My husband and I have been visiting the Smoky Mountains for 15 years. This year we decided to try ziplining and were blessed to find Next to Heaven, not far from where we were staying in Townsend. From the moment we arrived we were met with a friendly welcome from the wonderful receptionist, a very kind lady with a very... More

It cost $60 for my wife and I to go horseback riding, but the view at the top was absolutely amazing. The horses are well trained and the staff is friendly (even if the interaction with them is quite brief). This is the only unguided horseback ride in the Smokies, but it's obvious why. The horses are trained to walk... More

a great place to visit also the next to heaven stables are very nice :) More

I called Next to Heaven to see if they were open, seeing as I was visiting during a very off-season day. When I got the answering machine, I hung up because I figured they were closed. Terri called me back right away anyway, and let me know that they were open but operating on limited hours because of the off... More

An experience I will never forget. This tour on a horse was without a guide. Wow! The horse took us far up into the tip top of the mountain. More

My wife and I visited Next to Heaven Adventures to go zip lining and horseback riding. We found the location was very close to where we were staying in Wears Valley. From the minute we exited the car we felt like we were visiting friends. The staff was very kind and made sure we had a great time. We started... More

beautiful trail safe for the family without a trail guide. They have nice cabins and a zip line as well. The cost was a bit high for the time we were on horseback but We would return again based on the nice trail with no guide, More

What a wonderful time we had! Some of the nicest people. The big draw here was the horseback riding without a guide. It really gave us time to enjoy it and talk, and go on our pace. We don't like going in groups. The perfect thing about the horses is that they know the trail and it's a direct road,... More

First of all, the review titled "Horrible" is wildly hard to believe based on our experience with the company and our own experience with horses and "horse people". Though the horse may have decided to be stubborn and stop, I am CERTAIN the man did not tell them to kick the horse in the face. I'm also certain the horse... More