Smokies in a Day Private Tour
Day Hike Tours
1 Day 4+MI / 6.5+KM
Trip Highlights
Experience the very best of Great Smoky Mountains National Park in a single unforgettable day! This all-inclusive adventure begins with hotel pickup in Asheville and a scenic drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway, where you’ll enjoy breakfast with a view and a guided introduction to the park’s rich history and ecology. Explore fascinating cultural landmarks like the Mountain Farm Museum, Mingus Mill, and an old settlers’ cemetery before ascending to the park’s highest point—Clingman’s Dome. From there, we’ll hike through rare Appalachian ecosystems to the sweeping meadows of Andrews Bald and enjoy a gourmet picnic lunch with stunning mountain vistas. We’ll wrap up the day chasing waterfalls in the Deep Creek area near Bryson City, before heading back to Asheville, full of memories from a day well spent in one of America’s most breathtaking national parks.
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Waterfalls
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BIG Appalachian Views
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Hiking & Exploring
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Comprehensive Experience of the Smokies
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Top-shelf Backpack & Trekking Poles
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Amazing Natural & Cultural History
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Tasty Trail Snacks & Picnic Lunch
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Trip Details
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Trip Type
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Trip Length
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Daily Hiking Distance
4+ mi -
Group Size
1-7 Guests
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Is This Trip Right For me?
This day hike will be a long day seeing most of the Smokies. Van touring, a short hike to a grassy along a well maintained trail and then visiting some easy accessed waterfalls make for a full day in the park.
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Trip Dates
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Rates
- 2 people: $340 per person
- 3 people: $280 per person
- 4-5 people: $240 per person
- 6-7 people: $210 per person
- 10 and younger: $150 per person
Private day hike tours are only open to your party.
*Prices do not include gratuity for your guide
What's Included
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Trained hiking guide(s) with years of personal wilderness and hiking experience, medical certifications, and a passion for leading people into breathtaking landscapes. See Guide Bios.
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Transportation for the duration of the tour (pickup and drop off in Asheville, NC)
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A commitment to make the tour as exciting, challenging, informative, and full as you'd like, and as is possible in a day
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Trail snacks and a picnic lunch
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Use of a top of the line, technical day pack
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Use of trekking poles
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Mandatory 5% national park fee that passes through directly to Great Smoky Mountains NP
What's Not Included
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Clothing and personal items -
Water (2 liters capacity)
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Guide gratuity (industry recommendation is 10-20% of trip cost)
Trip Logistics & FAQs
Where Do We Meet?
We will pick you up at your hotel in Asheville, NC. Your guide will be in contact approximately 7 days prior to your hike to coordinate the exact time and location of your rendezvous. This is a full day tour – the pickup time will be around 6:30 AM, and ending times can vary but are often after 6:00 PM.
Safety Precautions
Your safety is our top priority. Our hiking tours are led by professional hiking guides, all of whom are wilderness-certified first responders or EMT’s, each with years of guiding and wilderness experience. Guides adhere to standardized risk management protocols in case of any potential or actual incident, and all tours carry an emergency communication device and comprehensive first-aid kit. Additionally we have a “24/7” system through which guides or guests can reach Wildland support personnel at any time.
If you have any further questions about safety, please contact us at 1-800-715-HIKE (4453) for more information.
Age Restrictions
Age restrictions on this trip are as follows:
- 5 and older to join private tours, with final approval on a case by case basis
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Donna J.
5 years agoFantastic
One would never be Disappointed in booking with Wildland trekking company. If I could use one word to describe our trip it would be fantastic.
Lucy N.
5 years agoExcellent, Knowledgeable Guide
Kyle Nush is a knowledge guide. Called us to introduce himself, and get meal ideas. explained the day at pickup. Taught us about the local plants. Ensured we stayed safe from the large crowds. We were excited to know that Kyle would be our guide on the second trip.
Katherine C.
8 years agoWill definitely hike again.
Really had a great first time hiking experience. This hike is full pack with experiences to offer. We went to different places as mentioned in the itinerary and they were wonderful. Our guide, Dan Reinis, showed great knowledge and expertise with regards to the Smokies, its history, what can be found in the mountains, and gave us some hiking 101, which can be useful for our future hiking trips. He was so considerate with our requests especially with my meal preference and then food were great with lots of snacks. The entire team were also responsive with your questions and they even accommodated me even though i booked close to the trip date. Thank you Dan and the entire Wildland Trekking team, it was a nice reboot for me from the city stress. Forest bathing is really effective. Will definitely hike again.
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