Cumberland Caverns + Fall Creek Falls Combo Tour All-Inclusive Adventure

Our public tours depart at 7:30AM or 8:00AM (depending on Cumberland Caverns tour time) from Bob’s Steak & Chop House located at 250 Rep John Lewis Way S., Nashville, TN and return to this location. Private tours offer the opportunity for door-to-door service at your hotel, Airbnb, or residence.

Total trip time is about 11 hours, round-trip from Nashville.

We’ll depart our meetup spot at 7:30AM, and return around 6:30PM - trip duration and return time are subject to various factors such as weather and traffic that are beyond our control. Therefore, we cannot and do not guaranty a precise return time. We ask that you please this into account when making evening plans following your tour with us.

Just IN Time Adventures prefers small-group experiences, generally booking no more than 12 guests per vehicle. Our fleet consists of 14 passenger vehicles - 12 guests plus driver and co-guide. If you’re looking for something even more intimate, private tours can also be arranged.

This is the ideal Middle Tennessee nature tour for families, couples, friends, and solo travelers. We welcome ages 10 and up on this tour. Choosing a private tour option is required for children under 10 years of age.

Infants, toddlers, or children under 10 years of age are not permitted on public tours, a private tour will need to be secured for families traveling with small children. To abide by Tennessee State Law all children 3 years and younger must be in a proper harnessed child safety seat. Children aged 4 to 8 who are less than 4’9” (57 inches or 144cm) tall must be in a booster seat. We have child seat options available upon request. Please, notify us of your children’s age and seat requirements as soon as possible.

This hiking tour is considered strenuous and is not wheelchair-accessible.

Guests should be able to walk a total of around 3  miles  (5 kilometers) in warm Tennessee weather.

The trail to reach the waterfall is rocky, slippery, and steep. There are viewpoints above the falls available for any guests who are not comfortable walking down to the lower section.

Yes, this tour includes a variety of snacks and refreshments in the vehicle and covers lunch and entrance fees and/or park donations.  Also included are ponchos, loaner trekking poles (upon request), loaner backpack (upon request), loaner towels, round-trip transportation from our downtown Nashville meetup spot, friendly and knowledgeable guides with first aid kits.

Please come prepared with close-toed shoes, a hat, sunscreen, and a camera or smart phone to capture lasting memories. Please also remember to bring any necessary medications such as asthma inhaler, EpiPen, diabetic supplies, etc.

Consumption of alcoholic beverages is NOT allowed prior to or during the tour. However, our lunch spot might offer adult beverages that you are able to purchase. We ask you to remember restrooms are not always readily available and motion sickness is already a common occurrence on mountain roads. We ask that you drink responsibly while in our care. Just IN Time Adventures, LLC reserves the right to ask a guest to disembark if necessary. In the unlikely event of a disembarked guest, said guest is solely responsible for any and all costs and efforts related to securing transportation back to Nashville.  Furthermore, disembarked guests shall not hold Just IN Time Adventures, LLC nor any of its employees, owners, or affiliates liable for any expenses and/or injuries incurred as a result of being disembarked.

Tips and gratuities are not required, they are greatly appreciated though. Your guide works hard to keep you safe, entertained, and satisfied for 10+ hours. The wealth of information you’ll be exposed to is impressive. The guides spend a lot of time training and perfecting their skills for you. So, if you enjoy yourself, if your guide gives impeccable attention to your needs, and if you feel safe in their care, then show them your appreciation for a job well done! Of course, this is only a recommendation but common tipping for full-day excursions ranges between $20-$40 per person.

The most common reasons for guests to choose a private tour over a public tour include: the ability to go at your own pace, a customizable itinerary with tour flexibility, customizable timing, customizable pickup/drop off locations, upgraded meals/snack baskets/beverages, no other personalities/strangers, not waiting on rouge public participants, more intimate, any age is permitted, and you’ll be placed with a tenured guide. We have luxury executive mini-bus for groups sized up to 12 guests. Other professionally chauffeured transportation options exist for larger group sizes up to 28 guests.

This tour is great any month of the year! Cumberland Caverns remains a consistent 56 degrees F / 13 degrees C year round. Due to our limited trail time, this tour is highly compatible during rainy, hot, and cold weather conditions. Here is a summer of typical water levels at Falls Creek Falls State Park: mid-January to late Spring tend to provide the best water volumes in creeks and at the waterfalls.  Water levels tend to vary June through August with decent flowrates possible albeit significantly lower than Late-Winter and Springtime. September through early January are typically our driest months with very low creek levels and very low waterfall flowrates. However, autumn remains a great time to enjoy Fall Creek Falls due to the beauty of changing fall colors and moderate temperatures.