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• Tour in Smokey Mountain National Park

  teresakE3416ZX,

  Oct 16, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Going to Smokey Mountain National Park had long been on our bucket list and finally while visiting family in Charlotte we were able to hop in a car and make the long awaited visit to the park. It was an absolutely beautiful October day and the park was so amazing! Our “Over The Top Tour in Oconaluftee” with Smokey Mountain guide Phillip was great as well! Born and raised in North Carolina our guide was so knowledgeable of everything that the park had to offer us. You could sense the love that he had of the park as he drove us to see the beautiful vistas where the leaves were changing colors. Phillip shared with us the history of the park and the people past and present. He also generously shared his photography skills offering to take pictures of us surrounded by the beauty of the Smokey Mountains. We both had an amazing day and Phillip deserves most of the credit. Thank you all!

  

• Great intro to the psrk

  O2724LZleslies,

  Oct 15, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Mark was an excellent guide. He is very knowledgeable about the park and local history and made sure everyone was comfortable.

  

  

• Over the Top Tour in Oconaluftee

  Y629CPmaryw,

  Aug 3, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Phillip Bateman contacted me the night before our tour and indicated that he would be willing to pick us up at our hotel in Gatlinburg. He met us at the appointed time the next morning and introduced himself to myself and my husband. We were the only tourists on the tour. We enjoyed the tour of the mountains he was very knowledgeable about the Indians native to the area. We also went to Cherokee, North Carolina. Phillip was very personable and knowledgeable about the flora and fauna of the mountain area as well as the history of the tribes native to that area. We would definitely recommend Phillip Bateman and his company for tours of this area. The tour was outstanding.

• Must do tour

  Lisa G,

  May 16, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Fantastic tour. We had Philip as our guide and he was great. Very knowledgeable about the area and especially the Cherokee tribe and how everything came about being in the Smoky Mountains. I would definitely book this trip . In fact we changed our Cades Cove tour from Pink Jeep to instead go with Philip again on his Cades Cove one. I think he will make that trip great also

  

  

  

  

• Way over the top!

  Edward N,

  Mar 27, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Philip was our tour guide. He as very knowledgeable about all of the history of the area and extremely courteous at all times. Very interested in knowing what exactly we were looking forward to seeing. If we are ever in the area again, we would definitely book another tour with Philip!

• Substitute Tour was still Excellent

  William P,

  Mar 10, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Our Over the Top Tour got canceled due to wind and snow at the higher elevations. So our guide Wes proposed a substitute “mini tour” which lasted about 90 minutes. He cut the price and took us to the Elkmont settlement. During the drive he shared a lot of great information about wildlife, and park history. We truly enjoyed the tour and appreciated the substitution. He even volunteered to contact us the next morning and let us know which roads were open and he followed up on his promise. We highly recommend Wes!!

• Must visit

  lauraz46074,

  Jan 21, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Thank you, Wes, for taking us to see the Smoky Mountains for the first time in our lives. It was an unforgettable experience, and we learned so much about the history of the mountains, the Elkmont Club, and the Cherokee communities. It was amazing to discover that elk can only be seen in the North Carolina part of the park, and we were lucky to see them during our visit! Wes went above and beyond to help us spot wildlife in the mountains, and we truly appreciate his effort and dedication. This trip was both educational and enjoyable, and we are so grateful for the experience. Highly recommend Wes to anyone looking to explore the Smoky Mountains!

• Guide was awesome. Took...

  Rich R,

  Dec 6, 2024

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Guide was awesome. Took us to incredible vistas, explained the history around everywhere we went. Took us to see herd of elk. Entertaining, educational, and all around great guide.

• Ask for Shannon as your Guide!

  HARLETA N,

  Dec 4, 2024

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Shannon was friendly and made sure we get our money worth. I expressed that my mom is highly interested in Native American culture, she was visiting for the holiday from Indonesia so obviously she doesn’t know much. Shannon immediately point her to the actual history of Cherokee Native American tailored to our interest. She also willing to drive around quickly to Native American area which we really enjoyed to know how Native American lives. Shannon is also knowledgeable about nature, we learned some interesting plans fact along the way. When we expressed that we would love to try elk and we don’t bring our car. she offered the last hour to find elk jerky and dropped us off in the hotel. Plus, Shannon is very respectful and friendly which makes us international tourist comfortable with her. I would recommend Shannon to any international traveler!

  

• Remarkable day

  Partha S,

  Nov 27, 2024

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Another amazing day trip Guide was so helpful and friendly , that it makes our trip a great success . The view from each point , walking on trails was great .

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