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USD $252.00
Small-Group Full-Day Tour of Mount St Helens Volcano from Seattle
Seattle, United States of America
Mount St Helens Volcano is a must-see attraction, and this small-group tour from Seattle is the ideal way to visit the national monument. A professional naturalist guide will take you to Mount St Helens National Volcanic Monument in a luxury Mercedes van. Visit the observatory, go on an educational trail walk, and learn about the Volcano's infamous 1980 eruption. During the tour, enjoy a gourmet picnic lunch accompanied with local Washington wines, in addition to light snacks and beverages throughout the day.
Tour one of Seattle's top attractions, the impressive Mount St Helens National Volcanic Monument, on this full-day small-group tour. Your tour begins with a downtown Seattle hotel pickup and a light breakfast including pastries and hot beverages. During the 3 hour drive from Seattle to Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument , your naturalist guide will tell you about the infamous volcanic eruption of 1980, which destroyed nearly 230 square miles (370 km) of forest and covered eastern Washington in volcanic ash. Learn about the ongoing reforestation project and discover how well the ecosystem is recovering from the eruption.
Arrive at the blast zone, located 5 miles (8 km) from the crater at the Johnston Ridge Observatory, and take in magnificent views of the steaming volcano. Your guide will share the magic of the geological events surrounding the 1980 eruption through a variety of stories and facts. The observatory's state-of-the-art interpretive exhibits portray how the landscape transformed, and how the eruption opened up a new scientific era of monitoring active volcanos and forecasting eruptions. Take a short walk on the Eruption Trail with your expert guide and admire views of the lava dome, crater, pumice plain and landslide deposit.
In the afternoon, enjoy a gourmet picnic consisting of fresh local food and wine. Snacks and drinks will also be provided throughout the tour. See the Itinerary section below for a sample menu.
Day tour to Mt. St Helens was a great experience. Everything was well planned and prepared for. The tour bus was a large Mercedes sprinter van that was very comfortable. Lunch was solid. The tour itself was very well planned with nice stops along the way to the volcano. The tour guide did a great job keeping everyone engaged by providing good information and fun facts...stuff that you don't get if you go solo without a guide. _br/_ This tour was unique in the sense that there is more to the visit than just a visit to a national park/ monument. In this case there was a major event in the not too distant past that drastically altered the entire community and landscape. Was very cool to see the contrast between the immediate area around St Helens and the unaffected area leading up to it. Such a unique experience all the way around. I highly recommend it.
Review by: Jane Frances Y, September 2017
We enjoy, fun and had a great time the tour of Mount St. Helen's volcano. Our tour guide Kevin was AWESOME. Highly recommend to my friends and family.
Review by: debibear123, September 2017
This tour was EXCELLENT! Marty was the best tour guide EVER. He was fun, and informative. The lunch was superb. He showed us more and gave us so much more information than we EVER would have seen on our own. FANTASTIC experience! Thank you!
Review by: Gitte Lykke P, August 2017
Great tour
Review by: Mike S, August 2017
This tour was amazing!
Review by: maroonangel, August 2017
Amazing experience and would highly recommend this tour. Our guide, Kevin, was awesome and did a great job as both a hiking guide as well as source of information about the surrounding area and the Mt. St. Helens itself. Also, I was really impressed with his coolness under pressure when our van had a flat tire and he changed it to the new tire in less than 30min with a little help from the passengers. What could have been a bummer was no more than a blip in our day.
Review by: David L, October 2016
Andrew was a great host. Keep in touch if you can.
Review by: Janet M, October 2016
Lovely trip, great guide!
Review by: AMITOJ S, September 2016
Good experience. Enjoyed a lot. Stopped at different locations and the guide was very nice to explain and answer all the questions. The snacks and lunch were also served in a well planned manner.
Review by: Kevin H, September 2016
Excellent experience - our guide Andrew was brilliant
Review by: Kate M, September 2016
The trip was full of amazing sights and our guide was flexible and full of information. Lunch and snacks provided were excellent and I would recommend the trip to anyone.
Review by: Beatriz C, September 2016
cindy was fantastic and took care of us beyond what is required. also saw the voacano completely everything was perfect!!!!
Review by: Brenda D, September 2016
tour guide was very good, enjoyed the tour and the history
Review by: liz.goodman, September 2016
Excellent trip. Guide was knowledgeable and bus comfortable. Tour exceeded our expectations and thoroughly recommend it.
Review by: Cathy, September 2016
This was an amazing trip! Our guides from EverGreen Escapes were so very knowledgeable, professional and engaging! We highly recommend the tour to anyone who is in the Seattle area.
Review by: Jasbir Singh Bhatia, September 2016
Good experience. Enjoyed a lot. Stopped at different locations and the guide was very nice to explain and answer all the questions. The snacks and lunch were also served in a well planned manner.
Review by: christy.moody31, August 2016
This was a great trip. Our tour guide Justin did a good job. He provided us with a great picnic lunch. The food was delicious and even had wine for those who wanted it.
Review by: Jane B, July 2016
Breathtaking views even though we couldn't see the summit because it was a rainy day. Jason was outstanding, very knowledgeable and a great gourmet lunch with wine. Definitely a great tour, and would highly recommend.
Review by: Richard H, July 2016
Trip was well organized and very enjoyable. Our guide Charlie was very accommodating and knew a great deal about the sights we were viewing. Luckily the sun was out and it burned off the cloud cover to afford us an excellent view of the mountain and the surrounding area.
