The United States
NASA, Cajun country, jazz, blues and country music
The United States
The American South to the rhythm of its music: NASA's Space Center in Houston, Cajun country and the Tabasco factory on Avery Island, New Orleans and its French Quarter, the Plantation Road and Baton Rouge, Memphis and Graceland, Nashville and its country music, then Atlanta.
When
Mar-May, Oct-Nov
Price
From 3 193€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
10 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-5
Space, Cajun country and New Orleans.
Day 1
Arrival in Houston
Flight to Houston, welcome and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2
Houston and NASA – Lafayette
Space Center Houston, NASA's official centre, its rockets and mission control, then the drive to Lafayette.
Day 3
Lafayette – New Orleans
The Acadian museum in Lafayette, Saint-Martinville, capital of Cajun country, then Avery Island, its gardens and its Tabasco factory.
Day 4
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.
Day 5
The Plantation Road – Baton Rouge
Along the Mississippi, Oak Alley plantation and its avenue of centuries-old oaks, then Baton Rouge, capital of Louisiana.
Days 6-12
Blues, rock and country.
Day 6
Baton Rouge – Memphis
Baton Rouge's capitols, then the long drive to Memphis.
Day 7
Memphis and Graceland
Graceland, Elvis Presley's home, and its museum, then Beale Street, the street of the blues.
Day 8
Memphis – Nashville
A tour of Memphis, then the drive to Nashville.
Day 9
Nashville – Atlanta
The Country Music Hall of Fame, the Ryman Auditorium and the honky-tonks of Broadway. Then Atlanta.
Day 10
Atlanta
Martin Luther King's birthplace: Downtown, Midtown and Buckhead, Centennial Olympic Park and the World of Coca-Cola.
Day 11
Atlanta – flight home
Free time depending on your flight, then transfer to the airport and fly to France.
Day 12
Arrival in France
Arrival in France during the day.
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