. Locally owned and operated Since 1998. Permitted and Insured in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. All of our guides are trained in Wilderness Medicine and Non Lethal Bear Aversion Training as taught by Steve Searles, the Bear Whisperer.
All of our guides are trained naturalists. All of our guides live in the shadow of the Smoky Mountains.
This is both their home, their classroom and their playground. Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence Award every year since 2010. Recipient of REI Adventures Top Guide Award 2012 and 2017!. We are fortunate to have two of the top 100 most influential figures in Smokies history on our staff. A Walk In The Woods is a full range tour guide service geared to making your time in the Smokies the best day of your vacation.
Emphasizing the teaching of natural history, A Walk In The Woods offers spectacular trips into the incredible biodiverity of the Smokies. Our expert Smoky Mountain guides will take you on a once in a lifetime tour. Your experience may include incredible vistas, gentle cascades, waterfalls, majestic ancient forests, crystal clear mountain streams, old home sites, graveyards or hidden trails. When it comes to the unique eco systems that are the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, no one knows more than our expert guides. Since 1998 we have lead over 100,000 people on guided hikes, backpacking trips and driving tours.
Our award winning naturalist guides are top in this field and understand the amazing diversity of this Jewel of the Park system. From medicinal and edible uses of wild plants and mushrooms, wild animals and their habits, backpacking skills, geology, primitive skills, outdoor survival, leave no trace and local human history, including the Cherokee and early settlers, you will learn from the best and come out with a deeper understanding of the most biodiverse region in the Northern Hemisphere.
All of our services help make your trip to the Smokies rewarding and fun. We offer a large selection of Smoky Mountain tours including; interpretive guided nature walks, guided hikes, guided backpacking trips, birding and salamander treks, hiker shuttle service in and around the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Mount LeConte Adventures, Appalachian Trail support, camping and backpacking equipment rental, classes and seminars. Our goal is to make the Great Smoky Mountains National Park come alive for you in a fun and eco friendly manner. A Walk in the Woods works to incorporate our mission into everything we do. From using recyled and plant based goods, practicing leave no trace on all of our tours, to supporting local businesses, and giving back to our community as well as supporting environmental organizations, we are committed to walking our talk. Our guides are committed to being stewards of this beautiful Jewel. When they are not working, they are hiking and exploring the Smokies on their days off, always learning from this incredible living classroom.
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As a Company, we strive to leave our National Park and our environment better than how we found it. A part of your proceeds goes to support the following:.