Smoky Mountain Jet Boats

888-900-9091 or 828-488-0522
www.needmore.com

Included admission free with the card.

Description

Mountain Jet Boats takes you to the Almond boat dock (just five minutes away) where you board the jet boat that takes you onto scenic Lake Fontana. With the Great Smoky Mountains National Park as your backdrop, the ride is fun for all ages. These boats are extremely maneuverable and can spin within their own length. Highlights include a 150-foot waterfall and Wesser Falls at the source of the lake. Or you can upgrade to the Jet Boat/Hike Combo-where you will be transported from the Smoky Mountain Jet Boat office to the end of the 'Road to Nowhere' in Bryson City, where you begin a 4-mile hike through a tunnel! Continue through some of the best forest the Great Smoky Mountains Park offers with towering poplars, majestic oaks, and abundant rhododendron. Stop periodically to rest, have snacks, and learn about the park and its incredible diversity of plants and animals. The hike ends at Forney Creek where you have lunch and a swim before the jet boat picks you up for the thrilling ride back.

Cost without the card:

Adult $31.00, Child $18.00

Hours:

Call for departure times. Trips scheduled regularly June-August. April, May, September, October (4 people minimum)

Closed

November-March

Driving:

From Exit 64 for Bryson City take Hwy 74 towards Murphy for 5 miles. The office is at the corner of Needmore Rd. (before Hwy 28 North and entering the Nantahala Gorge area).

Redemption Instructions:

Please read: important instructions on how to use your card.

Included jet boat ride with the Go Blue Ridge Card. Go Blue Ridge Card is valid for your choice of one NOC Raft Trip (page 19), or one Wildwater Raft Trip (page 23), or one Dillsboro Raft Trip (page 31), or one Smoky Mountain Jet Boat Ride per day. Upgrading to the Combo Tour is available for a fee. Go Blue Ridge Card must be valid at time of service.

Reservation Instructions:

Please read: important instructions on how to use your card.

Reservations required for all services at least 24 hours in advance. Allow a total time of one hour (you are on the water about 30-40 minutes). A total of 4 passengers at a minimum is required at all times. If you are traveling with less than 4 people in your party, call ahead to determine the best time to make a reservation and join another party. At the time of reservation, a credit card will be required to hold your reservation. Your credit card will only be charged if you are a no show.

The Go City Card is accepted until 5:30pm unless otherwise noted; during all other times standard admission will apply.