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MEET YOUR GUIDE

At Tours Northwest, we hire unique guides with diverse interests and backgrounds. Their expertise in Seattle culture, arts, and history enables them to craft one-of-a-kind tour experiences with insights you’re unlikely to learn anywhere else.

Get to know your guide a little bit more by checking out the list below!

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Gary

  • Washington State Resident for over 20 Years Total
  • Avid Roller Coaster and Theme Park Fan
  • Fan of Seattle Sports (Mariners, Kraken, Sounders, Seahawks, etc…)
  • Attending Bellevue College for Digital Media Arts
  • Favorite Seattle Restaurant: Queen Anne Beerhall
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Amalia

  • Lifelong Seattleite
  • Hobbies: Hiking/back-
    packing, gardening, cooking
    Favorite
  • Local Coffee: Herkimer Coffee, Cafe Umbria
  • Favorite Washington destination: Olympic National Park
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Jeff

  • A commercial artist for 45 years; a tour guide for 8!
  • Love Seattle’s culture of music, theater, sports & food
  • Favorite hikes: Mt Baker, Mt Rainier & WA coast
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Bryan

  • Seattleite since 1975
  • Local guide since 2008
  • Hobby Photography
  • Favorite restaurant: lvar’s
  • Favorite local destination: Mt. Rainier National Park
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John

  • Seattle native with previous moves to Dallas & San Diego – I always came back!
  • Rode in a fully restored Boeing B-17H from WWII
  • Fave Seattle places…Fremont, Ballard & Madison Park neighborhoods
  • Tour guide with 3 daughters – pray for me!
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Rich

  • 4th Generatlon Seattle Resident
  • 2 Daughters
  • Hobbies: Music – Choral and
    String/Fender Bass
  • Married my Prom Date – Best –
    decision EVER!
  • Passion – Smoking Brisket – Let’s Talk
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Steve

  • Calling the PNW Home for over 20 years
  • Hobbies include Motorcycling, Sailing and Music
  • Favorite local getaway: The Olympic Peninsula
  • Favorite place to grab a bite: Chinooks @ Fisherman’s Terminal
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Mark

  • Washingtonian since 2015
  • Local guide since 2017
  • Favorite Local Destination: Olympic National Park
  • Favorite Local Brewery: Urban Family
  • Ideal Weekend: Road tripping, hiking and van camping with my wife and dog
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Ron

  • Love: cycling, hiking, kayaking, camping —where’s my tent and paddle!
  • Helped revitalize downtown Seattle: selling Writing Instruments and Fine Letter Papers
  • Local for 40 years and 4 kids
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Avery

  • Brewed in the Midwest
  • Aged in the South
  • Seasoned in NYC
  • Shipped to the PNW
Interested in Becoming a Guide?

Checkout our Join Our Team page to find out more and submit a resume.