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3-Hour Seattle City Tour
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3-Hour Seattle City Tour

By Show Me Seattle Tours
Recommended by 93% of travelers
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Get a comprehensive introduction to downtown Seattle and its eclectic neighborhoods on this minibus tour with a small group. A small group and vehicle allow you to visit spots a larger coach can't access, and you get personalized attention from your guide and the chance to ask questions. Highlights include the Space Needle, International District, Chinatown, Pioneer Square, and top Seattle attractions.
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$80.29
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$80.29
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Ages 0-99, max of 14 per group
Duration: 3h
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English
Highlights
  • Minibus tour of Seattle, for first-time visitors or those short on time
  • Travel with a small group, which ensures personalized attention
  • Minibus can access areas that other large coaches can't
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off makes this tour a convenient option
  • Transport by air conditioned coach - 14 passenger limit
  • Guided narration by a professional local guide
  • Hop off at 3 points during the tour for photos and more
  • Local taxes
What's not included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
Begin your Seattle overview with convenient pickup at your downtown Seattle hotel. Climb into a minibus and join your group of no more than 12 travelers. Head for Seattle Center and the Space Needle and hear about its history from your guide. Move on to bustling Pike Place Market, the site of the first Starbucks. Enjoy the scenic Elliott Bay waterfront, filled with parks, piers, and docks. In Pioneer Square, your guide recounts Seattle's beginnings and notes its modern iteration as a hub for culture and nightlife. Learn about the many ethnic communities that call Seattle home in the Chinatown-International District. At the University of Washington, view the famous Fremont Troll and see the city from Kerry Park. Your overview of Seattle ends at your tour's original departure point.
Departure details
  • Traveler pickup is offered.
  • Guests purchasing hotel pickup please contact us to confirm your hotel and pickup time. Pickup time may be up to 45 minutes before tour start time. Guests meeting at the designated meeting point please arrive 20 minutes before tour start time.
  • 1620 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, USA Located in front of the Wells Fargo Bank on the West side entrance of Westlake Mall Between Pine St & Olive Way
  • Other:
  • 1620 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, USA General Meeting Point - in front of Wells Fargo Bank, between Pine and Stewart Streets
  • Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
Return details
  • Returns to original departure point
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Infant seats available
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 3132SMS
  • Hotel pickup option available for morning tour departures only, and only for downtown Seattle hotels.
  • Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
  • Travelers with children in need of booster or car seats must contact the reservation line at least 24 hours in advance to accommodate the request.
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
Which attractions will I visit with 3-Hour Seattle City Tour?
During this experience, places you will visit include:Discover and book 3-Hour Seattle City Tour on Tripadvisor
How much is 3-Hour Seattle City Tour?
3-Hour Seattle City Tour price starts from $80.29. Discover and book 3-Hour Seattle City Tour on Tripadvisor
What is the 3-Hour Seattle City Tour cancellation policy?
3-Hour Seattle City Tour cancellation policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Discover and book 3-Hour Seattle City Tour on Tripadvisor
Which company provides 3-Hour Seattle City Tour?
3-Hour Seattle City Tour is hosted by Show Me Seattle Tours. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact Show Me Seattle Tours on Tripadvisor. Discover and book 3-Hour Seattle City Tour on Tripadvisor
If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 3132SMS
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Itinerary
  • You'll start at
    1620 4th Ave
    Or, you can also get picked up
    See departure details
  • Pass by
    Pioneer Square
    Pike Place Market
    Seattle Waterfront
    Amazon Spheres
    Chinatown International District
  • 1
    Fremont Troll
    Stop: 2 minutes
    See details
  • 2
    Hiram M. Chittenden Locks
    Stop: 15 minutes
    See details
  • 3
    Kerry Park
    Stop: 3 minutes
    See details
    Pass by
    Seattle Waterfront
  • You'll return to the starting point
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About the operator

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By: Show Me Seattle Tours
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Superb tour!
Superb tour! superb food! Our tour guide Jerry made it a wonderful experience. Excellent time and very informativ…
DayTrip65120663905
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Wonderful tour of the Pikes Market with a super tour guide! Don’t miss it!
Wonderful, informative, yummy tasting food tour of Pikes Market. Our guide Lucky was amazing! We learned so much mo…
joshuaburney
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Show me Seattle
This experience was awesome and great tour of the city our bus driver was really nice as well and was very personab…
N3479ZHjohnc
N3479ZHjohnc
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A great way to see Pike Place
Our guide, Chip, was both knowledgeable and entertaining. The food tastings were diverse and delicious. A great tou…
Don D
Don D
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Excellent market tour and more
We took the 'EARLY-BIRD TASTING TOUR OF PIKE PLACE MARKET' and really enjoyed it. Our guide, Chip, was highly knowl…
paulpemb
paulpemb
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Amazing tour with Dani!
We did the walking good tour with Dani and it was excellent! We learned so much about the history of pike’s place m…
310sharonn
310sharonn
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Not to be missed
This is a great tour. Delicious food. Lots of history and information about the market. Chip was our guide. He was …
507sandyf
507sandyf
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History and Food Samples
Jerry is extremely knowledgeable about the market’s history. A variety of food samples were offered. Discounts to v…
mgn1971
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Taste of Pikes Market at its Finest!
Jerry was a fantastic historian who toured us around the Pikes Market one early morning. He was throughly enjoyabl…
blondefire317
blondefire317
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Fun and informative tour of Pike Place
Bob took us on a fun and informative tour of the market. We had a substantial sample of the vendors’ cuisine, as we…
Lovinglife858689
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Seattle tour
The tour was excellent. DC was an excellent tour guide had a lit of knowledge of the establishment of Seattle. He w…
W667QZtonya
W667QZtonya
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Quick trip after cruise.
