As you depart downtown Portland you will soon come into view of the mountains, waterfalls, and forests inside the famous Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. And while you travel to Bonneville Dam and Visitors center to view the salmon swimming up the fish ladder, and also view “Herman” the age-old sturgeon.

Bonneville Dam provides hydropower productions, fish and wildlife protection, recreation and navigation for the Portland area. Bonneville Dam has one of the largest public viewing facilities and you can take a self guided tour. You will also learn about the Bonneville fish hatchery, which produces millions of native fish for release into the Columbia River and operates two restoration programs for threatened and endangered species of native northwest fish.

After touring the facility, you will then travel to Multnomah Falls, the second highest year-round waterfall in the United States plummeting 620 feet to the river gorge floor, and is Oregon’s number one tourist destination. On this tour you will have the opportunity to visit the falls up close and witness all the sights and sounds that make this destination so popular.

As you make your way back to Portland you will stop at Crown Point Vista House, one of the best look out points in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Photo stops from your coach window for Latourell, Wahkenna and Horsetail Falls, arriving in Downtown Portland around 5:30 PM at Pioneer Courthouse Square.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

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Duration: 4.5 HOURS