Best of the Smokies: Full-Day Private Guided Adventure
Description
Spend a full day exploring the Smokies your way. Best of the Smokies: Full-Day Private Guided Adventure is customized around your group’s interests, pace, and sense of adventure, making it one of the most flexible ways to experience Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Your day may include waterfalls, mountain views, historic sites, scenic drives, quiet trails, wildflowers, wildlife stories, old-growth forest, or a custom mix of the park’s best experiences. Because this is a private tour, your guide can adapt the day to your group and help you make the most of your time in the Smokies. Transportation and lunches are included. Best for: Private groups, families, couples, photographers, first-time visitors, mixed-interest groups, and guests who want a full-day custom Smoky Mountain experience. Duration: 7-8 Hours | Difficulty: Your Choice | Ages: Your Choice Meeting Location: Sugarlands Visitors Center or Pick-up from Downtown Gatlinburg Location
Tour Options
Itinerary
This tour takes place inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Where we go, what we see varies depending on what you would like to get from the tour.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
If picking you up from your hotel, we will meet you in the lobby.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please note that we may need to pivot due to road closures or events outside of our control. We require a minimum of 2 people to operate this tour. We operate rain or shine.
Reviews(16)
Samantha was wonderful. We did a custom firefly migration tour. I think I drove her crazy with questions and changes. She was very gracious throughout. We had a fabulous time. The fireflies put on a great show too. Thank you!!😊
Thank you so much Lisa! Glad you all had a great time!
Our guide was China. She was fantastic with our young kids. Very engaging and educational. Enjoyed our day immensely
Thank you so much! We appreciate the great review and hope to see you again in the future!
Excellent guide and experience
Thank you! Glad you had a good time!
We booked a private guide for our first look at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Mike was our guide and he did a great job. His knowledge of the park and wildlife really added to our experience. Having him drive us around and share information about the area and the people was great. We viewed and hiked several areas including Cades Cove, Middle Prong Trail and Abrams Falls. Overall we hiked 6 miles that day which was perfect for us. We saw and learned about things that most people don’t because of our guide. I really wanted to see a bear and Mike promised we would and we saw 6!! Highly recommend this company. Get out on the trails!!
Thank you so much for the fantastic review! We really appreciate is and are so glad you had fun with Mike!
Such a reasonable price for such a cool walk along the river in the Great Smoky Mountains. Our guide, Mike, was extremely knowledgeable about plants, survival tips and history of the area. He took lots of group photos of us ladies. He told us tons of funny stories and took us to Huskey Waterfall, which I’d never been to. It was a great day in the woods! I’d recommend A Walk in the Woods guides, especially Mike, to anyone that is visiting the Gatlinburg, TN area!!
What a great review! Thank you so much. We hope to see you again. Be sure to request Mike if you want him next time!
A Walk in the Woods customized our tour to suit our needs. Our guide Kels was highly experienced, knowledgeable, and took the time to explain how the Smokey Mountains came to be and even offered other local attractions to visit once our tour ended. I am looking forward in booking more hikes and retreats with A Walk in the Woods
Thank you so much for the fantastic review! We look forward to hosting you again in the future!
Our family had an extraordinary trip with A Walk in the Woods! Our Spring Break glamping experience started a “little” more chilly than expected, with snow and temperatures in the 20s. However, our guide, Mike, and the rest of the team from A Walk in the Woods, China and Andy, managed to make sure we had a great time. Even one of the owners, Vesna, showed up when the temperatures were still freezing to make sure we could take a hot shower and have a warm dinner. We are impressed by the amount of attention to detail and individualized planning when it was time to decide hikes and lunches. We are very happy with our four days that we spent out there in the mountains, connecting with nature, singing around the fire pit, and Mike being “bossed” around by our 5-year old ☺️. This is our second experience with them, although it was our first one glamping. We will definitely be back soon. Again, thank you for everything!
Thank you, thank you!!! We so appreciate you all and look forward to seeing you again!!
Sam our guide was fantastic. Very knowledgeable and gave an awesome tour. Patricia who our reservation did a great job of fitting us in at short notice. Would definitely recommend this tour company.
Thank you so much! Patricia here. So glad we could make it work. We look forward to seeing you again in the future.
We had a wonderful day! Mike was extremely knowledgeable about the history and made our day a great experience! We highly recommend using this company!
Thank you so much for the great review! Mike had a lot of fun as well!
Went on a walk in the woods river snorkeling tour. Kels was our tour guide. Very informative and very helpful. She took great care of our very large group of 3 families and did a wonderful job. She made sure everyone was safe, learned a good amount, and had fun. Great job!
Thank you so much for the great review! We really appreciate it!
