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4-Day Tennessee, Shenandoah Caverns, Smoky Mountain Bus Tour from New York/New Jersey

From USD $176List Price: $220Save: $44

Available: Mon, Thu

Depart from: New York, NY; Edison, NJ; Jersey City, NJ; Rockville, MD

Duration: 4 days, 3 nights

Highlights: Visit the Shenandoah National Park, Dixie Stampede, Smoky Mountain, Gatlinburg, Ruby Falls, Incline Railway, Natural Bridge in Tennessee and more. 3 night hotel accommodation. Ground transportation and tour guide.
Tour route may be re-ordered and will be finalized 2 days prior departure.

Tour route may be re-ordered and will be finalized 2 days prior departure.

Buy 2 Get 3rd Free on sharing one room. Price already adjusted.

  • Details

  • Policies

Day 1

New York - Shenandoah National Park (329 miles)

We will depart in the morning for Virginia's Shenandoah Caverns, where we will spend the rest of the day.

Shenandoah Caverns

Containing beautiful underground formations like the famous Breakfast Bacon once featured in National Geographic, The cavern, with 17 soaring rooms full of natural wonders, is also the only Virginia caverns with elevator service.
Standard Hotel: Ramada Inn or similar
Day 2

Great Smoky Mountains - Gatlinburg - Dixie Stampede (167 miles)

This morning our tour continues to Tennessee with a trip through the Great Smoky Mountains. We will also visit Gatlinburg, NC. After exploring the town, we will continue to Pigeon Forge, TN to see the Dixie Stampede*, a Western show spectacular and restaurant conceived by the famous country singer Dolly Parton. We will spend the night in Chattanooga, TN.

Great Smoky Mountains

Gatlinburg

Standard Hotel: Best Western Inn or similar
Day 3

Chattanooga - Ruby Falls - Rock City - Incline Railway (7 miles)

From Chattanooga in the morning, we will make our way to scenic Ruby Falls and Lookout Mountain,* where visitors can see a fantastic 145-foot waterfall. We will then visit the Rock City Gardens,* which boasts large rock formations and lush greenery. Our tour will then hop aboard the Incline Railway,* which will climb a mile up the side of the mountain.

Ruby Falls

Rock City

Standard Hotel: Ramada Inn or similar
Day 4

Virginia - Natural Bridge - New York (527 miles)

On the final day of our tour, we will head to Virginia's beautiful Shenandoah Valley to visit the Natural Bridge.* After our visit, we will make our return journey to New York, where we should arrive around 8:00pm.

Shenandoah National Park

Natural Bridge (Virginia)

*Extra fee; activity not included in tour price. See “Exclusions” for cost details.
  • Departure and Return Details

Departure Return Locations (Return times are estimated)
7:00am 8:45pm map link135-20 39th Ave, Flushing, NY 11354 (In front of the Sheraton hotel - Queens)
8:00am 8:00pm map link99 Bowery St, New York, NY 10002 (Manhattan)
8:15am 7:30pm map link2995 John F Kennedy Blvd W, Jersey City, NJ 07306 (White Castle)
8:45am 7:00pm map link1761 New Jersey 27, Edison, NJ 08817 (H-Mart)
2:00pm no stop map link5550 Randolph Road, Rockville, MD 20852 (Tysons Buffet & Restaurant)
*Note:
  • NO drop-off in Rockville, MD. Drop off in James Fenmore Cooper Service Area, which is on NewJersey TurnPike (between exit 4 and exit 5) near to Philadelphia. No drop-off service at 21 S 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 (Philadelphia Bourse).
  • Drop off in Edison and New York.
    • Inclusions

    • 3-night hotel
    • Roundtrip transportation via Air Conditioned, Lavatory Equipped Motor coach
    • Tour guide (Level 2: semi-guided tour)
    • Exclusions

      Optional Admission Fees:
      Activity Adult Child Senior(62+)
      Shenandoah Caverns (or) Luray Caverns $24 4-11 yrs $12 $21
      Gatlinburg Tramway $11 4-11 yrs $8.50 $11
      Dixie Tampede    $55 4-11 yrs $30 $55
      Ruby Falls $19.61 3-11 yrs $10.78 $18.50
      Rock City $21.35 3-11 yrs $12.79 $20.65
      Incline Railway $15 3-11 yrs $7 $15
      NaturalBridge $21 4-12 yrs $12 $21
    • Prices are subject to change without prior notice.
    • Admission fees may be paid to your tour escort upon arrival by cash.

