Nashville, New Orleans & Elvis Presley's Memphis 2017

IMPORTANT NOTE: Visa/ESTA is required prior to travelling

Day 1

Fly to Atlanta. Upon arrival you will be met and transferred to Montgomery, Alabama for an overnight stay.

Day 2 - New Orleans; Dinner Jazz Cruise on the Mississippi River

Journey through Mississippi and on to New Orleans for a two-night stay. This evening, join our optional dinner cruise aboard a paddle-wheeler on the world-famous Mississippi River, with live jazz and traditional Cajun and Creole cuisine.

Day 3 - New Orleans City Tour and Oak Alley Plantation

To discover the life, history and stories of this colourful city, try our optional city sightseeing tour combined with Oak Alley Plantation. You will visit and see many of New Orleans’ most famous attractions. Later, we travel out of the city to visit Oak Alley Plantation, with its quarter-mile canopy of giant oak trees and grand Antebellum house. In the evening, enjoy free time, perhaps soaking up the vibrant atmosphere of the historic French Quarter.

Day 4 - Tupelo and Memphis

Morning departure for Tupelo, the birthplace of Elvis, where you will have free time to visit the museum and the tiny, two-roomed house in which Elvis was born (Admission is extra, paid locally). We continue to Memphis, Tennessee for a two-night stay. Home to the blues and birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll, you will enjoy some good old-fashioned southern hospitality in this vibrant city. This evening, why not venture to famous Beale Street? With jazz clubs, bars, eateries and street entertainers, it’s a great place to take in the live music and enjoy fantastic food.

Day 5 - Graceland and Sounds of the South Excursion

Don’t miss our optional, full-day excursion to visit Elvis Presley’s mansion, Graceland, and join an audio tour which will guide you around the house and grounds. Then it’s on to Sun Studio, where you can hear outtakes from sessions, touch Elvis’s first microphone, see loads of memorabilia, hear how Elvis came to record there and the story of the studio that launched the careers of Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins and many more.

Day 6

We travel to 'Music City', Nashville for a two-night stay.

Day 7 - Nashville, Studio B and The Country Music Hall of Fame

Join our optional excursion, first to the undisputed home of country music, Studio B; your chance to visit the most famous recording studio in America. Then it’s on into Nashville to visit the Country Music Hall of Fame with exhibitions spread over two floors. After free time to explore the city of Nashville, we visit a local shopping mall for some US-style retail therapy. This evening, why not head into the city?

Day 8 - Chattanooga

Depart Nashville and head to Chattanooga, synonymous with the famous train and song, for a short visit before continuing to Atlanta airport for the overnight return flight.

Day 9

Arrival in the U.K.

• Included meals: Breakfast