3 Best Day Trips to Snoqualmie Falls from Seattle

A trip to the amazing Snoqualmie Falls is one of the many things to see and do if you visit Seattle. Located east of the city, approximately 40 km away, it is one of the most impressive waterfalls in the United States. It is also known 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 Snoqualmie Falls tours from Seattle.

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

Along the way, you'll 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 at 81.6 metres high. In the surrounding area, you will discover the unique colours, smells and sounds of this natural wonder. You'll pass horse ranches and nurseries, recognising the place as the setting for classic films 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. Finish the tour with some of the finest and most exclusive wines to bring back the flavours of Seattle.

Details of interest

• Price: You can enjoy this tour for a price starting at 85 € per person.
• Duration: 6 hours.
• Time: Starts at 10:30 a.m.
• Maximum number of passengers: This tour can accommodate up to 24 people.
• Highlights of this tour: You will get to see the stunning waterfalls, but you will also get to discover the most unique flavours of Seattle and stimulate all your senses, which will make this a unique experience.
• Disadvantages of this tour: Meals are not included, but you have the option of purchasing 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'll start by appreciating the waterfall with plenty of time to enjoy it, photograph it and learn all about it. Then you'll 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-metre statue of the 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 and is home to many small producers, artisans and traders.

This tour will be full of curiosities and stories about Seattle that will allow you to discover the origin of the city's name and many more interesting facts that you won't 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 from 71 € per person.
• Duration: 4 hours.
• Time: Starts at 10 a.m.
• Maximum number of travellers: This tour can accommodate up to 13 people.
• Advantages of this tour: You will get a lot of information about the city of Seattle and Snoqualmie. In addition, the number of passengers is quite small, giving you a more exclusive experience. This tour includes admission to Pike Place Market.
• Disadvantages of this tour: The experience does not include meals, but I'll let you know 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 town of Woodinville, approximately 30 minutes from downtown Seattle and is the epicentre of wine. Here you'll find the most varied wine offerings in the area and taste the best wines from boutique wineries, most of which are family-run.

On your way to Snoqualmie Falls you will see the largest waterfall in the region and hike a long 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 a lunch of exquisite organic, local, 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 from £224 per person.
• Duration: 8 hours.
• Time: Starts at 10 a.m.
• Maximum number of passengers: This tour can accommodate up to 10 people.
• Advantages of this tour: This is not just any tour, 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 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 booking immediately upon purchase. Remember to choose an exact date when you would like to go on 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 on that day. On the other hand, if you choose a four-hour tour, you will have the afternoon free for other plans. It all depends on the type of traveller you are and how long you plan to be in the city.

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

You'll sharpen all your senses, that's for sure. You'll get to see the falls and tour the stunning nature around Seattle, as well as enjoy the region's most indigenous flavours and visit the city's iconic landmarks.

• Snoqualmie Falls: for a more in-depth look at the falls, you can hike to the base of the falls to enjoy the views from a different vantage point or walk a winding trail along the Snoqualmie River. Along the way you'll find a forest, with signs telling you about the local flora and fauna you'll see around you and describing the historical and cultural contributions of the falls.
• Woodinville: this is one of the most charming places you'll pass through on these tours. Woodinville developed in the 1880s as a farming and logging community along the Sammamish River. It's a storybook landscape, wooded with lots of nature and filled with wineries. The first to settle here were Chateau Ste. Michelle and Columbia Winery and you'll see them on your tour.
• Seattle's historic sites: you'll see the famous Lumen Field stadium, Pike Place Market and T-Mobile Park. You'll walk through Pioneer Square, where the first settlers decided to build the city, taking in the art galleries, cafes and trendy bars that fill the 19th century buildings. You'll also discover the most important and iconic 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 bus tours, bear in mind that you'll be hiking for several hours, at least four, and you'll be doing a lot of walking and sightseeing, so you don't want to be uncomfortable and have a bad time.

It is very important that you check the weather before the hike and dress accordingly, either warmly or loosely, taking into account the temperature of the day and the date you will be hiking.

Some tours don't include meals, but that's not a problem in Seattle. You can get something to eat in Snoqualmie or Seattle depending on the time and length of the tour you choose. Whether it's during your tour or when you return to the city, you'll have plenty of options to choose from. Here's a list of a few places where you can sample the delights of Snoqualmie and Seattle.

• Commonwealth in Snoqualmie is an excellent choice. It has a very varied menu and you can eat there or order to take away, so you can continue with the tour.
• The Walrus And The Carpenter in Seattle: if there is something that characterises Seattle's gastronomy 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 this restaurant probably serves the best. It has different versions and varieties. It is a very famous and frequented place in the city, so you will probably 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 be spoilt for choice. All the dishes are recommended, I can't pick one: cod, prawns, calamari and much more.

It's important to note 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 tour, I can only tell you which are the best months to visit Seattle and therefore tour Snoqualmie Falls.

Generally, the city has good weather almost all year round. The best months are May, June, July, August and September, with the mildest months being July and August. The coldest, wettest and rainiest months are January, November and December. Although February is cold, it doesn't tend to rain as much as the other months.

As you'll see, the best time to visit is summer, so here's an itinerary of things to do in Seattle in summer, so you can combine your trip to the falls with many other activities.

If you're 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 get to know the contrasts that Seattle has to offer, along with the experience of an expert guide who will accompany your tour and tell 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 get around, how long and what you want to see. You will have several options and all of them are recommendable: visit the Snoqualmie Falls and live an incredible experience in Woodinville Wine Country while you taste the best flavours 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 enormous skyscrapers and the technological, modern and futuristic style that brings, among other things, the headquarters of Microsoft, blend harmoniously with its surrounding lakes and forests. These excursions will allow you to see one of its natural wonders, the Snoqualmie Falls, and every contrast of the city and its border areas.