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MODERATE
ENERGY
WALK |
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In a Nutshell for Private Groups |
Guided tours for private groups; $20 pp, $200 min + tax; any day. The standard private group tour starts at Westlake Plaza @ 10:00am,
includes a lunch break (not included in tour price) and ends near Pike Place
Market @3:00pm.
However, the start/end times/places can be
tailored for your group.
Private groups are often, corporate, travel and
family groups of at least 10 or more walkers. |
Options for
Walkers not in a
Private Group |
See Seattle Walking Tours are no longer conducted for individual
walkers. The main See Seattle activity now is team-building events for
corporate and school groups.
Here
are some walking tour ideas for you to consider:
(1) Take a
Seattle Architecture Foundation Tour.
(2) SAF offers On-The-Go-Tours of downtown Seattle and close
neighborhoods via the SAF App via free download:
Apple App Store / Google
Play.
Search on Seattle Architecture.
(3)
Seattle Free Walking Tours
offers a variety of walking tours that are offered year round.
Donations appreciated.
(4) You can self-tour with my PlanB
Map.
Have a wonderful time on your
visit in the
Emerald City!
More about Seattle
both now and then!
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FUN!
from
Chief
Seattle
to
Hammering Man
WOW! |
Standing 48' tall, Hammering Man is Seattle's
most recognized public artwork. Celebrating Seattle's working men and
women he "hammers" daily year-round except Labor Day. |
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For Visitors and Locals Alike |
These guided tours are an entertaining and informative introduction to
the highlights of Seattle's very walkable downtown for visitors and
locals alike. Enjoy history, art, architecture, and special places. |
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Where do we go? |
There are 19 Map Hatchcovers in downtown
Seattle. They are part of the City's % for Art Program. Each map has a
"you are here" dot.
Here are a few of the
highlights on the standard trek: Water Wall (start), Pilchuck Glass,
Garden Walk, Union Square waterfall, historical photo gallery promenade, Seattle Central Library
artworks,
Smith Tower history, Northern Lights Dome
Room, Transit Tunnel station artworks, Waterfall Garden Park (lunch
stop), Klondike Gold Rush National Park,
King Street Station, China Gate, ride on Link Light Rail, Beneroya Hall
chandeliers and Hammering Man (end). The tour will include a "Mystery
Stop" at one of Seattle's finest
little known hidden gems. No hints, you need to take the tour to find out
what it is. |
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Where don't we go? |
This tour does not go to some of Seattle's best known places where the
crowds go such as Seattle Center/Space Needle, Pike Place Market and the
Waterfront. Those are excellent places to visit but we think without a
guide is best.
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Good Ideas! |
Wear comfortable
walking shoes and bring your camera.
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Article |
Read what a reporter from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer said
after going on this tour in her article "Its
Out and About Seattle." |
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Travel Groups |
Travel group from "all over."
Photo: Sally & Tom Ishii of Honolulu, Hawaii |
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Family Groups |
Family & friends in town for a wedding.
Photo: Chi-yin Pang
of San Jose, CA |
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Where does the tour start? |
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What's for Lunch? |
Weather permitting, we grab a yummy sack lunch along the way and eat
outdoors picnic style by the waterfall in
Waterfall Garden Park. In case
of liquid sunshine, we dine inside one of Pioneer Square's historic
buildings. |
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Where does the tour end? |
The standard tour ends at Hammering Man (in front of the Seattle Art Museum aka
SAM) @ 1st Ave. & University St. @ about 3:00 PM.
Historic
Pike Place
Market @ 1st Ave. & Pike St. is just two blocks from SAM. Here you can explore on your own. You may sample as-you-go
from the many farmer stalls filled with fresh seasonal fruits and
vegetables nestled among the vendors of fragrant and colorful fresh cut
flowers. Just try to sneak by the aroma of the bakeries. Visit the
original Starbucks, sample the tea-of-the-day at the Perennial Tearoom
or watch the fishmongers at Pike Fish do their flying fish magic!
The walk from the Market to
the tour starting point, Westlake Plaza, is just 4 blocks. From there
you can board the Monorail to Seattle Center and visit the Space Needle,
MoPOP - Museum of Pop Culture, International Fountain and Pacific Science Center among many
other attractions.
Also two blocks away
from SAM is the waterfront. The many waterfront attractions you can easily walk to
there include the Great Wheel, Miners Landing, the Seattle Aquarium,
Argosy Cruises, Ye Olde Curiosity Shop,
Washington State Ferries (to Bainbridge Island and Bremerton) and the Bell Street Pier. |
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How much? |
$20pp, $200 min +
10.1% tax. 30 day invoice or check
at the end of the tour.
Sorry, no credit/debit cards.
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How to Make a Private Group Reservation or Request
Additional Information |
Call (425) 226-7641
or
email
terry.seidler@comcast.net
and leave the seven items of
information listed below. Typically you will receive a
same day or early next day reply.
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Your Name and
Organization Name:
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Your Email Address
and/or Phone Contact:
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Tour Date:
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Start/Ending
Time if different than 10:00am/3:00pm:
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Start/Ending Place if
different than Westlake Plaza/near Pike Place Market:
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Approximate Group
Size:
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Comments and
Questions:
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~
Private BSE Friends group from Mt. Vernon, WA ~
Photo: Teruyo Koshimiya
of Seattle, WA |
~ Giant Mirrors at Garden Walk ~
Corporate
Group
Photo: See
Seattle |
