Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Orange Cab Co
(
206- 444-0409;
www.orangecab.net
)
STITA Taxi
(
206-246-9999;
www.stitataxi.com
)
Yellow Cab
(
206-622-6500;
www.yellowtaxi.net
)
TOURS
Seattle offers some first-rate city tours undertaken by various means of transportation.
Some tours are neighborhood specific; others cover a particular topic (coffee and beer
tours are popular); many pull together the city's best sights.
er 55; adult/child $23.50/12) Argosy's popular Seattle Harbor Tour is a one-hour nar-
rated tour of Elliott Bay, the waterfront and the Port of Seattle. It departs from Pier 55.
www.undergroundtour.com
; 608 1st Ave; adult/senior/child $17/14/9; departs every
30min 11am-4pm Oct-Mar, to 6pm Apr-Sep) Seattle's famous 'underground' tour, which
takes you through the tunnels and sidewalks hidden beneath the streets of Pioneer
Square, might get a little corny at times, but it delivers the goods on historic Seattle as a
rough and rowdy industrial town. The tour starts at Doc Maynard's Public House, named
after one of the city's founding fathers and quite a character. It is massively popular, es-
pecially in prime tourist season. No reservations are accepted, so try to arrive half an
hour early if you want to be sure you get in.
www.ridetheducksofseattle.com
; 516 Broad St; adult/child $28/17; ) This national tour
franchise uses amphibious trucks to cart you around Seattle's main sights and takes a
dip in Lake Union at the end. Drivers add humor. Good for kids.
Seattle by Foot
( 206- 508-7017;
www.seattlebyfoot.com
; tours $20-25) Offers a fine
quintet of highly rated walking tours, including a coffee crawl, a beer tour and a specific
kids tour.
See Seattle Walking Tours
( 425-226-7641;
www.see-seattle.com
; tours $20;
10am Mon-Sat) See Seattle runs a variety of theme tours, from public-art walks to scav-
enger hunts. While reservations aren't required for the walking tour that starts at the
Westlake Center, they are recommended. A Sunday tour will run if at least six people
have signed up.
Tillicum Village
( 206-933-8600;
www.tillicumvillage.com
;
adult/senior/child $79.95/
72.95/30; Mar-Dec) From Pier 55, take a trip to Blake Island, the birthplace of
Seattle's namesake Chief Sealth. The four-hour trip includes a salmon bake, a native
dance and a movie at an old Duwamish village.
