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Smoky Mountain Elk & Waterfall Jeep Tour

By Scenic Tours and Adventures
10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is $150 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

• Guided safari-style Jeep tour through Great Smoky Mountains National Park
• Scenic Blue Ridge Parkway adventure through 5 historic mountain tunnels
• 20+ mile mountain views from elevations over a mile high
• Panoramic overlooks across Cherokee and deep into the Smokies
• 99% elk sighting success rate on PM Elk Tours
• Explore prime elk and wildlife habitat
• Possible sightings of elk, deer, wild turkey, black bears, and more
• Visit 120-foot Mingo Falls on the Qualla Boundary
• Explore historic Occonaluftee Baptist Church and local legends
• Scenic drive across Soco Gap at 4,340 feet elevation
• Guided by local Cherokee & Appalachian descendant guides
• Authentic Smoky Mountain storytelling and history
• Incredible scenic and wildlife photography opportunities
• Small-group open-air safari Jeep experience

Activity location

  • Maggie Valley
    • Maggie Valley, North Carolina, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • 2961 Soco Rd
    • 2961 Soco Road
    • 28751, Maggie Valley, North Carolina, United States

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Smoky Mountain Elk & Waterfall Jeep Tour

  • Earn $4.50
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 5:00PM
Price details
$149.99 x 1 Adult$149.99
Total
Price is $149.99
Until Sun, Jun 28

What's included, what's not

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    Scenic Blue Ridge Parkway drive
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    Multiple photography opportunities throughout the adventure
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    Visit to breathtaking 120-foot Mingo Falls
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    Panoramic mountain views and scenic overlooks
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    Local Cherokee & Appalachian descendant guides
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    Additional lodging or transportation outside the guided Jeep tour experience
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Scenic exploration of Cherokee, North Carolina
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Exploration of prime elk and wildlife habitat
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided safari-style Jeep tour through Great Smoky Mountains National Park
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Authentic Smoky Mountain history, heritage, culture, and storytelling
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Wildlife viewing opportunities throughout the tour
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Scenic drive across Soco Gap at 4,340 feet elevation
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Travel through 5 historic mountain tunnels
  • What's includedWhat's included
    99% elk sighting success rate on PM Elk Tours
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Visit to historic Oconaluftee Baptist Church
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    Small-group immersive experience
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Gratuities
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    Bottled water
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    Hotel pickup or drop-off
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    Rain gear or cold-weather clothing
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    Child safety seats unless arranged in advance
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Guaranteed wildlife sightings during the tour

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Maggie Valley

  • 30m
Departure – Maggie Valley, NC Begin your adventure in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, before climbing nearly 3 miles to the top of the mountain toward the Blue Ridge Parkway. Blue Ridge Parkway Scenic Drive

Blue Ridge Parkway

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Blue Ridge Parkway Scenic Drive Travel 14 scenic miles along the breathtaking Blue Ridge Parkway while enjoying panoramic mountain views from mile-high elevations. Along the route, guests pass through 5 historic mountain tunnels on the descent toward Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

  • 1h
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Enter Great Smoky Mountains National Park and explore peaceful mountain valleys, rivers, forests, scenic overlooks, and prime elk and wildlife habitat throughout the Oconaluftee region. Elk & Wildlife Viewing Search for wild elk and other native Smoky Mountain wildlife including deer, wild turkey, black bears, and more in one of the best wildlife viewing areas in the Smokies. Oconaluftee Baptist Church Visit the historic Oconaluftee Baptist Church, one of the oldest churches in the Smoky Mountains, known for its Appalachian history, peaceful mountain setting, and local haunted legends. Mingo Falls Experience breathtaking Mingo Falls, a stunning 120-foot waterfall located on the Qualla Boundary (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Reservation), and one of the hidden natural gems near Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Cherokee Indian Reservation

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Cherokee, North Carolina Explore the picturesque mountain village of Cherokee, NC, rich in Cherokee heritage, Appalachian culture, mountain history, and Smoky Mountain charm. Soco Gap Scenic Return Cross scenic Soco Gap at 4,340 feet elevation while enjoying sweeping mountain views on the return journey back to Maggie Valley.

Location

Activity location

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    Maggie Valley
    • Maggie Valley, North Carolina, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    2961 Soco Rd
    • 2961 Soco Road
    • 28751, Maggie Valley, North Carolina, United States

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