30 Attractions, One Fixed Price, Up to 35% Savings

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We had so much fun that I wish we could buy a 7-day card at our 5-day card or lower rate. Our Whitewater rafting days on the listed NC rivers were good but would be greater if more rivers within the Great Smoky Mountain were also included in the activity book. Finally unlike other rivers, we found the 48-50 degree Nantahala water was somewhat FREEZING cold for our South Floridian blood!

Comments about Smart Destinations Go Blue Ridge Card:

I love the mountains, so picked a week long vacation to one of the most scenic areas and chose the Go Blue Ridge card to do it all. We were able to do tons of the attractions and had a ball. You'll have to either stay at a hotel in one location and do all the attractions there or do a day trip to area A and do attractions, then a day trip to area B to do them. At most, you can only squeeze in 3 per day to enjoy them, and the Biltmore and the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad trip/tours take up a lot of the day, but are worthwhile. If you get any of the Go cards, make sure to do the most expensive attractions with them, otherwise, you're not saving much. Must do's: Biltmore Estate, Chimney Rock Park, Dillsboro River Company Rafting & Tubing, Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, Lake Lure Tours, LaZoom Comedy Tours of Asheville, Mountainside Theatre, NOC French Broad River Rafting, Oconaluftee Indian Village, Smoky Mountain Jet Boats, Wildwater Rafting There's so much you can do with the card. Make sure to get a 5 day card, and if you can't do it all on 5 individual days, get a 5 day and some other day combination. If we were spending more than two weeks there, we would have purchased two sets of 5 day cards, so that we could save on even more attractions. The Asheville area's a pretty fun place with a diverse culture, great architecture, fabulous dining options, and lots of festivals. There's never a bad time to visit. Oh, we stayed at Country Inn and Suites at Biltmore Square--great hotel with tons of ammenities and in a central location to all the attractions.

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I was skeptical at first but it was useful using the card for three days. We loved all the places we went to at Blue Ridge. But the theater still charged us even though I called notifying them that I was a Blue Ridge card holder. But they are fixing it now.

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It is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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BEWARE...the card expires 2 weeks after 1st use. Do not think you have until the original expiration card to use your days. Terrible customer service!

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Make sure you plan your days wisely to get the most out of your card. You need a whole day to see the Baltimore Estate...If possible do the Cherokee Reservation...It is an awesome dance. The Card does not cover any extras at the house and reservation they will cost more....But you cant beat this deal at all......

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This is a worry free card. When you get to where you are going you just show the card, it's that easy. No digging through your pocket book or waiting in long lines to get in. The only flow was that after 5:30pm all places didn't except the card, so you have a time frame from 8:30-5:30 to shove everything you wanted to do into. That's not enough time, so pick your main attraction that day and do everything on the map on the way. Great DEAL!!!

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We were able to utilize our card so that we would have spent much had we done each activity separate. For the price of one admission, we would have spent that amount, then didn't another activity. The Blue Ridge card, let us add activities that we would not have done due to budget. Great value if you plan well, and make sure you verify the hours the attractions are open, then map quest for the distance and times so that you can see as much as possible. I would definitely recommend the card.

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I bought a three day card and found it very difficult to see enough sites in the time alloted to make the card pay, despite getting it on sale. I got my card for [$]. Once I saw the Biltmore at 45, Chimney Rock at 14, Grandfather Mountain at 16 and Linville Caverns at 6, we ran out of time. The Biltmore alone was most of the first day, leaving us just two more days to "spend" the other 55 on the card As we also hit other sites, you need to be focused on just the attractions offered on the card in order to get your value. We might have had time for the Tweetsie Railroad if it had been open, it had moved to weekend only schedule. Regardless, we would have had to so rush the visit there it would have diminished the enjoyment of it. In addtion, Tweetsie is oriented more to children.My final thought: I lost money on this card, even if only 15 dollars. If you are completely centered on hitting the paid attractions offered with the card, you can make it pay, especially if you travel "on season" and are visiting Tweetsie Railroad. However, if you are like me, if you want to linger here and there, looking at the views and vistas and spending some extra time off the beaten path, I cannot see how you can make this card pay off.

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