Overview
Jump, jive, and wail through the New Orleans French Quarter in search of the blues and beignets. 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. 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.
Eat, drink, and be merry in the city that does it best! When you extend your stay in the “Crescent City” on this Southern U.S. tour, there’s plenty to be over the moon about, including two more days of jambalaya, jazz, and resounding joy. A relaxing lunch cruise down the Mississippi is also included in your extended stay in “The Big Easy.”
Jump, jive, and wail through the New Orleans French Quarter in search of the blues and beignets. 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. 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.
Eat, drink, and be merry in the city that does it best! When you extend your stay in the “Crescent City” on this Southern U.S. tour, there’s plenty to be over the moon about, including two more days of jambalaya, jazz, and resounding joy. A relaxing lunch cruise down the Mississippi is also included in your extended stay in “The Big Easy.”
Itinerary
Welcome to Nashville! At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and travelling companions for a welcome drink.
NASHVILLE: Visit to RCA Studio B, Nashville's oldest recording studio, includes a guided tour and a personal recording session to take home. 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. This evening, enjoy a live music show with reserved seats at the Grand Ole Opry. (B)
MEMPHIS: Visit Sun Studio and Stax Museum of American Soul Music. Dinner at a local restaurant this evening. (B/D)
MEMPHIS: Sightseeing with a Local Guide. Visit to 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. (B)
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 to see the sites and locations used for the Oscar-winning movie. Free time this evening. Overnight at the historic Alluvian Hotel, originally opened in 1917, the fully renovated hotel is now rated as one of the Top 10 Hotels in the United States by Conde' Nast magazine. (B/L)
INDIANOLA: Visit the B.B. King Museum.
NATCHEZ: Dinner this evening at an Antebellum mansion. (B/D)
FROGMORE: FROGMORE Guided tour of the Delta Music Museum to learn intimate stories about Jerry Lee Lewis, Conway Twitty, and other Louisiana Delta musicians. Tour the historic Frogmore Plantation with a Local Guide to learn about life from the 1700's to today.
LAFAYETTE: Visit to Martin Accordions includes music and stories by the Martin family in addition to insights to accordion making. Free time this evening. (B)
ENHANCE YOUR FREE TIME in Lafayette with a Cajun dinner and dancing. This and more options throughout your tour are available for purchase with My Account. Get local maps and tips for free time on your GlobusGO mobile app.
LAFAYETTE: Visit St. Martinville to see the famous oak tree from Longfellow's poem, Evangeline. Then cruise through the swampy waterways of 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 and Gardens with a Local Guide before driving to New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS: Free time this evening. (B/L)
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 aboveground cemetery. Scenic drive on St. Charles Avenue along the Garden District. Free time this afternoon before a farewell dinner at a historic restaurant. (B/D)
NEW ORLEANS: Free day. Your Tour Director will be on hand to provide suggestions on things to do and see. (B)
NEW ORLEANS: Free day includes a 2-Hour lunch cruise along the Mississippi River. (B/L)
Your holiday ends with breakfast this morning. (B)
Welcome to Nashville! At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and travelling companions for a welcome drink.
NASHVILLE: Visit to RCA Studio B, Nashville's oldest recording studio, includes a guided tour and a personal recording session to take home. 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. This evening, enjoy a live music show with reserved seats at the Grand Ole Opry. (B)
MEMPHIS: Visit Sun Studio and Stax Museum of American Soul Music. Dinner at a local restaurant this evening. (B/D)
MEMPHIS: Sightseeing with a Local Guide. Visit to 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. (B)
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 to see the sites and locations used for the Oscar-winning movie. Free time this evening. Overnight at the historic Alluvian Hotel, originally opened in 1917, the fully renovated hotel is now rated as one of the Top 10 Hotels in the United States by Conde' Nast magazine. (B/L)
INDIANOLA: Visit the B.B. King Museum.
NATCHEZ: Dinner this evening at an Antebellum mansion. (B/D)
FROGMORE: FROGMORE Guided tour of the Delta Music Museum to learn intimate stories about Jerry Lee Lewis, Conway Twitty, and other Louisiana Delta musicians. Tour the historic Frogmore Plantation with a Local Guide to learn about life from the 1700's to today.
LAFAYETTE: Visit to Martin Accordions includes music and stories by the Martin family in addition to insights to accordion making. Free time this evening. (B)
ENHANCE YOUR FREE TIME in Lafayette with a Cajun dinner and dancing. This and more options throughout your tour are available for purchase with My Account. Get local maps and tips for free time on your GlobusGO mobile app.
LAFAYETTE: Visit St. Martinville to see the famous oak tree from Longfellow's poem, Evangeline. Then cruise through the swampy waterways of 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 and Gardens with a Local Guide before driving to New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS: Free time this evening. (B/L)
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 aboveground cemetery. Scenic drive on St. Charles Avenue along the Garden District. Free time this afternoon before a farewell dinner at a historic restaurant. (B/D)
NEW ORLEANS: Free day. Your Tour Director will be on hand to provide suggestions on things to do and see. (B)
NEW ORLEANS: Free day includes a 2-Hour lunch cruise along the Mississippi River. (B/L)
Your holiday ends with breakfast this morning. (B)
Trip Inclusions
- 11 Breakfasts
- 3 Lunches
- 3 Dinners
- Nashville Gaylord Opryland Resort (Moderate Deluxe)
- Memphis The Guest House at Graceland (First-Class)
- Greenwood The Alluvian Hotel (Superior First-Class)
- Natchez Magnolia Bluffs Casino Hotel (Tourist Class)
- Lafayette DoubleTree by Hilton Lafayette (First-Class)
- New Orleans Sheraton New Orleans (Superior First-Class)
- Airport transfers at your arrival and departure destination are not included in the price of the tour.
- Itinerary and inclusions subject to change.
- Price is for land, cruise and specified internal flights. International flights not included.
- 11 Breakfasts
- 3 Lunches
- 3 Dinners
- Nashville Gaylord Opryland Resort (Moderate Deluxe)
- Memphis The Guest House at Graceland (First-Class)
- Greenwood The Alluvian Hotel (Superior First-Class)
- Natchez Magnolia Bluffs Casino Hotel (Tourist Class)
- Lafayette DoubleTree by Hilton Lafayette (First-Class)
- New Orleans Sheraton New Orleans (Superior First-Class)
- Airport transfers at your arrival and departure destination are not included in the price of the tour.
- Itinerary and inclusions subject to change.
- Price is for land, cruise and specified internal flights. International flights not included.
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Trip Reviews (4) Most Recent 'America's Musical Heritage with New Orleans' Reviews
Our tour director Brenda was very professional and organised and Patrick our driver was very tolerant and a gentleman. I highly recommend this trip. The only downside was our farewell dinner in New Orleans. Pokey little room with no windows. Very rushed and many people missed out on some of the meal. Not a good ending for an otherwise fabulous trip.
The included activities fitted admirably with the purpose of the tour with the highlights being the honky tonks along Broadway in Nashville, the Grand Old Opry the mansion and the Elvis Experience at Graceland and the food and music in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Alll the included meals were very good and gave us the chance to sample the cuisine of the local areas.
This was one of the best tours we have done (and we have done lots). We particularly enjoyed it because it brought to life our love for the music that was born and still flourishes in this part of the world.
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