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Portland Walking Tours

Portland, OR 97204
503-774-4522
Ranked #4 of 44 tours in Portland
4.5 of 5 stars 453 Reviews
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Owner description: Portland Walking Tours’ fun and award-winning events explore the excitement, history, food, architecture, neighborhoods, bridges, parks, fountains,... more » Owner description: Portland Walking Tours’ fun and award-winning events explore the excitement, history, food, architecture, neighborhoods, bridges, parks, fountains, artwork, and just plain weird places in Portland Oregon. Tours include the award-winning “Best of Portland,” showcasing what makes Portland such a fabulous place to live and visit (daily, 10 AM and 2 PM); our scandalous “Underground Portland,” aka "the worst of Portland," revealing both the physical and metaphorical subterranean story of Portland's sordid past; the eerie “Beyond Bizarre”, a hands-on exploration of Portland's paranormal, using real ghost-hunting equipment as seen on shows like "Ghost Adventurer" (TM) and "Paranormal State" (TM); our delicious “Epicurean Excursion” walking tour, a tasty immersion into Portland's amazing culinary "slow food" scene; and our indulgent “Chocolate Decadence Tour," exploring and sampling chocolate in its many solid and liquid forms, from bean to bar and everything in between. « less
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW
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Chris was our guide for the Epicurean Tour and took us to some great spots to sample some of his favorite places around downtown Portland. Chris is a Boston native, but had some great stories and insights into the city. He was very entertaining as well. We sampled chocolate, Liege waffles, soup, coffee, pizza, breads, ice cream, and olive olive... More

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Kingston
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW
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person found this review helpful

Excellent tour. Great stops at a good variety of locations and incredible samplings. I was in a walking cast and still managed to keep up with the rest of the group. Despite the Portland rain it was well worth it! Our guide was wonderful and full of great information.

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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

The booking of the tour, the scheduling, and the confirmation was all very easy and professionally handled. The tour itself was below average. Our tour guide needed to stick to the subject, stop with the antics and the acting, less about himself, and his activities in theatre, vs the actual information of the tour. the way he presented the material,... More

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Gary Corbin, Manager at Portland Walking Tours, responded to this review
28 May 2012

Thank you for your candid feedback. We're sorry you had a less than stellar tour. While we never ask our tour guides to memorize or stick to a script on our tours, it sounds like you had an experience with a guide who may have taken a few too many detours from the core themes and messages of our intended... More

Rhode Island
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW via mobile

I just finished the tour and I am quite full. I had been to Portland several times but was always overwhelmed by the many food cart choices. This new tour offers an extensive sampling of good foods from about 8-10 carts located at 3 different pods throughout downtown. There are over 400 carts in Portland. Some examples included German brats,... More

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California
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26 reviews 26 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

Bob guided our group to several "pods" where we sampled from 8 diverse ethnic food trucks. He told us a little history of the food truck phenomenon. The vendors/chefs were friendly and accommodating. The standout fare was from the Euro Trash truck. We were given a generous sampling of fishy chips (fried Spanish anchovies). They were moist on the inside... More

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Gary Corbin, Manager at Portland Walking Tours, responded to this review
28 May 2012

We're glad that you loved "Flavor Street," our new food cart tour. We agree, it's a delicious exploration of the city's up and coming culinary treats. Thank you also for the specifics on which food samples you loved the most. That's very helpful feedback as it enables us to continue to fine-tune the tour. We do want to point out... More

Portland, Oregon
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012

We live in a Portland suburb and received the Epicurean Experience as a gift. With Brad as our guide and two other couples, we discovered how cool Portland can be. We sampled drinking chocolate, specialty olive oils and balsamic vinigars, pastries, deli treats, microbrews and pizza created with local flavors amongst other snacks. We learned a great deal about the... More

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Jacksonville, Florida
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84 reviews 84 reviews
Reviews in 47 cities Reviews in 47 cities
38 helpful votes 38 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

When in town for only a few days, join this tour if you want to become familiar with the history of Portland in a short period of time.The group of around 30 met in front of the Old Town Pizza. Since the tour group is limited to 20 participants, we split up into 2-groups and Patrick was our chosen guide.... More

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Gary Corbin, Manager at Portland Walking Tours, responded to this review
17 May 2012

Dear MrEdnWilbur, Thank you so much for your fabulous feedback! I would just like to clarify that, since there are multiple "Old Town Pizza" locations in Portland, that this tour departs from the one on 226 NW Davis St, at the old Merchants Hotel building. I would also point out that the tour is designed to take two hours, but... More

Watsonville, California
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

We thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Our guide (forget his name, but from Boston) was excellent. He was funny, engaging and full of interesting information about the places we visited. We felt like we really got our monies worth and certainly came away satisfied with all the offerings we sampled. It was fun to get some behind the scenes moments in... More

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Goode, Virginia, United States
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3 reviews 3 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012

Really great guide (Brooke) who had lots of information about history, architecture, and the 'Portland' way of doing things! For first time visitors, this is definitly the best way to start your visit.

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Aptos, California, United States
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012

Our tour guide was knowledgeable and friendly. He shared some of his favorite tidbits and got us to interact with each other by asking us questions. We learned a great deal about the city. Especially enjoyed the emphasis on alternative transportation, like skateboard and bike lanes that really stand out.

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