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Appalachia Self-Guided Tour Bundle

Virginia, USA
  • 6 days (approx.)
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

    What's Included

    • Hours of audio narration with stories, travel tips and music
    • Audio narration that plays automatically as you drive
    • Turn-by-turn directions using GPS
    • Freedom to explore at your own pace
    • Tour highlights with activity and restaurant recommendations
    • Offline map (no wifi or data needed)
    • Tours NEVER expire
    • Take the tour when you want
    • Tour Start is Customizable
    • Tour Guide
    • Luray Caverns - $35 per adult
    • Chimney Rock - $ 17 for adults
    • Explore Park - $3
    • Cradle of Forestry - $6 per adult
    • Sliding Rock - $5 per person

    Meeting and Pickup

    Meeting point

    • Front Royal, VA 22630, USA

      To drive from Strasburg to Front Royal, take I-81 N, exit onto I-66 E, then take Exit 6 and turn right onto US-340 S/US-522 S to reach Front Royal.

    End point

    • Great Smoky Mountains, United States

      End the whole bundle experience in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

    Operating hours

    • 04/26/2024 - 05/01/2027

      Monday - Sunday : 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM

    Itinerary

    Day 1

    Shenandoah National Park

    23 Stops

    1

    Shenandoah Valley Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    2

    Dickey Ridge Visitor Center

    20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    3

    Signal Knob Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    4

    Compton Peak Trailhead

    2 hours Admission Ticket Free

    5

    Elkwallow Wayside

    10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    6

    Luray Caverns

    2 hours Admission Ticket Not Included

    7

    Hazel Mountain Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    8

    Jewell Hollow Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    9

    Stony Man Mountain Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    10

    Skyland Upper Loop

    1 hour Admission Ticket Free

    11

    Limberlost Trail

    1 hour 30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    12

    Crescent Rock Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    13

    Hawksbill Summit Via Upper Hawksbill Trailhead

    1 hour 30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    14

    Dark Hollow Falls

    1 hour 30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    15

    The Point Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    16

    The Oaks Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    17

    South River Picnic Area

    1 hour Admission Ticket Free

    18

    Rockytop Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    19

    Loft Mountain Wayside

    10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    20

    Blackrock Summit

    45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    21

    Horsehead Mountain Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    22

    Turk Mountain Trailhead

    2 hours Admission Ticket Free

    23

    Sawmill Run Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    Accommodation: Not included

    Meals: Not included

    Day 2

    Blue Ridge Parkway - Virginia

    25 Stops

    1

    Explore Park

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included

    2

    The Quarry Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    3

    The Great Valley Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    4

    Montvale Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    5

    Pine Tree Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    6

    Porter Mountain View

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    7

    Peaks of Otter Visitor Center

    45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    8

    Peaks of Otter Lodge

    1 hour Admission Ticket Free

    9

    Apple Orchard Falls Trailhead

    1 hour Admission Ticket Free

    10

    Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    11

    Thunder Ridge Overlook

    10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    12

    James River Visitor Center

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    13

    Otter Lake Waterfalls

    45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    14

    Indian Gap Rocks

    10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    15

    Buena Vista

    45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    16

    Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included

    17

    Irish Creek Valley Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    18

    Yankee Horse Ridge Trailhead to Wigwam Falls

    20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    19

    Whetstone Ridge Visitor Center

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    20

    Big Spy Mountain Overlook

    10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    21

    20-Minute Cliff Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    22

    Sherando Lake

    1 hour Admission Ticket Free

    23

    Raven's Roost Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    24

    Blue Ridge Parkway - Humpback Rocks Visitor Center

    20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    25

    Afton Overlook. Start of Blue Ridge Parkway

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    Accommodation: Not included

    Meals: Not included

    Day 3

    Blue Ridge Parkway - Asheville

    27 Stops

    1

    Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center

    25 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    2

    The Folk Art Center (Southern Highland Craft Guild)