Fun tour. Guide waited for us to get off the ship (this took longer than expected). Took us to all the places we we…
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Outstanding Experience
Guide was outstanding ~ James went out of the way to take extra time to show us additional sites!!! The trip was f…
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Post Cruise Show Zoe Seattle Tour
We booked a post cruise Show Me Seattle tour. James our tour guide picked us up and took us around Seattle. He was …
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Great food with a great tour guide
Just had a food tour with Nola and she was amazing! Very knowledgeable, accommodating, friendly, and walked at a go…
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Georgia28 contributions
Great Intro to Seattle
Sep 2022
We decided the 3 hour city tour, which included drop off at our hotel was a great opportunity for us to see Seattle, and we couldn't check into our hotel before 3 anyway. The tour included a free drop at our hotel which was perfect (this is a savings of at least $45 that a Lyft/Uber would have cost.
Our tour driver DC (Dave) did a FANTASTIC job of giving us the story of Seattle, but he had extensive knowledge of geology and biology of the area.
Highly recommend this tour to anyone returning from a cruise who is spending at least one extra night in Seattle.
Written September 12, 2022
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scrapbookskippy
2 contributions
Great tour - request Spencer as your guide!!!
May 2022
We did the Show Me Seattle tour as part of a cruise we had booked and were fortunate to have Spencer Fairbanks as our guide. I would HIGHLY recommend him as he was very knowledgeable about the area and had great stories. He went above and beyond by taking the perfect picture of us with the Space Needle in the background.
Written June 5, 2022
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MikeNDeeNAZ
Phoenix, AZ7 contributions
HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
Oct 2022
James Grindle was our tour guide. He did an excellent job of navigating us to the different areas of Seattle and explaining the history behind them.
We enjoyed this tour and wished we had booked it for the beginning of our vacation in Seattle versus the last day we spent in the city.
This tour is a must to get the most out of your vacation and learn the different areas and what there is to see in them.
We liked that the tour is kept to a minimum number of tourists, makes for a better experience.
Written October 28, 2022
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Zwilling22
Papillion, NE3 contributions
The best city tour EVER
We traditionally look for tours on our first day in a new city to acclimate ourselves and make final decisions as to what we would like to visit while there. We have never ever had a tour guide as experienced, enthusiastic, and genuinely caring as James! His knowledge of history of the area, his passion for nature and all its beauty, and his humor made the three hours absolutely fly by! We made new plans and changed some plans we originally made because of the wonderful things we learned.
Book this tour!!! You’ll be happy you did!
Written July 28, 2022
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Jenfa79
Darwin, Australia6 contributions
Two different experience on same tour
Aug 2021 • Couples
Two of the same tour, two different experiences. Due to my boyfriend not coming the first time we did it again. Our first driver was wonderful, knowledgeable, Hope to interesting facts and notions about the city and fun to listen. Our second trip was boring, dry, incorrect in information or at least inconsistent, drove poorly (hitting curbs and honking at ppl, over revving engine to get up hills etc) and not at all like the first trip except for the major spots. Except he didn’t hit the space needle at all, took an extraordinary long time on talking to us about salmon. I would highly recommend asking about who your driver is and what your trip will be like to understand your experience as they are not all the same. My driver on the second one was named Mark and worked as a teacher during the year. Yes he’s very knowledgeable but we didn’t get exactly what we thought we would.
Written August 20, 2021
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Karalee W
Long Beach, CA21 contributions
Excellent!
This was an exceplent small group city tour. DC was cery knowledgable about Seattle’s past and present, and told some entertaining stories during our drive. We LOVED the salmon ladder, which I had no idea existed, and very much appreciated the 30 minute stop there. If you’re looking for a great city tour to hit the highlights when you first arrive, Show Me Seattle (with DC as a guide) is the company to go with!
Written August 18, 2022
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SamB
Fountain Inn, SC1 contribution
Best 3-Hour Overview of Seattle
Aug 2022
We did this tour immediately after our Alaska Cruise. James Grindle was our
very knowledgeable and personable guide for the tour. His commentary about the architecture and history of the city and surrounding communities made the tour one of the best city tours we've taken. We highly recommend this tour and James Grindle as your guide.
Written September 2, 2022
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carstarr
Rockville, MD6 contributions
Great Introduction to Seattle
Sep 2022
This tour was really worthwhile. James, the tour guide, was very enthusiastic and articulate about the history of the city, current and future prospects. We covered a range of areas and neighborhoods. I loved visiting Ballard/Chittenden fish locks.
Written September 13, 2022
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clwalker2018
Knoxville, TN10 contributions
Best city tour ever!
Jul 2022 • Couples
This was one of the best tours we have ever had, and we have been on many city tours and excursions over the years. The main reason we enjoyed it so much was our excellent tour guide, James Grindle. He was well read, incredibly well informed and full of wonderful details about Seattle, it’s history, it’s plants and wildlife, it’s architecture and current events. There were very few aspects of Seattle that he did not describe. There were so many tidbits I wanted to remember, I wish I had taken notes! He is a highly effective communicator and he had a passion for what he was doing and it showed. He made us feel like we got more than more than our money’s worth. I highly recommend this tour, especially with James. If the other guides are even half as good as he is, you won’t be disappointed.
Written July 7, 2022
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leslieblaw
Wow, thank you! We will make sure that James sees this - we think he's terrific, glad you did, too!
Written July 13, 2022
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Revathi Shivakumar
46 contributions
A lovely overview
Jun 2022 • Family
A lovely tour with a small group. James was knowledgable, fluent and witty. We got a complete city overview and enjoyed the snippets and personal perspectives that he shared. There was some walking but it was not strenuous. Definitely worth doing.
Written June 8, 2022
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