Great Smoky Mountains National Park Tours & Holidays

The Great Smoky Mountains, often simply the Smokies, are one of the USA’s most popular natural wonderlands. The national park, the country’s most popular, was established in 1934 to protect the area from excess logging; the 522,427 acres encompasses part of the Southern Appalachian range, the world’s oldest mountains, covering sections of Tennessee and North Carolina. Within the park’s boundaries you’ll find jagged mountain peaks, verdant temperate rainforest and cascading waterfalls, often blanketed in the blue fog that gave the area its name. 

 

The Smokies are part of an International Biosphere Reserve and are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and are home to an astonishing array of plant and animal life, including black bears, elk and giant hellbender salamanders. Famous for its rich history of Southern Appalachian culture, the area is the ancestral and spiritual homeland of the Cherokee Nation – you can walk historic routes through the park that the communities once used for fishing and travel and learn about the traditional place names and legends of the region. Expect views of layered ridgelines and vast tracts of forests, especially spectacular in the autumn, all with the namesake mist and prepare to be enchanted.