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What You'll Get
Choose from Four Options
- $35 for a 2.5-hour Stroll Back in Time historic nature walk for two people ($62 value)
- $62 for a 2.5-hour Stroll Back in Time historic nature walk for four people ($124 value)
This leisurely walk starts at one of the first settled areas of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Stepping along an old roadbed, tour-goers take in towering trees and a trailside brook while guides satisfy brains with helpings of history and lore. Sights include a small family cemetery, a 19th-century barn, a rustic springhouse, and gorgeous mountain vistas. Snacks are included.
- $39 for a 2.5-hour Natural Pools and Waterfalls hike for two people ($68 value)
- $68 for a 2.5-hour Natural Pools and Waterfalls hike for four people ($136 value)
Guides lead a moderate to strenuous hike to reach a series of small waterfalls along an unmaintained Appalachian trail through old farm fields. Along the way, guests will rock hop across streams and crest narrow ridges.
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The Fine Print
Promotional value expires 90 days after purchase. Amount paid never expires. Reservation required. Limit 1 per person, may buy 1 additional as gift. Limit 1 per visit. Valid only for option purchased. Subject to availability. 48 Cancellation Notice Required. Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services.
About A Walk in the Woods
Though they had stable, successful careers, Erik and Vesna Plakanis found themselves increasingly dissatisfied with their lives. Naturalists at heart, the nearby Smoky Mountains became an ever more powerful draw, enticing the couple to spend more and more time in the quiet, misty woods they loved. Things came to a head in 1998, after Erik ventured into the woods alone seeking answers. He came out convinced that his purpose was to share the wonders of the forest with others, so he and Vesna gave up their jobs and founded A Walk in the Woods to lead tours and raise environmental awareness.
Adding to their decades-long knowledge of the park's trails, the two are experts on edible plants, animal tracking, wilderness survival, and traditional storytelling, filling treks with interesting tidbits and engrossing yarns. A gaggle of fellow guides, handpicked for their love of nature and knowledge of the Great Smoky Mountains, helps lead the list of hikes and trips, which range from two hours to a full day to give patrons the chance to feel at one with nature without chaining themselves to the back of a deer. Since 1998, A Walk in the Woods has safely taken over 70,000 into the Smokies.