Private Tour
Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour in Great Smoky Mountains
Overview
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Don't miss a thing as GuideAlong's Great Smoky Mountains Audio Driving Tour takes you on an incredible journey through the most visited US national park.
Along the way you'll be guided to all of the park's famous highlights as well as lessor known gems including the lowest drivable pass, historic Cades Cove buildings and the park's highest point.
Download discover more on your Smokies road trip with fascinating behind-the-scenes stories, local tips and directions that plays automatically along the drive.
With GyPSy Guide you have the freedom to explore offline at your own pace so you can spend more time at places that interest you, bypass any that don’t.
✅ Stories, tips and directions play automatically based on your location
✅ Travel at your own pace
✅ Tours work offline using GPS, no cell service or WiFi needed
✅ Suggested itineraries & tips for half, full or multi day use
✅ Buy once, use forever! No expiry, includes free updates
✅ Like having a tour guide along for the drive
Additional Info
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How to Access: After booking you’ll receive an email and text with instructions (search “Download Audio Tour”). Click the link in the email/text to sign in with your preferred Apple or Google account and redeem your voucher code ahead of time.
Download The GuideAlong App: Download the free app over WiFi or cellular data and sign in with the same Apple or Google account.
Download The Tour: Download the tour in the GuideAlong app under 'My Tours' over WiFi or cellular data.
Start The Tour: Open the tour in the GuideAlong app to preview the start locations, tour route and trip planner, or start the tour.
Location-Based Stories: Audio commentary plays automatically as you drive using your phone’s GPS chip. Wherever you are and whichever direction you’re going, you’ll hear the best stories and tips.
Flexible Travel Date: Tours are a one-time purchase with no expiry or date/time limit. If your plans change to a different day, there’s no need to change your travel date.
Tour at Your Leisure: With GuideAlong, you control the pace. Start, stop, and resume the tour any day, anytime, adapting it to your schedule.
Driving Tours: Group Savings: One purchase covers everyone in the vehicle, making it a cost-effective way to explore.
Works Offline: No internet or cell service is required once the audio tour is downloaded to your phone, so you can relax and tour offline.
Bring A Charger: Pack a USB/C car charger for charging and easy sound connectivity, and make sure your device is fully charged.
Technical Support: The GuideAlong support team is available daily by toll-free phone, online chat, and email.
US441/Newfound Gap Road is currently closed on the Tennessee side between Sugarlands and Newfound Gap due to a landslide. However, the road remains open on the North Carolina side between Cherokee and Newfound Gap. For more details, please visit the NPS website.
The app’s audio will play through your car’s Apple CarPlay and Android Auto display, while the app’s map will display on your phone. You can connect your phone to the car via Bluetooth to listen to the commentary through the car stereo.
What To Expect
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
As the audio guides play commentary based on your gps location, you can create your own itinerary along the tour route to match your interests and schedule. Or you can use our trip planners for our suggestions on half, full or multi day itineraries. Some of the many highlights are listed below;
Cades Cove
The 11-mile loop drive around Cades Cove is the culmination of all the fantastic things about the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and one of the Park's must-do areas. This fertile valley is surrounded by beautiful Smoky peaks, and its idyllic setting and conditions attracted the earliest of European settlers to the region - a place where the Cherokee enjoyed fruitful hunting and foraging. As you tour the loop, we have the opportunity to visit historic cabins, churches, mills and barns. Always keep an eye out for black bears, deer and wild turkeys, which are frequently seen.
What‘s Included
Support: Toll free phone, chat and email
Easy To Use: Pre-download and tour offline
Trip Planners: In-app, web and PDF
Location Based: Stories, tips & directions that autoplay
Buy once, use forever! No expiry, includes free updates
GuideAlong (GyPSy Guide) Audio Tour: 180 Points
Includes an app based self-guided experience, so you do not need any in-person guide.
Flexible Routes: Suggested itineraries or create your own
Entry Fees, National Park Passes, Reservations
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour in Great Smoky Mountains
Reviews
111 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Bad news
williamcmartin509,May 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00The software would not download. Very awkward to pay, download the app and then download the tour. Back and forth between website and email. So did not use it, threw money away.
Great Guide = Excellent Experiences
cindygY1124BM,May 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00First time using a GuideAlong audio tour...and my husband and I loved it! We used all or parts of it on each of five days in the Smoky Mountains NP. It informed several of our stops, hikes, a picnic, drives, and it led us to parts of the NP we had not experienced on previous trips. I found it simple to download prior to our trip; and, appreciated the ease of use when we had no Wi-Fi connection in the park. I will not hesitate to try other audio tour guides for future travels.
Girls Trip
gidgetgirl777,May 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Me and a few friends came up to Tennessee and decided to do this tour through the mountains. We loved it! Very informative! We stopped at a few roadside trails that he suggested and were not disappointed. Will definitely use this tour guide again!
Self drive
Amanda S,May 12, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Wonderful app for driving the Smoky National Park. Full of information and exact details about hikes and landmarks along the way. Will get other routes from this app.
Great experience!
L9831OSbillk,Apr 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This audio tour was a huge hit with our family during our 2 days in Smoky Mountain National Park. The commentary was pleasant, interesting, and engaging and really enhanced our experience. The tech worked really well even though the wifi is spotty across the park. The narrator was enthusiastic without being corny, informative without being tedious. It was great. Highly recommend.
Terrible. Never will do this again
daroldk838,Apr 10, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00We couldn't get into it to use it. I paid $20.00 for a tour I did not use when for 1.25 I got a book and read through it on the tour. WASTE OF MONEY
Audio tour Great Smoky mountains
susansV2834JV,Feb 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The stories were great. Make sure you stop at the visitor center first so you can park when they suggest a trail to explore. On the day we did the tour, the wether at the top was very rainyand cloudy, we were lucky that by chance when we continued our trip the next day GPS took us along the same road so we were able to see what we missed and knew what we were looking at.
Great Smoky Mountains Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour was Great!!
CindySJ2015,Jan 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This driving tour was very accurate. It gave us lots of information we would not have had otherwise.
Very nice relaxing way to tour!!
mckenziep575,Dec 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00We enjoyed the Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour in Great Smoky Mountains. The audio guide was informative and entertaining. We did the Cade's Cove Loop today, and the drive through the mountains was beautiful. It was a nice, relaxing way to spend a few hours. The admission fee is very reasonable for your own personal audio guide. The fact that it uses GPS to determine your location and synchronizes the audio to your location makes it completely effortless.
Wonderful Experience
Maps61711537450,Dec 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very informative. Me and my pup enjoyed the beautiful sights and walking trails. The narrator explained each point of interest well.
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