Top Seattle Air Tours

Soar to new heights during a 20-minute seaplane flight over Seattle, an extra-special experience ideal for first-time visitors. In a small group limited to five people, you’ll glide over Seattle landmarks such as the Space Needle, Lake Washington, and Puget Sound, all the while listening to informative narration from your pilot. Choose from multiple departure times throughout the day.

Get to know the landmarks and layout of Seattle and beyond in a whole new way! This short but illuminating tour gives aerial views of the Emerald City and panoramic Northwest vistas. While the pilot narrates via noise cancelling aviation headsets, you'll fly by such icons as the Space Needle, the University of Washington, Lake Union and Lake Washington. When the weather cooperates, Mt. Rainier shows off her glorious snow-capped glory.

Enjoy aerial views of the Pacific Northwest wilderness and Puget Sound that can never be seen by any other mode of transportation. This seaplane tour showcases the West face, glaciers, and snowfields of Mount Rainier. An experienced pilot personally narrates the tour, pointing out historical sights and landmarks. Your take off and landing on the water, combined with amazing views, make this an unforgettable experience.

Experience the sensation of taking off and landing on the water on a seaplane. Get an unsurpassed aerial orientation of the Emerald City, the Pacific Northwest, and the Puget Sound from a unique vantage point. Learn the fascinating history of this area and the eruption of Mount Saint Helens from your trained pilot, while riding in comfort with noise canceling headphones.

Soar over Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca on a scenic seaplane flight from Lake Washington. Big aerial views take in the impressive scale of the San Juan Islands, and you’ll get a unique perspective on the Seattle skyline during the return flight to Lake Washington; bring a camera to capture shots of the city and coastline from above.

Enjoy the sights and sounds of Seattle from Elliot Bay and Seattle Harbor on this narrated cruise. Learn about Seattle’s historic waterfront and get an up-close look at one of the world's largest shipping terminals. Take in the view of the city’s skyline with a spectacular panoramic background of the Cascade and Olympic mountain ranges, including majestic Mt. Rainier. Food and beverages are available for purchase onboard the ship.

Discover Seattle’s original neighborhood, Pioneer Square, on this guided walking tour. Explore the underground pathways that were built in the southwest corner of the Emerald City more than 120 years ago. Learn about Seattle’s history and the events that transformed this once-small Indigenous dwelling place into one of the most popular and thriving cities in the United States. Each small-group tour is unique, with insider tips from a professional, local guide.

Seattle is home to “haunted” sights with unsavory histories not always apparent to independent travelers. On this walking ghost tour, explore downtown Seattle’s most haunted sights, including alleyways, old theaters, mortuaries, and the city’s first cemetery with a guide. Meet madames who ran brothels and court houses, ghostly vaudevillians, and other unruly characters along the way.

Be a Northwest explorer for the day on this small-group day trip that combines a nature hike near the base of Mt. Rainier with excellent Yakima Valley wines. Get closer to the mountain on the only guided tour that’s permitted to venture more than a mile from the national park road, and enjoy a gourmet picnic in the wilderness. Reward yourself with tastings at two top Yakima wineries, and relax on the drive back to Seattle in a luxury SUV.

Find out what makes Seattle one of the most popular areas in the US on this half-day Snoqualmie Falls and Seattle city tour. Visit Snoqualmie Falls, and then journey into the vibrant interior of Seattle itself. Sit back and enjoy the sights of the Emerald City from your window seat as you pass Pioneer Square, Fremont Troll, and a top city vantage point. Ample time at each stop is included.

Seattle is famous for its bustling waterfront, numerous green spaces, and historic neighborhoods. Ideal for first-time visitors, this sightseeing tour provides an overview of top attractions such as Pioneer Square, the Space Needle, and Pike Place market. Sit back and relax while your guide provides historical and cultural background for each destination, and enjoy stops to walk and take photos.

Soar over Mount Olympus, Hurricane Ridge, and the Hoh Rainforest on a scenic seaplane flight from Lake Washington to the Olympic Peninsula. You’ll see rugged terrain that’s far from roads, including vast glaciers and expanses of old-growth trees; a spectacular alternative to the hours-long drive to the Olympics, it’s a fast-track into the rugged interior of the mountains.

Spend less time waiting in Sea-Tac’s busy departure halls, and avoid the long wait for your luggage on landing at YVR, with this convenient cross-border seaplane flight. Head directly to Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base, a little over a mile (1.8 kilometers) from the Seattle central business district. Avoid long lines for check-in and TSA, and get to Coal Harbor in downtown Vancouver in a little over an hour.