America's Musical Heritage.from $4,619.00pp
Various Dates | Nashville to New Orleans | Small Group Tour
You’ll love America’s Musical Heritage holiday that follows the influential sounds of chart-topping history from Nashville to Memphis, with a crescendo in New Orleans for all its jazz.
Both a musical and southern heritage tour, this holiday through the Deep South leads you to elegant antebellum mansions, historic cotton plantations, and the not-so-soft sounds of country, rock, and rhythm and blues.
America’s Musical Heritage Highlights
- Strut your way down Nashville’s Honky Tonk Row and to reserved seats at the Grand Ole Opry.
- Swivel your hips through Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate and Memphis’s famous streets and Sun Studio.
- Jump, jive, and wail through the New Orleans French Quarter in search of the blues and beignets.
- Visit Jazz National Historical Park in New Orleans
- You’ll also face the music as you follow the path of the Mississippi River to the famed Delta Blues Museum, the B.B. King Museum, and Morgan Freeman’s Ground Zero Blues Club.
- Visit Louisiana Delta Museum
Inclusions
- Accomodation
- Breakfast
- Some Dinners
- Some Lunches
- Tipping & Taxes
Itinerary
DAY 1: ARRIVE IN NASHVILLE
Welcome to Nashville! At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and travelling companions for a welcome drink.
DAY 2: NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE Visit to RCA Studio B includes a personal recording session. Sightseeing with a Local Guide includes Centennial Park, Music Row, and Honky Tonk Row. Visit the Country Music Hall of Fame. Free time this afternoon. Reserved seating this evening at the Grand Ole Opry.
Meals Included: Breakfast
DAY 3: NASHVILLE-MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS Visit Sun Studio and Stax Museum of American Soul Music. Dinner at a local restaurant this evening.
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
DAY 4: MEMPHIS. EXCURSION TO GRACELAND
MEMPHIS Sightseeing with a Local Guide. Visit Graceland includes Elvis Presley's original business office, collection of gold records and awards, costumes, automobile museum, "Graceland of the Sky" private jet, and Presley family Meditation Garden. Free time this afternoon and evening.
Meals Included: Breakfast
DAY 5: MEMPHIS-CLARKSDALE-GREENWOOD
CLARKSDALE Visit the Delta Blues Museum, followed by a photo stop at Devil's Crossroads. Lunch with a performance by a local musician at Morgan Freeman's Ground Zero Blues Club. GREENWOOD The Help tour with a Local Guide. Free time this evening.
Meals Included: Breakfast | Lunch
DAY 6: GREENWOOD-INDIANOLA-NATCHEZ
INDIANOLA Visit the B.B. King Museum. NATCHEZ Dinner this evening at an Antebellum mansion.
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
DAY 7: NATCHEZ-FROGMORE-LAFAYETTE
FROGMORE Guided tour of the Delta Music Museum. Visit Frogmore Plantation with a Local Guide. LAFAYETTE Visit to Martin Accordions includes music and stories by the Martin family. Free time this evening.
Meals Included: Breakfast
ENHANCE YOUR FREE TIME in Lafayette with a Cajun dinner and dancing. This and more options throughout your tour are available for purchase with MyAccount. Get local maps and tips for free time on your GlobusGO mobile app.
DAY 8: LAFAYETTE-HOUMAS HOUSE PLANTATION-NEW ORLEANS
LAFAYETTE Visit St. Martinville and cruise through the Atchafalaya Basin. A Cajun lunch on the Atchafalaya followed by a scenic drive past plantation mansions on the Great River Road. Tour of Houmas House Plantation with a Local Guide before driving to New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS Free time this evening.
Meals Included: Breakfast | Lunch
DAY 9: NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS Sightseeing in the French Quarter with a Local Guide includes Jackson Square and Pirate's Alley, followed by a stop at a traditional New Orleans above-ground cemetery. Scenic drive on St. Charles Avenue along the Garden District. Free time this afternoon before a farewell dinner at a historic restaurant.
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
DAY 10: NEW ORLEANS
Your holiday ends with breakfast this morning.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Extention in New Orleans available - Cajun Dinner & Dancing - Get a true taste of Louisiana's traditional Cajun cuisine on this fun evening outing featuring hearty Cajun-style, lively Cajun/Zydeco music, and a lesson to learn how to dance the local way! Contact us for more information.
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