Southern sights

Travel around America’s Deep South and visit the incredible places that inspired some of country music’s biggest stars

Celebrate the sights and sounds of the south and step into the world of Robert Johnson, Chuck Berry, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton and Elvis Presley. Cross the Mississippi Delta, where the blues began, to the birthplace of jazz in New Orleans, and follow the river to the hometown of The King before heading to Nashville – the capital of country music. Visit the places that inspired some of music’s greatest icons, and see the studios where they recorded their classic tracks.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

◆ Visiting Montgomery, the resting place of country legend Hank Williams

◆ Journeying through the sleepy countryside of Alabama

◆ Spending two nights in New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz

◆ Experiencing the atmosphere of New Orleans’ famous French Quarter

◆ Visiting Elvis’s tiny birthplace in Tupelo, Mississippi

◆ Exploring cotton capital Memphis,

Tennessee, once home to The King

◆ Visiting Memphis, ‘home of the blues’, and famous Beale Street

◆ Discovering Nashville, the world capital of country music

◆ Visiting Chattanooga, of Chattanooga Choo Choo fame.

PRICE INCLUDES:

◆ Seven nights’ room-only accommodation at good-quality hotels in Montgomery (one night), New Orleans (two nights), Memphis (two nights) and Nashville (two nights), plus one night on the plane

◆ Return flights from your chosen UK airport to Atlanta

◆ Comfortable, air-conditioned coach travel and transfers

◆ Services of a friendly, experienced tour manager.

The from price is based on a trip taken on 6 November 2018 from Manchester.