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Pacific Northwest Highlights:
Seattle > Mt Rainier National Park > Quinalt > Ruby Beach > Hoh Rainforest > Port Townsend > Whidbey Island > North Cascades National Park > Diablo Lake > Seattle 7 Nights $780pp Includes: Accommodation and all breakfasts Excludes: Meals (except breakfast) and national park entry fee's |
Itinerary Map More Information
Day 1 |
Arrive in Seattle |
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Arrive in the Emerald city and pick up your rental car. Take some time to enjoy the city before embarking on your Pacific Northwest road trip. You could visit world famous Pike Place market and sample some of the fresh seafood, take a trip up the space needle and check out the gorgeous view of the Puget Sound or even take a tour of Seattle's underground.
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Driving Distance: 0 miles Overnight: Seattle
Day 2 |
Visit Mt. Rainier National Park |
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Head out to wonderful Mt Rainier National Park today. Mt Rainier is iconic in the Washington landscape towering at 14,410ft and is the most glaciated peak in the lower 48. Enjoy the spectacular subalpine scenery and if you are here in the spring time the wildflower blooms are glorious! Wildlife also abounds here and you will feel as though you are in the midst of a David Attenborough documentary.
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Driving Distance: 92 miles Overnight: Mt Rainier
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Head towards the Olympic Coast |
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Today you leave behind the alpine wonderland and head to the temperate rainforests found in Olympic National Park where big Douglas firs, western red cedar and pacific silver fir dominate the canopy. Here you can hire canoes, kayaks or stand-up paddleboards on Lake Quinalt or go for a walk in the lush rainforest.
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Driving Distance: 157 miles Overnight: Quinalt
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Hoh Rainforest and Ruby Beach |
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Not too many miles to cover today so take your time at breakfast. Today you will be heading to the Hoh Rainforest which is one of the largest temperate rainforests in the America. This other-worldly place owes it lushness to over 12ft of rain annually. Mosses and ferns blanket the surfaces adding to the enchantment of the forest. Take a walk down the Hall of Mosses and dip your feet in the glacial river. On your way to get here stop at rugged Ruby Beach, a storm lashed beach with strewn logs and wild surf.
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Driving Distance: 72 miles Overnight: Forks
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Port Townsend |
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Port Townsend is a beautifully preserved Victorian town on the Olympic Peninsula with vintage buildings that are home to good restaurants and quirky shops. Wander around town or organize yourself a whale watching tour on the Puget Sound, one of the best places to see Orca's in the wild.
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Driving Distance: 103 miles Overnight: Port Townsend
Day 6 |
Whidbey Island and North Cascades National Park |
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Today you will catch the ferry across to beautiful Whidbey Island and will cross Deception Pass Bridge on your way to the North Cascades National Park. The North Cascades is often dubbed the 'American Alps' for it's glacier-clad peaks rising almost vertically from thickly forested valleys, Drive out to the Diablo Lake overlook to take pictures of the stunning lake below. That gorgeous green is caused by tiny rock particles eroded by the ice
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Driving Distance: 123 miles Overnight: Diablo Lake
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Head back to Seattle |
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Today you will head back to Seattle to spend your last night. Use it to unwind from all that driving or do some of the activities you may have missed. Stroll the water front, get on the ferris wheel, do shopping or eat one last king crab leg.
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Driving Distance: 120 miles Overnight: Seattle