Portland Sunrise Aerial Tram and Coffee Tour

The early tour guest gets the spectacular views. We’ll pick you up in central downtown Portland, and swing by one of our favorite coffee roasters for a chance to pick up coffee (or tea). At OHSU, we’ll walk with you to the Aerial Tram. We’ll ride up this feat of Italian engineering up to the top as the early sun reveals the city’s glowing colors. Once there, depending on sunrise timing and weather, we'll watch the sun crest the horizon, or check out the city views in the early morning light.
After we ride back to the bottom, we'll tell you the story of the bridge and its quixotic lights, and orient you to the city whose east-west divider lies before us.

The Aerial Tram was built in 2006 to connect the main campus of Oregon Health Sciences University with the new neighborhood of the South Waterfront. We will be joining students and medical staff on their daily tram ride!

Not included:

• Gratuities for your early morning guides

What to expect:

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Barista

539 NW 13th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA

We will stop in to a coffee shop (most days), with the opportunity to pick up Portland's best hazelnut latte

20 minutes

South Waterfront Lower Tram Terminal

3303 S Bond Ave, Portland, OR 97239, USA

From the top to the bottom, the Aerial Tram is a quick ride; we'll take our time at the top and then descend down together to the Lower Tram Terminal. Here, we'll learn more about why the tram was installed at OHSU, and what it means to the city and its visitors.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Oregon Health & Science University

3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, 97239-3079, Oregon

OHSU is Portland's biggest employer and an architectural marvel, perched as it is on top of a tall, narrow peak of the Tualatin mountains. Thanks to its dedication to patient well-being, the teaching hospital and research facility is packed with art, some of which we'll experience before boarding the tram.

30 minutes

South Waterfront Park

1814-1816 SW River Pkw, Portland, Oregon

We'll pass through the South Waterfront neighborhood (where we will pick up doughnuts!)

20 minutes

Tilikum Crossing

Crosses the Willamette River, Portland, 97201, Oregon

We'll introduce you our favorite bridge, the Tilikum; and learn why it came to be here, and what makes it so special (and, at its launch, controversial).

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