High Points Driving Tour
Recommended by 98% of travelers
Gatlinburg, USA
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Skip the hassle of following a map and focus your attention on the sweeping views with this scenic driving tour through the Great Smoky Mountains. Head to the highest elevations as you traverse the Crest of the Smokies with your driver-guide, learning about the area’s history and ecosystem in the North Carolina side of the national park. Stop at the most dazzling overlooks, including Clingmans Dome—the park's highest point.
- A stress-free way to cover the North Carolina Smoky Mountains peaks
- Learn about the natural history, logging legacy, and Native Americans
- Stop at several panoramic overlooks, including the park’s highest point
- A small-group tour for a relaxed pace and time to ask the guide questions
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Snacks
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Gatlinburg Welcome Center1011 Banner Rd, Gatlinburg, TN 37738, USA
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
1
Newfound Gap Road
1 hour 45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Kuwohi
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
3
Newfound Gap
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Ashley_P
Our guide Wes was superb! He gave us many scientific and historical facts about the Great Smoky Mountains, its peaks, trails, plant life and wildlife! His passion for sharing knowledge of this region was contagious and inspiring. Seeing so many breathtaking views and stopping to take pictures was wonderful from the overlook of Gatlinburg to the Kuwohi Peak(Clingmans Dome). Highly recommend this tour to first time visitors like us.
Reviews
4.9
based on 115 reviews
Joy_J, Nov 2025
Kendil was so knowledgeable and has lived in the area most of her life and hiked all over the area even to the tops of many of the high points we saw on the tour. Told us about the history and the fire. We stood on the state line of Tennessee and North Carolina. Had time to read all the signs and see the place where Rockfellar and FDR dedicated the park in 1934.
The 1.30pm tour on Sunday was not very crowded and had little traffic. It was a beautiful clear fall day and we could see for miles! My only regret was not having an extra hour to hike up Kuwohi, the highest point to view all seven states.
Kendrick even dropped us off in town and gave us recommendations on where to eat for dinner and how to get back to the Visitor center on the FREE Gatlinburg Trolley. It was a wonderful trip!!!
Response from Host, Dec 2025
We are glad you enjoyed your time with Kindel. See you soon.
Robert_A, Oct 2025
Unable to fairly evaluate this tour because it was cancelled due to unforeseen problems with the van's brakes.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Good morning.
We want to provide some clarification for you here.
We have a very strict safety policy and when our vans hit a certain mileage, we send them straight to the shop for inspections. Just to clarify, there was nothing wrong with the brakes, but we take every precaution and safety measure very serious. We are sorry that your trip fell in those mileage policies. We had to offer a different time or day for your tour and unfortunately, that could not align with your availability.
We hope you understand what we had to do to keep our high standard intact. Please consider removing this review or going on a trip at no expense next time you’re here so we can show you our experiences.
Anita_W, Oct 2025
They canceled our tour with a 2 hour notice. Waiting on a refund. Was really looking forward to it. They wanted us to go Sunday but we are leaving that fay.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Apologize for any inconvenience.
As this trip cancellation was out of our control. We attempted every other option to get you on another trip. Thank you for understanding as a small business how this can affect us. If you could consider removing this review as it doesn’t represent the entirety of our company.?
James_S, Oct 2025
We had a great time with our driver Wes.
He was very good and we thoroughly enjoyed the tour. We will tell our friends about Wes and tge High Point Tour
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Thank you for joining us and spending time in your National Park.
Ronda_M, Oct 2025
It was a great tour. The driver was so knowledgeable and on time. The trip itself was great. My only complaint is that I was under the assumption we would be allowed to walk up to clingmans dome, but we were only allowed to be at the bottom not venture up. I get it with the time restraints but had planned for that. Otherwise it was great. Would definitely work with this company again!!!
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Hi
We are glad you enjoyed it. We do offer the hike as another option. Sorry you feel like you missed out. Next time feel free to voice your goals and we are more than happy to try everything we can to make it happen for you.
michelle_O, Sep 2025
Wes was an amazing tour guide!!!! We really enjoyed it very much. We would recommend the tour to everyone.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Thank you for recommending.
Don_C, Sep 2025
Gorgeous scenery, and having a guide to drive us to particularly scenic points was nice so both my husband and I could enjoy the views and not be watching the road. The guide's storytelling of the mountain's history and culture was good; I would have liked even more of that.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Great to hear. We will load on more history and culture interpretation next time you visit us.
wanda_b, Sep 2025
Great way to spend a sunny morning. Scenery was beautiful and learned a lot about the local history. Wes, our guide was knowledgeable and friendly.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
We have had beautiful weather lately and glad you got to enjoy it on your tour.
Jerry_D, Jul 2025
Experienced, friendly and knowledgeable guide(Wes). Van was very clean. Wes was able to answer all of our questions
Response from Host, Aug 2025
Thank you for noticing the cleanliness of the vans. We prioritize that and are grateful you joined.
Ashley_P, Jul 2025
Our guide Wes was superb! He gave us many scientific and historical facts about the Great Smoky Mountains, its peaks, trails, plant life and wildlife! His passion for sharing knowledge of this region was contagious and inspiring. Seeing so many breathtaking views and stopping to take pictures was wonderful from the overlook of Gatlinburg to the Kuwohi Peak(Clingmans Dome). Highly recommend this tour to first time visitors like us.