Review by: Bradford G, June 2016
Excellent guide,great mix of participants! We had a fantastic time and we were given individualized attention during the tour. The only problem was the van's transmition seemed to lurch occasionally. All in all a great time was had by all.
Review by: Lindon W, September 2015
Wonderful experience and a great learning experience ! Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable !! We had a blast and would highly recommend this to others !!
Review by: Beverley R S, September 2015
Our tour guide Rachel was the most informative person I have ever been on a tour with. She knew about so much stuff, and it was a delight to travel with her. Even though the weather was not the best, Mt St Helen's was just spectacular. I'm glad to see that things are returning to normal up there.
Review by: Holly M, August 2015
I got to see my favourite volcano, had delicious food, an excellent and knowledgeable guide and a glass of wine. Pretty much my perfect day!
Review by: BFH, August 2015
Marty was our naturalist. Marty is highly skilled , educational and took care of us!! We learned about the entire area and the mountain. We stopped at peaceful places for Breakfast and lunch . We picked blackberries and apples at one of our stops . The food was Delicious. My st Helens was A highlight of the trip. Well done Marty!!
Review by: John H, June 2015
Terrific guide - in all a great trip and learning experience.
Review by: Adrian L, June 2015
An excellent day, very friendly well informed guide and well worth it
Review by: Peter B, June 2015
This tour was over priced. The scenery was spectacular, but the tour was disappointing. For the amount charged, I expected something extra ordinary.
Review by: Jacqui C, November 2014
This was a great, personalised trip with a guide full of energy and knowledge. On time pick up, clean and comfortable, good home made food. A trip not to be missed. Thanks Shawna! (could have turned the seat warmers on earlier ;))
Review by: David R, August 2014
Long trip but absolutely worth it.
Review by: Ian H, December 2013
Trip to Mt St Helen's was very memorable and a wonderful experience._br/_
We certainly got our money's worth and I would highly recommend the trip to anyone._br/_
Angie, our tour director was just great, a wealth of information and contributed to a great day._br/_
Lunch was very enjoyable and Angie set it up beautifully._br/_
We were fortunate to have good weather which enabled us to see the effects of the eruption in 1980 + how the area has recovered since e.g. flora and fauna......saw the little migrating frogs and saw and heard several birds. Again, Angie was very informative with her knowledge._br/_
All in all we enjoyed a wonderful day, which will remain in our memories for a long time._br/_
Bouquets to Angie, who gave us a great day and a comfortable trip with her excellent driving._br/_
Ian and Mary Sept 2013
Review by: Patricia M. F, September 2013
This was an exceptional tour; our guide, Marty, was very knowledgeable and polite to everyone in the group. He allowed us plenty of time at each stop. The morning tea and the lunch were tasty and healthful. I would recommend this tour to anyone!
Review by: Stefanie D, August 2013
This tour was fantastic! Our small group of three was the only group of people on the tour which allowed us to customize our experience spending as little and as much time at visitor centers and on the trail near the volcano. Danny, our tour guide, was engaging, extremely knowledgeable, laid back, and fun to be around. The food provided is amazing AND you get your choice of red or white local Washington State wine with your gourmet lunch -- this is not a PB and J sandwich type of tour! I highly recommend this tour to anyone who doesn't want to be lost in a crowd of tourists.
Review by: Patricia S, July 2013
The only thing that I would change is finding an alternate lunch/picnic location indoors for bad weather. It was in the 30's and difficult because I have Raynaud's disease which causes compromised circulation cold weather.
Review by: Eva, July 2013
Amazing!!! Kirk and Shawna were very informative. They provided very interesting details, responded to all of our questions, were very courteous and really loved what they do. Lunch was delicious. The walking trails were awesome! Truly the highlight of our trip to Seattle!!!!
Review by: beth, July 2013
Terrific experience! Tour guide was very knowledgeable and provided comfortable trip and fantastic lunch.
Review by: StellaW, November 2012
Awesome trip! Our tourguide was fantastic, answered all our questions, explained us a lot about the surrounding nature and choose a lovely lunch spot. The picnic was yummy with mostly local products. _br/_
Mount St Helens is really impressing and absolutely worth the daytrip!
Review by: Wendy S, October 2012
Excellent day. Good guide, good information, picked up and dropped off at our hotel on time, well done.
Review by: her2row, October 2012
Sorry this is over 1 month late but I went through Evergreen Escapes for this tour and was blown away by both the friendly tour guides and their knowlege of the area and history. The small groups are the best!!!!!
Review by: POMKO, August 2012
The Tour to Mt. St. Helens exceeded our expectations. It was well planned and organized. Our Tour Guide, Brandon, was very knowledgeable and took pride in his role of leading our small group of 10. I heartily recommend this Tour as a "must see" when visiting the Seattle area.
Review by: Mary M, July 2012
My tour was great. My guide Jeremy was really knowledgeable. I learned so much during the trip. My lunch was terrific; quinoa with chickpeas and asparagus, green salad and grilled chicken.
Review by: steven j w, July 2012
Really good day. Tour guides knowledge was extensive and a really nice chap. Well worth a go
Review by: Mary M, June 2012
My tour was great. My guide Jeremy was really knowledgeable. I learned so much during the trip. My lunch was terrific; quinoa with chickpeas and asparagus, green salad and grilled chicken.
Review by: steven j w, June 2012
Really good day. Tour guides knowledge was extensive and a really nice chap. Well worth a go
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