Soul of the South: from the Texan Far West to the Bayous and Atlanta

The United States

Soul of the South: from the Texan Far West to the Bayous and Atlanta

Dallas, the Alamo, NASA, New Orleans, Graceland and Nashville

The United States

Soul of the South: from the Texan Far West to the Bayous and Atlanta

The South from Texas to Georgia: Dallas and Fort Worth, San Antonio and the Alamo, Space Center Houston, Cajun country and Avery Island, New Orleans, Oak Alley plantation and Baton Rouge, Memphis and Graceland, Nashville, then Atlanta.

When

Mar-May, Oct-Nov

Price

From 3 617€ excl. flights

(based on 2 people sharing)

How long

12 nights

Ideal length

Texas

Days 1-4

Cowboys, the Alamo and NASA.

Day 1

Arrival in Dallas

Flight to Dallas, welcome and transfer to the hotel.

Arrival in Dallas

Day 2

Dallas, Fort Worth – San Antonio

Dallas in the footsteps of John F. Kennedy, then Fort Worth, 'Cowtown', its Stockyards and its longhorn cattle drive.

Dallas, Fort Worth – San Antonio

Day 3

San Antonio – Houston

The Alamo, symbol of Texan independence, the Spanish missions and the River Walk.

San Antonio – Houston

Day 4

Houston and NASA – Lafayette

Space Center Houston, NASA's official centre, its rockets and mission control, then the drive to Lafayette.

Houston and NASA – Lafayette
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Louisiana

Days 5-7

Cajun country, New Orleans and the plantations.

Day 5

Lafayette – New Orleans

The Acadian museum in Lafayette, Saint-Martinville, capital of Cajun country, then Avery Island, its gardens and its Tabasco factory.

Lafayette – New Orleans

Day 6

New Orleans, the French Quarter

On foot through the French Quarter: its French street names, wrought-iron balconies, St Louis Cathedral, Jackson Square and the French Market. In the evening, jazz on Frenchmen Street.

New Orleans, the French Quarter

Day 7

The Plantation Road – Baton Rouge

Along the Mississippi, Oak Alley plantation and its avenue of centuries-old oaks, then Baton Rouge, capital of Louisiana.

The Plantation Road – Baton Rouge
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Memphis, Nashville and Atlanta

Days 8-14

Blues, rock and country.

Day 8

Baton Rouge – Memphis

The neo-Gothic Old State Capitol and the Louisiana State Capitol, then Memphis.

Baton Rouge – Memphis

Day 9

Memphis and Graceland

Graceland, Elvis Presley's home, and its museum, then Beale Street, the street of the blues.

Memphis and Graceland

Day 10

Memphis – Nashville

A tour of Memphis, then Nashville.

Memphis – Nashville

Day 11

Nashville – Atlanta

The Country Music Hall of Fame, the Ryman Auditorium and the honky-tonks of Broadway. Then Atlanta.

Nashville – Atlanta

Day 12

Atlanta

Martin Luther King's birthplace: Downtown, Midtown and Buckhead, Centennial Olympic Park and the World of Coca-Cola.

Atlanta

Day 13

Atlanta – flight home

Free time depending on your flight, then transfer to the airport and fly to France.

Atlanta – flight home

Day 14

Arrival in France

Arrival in France during the day.

Arrival in France
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