Gatlinburg Trolley Winterfest City Lights Tour

The Smoky Mountains come to life every fall when Winterfest in the Smokies kicks off in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Sevierville Tennessee during which more than 8,000,000 Christmas and holiday lights blaze throughout the night.

Millions flock to the Smoky Mountains to enjoy Winterfest and one of the most popular Winterfest attractions is to see all of the holiday light displays in and around the 3 cities that light up the Smoky Mountains.

Though Winterfest lights are spread out over a large area, the city of Gatlinburg has the prettiest downtown area when it is all lit up with the Winterfest lights and it also has the greatest concentration of Holiday Lights.

Now you don't need to drive around to find the best city lights for Winterfest, you can take the environmentally friendly and comfortable alternative and pay attention to the tour and the lights instead of the traffic.

The tour has a driver who will take you on the journey in a comfortable hybrid propane vehicle and a tour guide dressed in a period or holiday costume. Depending on the traffic the whole tour will take from 45 minutes to about an hour.

After departing you will go up Baskins Road, down Airport Road, down the Parkway, around River Drive than along the Parkway and out 321 past the city limits to the furthest light displays.

The Gatlinburg Trolley Tour guide will give you some history on the Winterfest and particulars on the lights themselves such as the Winterfest Holiday lights are now made locally from environmentally friendly LED's.

You will also get lessons on local Smoky Mountains history during the Trolley Tour of lights and get facts on the Great Smoky Mountains national park, Gatlinburg, local folk lore and a little about Pigeon Forge.

While the ride is very comfortable, the scenery very pretty and the tour is humorous and informative, very young children may not enjoy the Gatlinburg Winterfest Holiday Lights Trolley.

The Gatlinburg Winterfest Holiday Lights Trolley Tour runs 3 times a night starting November 5th and ending January 31st except for December 5th, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Years Eve.

The Gatlinburg Winter Trolley tour departs from the main trolley station in the city of Gatlinburg under the Ripley's Aquarium near Arrowmont at 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30 pm.

Tickets are only $5 and they do take credit cards but they sell out fast so it's best you call ahead or stop by the transit office desk upstairs or call (865)436-0535.

Take the Gatlinburg Winterfest Holiday Lights Trolley Tour this season, you will be glad you did!

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