the Emerald City. Once ashore in this hip and vibrant town, we stop at the historic Pike Place Market, the nation's oldest farmers market, where the fish fly low - from one fishmonger's hands to the next! No visit to Seattle would be complete without making the trip to the top of the Space Needle, the iconic landmark of the great Pacific Northwest. This evening, kick up your heels at a fun-filled Farewell Dinner party - here's to your exciting Northwest adventures and newfound friends! (FB, FD)
Hotel: Red Lion Hotel on Fith Avenue (SFC)

Day 9

Depart Seattle

A complimentary transfer is provided to Seattle International Airport and your return flight back to the UK. (FB)

Day 10 (Door to Door)

Arrive UK

On arrival at your UK airport, your driver will greet you and escort you to your waiting private vehicle for your door to door transfer to your home.

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