Smoky Mountains & Pigeon Forge Getaway
September 29-October 3, 2025
An OSUAA & Premier World Discovery Tour
Price: $2,399 per person, $725 additional for solo travelers, airfare not included
Tour Brochure
Book directly with Premier World Discovery at 877-953-8687 or mail in the reservation form on the tour brochure.
OSU Football vs Appalachian State - Oct 4, 2025
Pair this tour with OSU Football vs Appalachian State on Oct. 4 with the option to continue to Boone, NC on your own.
- Smoky Mountain Getaway travelers will receive free access to a Friday night football celebration on the ASU campus plus free access to the alumni association's football tailgate on Oct. 4.
- Once your Smoky Mountains tour is reserved, OSUAA will send links for OSU hotel options in Boone, NC.
- OSUAA members receive discounts on rental cards with their member benefits. Ask us how!
For questions and more information on the football weekend, please email travel@osualum.com
Smokey Mountain & Pigeon Forge Getaway Itinerary
September 29: Flight to Knoxville, TN
Arrive in Knoxville, TN, meet your tour director and transfer to Pigeon Forge in the Great Smoky Mountains for a four night hotel stay. This evening join your fellow travelers for a welcome dinner.
September 30: Asheville - Biltmore
Travel by motorcoach to Asheville, NC, to visit the Biltmore Estate, a Gilded Age Châteauesque-style mansion built for George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895. America’s largest home boasts 250 rooms, 65 fireplaces, 70,000 gallon indoor pool, bowling alley, priceless art and antiques. The grounds also feature 75 acres of formal gardens and a winery. Enjoy an included lunch during your visit of the estate. This afternoon return to Pigeon Forge for an evening at your own pace.
October 1: Great Smoky Mountains National Park & Gatlinburg
Today discover our nation’s most visited national park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Enjoy picturesque, wide, verdant valleys ringed by tall peaks, the very picture of calm, rural beauty. The park is also renowned for the diversity of its plant and animal life, and the quality of its remnants of Southern Appalachian Mountain culture. Then visit the gateway city to the park, Gatlinburg. Enjoy a moonshine tasting and learn about this formerly hidden craft. Today, the locals celebrate their rich history and make genuine moonshine on Gatlinburg’s Parkway. Enjoy free time in Gatlinburg for some shopping and a bite to eat before returning to Pigeon Forge.
October 2: Titanic & Farewell Dinner
This morning discover the Titanic Museum, which is built at half-scale to the original ship and contains over real 400 artifacts. Explore twenty dramatically lit galleries, experience 28-degree water and sit in an actual size lifeboat. Then enjoy some free time to visit local shops and venues on your own. This evening we will celebrate the getaway with a farewell dinner.
October 3: Knoxville or Boone, NC
Today pick up your rental car in Knoxville and drive to Boone, NC for the OSU Vs. Appalachian State football game for the weekend or fly home filled with wonderful memories of your Smoky Mountains & Pigeon Forge Getaway.
Location
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Tennessee, North Carolina |