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Where We Cruise

Signature Trips

From downtown Portland's bridges to the cliffs of the Columbia River Gorge, every trip is private, captained, and tailored to your party and your pace.

Portland Bridges & Waterfront

Portland Bridges & Waterfront

Glide beneath Portland's iconic bridges - Steel, Burnside, Hawthorne, and Tilikum Crossing - while the skyline glows around you. The classic city cruise, unforgettable at sunset.

  • Downtown skyline
  • Historic bridges
  • Sunset departures
Downriver to the Confluence

Downriver to the Confluence

Follow the Willamette north past working harbors and wildlife refuges to the point where it meets the mighty Columbia. Wide water, big sky, and a real sense of the river's scale.

  • Two rivers meet
  • Wildlife watching
  • Open water cruising
Hayden Island & Up to Camas

Hayden Island & Up to Camas

Cruise the Columbia past Hayden Island's marinas and houseboat communities, then east along the Washington shore to Camas. A relaxed day on the big river.

  • Hayden Island
  • Columbia shoreline
  • Camas turnaround
Up the Gorge

Up the Gorge

Our flagship run: east into the Columbia River Gorge, where basalt cliffs and waterfalls rise straight from the water. The most spectacular cruising in the Pacific Northwest.

  • Gorge cliffs
  • Waterfalls
  • Pacific Northwest

Every trip is quoted privately by a charter specialist

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