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Blue Ridge & Smoky Mountains

From $1749

Per person, double occupancy, excludes roundtrip airfare

8 Days
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Blue Ridge Parkway & Smoky Mountains Tour Details

Experience the spectacular natural beauty of the Blue Ridge Parkway on this unforgettable journey from Nashville, the Music City, through the Kentucky Bluegrass Country, Smoky Mountains, to the Appalachian Highlands ending in the Queen City, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Tour Includes

Sightseeing
  • Nashville
  • Louisville
  • Cumberland Gap
  • Pigeon Forge
  • Ashville
  • Grand Smoky Mountains National Park
  • Biltmore Estate
  • Boone
  • Henry River Mill Village
  • Grandfather Mountain
  • Charlotte
Hotel Accommodations
  • 7 Nights
  • Moderate hotels based on twin/double occupancy
Meals
  • 7 Breakfasts and 1 Lunch
Service
  • A professionally trained local tour director who is knowledgeable of the area and will provide you with a wealth of information. Their friendly service will make your trip a memorable experience.
Baggage Handling
  • To and from your hotel room throughout your land tour for one piece of Checked Baggage per person.

Activity Level

Activity Level Active


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Tour information above is for 2023 dates. 2022 tour dates have a different itinerary. Please view the "Itinerary" tab for more information.

Tour Highlights

  • Visit the legendary Music City, Nashville
  • Backstage tour of the famous Grand Ole Opry House
  • Visit the Kentucky Derby Museum
  • Learn about the Cherokee Nation at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian
  • Explore the Biltmore Estate, the largest house in America
  • Travel the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway
  • Experience the beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains

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A worry-free experience for our guests is very important to us. With guest's help and the implementation of a few changes and new protocols such as increased sanitization, responsible social distancing, and enhanced tour director training, you can continue to enjoy peace-of-mind while traveling. For more information on our new safety protocols, please see our Travel Safe Program.

Guests do not need a passport or visa for this tour. Starting October 1, 2021, guests are required to have a REAL ID-compliant identification which includes REAL ID-compliant driver's licenses, US passports, US passport cards, US military IDs, and federally recognized tribal-issues photo IDs.

A full list can be found here: https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification

Before this date, any government-issued ID, including any state driver's license and any federal ID, will suffice.

You will need U.S. dollars.

No, guests will not need to bring adapters or converters as the U.S. use standard 110V plugs.



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