Columbia R. Gorge Tour

View The Gorge With Select Stops!

4-8 HOURS (9:30-5:30PM)
(WITH 8-12 HOUR OPTIONS)

Standard Stops May Include: (as time allows) - (see map)

Historic Hwy Route 30
Corbett
Chanticleer Point (Portland Women's Forum)
Crown Point & Vista House
Latourelle Falls
Shepperd's Dell
Bridal Veil
Wahkeena Falls
Multnomah Falls
Oneonta Gorge
Horsetail Falls

Possible Additions:

Troutdale (see below-Options)
Bonneville Dam (see below-Options & map)
Cascade Locks & Bridge of the Gods (see map)
Hood River for lunch or dinner
Beacon Rock
Rowena Crest Loops & Overlook (see map)
The Dalles & the Washington High Desert
Or special requests (special requests can be included in the 8-hour tour option or added in addition for a 8-12 hour tour option.

It’s the season in the Columbia River Gorge!
In the western Columbia River Gorge, Spring, Summer & Fall (& Winter) is waterfall viewing time. This year waterfalls along the Corbett to Dodson portion of the Historic Columbia River Highway are spectacular! See map right. Our rainy winter and spring have made for some great falls.
From Crown Point Viaduct to Horsetail Falls Bridge, a distance of nearly eleven miles, the Historic Columbia River Highway passes by one of the best collections of scenic vistas and high waterfalls in North America.
Our Gorge tour is your escape to Oregon country--adventures, farm to table flavors, educational scenic touring & specially crafted by My Chauffeur to showcase the Gorge's unparalleled bounty.
At the One & Only Gorge; you'll see:

Multnomah Falls & the largest concentration of waterfalls in North America, including up to 6 viewed up-close including Latourelle Falls with Columnar Basalt (below right)! We typically view 4-5 out of the 8 waterfall types.
Two of the most spectacular vistas in the world...
And the "King of Roads"; a great scenic boulevard surpassing all other highways of the world and the oldest scenic hwy in the USA"
Enjoy these historic videos

Learn About:

Oregon's Super-volcano and one of the biggest lava fields in the world -- lava, lava everywhere
The biggest floods ever to occur on earth, the Ice Age Floods (AKA Missoula Floods), which created the Gorge...

Plus:

Gourmet picnic lunches or,
Dine at an original 1920s roadhouse, at the Multnomah Falls Lodge Restaurant or snack bar, at the Locks Grill if you booked a Sternwheeler Cruise on the Columbia or one of the country's best small towns for food lovers; Hood River.
Eats

*Pricing starts at about $72.50 per person for the standard 1/2 day (4 hour). The cost is higher with small groups (1-3 PPL.) or for extended tour lengths and less for large groups (5+ ppl.). Call to confirm pricing. A pickup location charge may apply.

For the list of stops in our classic 8 hour "Gorge in a Nutshell" option, see bottom of this page.

OPTIONS -
(Additions or Substitutions)
Columbia R Gorge or Mt. Hood Loop Tour

Some of the tour options, if you want to substitute, or extend your tour --include:
Troutdale:

Edgefield County Poor Farm
King of Roads Museum
Depot Rail Museum
Harlow House Museum (adjacent to King of Roads Museum

The Gorge:

a short hike to Ponytail Falls (behind Horsetail Falls),
a trip over the Bridge of the Gods or...

The Bonneville Dam is open year-round to view the visitor center, viewing center, fish ladder, fish hatchery & Sturgeon Pond w/Herman the Sturgeon. When to visit the dam sometimes depends on what you want to see. From August through November salmon that have returned are sorted into holding ponds for processing. During these times it’s also good to visit the fish ladder. If you want to see the spawning (reproduction) operation (at the Spawning Room), late summer or early fall (Sept, Oct & Nov) is the time to visit. But they have something for people to do all year long, because the operation is always working and we have fish out for people to see. Spawning begins during the last week in October and continues until the beginning of December. As part of their natural life cycle all Pacific Northwest Salmon die after spawning. For hatchery tours call 541-374-8393. Hatchery and dam are open year-round from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Fish Hatchery Video
A secret canyon & falls 1.5 hour RT hike (which is as fine a temple as nature can create, pictured right)
Sternwheel er Cruise on the Columbia (right)
Beacon Rock

Beyond the Gorge:

A stop at the town of Hood River (for lunch possibly), the historic hwy to the Rowena Crest Loops & Overlook...the High Desert and continue on the historic hwy to the Dalles. Then we'll travel the Gorge's northern scenic route in Washington to the Bridge of the Gods.
Hood River breweries or the...
Gorge Tour + Gorge Wine Country
Mt Hood Loop Tour. See map below.
Please contact us for all the possible options/ additions for this spectacular tour or see Tour Details.