La visite "classique" du parc national
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Ce voyage commence lorsque nous venons vous chercher à notre emplacement à Gatlinburg, TN. Nous voyageons dans des fourgonnettes confortables et écologiques jusqu'à notre premier arrêt dans les vestiges d'une station balnéaire disparue depuis plus de 100 ans. Nous découvrirons l'histoire de l'exploitation forestière dans les Smokies, la vie des premiers pionniers des Appalaches et la fondation du parc national. De là, nous remonterons les montagnes sur l'une des routes les plus pittoresques du sud-est. En chemin, nous nous arrêterons à des points de vue panoramiques pour des photos, des questions et une interprétation de la région. Enfin, nous arrivons à Newfound Gap et à la frontière de 5 000 pieds de haut entre le Tennessee et la Caroline du Nord. Ici, nous en apprendrons davantage sur le sentier des Appalaches, long de 2 200 milles, et sur le site où le président Franklin Roosevelt a donné l'inauguration du parc en 1940.
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Nous aurons l'occasion de sortir et d'explorer l'une des rivières les plus puissantes du parc national des Great Smoky Mountains en découvrant l'histoire de la fondation du parc et la façon dont les vies des bûcherons, des travailleurs de la CCC, des agriculteurs pionniers et des premiers visiteurs récréatifs des montagnes se sont croisées.
Newfound Gap Road est l'une des routes les plus pittoresques du sud-est. Nous ferons le trajet de 21 km en voiture hors de la vallée de Sugarlands tout en découvrant les habitants, les plantes, les animaux et l'histoire des Great Smoky Mountains. En chemin, nous nous arrêterons à plusieurs points de vue panoramiques pour prendre des photos des montagnes imposantes et des vallées sombres et ombragées.
Profondément dans les montagnes à une hauteur de plus de 5 000 pieds, nous nous tiendrons sur la ligne d'état tout en regardant la vallée de Sugarland au nord et la vallée d'Oconaluftee au sud. Le célèbre sentier des Appalaches, long de 2 200 milles, passe par ce point à côté de la scène en pierre où le président Franklin Roosevelt a donné l'inauguration du parc national des Great Smoky Mountain.
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- Convient à toutes les conditions physiques
Avis(322)
Great experience mostly enjoy out driver /guide-Former Police Chief Adams He showed us the Smokies as a life long resident with an incredible amount of stories and details
We took the Smokey Mountain tour today and it was exceptional! Our tour guide Rick was the best. He was friendly, extremely knowledgeable about the park and its history and fun and entertaining! I would highly recommend both!
That is great to hear that you enjoyed your time in the national park with Rick. Can’t wait to have you back.
We had an absolutely fantastic Smoky Mountains tour with our guide, Kindel. Her knowledge of the Smokies was incredible, and her genuine enthusiasm for the area made the whole experience so enjoyable. We learned so much about the mountains, wildlife, history and local area along the way. The vehicle was spotlessly clean, comfortable and perfect for exploring the mountains. Kindel was friendly, engaging and happy to answer all of our questions. This was genuinely one of the highlights of our entire Tennessee trip and we would highly recommend the tour — especially with Kindel as your guide!
Rick was our tour guide and he did a great job. He was not only knowledgeable but accommodating and had a great personality. He is from the area and had some interesting history. I highly recommend this tour.
We are so glad you enjoyed this experience with Rick
Wes was an informative and funny tour guide. He was so good at interacting with every single person by name all through the trip. His love of nature is so evident based on his enthusiasm for what he does. Thanks for a great tour, Wes!
Names. They are important. We sure appreciate you noticing the little things Wes strives for.
We had an excellent time on this excursion. Rick, our driver was very knowledgeable and courteous. We learned a lot about the National Park, especially its history and development. We highly recommend this experience!
Rick rocks. Happy you enjoyed.
Our Tour Guide was “Wes”. He did a great job!! He was very knowledgeable about the park, accommodated the children, amazingly remembered all of our names (we were a group of 9), and was so very helpful, etc. We would highly recommend booking this tour!
We love this. Thank you so much for sharing.
Wes was great! Very patient with grandsons’ questions and interruptions. Knowledgeable about flora and fauna, history. Something for everyone in our 3 generation group. Well-paced. Everyone enjoyed this introduction to the Smokies.
Good stuff. We love the multi generation groups. Come back and see us soon.
Mark our guide was great. Very knowledgeable and pleasant.
We are so happy you enjoyed your tour and learned a lot along the way. Thank you for touring with us.
We really enjoyed this tour and guide. Because we are not from the area and first time seeing the smoky mountains, we selected this tour with a guide and are very pleased. Jay/tour guide was exceptional. He texted a day before with meet point details and his number. Lucky for us, we got to enjoy the tour with only Jay. Jay was very professional, courteous, kind, knowledgeable, and witty. He took us to many sites that we would not have known to see and educated us on the history of some events. Well worth taking and experiencing.
Thank you so much for touring with us. Jay gives a fun tour! So glad you enjoyed it.
