The United States
Twelve travellers at most, from Atlanta to New Orleans via Highway 61
The United States
The musical South in a group of 12 at most: Atlanta, the Great Smoky Mountains, Nashville and its country music, Memphis and Graceland, the Highway 61 blues road via Indianola, Vicksburg military park, Natchez, Baton Rouge, Cajun country, the Houmas House and Laura plantations, New Orleans, then Montgomery, in Alabama.
When
Mar-May, Oct-Nov
Price
From 5 517€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
13 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-3
The mountains and country music.
Day 1
Arrival in Atlanta
Flight to Atlanta, welcome and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2
Atlanta – Great Smoky Mountains
A tour of Atlanta, then Great Smoky Mountains park and Pigeon Forge.
Day 3
Pigeon Forge – Nashville
The Country Music Hall of Fame, the Ryman Auditorium and the honky-tonks of Broadway.
Days 4-7
Graceland, Highway 61 and Vicksburg.
Day 4
Nashville – Memphis
Centennial Park and Music Row, then Memphis.
Day 5
Memphis and Graceland
Graceland, Elvis Presley's home, and its museum, then Beale Street, the street of the blues.
Day 6
The blues road – Vicksburg
Highway 61 through rural Mississippi, Indianola and the B.B. King museum, then Vicksburg.
Day 7
Vicksburg – Natchez
Vicksburg National Military Park, then Natchez.
Days 8-15
Cajun country, plantations and New Orleans.
Day 8
Baton Rouge – Lafayette
A tour of Baton Rouge, then Lafayette.
Day 9
Cajun country – Houmas House
The Acadian museum in Lafayette, Saint-Martinville, capital of Cajun country, then Avery Island, its gardens and its Tabasco factory.
Day 10
Laura plantation – New Orleans
A French-guided visit to Laura plantation, one of the last Creole plantations, then New Orleans.
Day 11
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 12
Mobile – Montgomery
Alabama, Mobile, then Montgomery, city of the bus boycott and civil rights.
Day 13
Montgomery – Atlanta
Back to Atlanta and a visit to the Atlanta History Center.
Day 14
Atlanta – flight home
Free time depending on your flight, then transfer to the airport and fly to France.
Day 15
Arrival in France
Arrival in France during the day.
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