This was my first ever tour, and I will admit I was nervous about everything. However, looking back…read moreon it all, I had nothing to worry about. The Shutter Tour of Snoqualmie Falls and the City of Seattle went absolutely amazing. From start to finish, we had a wonderful experience. Dale was our tour guide and he was THE BEST! He was hilarious and entertaining, making a ton of jokes and providing insightful commentary. He's also a photographer, so he showed us many tips and tricks on how to get amazing photos at our different stops. He even offered to take photos, had water bottles and granola bars, and was just so kind. The tour in itself, showcased and highlighted the many attractions and wonders of Seattle. There were a bunch of stops and you really get your money's worth visiting everywhere. My partner and I's favorite stops were Snoqualmie Falls and Kerry Park. Both were just breathtaking and made us fall more in love with the city. I highly suggest booking this tour, it was such a smooth and fun experience!

We did the half day Snoqualmie Falls and Seattle tour. Terry was our driver, he is personable,…read moreinformative and really made the trip interesting! Terry is a photographer and taught us some tricks on how to take good pictures We had a blast!!!

Aten was terrific - so much information about Seattle, I learned a bunch of history about the area…read more The ghost stories were fun, but he tells them in a way that you come out better informed than you start. Make sure to wear comfy shoes .

This tour was a lot of fun. I learned so much about the dark history of Seattle. The tour guide…read moreAden is very knowledgeable and passionate. There were definitely spooky experiences. Seattle is truly a haunted city. I highly recommend this tour.

Hours are wrong - not open on Monday. Wasted a trip across town for nothing. It's not very…read morehelpful to advertise as being open when you're not.

This was exactly what my friend and I were looking for as a fun way to get a taste of Seattle and…read moresee many of the major sites. Colin was a great guide who personalized the tour and was just a generally cool guy to hang out with. We were able to go at our own pace and managed to see a great deal. There were also no major hills or any rough spots so it was a nice, easy ride. Highly recommend, super fun and great value for money!

If I am only in a place a short time I am a huge fan of taking a city tour you get to see a good…read moreportion of the city in a relatively short amount of time. My go to type tour is usually the hop on hop off style but when planning my recent trip to Seattle my friend suggested we try a bike tour. I had never done a bike tour before so I was intrigued but a little nervous about the weather. Looking around at tours the 1st one I found was rather pricey but she found IBike which was much more reasonable, in addition to being personal and customized. Since she was so gun-ho on a bike tour I figured why not it's worth a try and it hopefully it won't rain, well it did but it really wasn't that bad. Don't let the rain discourage you from taking this amazing tour. We e-mailed in a few question before we booked, David the owner was very responsive. After finding out we'd be able to use the limited loaner bikes and the half day tour was 4-5 hours we booked the half day tour. David set up for appropriate size bikes and helmets to be near our hotel where the tour would begin and Mark our guide for the day meet us in the lobby. He had extra gear for us in case we were under prepared in terms of rain gear and gloves, which we weren't but it was awesome that he was so prepared and he went over a few options for our route before we set out. Each tour is customized to your group, we asked to hit up a few spots but basically were looking for a past and current history of Seattle. We started in Pike Place Market were we stopped by Rachel the Pig, than made our way to the waterfront where we unfortunately couldn't see the Olympic Mountains or Mount Renoir due to the overcast and rainy weather but Mark swore they were there, the day after our tour it had cleared up and we could see them so Mark didn't lie to us. We went along the water front area to Pioneer Square. Along the way there were a few stops where we learn about some current issue with the highways and waterways of the city as well as the past and how the city was created, what brought people here, the indigoes people of the area. From Pioneer Square we made our way past the stadium and through the International district to Japan town where we got our 1st taste of the hills of Seattle on a bike. We opted for the hillier more neighborhood route but the tour can be made with limited hills, my friend and I are both very active and enjoyed the challenge but that's not for everyone so don't be discouraged if hills aren't for you. I'm not that fast and took my time up the hill which wasn't a problem with Mark at all he was glad to go at any pace. From there we did make our way down a few busy street and up to the site of the Black Panther House and near the last school Jimi Hendrix attended. From there we stop near the major club area of Seattle learn more about some issue in the city and stop at the newly created Maple Leaf Reservoir Park. Then we made our way through Seattle University, which is no longer Jesuit and has the architecturally famous St Ignatius Church. From there it was on Volunteer Park where there is a nice view of the Space Needle and the Volunteer Park Water Tower although shorter due to being on a hill has the same view point as the Space Needle. We asked if we could go up and Mark was happy to let us but did inform us the tour might go a little over which was fine by us if he didn't mind. We got to go through some section of the city that looked like Seattle before it was developed and logged the trees weren't as old as the original but you go the feel, it was beautiful. Along the way we pass through a variety of neighborhoods and see the various types of housing. Took side roads and paths there no way we would of know of or found on our own. We headed over to the University Of Washington Udub not UW we learned. There was an optional bathroom break at Gas Works Park which had an amazing view of downtown. We went through Fremont where we saw the troll and ended our tour at the Fremont Brewing Company. Mark was great he knew so much about the city and was a wealth of information. He had extra granola bars which he shared with us midway through the ride. You were able to ask unlimited questions, it was very interactive. At the end he told us he'd email us a map of our route which he did and it was such a cool thing to have. We were also given bike maps to keep and bus schedules to get us back to our hotel. This was one of the best tours I've been on and I've been on a lot of tours.

