Cades Cove Sightseeing Bus Tour from Pigeon Forge
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Sevierville, USA
- 4 to 5 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Heavy traffic can take away from the fun of driving the 11-mile (17.7 kilometer) Cades Cove loop. This guided bus tour offers a low-stress alternative to taking your own car, plus provides the benefit of guided commentary so you get more out of the trip than just a chance to admire mountain scenery.
- Cades Cove guided tour from Pigeon Forge
- Learn about the area’s history and wildlife from a guide
- Joining a bus tour lets you avoid driving in heavy traffic
- Trip from Pigeon Forge to Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains
What's Included
- Driver/guide
- Headsets to hear the guide clearly
- Live commentary on board
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 220 Apple Valley Rd, Sevierville, TN 37862, USA
Meet the tour vehicle in front of the restrooms which are located in front of the Creamery. It's a large paved parking lot. You should see a winery and Christmas store nearby. Your guide will be waiting inside the tour vehicle. Go meet your guide to check in.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Operating hours.8:00 am
Itinerary
1
Cades Cove
Admission Ticket Free
Wears Valley Village (Pass By)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 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
Explorer64026948698
Great tour. Matt is a great guide. Very knowledgeable & friendly. He grew up in the area so knew a lot of history. Very patient with our group of 12!
Reviews
4.6
based on 55 reviews
Lawrence_k, Aug 2025
Nice drive thru Smokey Mountains.
Very relaxing way to tour the area we saw deer turkeys and a bear.
Perry_F, May 2025
Our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. We had a very good time. The bus was comfortable and nice.
Donna_H, Aug 2024
Good tour guide with great advice . Enjoy the trip but wish we would have seen a bear. We will be back to try to see a bear
Karen_M, Jun 2021
We really enjoyed this tour experience. We had a very knowledgeable driver. Friendly staff. Very fun trip with a relaxed itinerary. Well worth going on.
Kathy_R, Jun 2021
I had a great driver and guide. Very knowledgeable about the area and the history of Cades Cove. Willing to either spend time at the right stops if we needed or requested it. I would definitely recommend this to everyone.
DeVonne_G, Jun 2021
Seeing the black bears. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and explained everything answered all questions.
Response from Host, Jun 2021
Thank you for your feedback 😊
Pamela_T, May 2021
It was a very enjoyable tour. Terry was an awesome guide. Most memorable was being able to get pics of mother bear and her three cubs!
WILLIAM_B, May 2021
Terry was very knowledgeable about the cove. Very interesting and very congenial. Group was small enough that you were able to hear her description.
dick_w, May 2021
Overall great experience .knowledgeable guide! Comfortable bus! Beautiful place that represents life in the park as it was
Response from Host, May 2021
Awesome!! We love to see the bears out roaming around in their natural habitat. Thanks for coming on tour with us, we hope to see you again soon! :)
Donna_N, Apr 2021
Guide was amazing...fun, informative, interesting facts! We told her we wanted to see bears and she pulled out all the stops! We saw 2!! Terry was also a wealth of recommendations on area restaurants and attractions which was helpful.
My only recommendation is that we were not told and could not find info about lunch needs. Take a lunch or hearty snacks.
Mary_S, Nov 2019
We took the 5 hour Cades Cove with Matt. He was the greatest! It was nice to have a guide who is a hometown guy and knows the history and sometimes secret stories of the Cove. Very interesting and entertaining at the same time. Hats off to Matt. Thank you Viator. You have never let us down.
nancyk639, Oct 2019
Matt was amazing with his tour very enjoyable very knowledgeable about Cades Cove enjoyed when we hit the trinity church we saw a momma bear and 2baby cubs in the field pass Matt played the piano and sang a hymn to us which was very fun .the only thing I regret not buying corn meal at the mill highly recommended this tour it was great thanks Matt
Wanda_W, Aug 2019
Our tour guide was Matt. He was outstanding. He was witty as well as knowledgeable. We learned all about the history of Cade's Cove and surrounding area. Highly recommended this tour.
Explorer64026948698, Jul 2019
Great tour. Matt is a great guide. Very knowledgeable & friendly. He grew up in the area so knew a lot of history. Very patient with our group of 12!
Scenic49302989599, Apr 2019
Great tour had alot fun are guide was great she was alot of fun and had alot of info about cape cove
Judith M, Jun 2018
This was a wonderful tour! Pam was a wonderful tour guide, showing us the wonderful sights of Cade's Cove, and engaging us with stories of the history and culture of the area. Despite a good deal of rain, it didn't detract from the sights or enjoyment. We were delighted that even though we and our friends one couple were the only people on the tour, they did not cancel, and we were never rushed. As a bonus, we saw bears in four!!! different spots, including a mother and 2 cubs that were pretty close to the road. Don't miss this tour.
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