Ghost and Haunt Tour of Gatlinburg

Overview

Walk the back roads of Gatlinburg and learn about its haunted history and folklore on this nighttime tour. With a guide, you'll learn how you, too, can capture paranormal photos. Use ghost-hunting equipment like you see on tv to potentially communicate with ghosts along the way.
The tour is an outdoor walking tour as such there is plenty of room for social distancing and masks are optional, It is wheelchair and stroller accessible and service animals are allowed.
Unfortunately, due to the late completion time, the Trollys don’t run that late but we do offer free parking and of course, taxis and Uber, Lyft are available.
The walk is about one mile all on flat paved ground spread out over 2 hours with lots of stops so a messy relaxing walk but no places to sit or restrooms are available during the tour.
This is not a private tour groups can be as large as the upper 20’s in the busiest times but average in the high teens to low 20’s.

City: Gatlinburg

Mon 23 Sep

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Starting at $30.00

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What's Included

Professional guide

All activities

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Minimum number of 4 reservations required per tour; if fewer than 4 reservations are made, the tour may be canceled
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Wheelchair accessible; please advise at time of booking if wheelchair assistance is required
Operates in all weather conditions; please dress appropriately
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Tour is outdoors with plenty of room for social distancing. Masks are optional since it is outside per local rules

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (856)

jasulli113

Jul 2013

All and all, I'm glad we decided to do this tour. I wouldn't say it is worth $20.00 per adult, but it was fun. My 7-year old son was free, so that was good. It was something different to do rather than the standard activities. I think our host (Rex) was great, and he made what could have been a more disappointing tour, a good one. He was very animated and funny. He was a good story-teller. Whether the information was 100 % factual, I can't say. This was ghost tour built on a history lesson. So, if you think you're going to be playing Ghostbusters or creepy men with masks are going to be jumping out at you, this tour is not for you. It tells of the supernatural/haunted stories as they relate to the town's history. You get exercise, and a nice little nighttime tour of downtown Gatlinburg. The photography thing is all in what you make it. The guide gave us some pointers (i.e., where to point your camera based on past experiences, orbs, apparitions). It's up to you whether to believe this... It's fun, nonetheless. Our tour was 1 hr and 45 minutes. To be honest, I don't think it should be any longer.

Jim C

Jun 2013

When you go on vacation, you look to TripAdvisor for reviews of local attractions so when I saw that this tour had 4.5 out of 5 stars, I couldn't pass up the opportunity! My wife and I booked the tour with a belief in ghosts already in our minds from past experiences. But, from the onset we had a very bad feeling about this tour. Our tour guide showed up a little late so check-in took quite a while. Also, we were told that there was supposed to be 2 tours but one of the guides just decided not to show. Our guide ("Dani" we believe her name was) even joked about this fact! So, here we were, one massive group of tourists. How did the tour start? With us taking pictures of the outside wall of the hotel that we had just met in where she proceeded to give the tourists horrible photography advice like always using a flash and that "orbs" are all spirits. My wife is a professional photographer and does believe in ghosts but right away she knew that the advice that was given to photograph orbs was just another way to photograph dust particles and moisture in the air. The tour then moved on to the next 'exciting' location which was about 100 feet away...an abandoned Outback Steakhouse. There she told us a very poorly constructed and, frankly, wrong story about the history of Gatlinburg. By the time she had the group taking pictures of a local Methodist Church just conveniently feet away from the haunted Outback Steakhouse, we ditched the tour in disgust. Seriously, save your money and do the Moonshine Tasting!

WhozaWhatsIt

Jun 2013

My fiancee and I have been on a number of "ghost walks", tours, etc. We are, first and foremost skeptics, but also have a healthy interest in the unexplainable. When we saw the ghost walk advertised, we had a free evening and decided to check it out. 1. Cost: This tour costs $20. Given what the tour includes, it's a bit steep, but it will give you an opportunity to walk about a mile while hearing about the town. 2. Tour Guide: I can't remember our guide's name, sorry. She was friendly, enthusiastic, knew her script well, and was very animated. 3. The Script: The tour guide talks about a great deal of Gatlinburg history, some tragedy, and town legends. I can't speak to the validity of the stories she told. Some sounded a bit over done, but others plausible. She did talk about a crime that took place many years ago. While parts of that story may be fictionalized, the crime did happen. 4. Walking Tour: The tour is about 90 minutes long. You cover approximately 1 mile. Most of the areas you walk are paved. There are inclines and stairs. We were not impressed with the the fact that much of the walk takes place in alley ways. In fact, we overheard another tour attendee sarcastically say "What a great tour of dirty alleys and garbage dumpsters!" You do see a lot of them. You are also kept far from some of the "haunted locations" to the point that, if they are legitimate, you still won't get a picture of anything interesting. At one point in the tour you are taken to a rather large church. Be careful - you will be instructed to take pictures of the windows because a "face" has been photographed there in the past. Upon further investigation, we found that many, if not all, of these "faces" are actually reflections of or pictures of religious figures and/or paintings inside of the rooms that are being photographed. The tour guide will tell you that these are "the ghost" inside the church. Simply be cautious and question any result you may get on your camera. We did photograph what is commonly called an "orb" at the first stop on the tour. We use a high quality, professional camera. I took a series of photographs in quick succession. The first two showed nothing, the second two showed the "orb" with slight movement, the following photographs showed nothing. Make of this what you will. The remainder of the tour - nothing, at least nothing "paranormal." For a ghost walk, this one provides entertaining stories and a bit of exercise. You can judge the ghostly appearances for yourself. This walk is more for those that are interested in hearing some folk lore with the slight chance of catching something other-worldly. A quick search on your computer or phone for haunted locations may provide a better chance if you're looking for an encounter.