I was doing some research last summer and came across this Non- Profit that provides bike tours in…read moreSeattle. It was absolutely the highlight of our trip! Mark and David met us at our hotel with bikes and gave us an incredible tour of the city and out to the Locks. His knowledge of the history of the city was incredible and my 13 year old history buff could not have enjoyed himself anymore. My son is not real confident on a bike and David kept him extremely safe throughout the 4 hour tour. I highly recommend you contacting them about a tour of Seattle.

Jake was excellent. Knowledgeable and passionate about the stories. Well worth the price and I'm…read morealready looking to book another tour

We happened to be in Seattle at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, so our party of three had…read moreJake to ourselves. All of the true-crime stories were compelling, and she was happy to answer our many questions. We loved getting to see parts of the city we might not have otherwise explored. This tour was a great mix of crime and music history. It's also a very affordable choice for a city tour.

Everything. We have experienced each phase of Rick Steve's' work: his books:his tours, his store,…read morehis luggage,, his Monday night talks, his political position. One Saturday two months ago we were in his Edmonds store with my daughter, her husband and their two college age kids. We had maps out everywhere! Rick walked in and exclaimed "Wow, 3 generations of travelers. Great "

Do your own advance research before considering booking any travel or tour with Rick Steves'…read moreEurope. Once you do, you'll likely decide to look elsewhere. Hopefully this review helps others learn what we've painfully learned when dealing with the Rick Steves' tour team. Besides being objectively more expensive compared to our similar tours, unfortunately it's clear Rick Steves' Europe has lost touch with considering their customers' full travel and tour experience. My partner and I, along with two other couples, decided together to book Rick Steves' Scandinavia Tour. Unfortunately, about 60 days before the tour, one couple experienced an emergency medical event that necessitated them canceling their tour reservations. Rick Steves' 2026 cancelation policy, which we learned changes from year to year, states "Refundable Medical or Family Emergency ("Refundable Event"): A Refundable Event must first occur less than 60 days prior to your tour's start date or while on tour. It is RSE's sole discretion to determine if your situation is a Refundable Event." The key words here are "RSE's sole discretion". Before agreeing to grant our friends any refund, they put them through multiple iterations and questions, many private and somewhat personal. Finally, Rick Steves agreed to give them a 100% refund (less their $800 advance deposit). Let's just say Rick Steves' staff didn't show much sensitivity or caring before finally granting them their refund. My partner and my situation is far worse! "Less than 60 days prior" to our tour, my partner learned she needed an urgent medical procedure. At first, we were of the impression that we could still travel on the tour with our other remaining friends on this tour. Unfortunately, 18 days before the tour, we learned my partner's medical situation was far worse than we'd imagined and travel was out of the question - leaving our one remaining couple traveling alone. We'd were hit with a serious "Family Emergency", within 60 days prior to our tour's departure. Once they heard this news, together, we'd identified another couple to assume our place on this Rick Steves' tour. Initially, when I contacted Rick Steves, they said that might be possible for these friends to assume our tour space. A couple days later, Rick Steves' staff called and indicated our space had already been reallocated to their long-standing tour waitlist. Leaving the 1 of 3 remaining couples to travel on this tour alone. Despite Rick Steves' initially staff telling me our tour space was already reallocated, preventing our friend's friends going with them, again Rick Steves made it very difficult on us to receive any