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Blue Ridge Parkway Asheville Tour

North Carolina North Carolina
4.9
60678 ratings
$9.99

Blue Ridge Parkway Asheville Tour

(60678)
North Carolina North Carolina
 
4.9
60678 ratings
12 Must-See Stops
12 Must-See Stops
10+ days of Audio
10+ days of Audio
2 Starting Point
2 Starting Point
Counterclockwise Route
Counterclockwise Route
Multi-Day Driving Tour
Multi-Day Driving Tour

About The Tour

On this tour, we’ll take you from Asheville to Blowing Rock, North Carolina, along 90 of the most scenic miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Here you’ll find breathtaking views of mountain ranges fading into the horizon, high-elevation peaks with sweeping panoramic vistas, and close-up views of waterfalls and lakes. You’ll get to walk through dense forests of evergreens, drive through hillsides on fire with color in the fall, and hang out on heath balds that blaze with pink and purple come spring.

Here are just a few of the fun things you can do on the tour!

• Wander through a colorful tapestry of wildflowers and stunning vistas at Craggy Gardens, a high-elevation gem on the Parkway.

• Reach new heights at Mount Mitchell, the East Coast's highest peak, boasting sweeping panoramas and a rich alpine ecosystem.

• Marvel at engineering harmony with nature as you drive along Linn Cove Viaduct, a masterpiece hugging the contours of Grandfather Mountain.

• Witness the sheer power of nature at Linville Falls, where cascading waters carve through the landscape, offering a captivating spectacle.

• Immerse yourself in the artistic legacy of Moses H. Cone at this memorial park, where trails and crafts converge in the heart of the Blue Ridge.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO:

Recommended Start Time: 8:00 a.m.
Tour Starting Point(s): Asheville, NC, just north of the Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center and northeast of Blowing Rock, NC.
Time to complete: Full-day, 6-8+ hours

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Blue Ridge Parkway Asheville Tour FAQS

This tour has 27 stops. Check out the itinerary here for a complete list of stops and if you’re looking for more information to help plan your trip, here’s what you need to know before you go

  • Cell Phone with this Tour Downloaded
  • Car Phone Charger *Very Important*
  • Phone Mount (optional, but very handy)
  • Hiking Shoes
  • Hiking Clothes (layers during cooler weather)
  • Water Bottles
  • Bug Spray
  • Sunscreen
  • Sun Glasses and/or Hat
  • Hand Sanitizer
  • Snacks/Picnic Lunch/Dinner (if desired)
  • Cash/Credit Card for Admission Fees
  • First Aid Kit
  • Coat or Jacket (For visiting the high elevation peaks or the caverns)
  • Change of Clothes for Kids & ZipLoc Bag (If planning to prospect at Emerald Village)
  • Picnic - there are several beautiful picnic stops along the route

There is no fee to enter the parkway, but here are some budgeting tips for your trip: 

  • $15-$20 per person for lunch
  • $20+ per person for dinner
  • $10-25+ per adult for entrance fees to recommended tourist attractions. See individual websites for details.
  • $-$$ per person for souvenirs. There are several gift shops in the visitor centers and tourist attractions.

The parkway is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Portions of the parkway may close to do inclement weather. Visit the NPS website in advance. 

Please note, although the road is open visitor centers, attractions, and restaurants have varying hours of operation and seasonality. Learn more here.

Yes! Feel free to join the tour along the route. Just make sure that you follow the numbers in chronological order from where you are starting from.  If you don’t begin at one of the tour starting points you’ll miss a few stories, but you’ll still have a great experience.

Yes, this tour can be done both south to north and north to south. The south to north route begins in Asheville, NC, just north of the Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center. The north to south route begins North East of Blowing Rock, NC.

Yes, you can combine this tour with the Blue Ridge Parkway South Tour. The Blue Ridge Parkway South Tour has a starting point in Asheville, NC. If you take Asheville tour from North to South, you can pickup the South tour in Asheville where it leaves off.

Still have questions? Send us an email at aloha@shakaguide.com or give us a call at 1-888-250-2261.

Think of us as your personal tour guide in an app. Our tours provide everything a guided tour does, but with the freedom to explore on your terms. Here’s how it works:


  • GPS triggers audio narration to play automatically as you drive or walk. Listen to stories, get local insights, visit must-see stops and get turn-by-turn navigation.
  • The app works offline so even with spotty service we’ll get you where you need to go.

Pretty cool huh? We think so! Check out our tours and let’s explore together.

Monali

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Reviews

4.9 60678 Ratings
  • Tracker Dee
  • 11 May 2026

Excellent narration!!

  • Gatess
  • 11 May 2026

For 5 vacations now I’ve used this app for tours and love it. So informative and an easy way to see the sights.

  • Firstnten
  • 10 May 2026

There isn’t enough space to fit in all the benefits of Shaka Guide’s tour of Big Bend National Park. The GPS locator is accurate, and the narration is superb. Get ready for Park history, including but not limited to paleontology, geology, and land ownership. Stories of the past abound, interspersed with music that fits the topic and the period being talked about by the narrator. We learned so much more than any of the Parks’s 3 (very nice) Visitors Center could possibly teach us, plus, you learn while you’re touring—super efficient and entertaining! I cannot recommend Shaka Guide’s more heartily—regardless of which tour you choose.

  • MnT Nullarbor
  • 10 May 2026

Great value. If you are hiring a car in Hawaii, you MUST download this app. It is fantastic. We did the North Shore tour. The directions were awesome, funny, and informative. We made a few wrong turns, driver error, and it would have been great for the app to recognise we had gone off course, but we quickly realised we had left the "blue line" in the navigation, and got back on track fairly quickly. Overall, it made our day so much better for the guidance it provided.

  • Beesknees681
  • 09 May 2026

Wouldn’t have made the drive without it! worked great with no service and the storytelling was great. The only this is that the lava tube was closed so might be worth an update. Also maybe pointing out that the Nahiku Marketplace is really small bc we drove right past it thinking the line of food trucks wasn’t it haha

  • Stevobadevo
  • 09 May 2026

They did an awesome job of the Petrified Forest National Park. A great balance of facts, info and history.

  • Zig and
  • 09 May 2026

I thought the information was good, the stories interesting but I found that if we veered off the path of the guide, it was difficult getting back to the exact spot on the guide. Using mile markers would be helpful. We were in Poipu Kauai.

  • Hawaiian Honeymoon
  • 09 May 2026

Audio Tour was Great!! If had any suggestions.. maybe an update- says places don’t take credit cards only Cash.. that has changed.

  • 1234mjs
  • 09 May 2026

Best day highly recommend

  • Storitowle
  • 09 May 2026

This absolutely made our trip to Hana! An almost 10 hour round trip adventure was filled with fun, music and history. We had a perfect day that I didn’t have to plan a thing for.

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  • Blue Ridge Parkway South Tour
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