Response from Host, Aug 2025
We are so grateful you joined us.
Ivy_S, Jul 2025
We had a great tour with Hannah! She was very knowledgeable and accommodating as far as what the group wanted to see! She was super friendly and answered all questions asked by the group.
Response from Host, Aug 2025
We enjoy sharing this park with vistitors (now friends). We look forward to the next visit.
Luis_L, Jul 2025
Hannah was extremely friendly, made us feel comfortable in our adventure. Very knowledgeable about the Smokey Mountains. Very happy with the tour we took
Response from Host, Jul 2025
That’s great to hear
Sining_L, Jun 2025
We had an amazing time on our Great Smoky Mountains tour, and Lydia was a big part of what made it so special. She is knowledgeable, friendly, and full of fascinating information about the area. Her passion really brought the Smokies to life for us. Thank you, Lydia, for a wonderful and memorable experience!
Response from Host, Jun 2025
Thanks for your feedback. Passion our guides have makes the difference for sure. Thank you for noticing.
Cheryl_M, Jun 2025
Absolutely spectacular and beautiful scenery ! Breath taking views -fresh air - and very curvy roads lol
Response from Host, Jun 2025
thank you for joining us.
shbdillard, Apr 2025
Phillip,our tour guide, was extremely knowledgeable about Tennessee's history, in general and the Smokey Mountains, in particular!
Response from Host, Apr 2025
We are so glad you enjoyed the lively history the Smokies has to offer.
Sheila_T, Nov 2024
Philip was a great tour guide. He was very knowledgeable and very easy to visit. He wanted to accommodate all our needs. Would highly recommend.
Response from Host, Nov 2024
Hey. Thank you for the review and acknowledgement of our guides efforts to accommodate your objectives.
rhonda_r, Oct 2024
Such an amazing tour. The route and time spent at different locations along the route were perfect. Time allowed to take pictures was appreciated. Best part was our tour guide, Shannon. She was very informative and engaging.
Response from Host, Nov 2024
Great to hear you enjoyed your time with your guide. what a great day.
Janna_C, Oct 2024
Kendall was great, very informed about the area. She shared personal experiences and was very accommodating.
Response from Host, Nov 2024
Thank you so much for the kind review. We look forward to your return.
Robert_B, Oct 2024
Great tour! We saw parts of the park we wouldn’t have seen otherwise. Guide was extremely knowledgeable and was passionate about the park. Good small group but being in the back of the van it was hard to hear all that was said.
Response from Host, Nov 2024
Hey
Thank you for the review. And, we have microphones for the back row folks now. Thank you for your feedback.
Karrie_B, Oct 2024
What a trip! Views were amazing. Tour guide Wes was exceptional! Very knowledgeable and informative. Highly recommend.
Response from Host, Nov 2024
What a trip....great way to start your review. Lets do it again soon.
Norm_T, Oct 2024
Van provided exactly what we needed. Brian made the process seamless and easy with great communication.
Response from Host, Nov 2024
Hey.
We sure are glad you enjoyed your experience with SMG.
Gretchen_t, Oct 2024
The tour was wonderful and informative. Perfect weather and our guide was mark and he was fantastic.
Response from Host, Nov 2024
Great to hear you enjoyed the adventure and the weather was wonderfull.
Elaine_K, Sep 2024
Tour guide, Shannon, was a great source of information. She shared about her personal achievements completing the Appalachian trail, and gave great facts about the park and the stops we made. They provided snacks and water. (Well appreciated on a hot day.) We had a great time. There's not enough time to hike up the Clingmans Dome but enough time to explore the area and visit the shop. Shannon was very helpful in taking our pictures at every stop. Just wish the tour was longer. Highly recommended.
Mary_W, Aug 2024
Wes White was our tour guide.He was very knowledgeable about the tour and also very personable . We enjoyed experiencing something different that we don’t normally do . My husband and I were the only two on the tour so we had all of his attention .He did a great job.
Jennie_K, Aug 2024
Kindel was an amazing guide. She shared a ton of personal insight into the area, from the different types of plants/flowers we were seeing, to the different peaks and how they were named. My husband and I had an awesome day with her!
Alieshia_M, Aug 2024
Our trip was amazing! Wes was great and full of information. Clingmans Dome was absolutely beautiful!
dilportugal, Aug 2024
Spectacular view,and friendly driver,explain well and gentle human being . Definitely worth watching.
THOMAS_G, Jul 2024
Our Guide was Awesome
She will be our guide for our next family trip for sure
She is well versed , very knowledgeable and absolutely polite & friendly
Response from Host, Jul 2024
Thanks so much for sharing this review
Kurt_W, May 2024
Our tour guide Wes was a bounty of knowledge about the park’s history and answered all of our questions about the entire region. The high points were unforgettable and the photos will provide memories for a lifetime.
Silvester_V, May 2024
Wes gave a terrific historical perspective to the your. And even though it was cloudy, great views! Really enjoyed it.
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