Best of the Smokies: Full-Day Private Guided Adventure
Overview
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
What's Included
- Lunch Lunches are deli style sandwiches, chip and cookies. Please bring your own water. We will reach out for lunch order.
- Snacks Snacks could consist of trail mix, peanut butter crackers and fruit snacks. Please let us know if you have a nut allergy.
- Private transportation
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- In-person guide is also the driver
- Gratuities
- Parking Fees
Meeting and Pickup
1420 Fighting Creek Gap Road
Gatlinburg, TN 37738, USA
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
What To Expect
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Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- 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.
Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Shore Excursions customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EST).
- This tour 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.
- Lunch. Lunches are deli style sandwiches, chip and cookies. Please bring your own water. We will reach out for lunch order.
- Snacks. Snacks could consist of trail mix, peanut butter crackers and fruit snacks. Please let us know if you have a nut allergy.
- Private transportation.
- Air-conditioned vehicle.
- In-person guide is also the driver.
- Gratuities.
- Parking Fees.
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Best of the Smokies: Full-Day Private Guided Adventure is as follows:
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Best of the Smokies: Full-Day Private Guided Adventure will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Shore Excursions. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- LunchLunches are deli style sandwiches, chip and cookies. Please bring your own water. We will reach out for lunch order.
- SnacksSnacks could consist of trail mix, peanut butter crackers and fruit snacks. Please let us know if you have a nut allergy.
- Private transportation
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- In-person guide is also the driver
- Gratuities
- Parking Fees
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- 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.