    • All meals and drinks during the trip, but the tour guide will arrange for.
    • Service fees for your tour guide and bus driver (total $7.00/day per passenger)
    • Personal room fees such as laundry or valet services, telephone calls, or alcoholic beverages/ mini bar items, unless they are otherwise specified.
    • Any private expenses
    • Additional Note

  • Customers are held solely responsible for their own travel documents and/or visas if required.
  • All hotel and tour schedules are arranged in advance, NO REFUND will be given to any customer failing to appear on the departure day.
  • Bus Arrangement: Usually only passengers in the same order will be arranged in the same bus. If you book the tour separately with your friends and you want to sit in the same bus, you need to inform us before departure . Or you may be arranged in different buses.
  • Hotel rooms: Each hotel room can accommodate no more than 4 guests (adults or children), and existing bedding must be used
  • Language: All tours are escorted by professional bi- or multi-lingual tour and/or driver guides (English/Chinese). Depending on the number of passengers booked for a particular departure, tours and/or languages may be combined to operate the tours.
  • Price In USD (Price per person based on double occupancy)
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    $326 $176 Free Free $108 $108
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    $370 $220 Free Free $135 $135

    Pricing Policy

    • BUY 2 GET 1 FREE applies to departure during Jun 3 - Sep 2 : (1)Cancellation of free-fare passenger must be made at least 3 days before departure.(2)No-show or late cancellation incurs an $108 penalty fee for the reserved bus seat
    • Child Rate: Child rates apply to those 0-12 years and using existing bedding with 2 full-paying passengers (regardless of ages). Please bring car seats with you for your infants during the tour. Please note each hotel room can only accommodate 4 guests (adults or children).
      Booking Information
    1 Departure Date:
    2 Number of Rooms:
    3 Departure:
    map link 7:00am Sheraton Flushing - Queens
    map link 8:00am 99 Bowery St - Manhattan
    map link 8:15am Jersey City, NJ
    map link 8:45am Edison, NJ-H-Mart
    map link 2:00pm Rockville, MD-Randolph Rd
      Total Fares:
    $0.00 (incl. tax and fees)

      Confirmation

    Immediately after submitting your reservation you will receive a receipt of booking by email.

      Redemption

    Complete Operator information, including local telephone numbers at your destination, are included on your e-ticket. You must print the e-tickets and take them along on your trip; they are your proof of purchase.

      Terms & Condition

    PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

    The purchase of any travel services represents your acceptance Terms & Conditions set out herein. Please ensure that you read carefully and understand these Terms & Conditions prior to booking.

    Booking changes
    A fee may be charged for any revision or alteration made to a reservation after the booking is confirmed. Name changes or corrections may be treated as a cancellation and cancellation fees will apply. A change of tour date or tour itinerary may be treated as a cancellation, and normal cancellation fees will apply. Please be noted that we do not allow departure change 24 hours before departure.

    Cancellations and Cancellation Fees
    Regardless of reason, cancellations result in costly charges from our travel and hotel providers covering penalties and fees incurred by canceling confirmed and pending bookings. Therefore, cancellation penalties and or fees will apply. Time of cancellation will be determined when notice is received and confirmed by our office. Notice of cancellation must be made directly to Taketours by email or through web mail at Contact Us .

    Cancellation penalties per person for 1-4 days tours

    • 15-30 days prior to departure - 10% of total purchase amount.
    • 7-14 days prior to departure - 25% of total purchase amount.
    • 4-6 days prior to departure - 50% of total purchase amount.
    • Within 3 days prior to departure - 100% of total purchase amount.
    • Day of departure or no show - 100% per person.
    • Unused features are non-refundable. No shows forfeit entire payment.
    • Trips require a minimum number of participants to avoid cancellation. We reserve the right to cancel a schedule trip to fully refund affected customers although tour companies will make every efforts to maintain the normal operation.
    • There is 6% handling fee add-on to the above penalties.

    Cancellation penalties per person for tours last 5 or more days

    • Up to 46 days prior to departure - 10% of total purchase amount.
    • 21-45 days prior to departure - 25% of total purchase amount.
    • 8-20 days prior to departure - 50% of total purchase amount.
    • 1-7 days prior to departure - 100% of total purchase amount.
    • Day of departure or no show - 100% per person.
    • Unused features are non-refundable. No shows forfeit entire payment.
    • There is 6% handling fee add-on to the above penalties.

    NOTE: We cannot grant any refunds more than 30 days after completion of tour.

    Itinerary Variations
    We constantly strives to improve tour itineraries and features. If such improvements can be made, or unforeseen circumstances beyond our control make changes necessary - we reserve the right to vary itineraries and to substitute hotels. At certain peak periods duplicate departures may operate, and sometimes in reverse order in which case hotels may vary from those stated on the itinerary pages.

    Tour Cancellation:
    We reserves the right to cancel or re-schedule any tour departure in accordance with operating requirements or circumstances beyond its control. If cancellation is made any time prior to departure* of the tour, Taketours' only liability will be to refund to the passenger the amount it has received for the tour booking. We will try to re-book the same or similar tour.. Please note that we are not liable for any cancellation penalties incurred on any other travel arrangements including air tickets purchased separately from customers.

    We are not responsible for any other travel arrangements affected due to our cancellations.

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