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Mt Rainier National Park: Full-Day Private SUV Tour
3.6
11 Ratings
Bellevue
Embark on a full-day private SUV tour of Mt Rainier National Park. Explore ancient sequoia trees, hike through stunning landscapes, and marvel at the park’s natural wonders.
Embark on a full-day private SUV tour of Mt Rainier National Park. Explore ancient sequoia trees, hike through stunning landscapes, and marvel at the park’s natural wonders.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Mount Rainier National Park - The journey begins with a delightful outdoor breakfast en route to the Park entrance. The guide will tailor the day by considering group preferences, weather conditions, diverse ecosystems, highlights, and crowd avoidance to ensure a wonderful experience.
- Narada Falls - This enchanting waterfall, a popular…
- Mount Rainier National Park - The journey begins with a delightful outdoor breakfast en route to the Park entrance. The guide will tailor the day by considering group preferences, weather conditions, diverse ecosystems, highlights, and crowd avoidance to ensure a wonderful experience.
- Narada Falls - This enchanting waterfall, a popular attraction at Mt. Rainier, is situated on the road from Longmire to Paradise, just a mile west of the Paradise area entrance. Standing at 176 feet, the falls feature two distinct sections: the top tier, the tallest at 159 feet, is a horsetail fall, characterized by multiple channels cascading down the rock face.
- Henry M. Jackson Visitor Center - Paradise is the park’s most frequented area, renowned for its breathtaking views and wildflower meadows. Enjoy a hike and a picnic. Mount Rainier, rising 14,410 feet above sea level, is the majestic peak of the Cascade Range in western Washington. Surrounded by steep valleys and silt-laden rivers, this formidable volcano, with its sharp, pyramidal summit, expansive snowfields, and deep glaciers, dominates a pristine and stunning landscape.
- Reflection Lakes - Located along Stevens Canyon Road, which is open to vehicles during the summer months from June to September, this popular spot is named for the lakes that mirror views of Mount Rainier. In summer, hikers must remain on trails to protect the fragile subalpine meadows surrounding the lake. Boating and fishing are not allowed in Reflection Lakes. In winter, snowshoers and hikers can still access the area and enjoy winter camping around the snow-covered lake.
- Christine Falls Viewpoint - Christine Falls is a charming waterfall within Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State, USA. Celebrated for its scenic allure and easy access, it is a favored stop for visitors traveling along the road to Paradise.
- Seattle - Return to Seattle.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Bottled Water
- Pick Up and Drop Offs
- Maximum of five travelers
- All Fees and Taxes
- Park Entrance Fees
- Private transportation
- Bottled Water
- Pick Up and Drop Offs
- Maximum of five travelers
- All Fees and Taxes
- Park Entrance Fees
Additional Information
Embark on a day-long journey to experience the magnificent beauty of Mt Rainier National Park. Ride in a cozy van while traversing old Gold Rush towns to get to the park, where giant natural spectacles await you. Delight in a trek amidst old sequoia woods, and spend a few hours discovering the park’s marvels at your leisure in addition to the guided…
Embark on a day-long journey to experience the magnificent beauty of Mt Rainier National Park. Ride in a cozy van while traversing old Gold Rush towns to get to the park, where giant natural spectacles await you. Delight in a trek amidst old sequoia woods, and spend a few hours discovering the park’s marvels at your leisure in addition to the guided tour. Note that each SUV on this trip will accommodate no more than five tourists.
Location
Bellevue Transit Center
Northeast 6th Street
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.6
(11 Ratings)
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Veronica_l
Sep 17, 2023
Amazing Mount Rainier! - Wow!! Deep was the absolute BEST tour guide ever!! He went above and beyond our expectations and showed us the most incredible and beautiful places at Mount Rainier! When you are planning this tour make sure you request Deep! He’s amazing and we would give a hundred stars if we could! Thanks again Deep for a fabulous tour!
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894leighanns
Aug 6, 2023
A Memorable Day at Mt. Rainier - What a great trip! I’ll be honest; we booked this shared private tour because it was the last minute and all of the larger group tours were booked up. We were hesitant to spend the extra money for this one, but we really wanted to visit Mt. Rainier and only had one full day in Seattle, so we decided to do it. It was SUCH a good decision!
I feel like we got to see so much more than other groups, because there was no rounding up group members and waiting until everyone was on the bus. There can be up to 5 people on this tour, but it was only my husband and I on ours.
Our tour guide, Dwight, was great! He took us to see so many highlights of the park that I don’t think we’d have seen on a larger tour. He knows all of the the places to park and got us very close to the sights. He gave us suggestions for how long to stay at each stop, so that we could see all of the things we wanted to see. We never felt rushed.
