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Portland Walking Tours

Portland, OR 97204
503-774-4522
Ranked #4 of 43 tours in Portland
4.5 of 5 stars 446 Reviews
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Owner description: Portland Walking Tours’ fun and award-winning events explore the excitement, history, food, architecture, neighborhoods, bridges, parks, fountains,...... more » Owner description: Portland Walking Tours’ fun and award-winning events explore the excitement, history, food, architecture, neighborhoods, bridges, parks, fountains, artwork, and just plain weird places in Portland Oregon. Tours include the award-winning “Best of Portland,” showcasing what makes Portland such a fabulous place to live and visit (daily, 10 AM and 2 PM); our scandalous “Underground Portland,” aka "the worst of Portland," revealing both the physical and metaphorical subterranean story of Portland's sordid past; the eerie “Beyond Bizarre”, a hands-on exploration of Portland's paranormal, using real ghost-hunting equipment as seen on shows like "Ghost Adventurer" (TM) and "Paranormal State" (TM); our delicious “Epicurean Excursion” walking tour, a tasty immersion into Portland's amazing culinary "slow food" scene; and our indulgent “Chocolate Decadence Tour," exploring and sampling chocolate in its many solid and liquid forms, from bean to bar and everything in between. « less
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Jacksonville, Florida
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84 reviews 84 reviews
Reviews in 45 cities Reviews in 45 cities
38 helpful votes 38 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2012 NEW

When in town for only a few days, join this tour if you want to become familiar with the history of Portland in a short period of time.The group of around 30 met in front of the Old Town Pizza. Since the tour group is limited to 20 participants, we split up into 2-groups and Patrick was our chosen guide.... More

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Gary Corbin, Manager at Portland Walking Tours, responded to this review
May 17, 2012

Dear MrEdnWilbur, Thank you so much for your fabulous feedback! I would just like to clarify that, since there are multiple "Old Town Pizza" locations in Portland, that this tour departs from the one on 226 NW Davis St, at the old Merchants Hotel building. I would also point out that the tour is designed to take two hours, but... More

Watsonville, California
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 15, 2012

We thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Our guide (forget his name, but from Boston) was excellent. He was funny, engaging and full of interesting information about the places we visited. We felt like we really got our monies worth and certainly came away satisfied with all the offerings we sampled. It was fun to get some behind the scenes moments in... More

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Goode, Virginia, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2012

Really great guide (Brooke) who had lots of information about history, architecture, and the 'Portland' way of doing things! For first time visitors, this is definitly the best way to start your visit. More

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Aptos, California, United States
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2012

Our tour guide was knowledgeable and friendly. He shared some of his favorite tidbits and got us to interact with each other by asking us questions. We learned a great deal about the city. Especially enjoyed the emphasis on alternative transportation, like skateboard and bike lanes that really stand out. More

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Baltimore
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2012

We don't usually do organized tours of any type, but decided to give the Epicurean tour a try. We were fortunate that the tour group consisted of only 4 people plus our guide Alyssa, who was enthusiastic and had a great sense of humor. We knew the tour was going to be good when the first stop was a chocolate... More

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Olympia, Washington
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 10, 2012

The walking tour was a great experience. I don't usually opt for this type of thing, but I felt this would be a good basic run-down of the city. Our tour guide Ty was knowledgeable, easily approachable and enthusiastic. I learned some great tidbits about downtown that I don't think I would have found out without years of traveling to... More

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Lynnwood, Washington
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Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
39 helpful votes 39 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 10, 2012

I've been writing a lot of must see places in Portland. This is a must do. This was the last thing I stumbled onto when planning my trip and I'm glad I found it. Taking the underground tour here in the Seattle area years ago, I was curious about the Portland underground. Unfortunately there is a lot less of it... More

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Tucson, Arizona
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 9, 2012

We took this tour just last weekend, and I think there are some good things, but some definite room for improvement. We stopped at a couple of "stores" for a couple of unique tastings (i.e. a salt, olive oil, and basalmic vinegar tasting). Very unique experiences and I very glad we got to do them but there was a bit... More

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Gary Corbin, Manager at Portland Walking Tours, responded to this review
May 17, 2012

Dear George, Thank you for your feedback! We're pleased that you found the tour informative. I'm surprised that you weren't "wowed" by the stops on the tour, particularly some of the unique stops that you took the time to mention, such as the vinegar and salt tastings), but perhaps you're already more Epicurean than most. With regard to the lack... More

Forest Grove, Oregon
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 8, 2012

I wanted to do something different for our anniversary, and this tour certainly exceeded my expectations. Fun, entertaining, informative and full of surprises, even for my husband and I, who are locals. I'd do it again in a heartbeat, and certainly recommend it to others. Even though food was the central theme, the guide did a nice job of integrating... More

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Portland, Oregon
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 8, 2012

I had a super fun time on the Epicurean Excursion walking tour, even though it rained most of the time...such is Portland! We visited several establishments where knowledgeable owners or employees explained their type of food, spices etc. My favorites were the olive oil and vinegar shop and the salts and spices from around the world shop. Our guide, Herb,... More

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