Pacific Northwest & California featuring Washington, Oregon and California (Seattle, WA to San Francisco, CA) (2026)

Traveler Reviews

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  Nancy4.0•July 2025
  Overall, the tour operation was very good. We enjoyed the sites, the accommodations, the two boat rides, and of...
  Overall, the tour operation was very good. We enjoyed the sites, the accommodations, the two boat rides, and of course, our man in charge, Jacob. The only thing I feel would make it a perfect five would be more options for the sea food selections on the fixed menu meals. I like seafood, somehow I had only salmon for my main course at the seafood dinner. Additional choice of different fish along with salmon would be nice. Just a suggestion!Show more
  Traveled in June 2025
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  Lynn4.0•June 2025
  The views of the west coast along Hwy 101, the redwoods and the volcanos were the highlights of the trip for me. I...
  The views of the west coast along Hwy 101, the redwoods and the volcanos were the highlights of the trip for me. I loved seeing the city sites too but the natural world, to me, is always the most amazing.Show more
  Traveled in April 2025

  Review collected by Collette
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  Judith5.0•June 2025
  Loved seeing the red wood forest! The water falls in Oregon. Really enjoyed seeing the grape vineyards in Northern...
  Loved seeing the red wood forest! The water falls in Oregon. Really enjoyed seeing the grape vineyards in Northern California. Enjoyed touring Seattle & San Francisco.Show more
  Traveled in April 2025

  Review collected by Collette
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  Robert5.0•June 2025
  Loved the Redwood Forest.
  Traveled in April 2025

  Review collected by Collette
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  Stephen4.0•June 2025
  Tour manager was exceptional. Without her leadership, active participation daily, and guidance it would have been...
  Tour manager was exceptional. Without her leadership, active participation daily, and guidance it would have been just a middle of the road experience.Show more
  Traveled in April 2025

  Review collected by Collette
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  David5.0•August 2023
  Great trip, wonderful trip guide.
  Traveled in July 2023
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  Sandra4.0•September 2021
  Overall, our Pacific Northwest bus tour by Collette was good. Later, I will explain why it was not great. First I...
  Overall, our Pacific Northwest bus tour by Collette was good. Later, I will explain why it was not great. First I must tell you that Joel Hoadley, our tour manager, and Tim, our bus driver, were simply the BEST! We had some mobility issues within our group, including a fall resulting in broken bones of the hand, and Joel handled it very well. Proper medical attention was arranged and accommodations made by both Joel and Tim to allow that particular couple to proceed with the tour. (Clearly this tour was beyond their abilities.) Highlights were many! For me, they included Multnomah Falls, stop at Cobble Beach timed in order to see the tide pools, Redwood National Park, (must tell you of a super surprise after we walked the path thru ancient forest: Joel greeted us with Northwest mimosas and Marion Berry pie! As you get older surprises are few, and this was a great surprise in the am.),ferry ride that included the bus, jet boat ride on the Rouge river, Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman’s wharf, the “gum wall”, dinner at a lumberjack restaurant, and the casino lodgings which had very nice accommodations. The tour itself I felt was rushed overall. More so in the first 4 days. A 15 minute restroom stop just could not be accomplished. Now, why I did not give this tour an excellent? Before we left for this tour, I phoned the Park Central Hotel in San Francisco to speak to the concierge and book a tour of Alcatraz, Chinatown, and Muir Woods as we had extended our stay for 2 days. “Kevin” at their front desk wold me they had no concierge at this time and no one could help with securing sight-seeing tours. Told me they were doing top to bottom renovations, and have limited number of rooms because of it. No restaurant, just grab and go food. As we had already paid for the additional nights, I felt it was not the kind of accommodations we would be satisfied with. Paying full price with those missing services seemed wrong. I left a message for Collette, as it was a weekend and they were not answering calls unless it was n emergency. I didn’t feel it was an emergency and I had the confidence that somehow either Collette or Tourradar would handle my concerns. I then phone Tourradar and spoke with “Ashley”, who was unaware of the situation at Park Central. Ashley took notes and said she’d speak with Collette the following Monday. As we would already be on our tour, she advised me to speak to our tour manager upon arrival in Seattle. I did this, and he felt some adjustment would be made and he’d keep me appraised. Well.....the only thing that happened was that he said the city guide would talk with us after our city tour and help with sight-seeing opportunities. We spoke to the city tour guide and he basically did nothing. I am very disappointed in how this was handled. If we had not extended our stay, it probably would have been okay, not good, but okay. My impression of Collette has been down-graded. Seeing nothing was done for us at the end of our tour, I feel a monetary refund is due. Not a credit for future travel with Collette or Tourradar. It’s sad and disappointing to have this color our wonderful trip! Please respond. Than you for your time. Sandra SussekShow more
  Traveled in August 2021
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  Deborah5.0•September 2019
  Excellent accommodations, wonderful sights, great food, fantastic driver Robert and fun delightful guide Michelle....
  Excellent accommodations, wonderful sights, great food, fantastic driver Robert and fun delightful guide Michelle. The trip felt rushed. Everywhere we went we were in a time crunch and had to hurry.Show more
  Traveled in September 2019