With all of the info Dwight shared with us, we felt like we had insider info on the park. He offered to take photos of us at all of our stops and even knew where to stand to get the best shots. The SUV was very comfortable and Dwight provided us cold bottled water. He stopped at a grocery store on the way because we wanted to pick up supplies for a picnic lunch, and was accommodating for anything we wanted to do.
The personable guide, attention to our desires for the day, and flexibility of this tour made for a unique experience that we will always remember!
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Anast8211km
Mar 23, 2023
Amazing Twilight side tour! - Dwight was amazing, so knowledgeable, interesting and accommodating to our wishes. We couldn’t had ask for a better driver and guide. We will definitely recommend him. Thank you Dwight for a wonderful day.
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Stephen_b
Sep 19, 2022
A day to remember - Entertaining driver Mike and awe inspiring views... loved the breakfast stop in the little town of Puyallup
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Deepak_g
Apr 9, 2022
Surprisingly enjoyable - It was a great experience. The guide was friendly and informatice. Me and my friend ended up being the only folks who had booked the tour, so we were the only ones in the SUV. Got to see some lovely sights and appreciated our guide's patience with us. Only 2 issues we experienced was the restaurant we stopped at for breakfast, and that the road to reflection lake was closed due to bad weather. The restaurant we stopped at did not have many vegan options, but in their defense it was the nicest restaurant in the area (might be better to pack some food for the trip instead, which we did). All in all a great and fun experience.
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John_g
Jun 29, 2023
Great experience and majestic national park - Great experienced driver and tour guide Dwight 5 star , as SUV goes rather been in all American SUV than a Honda at the end of the day was worth the trip.
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Alissa_t
Jul 15, 2023
Buyer Beware! - Mt. Raninier was spectacular to see. My best friend and I really enjoyed the trip itself. However, I was disappointed with the "bait & switch" we were victims of when we scheduled a personalized solo guided tour. We were initially quoted $520 and then told that we would have 2 other tourists joining us. When we explained that a personalized solo trip should only have included us, especially for that price, we were given some excuse for a misunderstanding. I assure you that there was NO misunderstanding. We ultimately ended up having to pay over $600 which was OUTRAGEOUS when you consider that our tour guide, Paul, insisted on doing what he wanted to do instead of what we wanted to do. We are in Mt. Ranier for about 2 hours which was more than enough. However, on our way back we wanted to stop by a driv-thru for a specialized cup of coffee and since the tour guide preferred Mc Donalds, that's where we went instead. I supposed he deserved to do what HE wanted for the price WE paid. Did I mention it was $600 after the bait & switch? Buyer beware!
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Martha_g
Jun 23, 2024
Poor business practice, Disrespectful Tour Operator - Wth, waited for tour to stop at hotel this morning, called tour operator, He DID NOT cancel the trip Saturday. I MISSED a day to learn, go, see, experience, Mt Rainier or other opportunities.
Other people use disrespect all the time for small consequences this was disrespectful and rude.. didn't even answer his phone using his company and hadn't canceled tour, or sent me due a refund.
Disrespectful, unprofessional.
Btw, viator, I have traveled the world using your business.
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Chad_s
May 1, 2024
Unprofessional Tour Operator - Horrible. Tour operator did not show up at prearranged pick up time. Did not inform me that tour was cancelled until I inquired to why they didn't show up. Wasted an entire day of my vacation.
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Hikinglife76
Oct 11, 2021
Unfriendly, Terrible Customer Service, Not Fun - This was the awful. A waste of $855 dollars for the day. I could have rented a tahoe and drove myself up there for this (hike more, had a smoother drive, packed a lunch, etc.). No communication with guide at all. He was so unfriendly. During the 1.5 drive there, 2.45 on the way home, or even inside the park, like so unfriendly and uninformative. No time to hike at all on this "tour." Our trip was cut short be the other person in our group decided to go off on a hike by himself for an extra 2 hours that we just had to wait in the parking lot fo him? Guide had to talk to his manager on what to do? Ummm alert the ranger? We did all this. We alerted them after the guy was missing for 1.5 hours. A volunteer on the trail found him thank goodness however it was still an hour out from the car at that point We lost half a day of hiking due to this company. And the company didnt even care. They wanted to wait extra hours for him show up at our expense. Out of the whole day we went on a 1/2 of hike. 2 hours total- thats it. It was awful. Guide didnt talk at all. The company doesn't give you the make, model, or lisc. plate number for the car picking you up. The guides driving was awful, unprofessional, and extremely dangerous. At one point on the mountain he turning around on a one way (blind point on cliffs) and proceeded to drive on it to get back to the main road (the one way was a cutoff). Umm WTF? I would not recommend this company. It falsely advertised on what they offer. If i could refute the charge on my CC and give them zero stars i would. Trip advisor should ban them from posting trips.
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