It was my girlfriend and my first time together out and about in Asheville and she came across this hiking tour and had booked us a private guide! We received very clear instructions on where to meet from our guide Paul the day before at Crank coffee, which by the way has incredibly coffee! We drove about 40 minutes from downtown Asheville to meet with Paul at the coffee shop, which was no issue at all. He was extremely enthusiastic and had our day mapped out and explained the places we’d be traveling too and also gave us some background information about the area. The best part about it all, is that Paul tailored our day to whatever we wanted to see and did he deliver! We were big on wanting to see the blue ridge mountains and also a few waterfalls and we were able to hit 4-5 solid spots during our trip. Some places were easy drive up locations, but we also had some excellent hiking ventures where we were able to learn (and even taste!) about some of the plant life of the area. Paul was extremely knowledgeable and his personality blew everything away. This is not one of those tours where you feel like some random person is just talking off your ear, but you develop a very quick friendship, which makes the trip so much more enjoyable. Paul was awesome and took tons of pictures of us at each spot along the the way and was so easy going where we were cracking jokes the entire trip! It was an absolute blast and would highly recommend to anyone wanting to explore the outdoors the Asheville area has to offer! Ask for Paul, he was amazing! Paul, if you’re reading this, Daniella and Jeff (me) are huge fans and thank you again for the awesome guide tour!
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Dec 2020
WOW! We appreciate your kind words so much Daniella and Jeff. It is reviews like this that make our job so special. I will let Paul know he has this wonderful review as he will seriously appreciate all of the kind words you have to say about him and the day you spent together in the Blue Ridge Mountains. It sounds like it was a perfect day spent sight-seeing and learning about our forests. Also thank you for the addition shout out to the wonderful people over at Crank Coffee. The service and products they provide are above and beyond! We would love to take you both again on a tour the next time you are in town again at Asheville Hiking Tours.