Olympic National Park

Highlights / General details

Discover in a day the peninsula’s treasured Olympic National Park with a naturalist at your side. Hike the country’s oldest forests down to prehistoric-looking beaches. Catch views of the dramatic Olympic Range. At the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge, take an interpretative walk out onto the sand spit. Twice a year, waterfowl and shorebirds descend on these parts. In adventure-outfitted vehicles, continue on up to Hurricane Ridge for a panorama of jagged peaks, alpine meadows, and the sea.

Itinerary Beaches, Mountains & Wildlife

The Olympic Peninsula is a microcosm of Northwest ecosystems! Here you find remote beaches littered with tide-scoured cedar logs alongside the country’s oldest forests and one of the state’s most dramatic mountain ranges. The options are endless, and your senses will never rest.

The Peninsula harbors some of the greatest true wilderness left in the contiguous United States, including a lush temperate rain forest. Sixteen species of plants and animals evolved here and nowhere else. We will catch sight of a waterfall or two as well as take a few short interpretive nature walks.

Along the scenic loop is the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge. Your naturalist guide will lead you out onto the sand spit that hooks out into the strait to an old lighthouse, spotting for birds all along the way. In Spring and Fall thousands of waterfowl and shorebirds descend on the shallow waters protected by the spit!

Next we climb up to Hurricane Ridge, a mountain citadel that puts you at the edge of the parks exceptionally jagged peaks. We watch for wildlife, too; Olympic marmots and black-tailed deer often show up, and black bear are fairly common. From the meadows at the summit take in a superb 360-degree view that embraces the surrounding mountains, the strait, the San Juan Islands.

Inclusion

Pick-up and Drop-off at your Downtown Seattle Hotel or Cruise Terminal Highly qualified naturalist Escape Artist guide Travel in adventure-outfitted luxury Mercedes Van or Crossover Cascadian Safari locally sourced and/or organic lunch Seasonal snacks and refreshments throughout the tour All entry fees Snowshoes in winter Comprehensive naturalist commentary

Exclusion

Gratuity

Hours of operation

Departs at 7:30am

Duration

Tour is 11.5 hours

Redemption instructions Present voucher to driver at the time of pick up.

Itinerary

Beaches, Mountains & Wildlife

The Olympic Peninsula is a microcosm of Northwest ecosystems! Here you find remote beaches littered with tide-scoured cedar logs alongside the country’s oldest forests and one of the state’s most dramatic mountain ranges. The options are endless, and your senses will never rest.

The Peninsula harbors some of the greatest true wilderness left in the contiguous United States, including a lush temperate rain forest. Sixteen species of plants and animals evolved here and nowhere else. We will catch sight of a waterfall or two as well as take a few short interpretive nature walks.

Along the scenic loop is the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge. Your naturalist guide will lead you out onto the sand spit that hooks out into the strait to an old lighthouse, spotting for birds all along the way. In Spring and Fall thousands of waterfowl and shorebirds descend on the shallow waters protected by the spit!

Next we climb up to Hurricane Ridge, a mountain citadel that puts you at the edge of the parks exceptionally jagged peaks. We watch for wildlife, too; Olympic marmots and black-tailed deer often show up, and black bear are fairly common. From the meadows at the summit take in a superb 360-degree view that embraces the surrounding mountains, the strait, the San Juan Islands.

Inclusion Pick-up and Drop-off at your Downtown Seattle Hotel or Cruise Terminal Highly qualified naturalist Escape Artist guide Travel in adventure-outfitted luxury Mercedes Van or Crossover Cascadian Safari locally sourced and/or organic lunch Seasonal snacks and refreshments throughout the tour All entry fees Snowshoes in winter Comprehensive naturalist commentary

Exclusion Gratuity

Hours of operation Departs at 7:30am

Duration Tour is 11.5 hours

Redemption instructions Present voucher to driver at the time of pick up.

Policies Complete information, including local telephone numbers at your destination, will be included on your Confirmation Voucher.

All information requested must be supplied or booking is subject to automatic cancellation