Southern Grace

Day 1

Nashville

Upon arrival in Nashville, you’ll be transferred to your hotel. In the evening, enjoy a welcome reception and a light meal to get to know your tour guide and fellow travellers.

Overnight: Kimpton Aertson Hotel* or similar. Welcome dinner with wine included

*2025 Dates - Noelle Hotel Nashville

Day 2

Nashville

Enjoy a leisurely morning before visiting the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, packed with memorabilia from stars like Hank Williams, Loretta Lynn and Garth Brooks. Tour Studio B and then join a professional sound engineer in a 30-minute choir-style recording session, to create a unique souvenir copy of the recording. Then attend a live taping of America's longest running live radio programme - the Grand Ole Opry.

Overnight: Kimpton Aertson Hotel* or similar. Breakfast included

*2025 Dates - Noelle Hotel Nashville

Day 3

Memphis & Graceland

Travel to the birthplace of Blues and Rock n' Roll. This afternoon is devoted to Graceland, as much an abject of pilgrimage as a museum dedicated to the late, great, Elvis Presley.  From the flowers and painted and painted signs outside the gates, to the tear-streaked cheeks of fans inside, see the effect that Elvis and his music had on popular American culture.

Overnight: The Peabody Memphis or similar. Breakfast included

Day 4

Memphis

Spend your morning at leisure.  You can choose to travel to Sun Studios, where artists like Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash recorded revolutionary albums. Later you'll visit the National Civil Rights Museum to learn about the history of civil rights in America.

Overnight: The Peabody Memphis or similar. Breakfast & lunch included

Day 5

Natchez

Continue to Natchez, founded by the French in 1716 when it became home to a flowering colonial culture.  Check in to your charming, luxury country mansion hotel.  Whet your palate before dinner during a mixology class to learn the 'science' of mixing a signature drink of the south, the Mint Julep.  Then enjoy a delectable three-course Highlight Dinner in the stunning main house.

Overnight: Monmouth Plantation Natchez or similar. Breakfast & dinner with wine included

Day 6

Frogmore & New Orleans

Stop at Frogmore Plantation and journey back in to a time when cotton was king.  With your costumed hosts, tour a reconstructed 19th century plantation and compare it to the modern day operation that produces more than 900 bales of cotton each day.  Get a glimpse into the sweet side of the South with a visit to Houmas House Plantation.  Once the largest producer of sugar in the country, the mansion was often referred to as 'The Sugar Palace' during its antebellum heyday.  In the evening, visit the New Orleans School of Cooking.  Discovery the flair of Creole cuisine during a lively cooking demonstration and enjoy the culinary creations with a special Highlight Dinner.

Overnight: The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans or similar. Breakfast included.

Day 7

New Orleans

Join a local expert for a tour of New Orleans, through the French Quarter, Jackson Square and through the twisted paths of the 'City of the Dead' - the final resting place of pirates, politicians and voodoo queens.

Overnight: The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans or similar. Breakfast included.

Day 8

New Orleans

Embark on a boat tour to meet the resident alligators and other flora and fauna in the New Orleans area. Then enjoy some free time, before joining your fellow guests at a farewell Celebration Dinner

Overnight: The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans or similar. Breakfast, lunch and dinner with wine included

Day 9

Today it’s time to fly home! Take your transfers to New Orleans airport.

Breakfast included