    15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    3

    Tanbark Ridge Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    4

    Lane Pinnacle Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    5

    Blue Ridge Parkway - Craggy Gardens Visitor Center

    25 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    6

    Mount Mitchell State Park

    1 hour 30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    7

    Green Knob Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    8

    Laurel Knob Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    9

    Black Mountains Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    10

    Crabtree Falls Picnic Area

    20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    11

    Crabtree Falls

    2 hours Admission Ticket Free

    12

    Little Switzerland

    1 hour Admission Ticket Free

    13

    Museum of North Carolina Minerals

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    14

    The Orchard At Altapass

    35 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    15

    North Cove Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    16

    Heffner Gap Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    17

    Bear Den Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included

    18

    Linville Caverns

    45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    19

    Linville Falls - Trail and Waterfall

    20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    20

    Lost Cove Cliffs Overlook

    2 hours Admission Ticket Free

    21

    Flat Rock Trail

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    Grandfather Mountain (Pass By)

    Linn Cove Viaduct (Pass By)

    22

    Rough Ridge Lookout

    1 hour Admission Ticket Free

    Price Lake (Pass By)

    23

    Moses H. Cone Memorial Park

    45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    Blowing Rock (Pass By)

    Accommodation: Not included

    Meals: Not included

    Day 4

    Blue Ridge Parkway - South

    23 Stops

    1

    The North Carolina Arboretum

    1 hour Admission Ticket Free

    2

    Bad Fork Valley Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    3

    Beaver Dam Gap Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    4

    Mt. Pisgah Trailhead

    2 hours Admission Ticket Free

    5

    Pisgah Inn

    15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    6

    Fryingpan Mountain Lookout Tower

    1 hour Admission Ticket Free

    7

    Cradle of Forestry in America

    1 hour Admission Ticket Not Included

    8

    Sliding Rock

    1 hour Admission Ticket Not Included

    9

    Looking Glass Falls

    15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    10

    Coon Tree Picnic Area

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    11

    Skinny Dip Falls

    45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    12

    Graveyard Fields Loop Trail

    1 hour Admission Ticket Free

    13

    Black Balsam Knob

    1 hour Admission Ticket Free

    14

    Devil's Courthouse

    45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    15

    Cowee Mountain Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    16

    Richland Balsam Trail

    1 hour Admission Ticket Free

    17

    Richland Balsam Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    18

    Lone Bald Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    19

    Standing Rock Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    20

    Waterrock Knob

    45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    21

    Thunder Struck Ridge Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    22

    Soco Falls

    20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    23

    Bunches Bald Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    Accommodation: Not included

    Meals: Not included

    Day 5

    Great Smoky Mountains

    14 Stops

    1

    Oconaluftee Visitor Center

    1 hour Admission Ticket Free

    2

    Kuwohi

    1 hour Admission Ticket Free

    3

    Newfound Gap Road

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    4

    Alum Cave Trail

    1 hour Admission Ticket Free

    5

    Chimney Tops Trail

    1 hour Admission Ticket Free

    6

    Sugarlands Valley Nature Trail

    1 hour Admission Ticket Free

    7

    Sugarlands Visitors Center

    1 hour Admission Ticket Free

    8

    Elkmont Nature Trailhead

    2 hours Admission Ticket Free

    9

    Laurel Falls Trailhead

    1 hour Admission Ticket Free

    10

    Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area

    1 hour Admission Ticket Free

    11

    The Sinks

    1 hour Admission Ticket Free

    12

    Cades Cove Loop Road

    1 hour Admission Ticket Free

    13

    Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail

    1 hour Admission Ticket Free

    14

    Gatlinburg

    1 hour Admission Ticket Free

    Accommodation: Not included

    Meals: Not included

    Day 6

    New River Gorge

    15 Stops

    1

    Thurmond

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    2

    Long Point Trail

    1 hour 30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    3

    Kaymoor Miners Trail

    1 hour 30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    4

    Canyon Rim Visitor Center

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    5

    Fayette Station Road

    10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    6

    Tunney Hunsaker Bridge

    10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    7

    Kaymoor Trail

    15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    8

    Endless Wall Trail

    2 hours Admission Ticket Free

    9

    Babcock State Park

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included

    10

    Sandstone Visitor Center

    20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    11

    Sandstone Falls

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    12

    Brooks Overlook

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    13

    Brooks Falls Roadside Park

    10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    14

    Sandstone Falls

    45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    15

    Grandview

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    Accommodation: Not included

    Meals: Not included

    Additional Info

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Service animals allowed
    • Most travelers can participate
    • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

    Cancellation Policy

    You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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