Sights of Smoky Mountains with Lunch Included
Overview
Inclusions
- Includes lunch at a great local restaurant.
- Driver/guide
- Local guide
- Headsets to hear the guide clearly
What to expect
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 107 Park Headquarters Rd, Gatlinburg, TN 37738-4102
We will be spending about 3 hours inside the park in various areas such as Newfound Gap, Elkmont, Metcalf Bottoms, Etc. There are some areas with stops and some areas we just pass through.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum, Us 321, Townsend, TN
We will be visiting the Artistic Bean for after brunch coffee, the Little River Railroad & Lumbar Company museum, and the Apple Valley stores.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Elkmont Ghost Town, Elkmont Road, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN
We will drive through the old vacation resort called Daisy Town, the Ghost Town of Elkmont. We do not stop here but we provide information about the historic area.
Stop At: Foothills Parkway, between Chilhowee Lake and Wears Valley, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN
We will make 2 stops on the parkway for photos over the valley.
Duration: 1 hour
Additional information
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- Child tickets MUST order from the child menu at lunch. No exceptions
- Infant tickets DO NOT include a meal and must share with parents
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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We had an enjoyable tour, seeing and hearing about things we didn't know about this beautiful area. Our tour guide Garret was very knowledgeable and made the tour all that much more interesting.
We had an enjoyable tour, seeing and hearing about things we didn't know about this beautiful area. Our tour guide Garret was very knowledgeable and made the tour all that much more interesting.
The driver was 15-minutes late. He said he had been waiting in line for gas.
Our first stop was for lunch around 10:45 AM at a restaurant out on some highway. It had only been a couple of hours since my husband and I had finished breakfast so he and I sat on the porch waiting another 45-m...
The driver was 15-minutes late. He said he had been waiting in line for gas.
Our first stop was for lunch around 10:45 AM at a restaurant out on some highway. It had only been a couple of hours since my husband and I had finished breakfast so he and I sat on the porch waiting another 45-minutes or so to take the tour.
From the restaurant we were taken to a coffee shop. This took another half-hour for everyone to get off, order a drink, and then return to the van.
Then we left for a tour of an old train depot that wasnt even open on that day so we were only allowed to walk around the grounds and look at what was outside.
Then we went to an old part of town to a shopping area and wasted a lot more time. When we finally got on the tour it consisted of him pointing sites out and telling us a little about them and then informing us it would be worth coming back to visit if we had a vehicle And, most of the time in the van was spent listening to his stories about growing up in those parts. He was a very nice man, but I was interested in learning about the area and seeing sites I might ordinarily miss on my own but that did not happen.
This was the worse tour I had ever been on and it cost 100 for each of the two of us. We both felt like we were taken advantage of.
Absolutely great tour. Fascinating info about the Smokies and people of the Smokies. We want to come back for more tours.
Thanks for the good lunch and great day.
Absolutely great tour. Fascinating info about the Smokies and people of the Smokies. We want to come back for more tours.
Thanks for the good lunch and great day.
Our tour driver is also the owner . This young man Dustin was born and raised here and his family goes back many generations. His knowledge of the area is overwhelming. We would highly recommend this tour of the Smokey Mt area to all who come here to visit.
Our tour driver is also the owner . This young man Dustin was born and raised here and his family goes back many generations. His knowledge of the area is overwhelming. We would highly recommend this tour of the Smokey Mt area to all who come here to visit.We really enjoyed our time on this tour. Only 4 other people so it was a small one. Our driver and guide Garret was great. We enjoyed our time with him and wove in story telling into our trip and shared some nice local stories about all the various parts of the Smokies. Our van was comfy and the ...
We really enjoyed our time on this tour. Only 4 other people so it was a small one. Our driver and guide Garret was great. We enjoyed our time with him and wove in story telling into our trip and shared some nice local stories about all the various parts of the Smokies. Our van was comfy and the other two couples were interesting. Lunch was good at Elvira's. Best wishes to Garret and the Staff at Elvira's.My wife and I spent our honeymoon tent camping in the Smokey Mtns. After 47 years we returned to the scene of the crime. We decided to take the tour to refresh our memory of the area. What a great decision that was. Garrett was our tour guide. Garrett was from the area and knew everything the...
My wife and I spent our honeymoon tent camping in the Smokey Mtns. After 47 years we returned to the scene of the crime. We decided to take the tour to refresh our memory of the area. What a great decision that was. Garrett was our tour guide. Garrett was from the area and knew everything there was to know about the Smokies. The scenery was spectacular and with the knowledge imparted my Garrett the trip came alive. We felt like we were there walking the mountains, farming in the valleys, working in the lumber mills and trying to avoid the revenuers looking for our still. Made several stops along the way. Had lunch at Elvira’s, visited a logging museum, stopped at a craft store that featured only locally made items. Made some comfort stops too, way too much sweet tea for lunch By the way, when that black bear walked across the road that just made our day. You will not regret it, Jim&Celia Hooch on Wheels