Cades Cove Audio Tour: Explore Scenic Loop & History

Embark on a captivating audio tour of Cades Cove in the Smoky Mountains. Explore nature, history, and stunning scenery all in one place. Book now for a lifetime of adventure!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cades Cove Visitor Center - Begin your journey through Cades Cove near the Sugarlands Visitor Center. From this point, enjoy a scenic drive leading to the main highlight: Cades Cove Loop.
    Note: This tour spans over 25 miles and covers the key attractions of Cades Cove in 3-5 hours.
    Purchase once and enjoy for a full year! Perfect for multiple…
What's Included
  • Easy-to-use app: download Action’s Tour Guide App onto your phone
  • Great value: purchase per car, not per person. More affordable than bus or guided tours!
  • Engaging storytelling: Uncover unique tales and thrilling history for a memorable journey!
  • Perfect narrator: nothing can beat listening to a great voice. Proven with tons of rave reviews!
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What's Not Included
  • Attraction passes, entry tickets, or reservations
Additional Information

Purchase a single tour per vehicle, not per individual. Everyone can enjoy the experience together!
Explore the stunning natural beauty and rich history of Cades Cove, a top destination in the Smoky Mountains. This scenic loop offers a wealth of attractions in a compact area. Discover sparkling waterfalls, verdant hiking trails, and historic churches all…

Location
107 Sugarlands Visitor Center Loop Rd
Sugarlands Visitor Center Loop Road
After booking the tour, search your email for the phrase "Set up your self-guided tour now." Follow these instructions NOW to finish setting up the tour while you have Wi-Fi/data. Do NOT wait until you are onsite.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Renedr9403ak
Apr 3, 2025
Worth it! - The views were amazing! I loved that we heard about things as we were coming to them and didn't miss anything along the route.
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Mlec17
Mar 29, 2025
Good instructions and crowd pleaser commentary - The guided tour worked seamlessly through Cades cove. I appreciated the notice telling me to download the tour because there’s very patchy service in the mountains. Everyone enjoyed the commentary and I had people from 10yrs to 73yrs in the car.
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Lisa
Feb 9, 2025
Driving tour at Cades Cove - What a beautiful driving tour around Cades Cove today, weather was perfect. We unfortunately didn’t see any bears but white tailed deer and wild turkeys seemed to be everywhere. The outer loop is beautiful one way drive and highly recommended!
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Safari23741139921
Dec 31, 2024
We loved it - We loved it! Disappointed that we only saw a bunch of crows and two turkeys, but the audio tour was great! Made it more interesting and enjoyable hearing stories and facts about the areas we were in. Will use again and purchase other driving tours.
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Robyn_c
Oct 31, 2024
Great experience - It was great taking our time, hearing the history of the lands. Very easy to navigate. The views were amazing
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Traci
Oct 27, 2024
Highly suggest using this app - Wonderful idea! The tour gives you very interesting historical information that makes the sites much more interesting and helped us decide if we wanted to stop or not. The audio comes on automatically just before the point of interest - you don’t have to worry about keeping track or hitting play. Definitely worth the money. One caution about Cades Cove - we were there on a Sunday and there was a line of cars going about 10 miles per hour around the loop for a good part of that portion of the tour. So if you go on a weekend, plan on 2 hours just for the loop. We spent around 5 hours in total and didn’t do any of the stops towards the end. One of the more interesting stops was 2nd to last one so maybe skip some of the smaller cabins at the beginning (but see one). The only complaint was that the map doesn’t show on Apple Car Play. The audio comes through but my son had to hold my phone to keep track of the map. It’s mostly one way road so not a big issue.
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Pioneer60832049266
Sep 25, 2024
Cades Cove Narative - Loved that we had a narative to tell us what to look for. Very informative and without it we would not have known the history of what we were experiencing.
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Janet_b
Aug 10, 2024
A great experience made even better - I downloaded before getting to the park and had no problems getting it to play. The stories and information were interesting and added to the wonderful experience we had driving through Cades Cove.
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Priscilla_m
Mar 14, 2025
Worked pretty well - You must download before you get there and the interface is not completely intuitive. At times it was difficult to get the location satellite. It was very informative.
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60seattle
Sep 26, 2024
Pretty Scenery - Ah.... so, so. I was expecting much more after all the hype. Go very early to avoid the nonstop traffic. Irritating when cars stop in the middle of the road and hold up everyone else. Yes, the scenery is gorgeous, and we liked seeing the old churches, barns, etc. I would recommend other areas, attractions over this one.
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