refund. Rick Steves' staff showed little to no sensitivity to our difficult medical situation and journey still ahead, or anyone's disappointments. Initially, Rick Steves' staff said simply a dated hospital discharge notice would suffice to secure a refund. Then No, they needed a physican's letter. I opted to visit Rick Steves' Edmond office to deliver this letter and to confirm a refund. Days later, based on their "sole discretion", Rick Steves staff decided to we'd had an emergency, but opted to refund only 50% of our tour expense (again, less our $800 deposit). In that email, despite what they'd indicated previously when we'd attempted to fill/transfer our tour space, they now made claims that they were not able to refill our space, and had incurred lost operating expenses, etc.... Knowing we'd object given the circumstances, assuming we'd simply accept it, Rick Steves' staff went to far to state "This decision is final". Upon questioning Rick Steves' decision and rationale, after waiting, I received an email from another associate with multiple conflicting claims and points - like now saying they couldn't transfer our tour space since one or more of the hotel room on the tour was already booked by another tour company. Hopefully this review helps others. FYI, the one remaining couple that took this tour alone, informed us they were less than impressed.

This tour made me so happy. Kevin and Russ were enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and their passion (and…read morenerdiness) for the public arts was infectious and endearing. I'll never walk over another hatch cover the same again. I'm excited to go home and see what's beneath my feet there. I would highly recommend this off the beaten path tour to anyone and i'll be happy to do it again the next time i'm back in Seattle. Thanks guys!

I am always looking for low cost, less formal ways to learn about places I either live in or visit…read moreand have done many free tours both in Seattle and while traveling. I learned about this tour from a friend and I think it's fairly new. At any rate, interesting tour. Not your typical here's the city and these are some of the landmarks and here are some fun facts. The difference is this tour was focused around the public art that can be seen everyday along the streets and sidewalks, built into the infrastructure, in the form of manhole covers or hatches as they are referred to. The folks conducting the tour included information of the various artistic manhole covers, combining it with first hand information from the artists and discussed the history of the work and how it fits into the identity of Seattle. They also provide information on the history of the city and how Seattle became the city you see as you take the tour. Pretty neat concept exploring aspects of the city that folks often take for granted as they pass by. Another fun fact about this tour is that it evolved out of an art project. I thought that was particularly interesting. Some of the prints, etc are pretty cool and again not what you would typically expect or encounter from one of these free tours. I'd recommend this tour to anybody to who wants to learn more about the history of Seattle, who appreciates public art or art in general and who has a free hour or so on a Saturday morning.

Family of 4, all first timers on Segways. Including a 12 and 14 year old. Alex was great and very…read morepatient with us. We all quickly got the hang of it and loved being on Segways. Alex was very knowledgable and had some great stores and details of the history and local aspects in our stops along the way. Alex had great hand signals to warn us of bumps and low head places, and also ask pedestrians to make room proactively in a nice way. We are now looking forward to more Segway tours where we go where possible!

This was the best experience! We had never been to the city…read moreof Seattle. We had also never ridden a Segway. It was super easy. We got to quickly see all of the high "touristy" spots of downtown. Our guide, Woody, was SUPER friendly, and informative! It was an 1.5 hours of fun and education. I highly suggest anyone, any age, to give it a try!