27/12/2022
Deep South Music Tour
Journey through the musical hotspots of the USA on this thrilling city-hop tour of Nashville, Memphis and New Orleans.
March 2023
Starting from £1299pp, this offer includes:
3 Nights at the Millenium Maxwell House, Nashville
2 Nights at the Guest House at Graceland in Memphis
3 Nights at the Homewood Suites French Quater in New Orleans
Flights from London Heathrow and transfers included.
Nashville, Memphis & New Orleans
Journey through the musical hotspots of the USA: Nashville, Memphis and New Orleans on a thrilling city hop tour - includes flights and transfers
Nashville - 3 Nights - Millenium Maxwell House - Standard room
Your USA musical city tour begins in Nashville, the birthplace of country music where the sound of foot-tapping h***y tonk beats mingles with the hum of country crooners taking to the mic. Often known as Music City, a visit isn’t complete without hitting up The Country Music Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry to learn about the stars who started their careers here. After a night of bar hopping along the famous Music Row, drink in the fresh air at the city’s expanse of open spaces, from Cheekwood Botanical Garden to Warner Parks.
Memphis - 2 Nights - Guest House at Graceland - Standard Room
Arrive by Greyhound bus in Memphis, a vibrant city on the banks of the Mississippi River where the dulcet tones of blues guitar riffs collide with the scent of smoky BBQ and Elvis is always in the building. While you’re here, explore the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s former mansion on an incredible Graceland tour or visit the legendary Sun Studios where everyone from Elvis Presley to BB King and Johnny Cash recorded now iconic albums.
New Orleans - 3 Nights - Homewood Suites French Quarter - King Studio
Take an Amtrak train to your final destination, New Orleans, a uniquely eclectic city where history, music and gastronomy combine to dazzling effect. You’ll be staying in the French Quarter, right in the beating heart of The Big Easy where jazz musicians burst into impromptu street performances, steam ships cruise along the Mississippi and creole cuisine reigns supreme. If you’re here during Mardi Gras, watch the city come alive in a kaleidoscopic mix of parades, live music and all-night street dancing.
Nashville
For those who think Nashville is only about country music - think again. Located in the centre of the state, Nashville is one of the largest cities in the South. A wealth of museums, the arts and professional sports call the city home. But country music remains the city's claim to fame and visitors from all over the world flock here for just that reason. Nashville boasts the Johnny Cash Museum, George Jones Museum and the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum. The Parthenon is the world's only full-scale replica of the Parthenon in Greece and houses art galleries and a statue of Athena - the tallest indoor statue in the Western Hemisphere! Nashville is 215 miles east of Memphis and can easily be combined in a twin centre holiday.
Memphis - Tennessee
Music, barbecue and history in the Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock 'n' Roll. From a blues club on Beale Street to some of the greatest barbecue in the world, a visit to Memphis will touch all the senses.
Known as the birthplace of rock ‘n roll and blues, Memphis is home to Graceland, served as a recording base for artists like Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis; plus, its famous Beale Street was the location of the first blues notes. From gritty, glittering Beale Street to makeshift recording studios and humble churches that are temples to sound, Memphis has been creating hit-makers for 200 years.
Memphis, located in the southwestern corner of Tennessee, sits atop a bluff just across the river from Arkansas and a few miles away from the Mississippi state line. Like most places in the Mississippi Delta, it is brimming with traditional Southern charm and hospitality. Walk into any Memphis attraction and you will be greeted as though you were family. Key locations during the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement help make Memphis a sacred pilgrimage for Martin Luther King admirers.
New Orleans - Louisiana
New Orleans, the “most unique” city in America, is known world-wide for its multicultural and multilingual heritage, cuisine, architecture, music, its annual Mardi Gras and other celebrations and festivals.
New Orleans is one of the world's most fascinating cities – it is home to a truly unique melting pot of culture, food and music. New Orleans is one of America's most culturally and historically rich destinations. A culture-lover's dream, the city boasts awarding-winning museums; everything from experimental to big Broadway show theatre; art galleries displaying the work of local treasures and renowned masters; a number of historic and heritage attractions and an unparalleled music scene, from Gospel, Jazz, and Rhythm and Blues, just to name a few.
No matter the time of year, New Orleans welcomes its visitors in a grand way to experience Caribbean, American, French and African cultures colliding in a brilliant explosion of flavours, emotions and sounds. Music is everywhere here, people live to eat, and every day is a party here in the birthplace of Jazz, which is also home to Creole cuisine, century-old Spanish oaks and clacking streetcars. With a combination of city life and rural plantations, swamp tours, festivals, historical significance and revelry during Mardi Gras, New Orleans has the recipe to captivate everyone.