This tour itinerary offers an excellent “Northern Exposure Tour” of Washington. Designed for group tours, it is still an excellent itinerary to use for planning a drive trip through Washington State.
Day one: Saturday
Motor coach Until Summit of Snoqualmie – Hesselgrave
- Arrive Sea-Tac and transport to Holiday Inn Select, Sea-Tac to executive lounge for rest and refreshments
- Approximately 3:00PM Depart for Kelso by coach
- 6:00PM Dinner Kelso @ Cibo’s Restaurant
Overnight Kelso, Red Lion
Day two: Sunday
- 7:00AM Breakfast Kelso, Red Lion
- 8:30AM Depart for Mt. St. Helens
- 10:00 AM Johnson Ridge
- 11:30 AM Depart Johnson Ridge
- 12:00 PM Lunch Hoffsadt Bluff
- 1 :00 PM Depart Hoffsadt Bluff via Chinook Pass
Step-on Guides
Scenic stops along route
- 5:00 PM Arrive Yakima, Check into
Best Western Ahtanum Inn - 6:00 PM Wine Tasting and Dinner Yakima at the Yakima Valley Museum. There will be several food vendors on hand to serve hors d’oeuvres and wineries pouring wine.
Overnight Best Western Ahtanum Inn
Day three: Monday October 7 (Network Event)
- 8:00 AM Breakfast Best Western Ahtanum Inn
- 9:30 AM Depart for River Float
- 10:00 AM River Float, Alpine Adventures
- 12:00 PM Lunch with Alpine Adventures
- 1:00 PM Depart for Cle Elum
- 1:45 PM Wagon Ride Coal Mines Trail
- 2:45 PM Arrive Roslyn, tour town
- 4:15 PM Depart for Best Western Summit Inn
- 4:45 PM Check in Best Western Summit Inn
- 6:00 PM Dinner, Western Barbecue, Best Western Summit Inn
Overnight Summit Inn
Day four: Tuesday October 8 (Network Event)
- 7:00 AM Breakfast Best Western Summit Inn
- 8:00 AM Depart for Wenatchee Museum
- 9:30 AM Arrive Wenatchee Museum
- 10:15 AM Depart for Ohme Gardens
- 10:30 AM Arrive Ohme Gardens
- 11:15 AM Depart for Apple Commission
- 11:20 PM Arrive at Apple Commission for tour/lunch
- 12:30 PM Depart for Aplet & Cotlet Candy factory tour
- 12:45 PM Aplet & Cotlet Candy factory tour
- 1:45 PM Smallwoods Harvest Country Market
- 2:15 PM Depart for Leavenworth
- 2:30 PM Enzian Inn for Afternoon Tea
- 3:30 PM Check in Icicle Village Resort
- 4:30 PM Depart for Cashmere
- 4:45 PM Pioneer Village & Museum
- 6:00 PM Dinner @ Pioneer Village & Museum by Tillicum Village Salmon Dinner
Overnight Icicle Inn at the Icicle Village Resort
Day five: Wednesday October 9 (Network Event)
- 7:00 AM Breakfast Leavenworth Icicle Village Resort
- 9:30 AM Visit downtown Leavenworth
- 11:30 PM Lunch @ King Ludwig’s Restaurant
- 12:30 PM Depart Leavenworth over Stevens Pass
- 2:30 PM Arrive Snohomish – walking tour
- 3:30 PM Depart Snohomish
- 4:00 PM Check-in Holiday Inn Everett
- 5:00 PM Depart Everett
- 5:30 PM Walking tour of Kirkland
- 6:30 PM Dinner Cruise from Kirkland with Waterways Cruises
Overnight in Holiday Inn Everett
Day six: Thursday October 10 (Network Event)
- 7:00 AM Breakfast Holiday Inn Everett
- 8:30 AM Depart Everett
- 9:00 AM Burke Museum tour
- 10:30 AM Depart for Seattle
- 11:00 AM Claremont Hotel Guest Suite
- 11:30 AM Lunch at Claremont Hotel
- 12:45 PM Show Me Seattle Tour
Seattle Water Front
Pike Place Market
Seattle Center
4:00 PM Depart for SeaTac
Also see http://www.visitmtsthelens.com/
