Rhythmns of the South Escorted Tour
Atlanta, GA
Shake, rattle and roll your way through the big hearted, musically influenced southern cities of America. Music is interwoven into the heart of each city and helps tell a bigger story of its past and present. From New Orleans' jazz and Nashville's country, to Memphis' blues and Atlanta's rap, you're sure to enjoy the music and musicians who have defined these legendary cities.
Highlights
- 2 complimentary breakfast*
- See New Orleans, home to jazz and beignets
- See and visit a lavish Antebellum-styled Mansion in Natchez
- Sightseeing of Memphis: including the Lorraine Hotel, MLK assassination site, and Beale Street, home of the Blues
- Tour Nashville and go Honky Tonkin’
- See the renown Chatanooga Choo Choo
- Day 1 - New Orleans - Arrival
- Day 2 - New Orleans
- Day 3 - New Orleans - Baton Rouge - Natchez
- Day 4 - Natchez - Mississippi River Valley - Memphis
- Day 5 - Memphis - Nashville
- Day 6 - Nashville
- Day 7 - Nashville - Chattanooga - Atlanta
- Day 8 - Atlanta - Departure
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Welcome to New Orleans, Louisiana's most important port city. People from all over the world have been arriving in New Orleans since the Sieur de Bienville laid out the city's streets in 1718. The city today is a unique blend of Spanish, French, Caribbean, African and Anglo-Saxon influences. This is obvious in teh food, architecture, and of course, the music. Your ATI Tour Director will be available to you in teh evening to plan your stay in this charming and bustling city.
Meals Included: RoHilton New Orleans Riverside
Explore the best of New Orleans from the Hilton New Orleans Riverside hotel in the heart of downtown. Unwind in a comfortable guest room that offers WiFi, a 37-inch flat-screen TV, mini-refrigerator and work desk. Upgrade to a View room for amazing views of the Mississippi River or French Quarter. Choose an executive room to enjoy Executive Lounge access with complimentary breakfast, evening appetizers, complimentary in-room WiFi, and complimentary access to the Health Club by Hilton fitness facility.
The day is yours to immerse yourself in the charm and excitement of one of America's most unique cities and for you to take in the French flavor & grandeur of New Orleans. May we suggest starting the day with a visit to a working plantation (optional). Explore the French Quarter with its trademark wrought iron balconies overlooking the narrow cobblestones streets.
Meals Included: RoHilton New Orleans Riverside
Explore the best of New Orleans from the Hilton New Orleans Riverside hotel in the heart of downtown. Unwind in a comfortable guest room that offers WiFi, a 37-inch flat-screen TV, mini-refrigerator and work desk. Upgrade to a View room for amazing views of the Mississippi River or French Quarter. Choose an executive room to enjoy Executive Lounge access with complimentary breakfast, evening appetizers, complimentary in-room WiFi, and complimentary access to the Health Club by Hilton fitness facility.
This moring, we will travel to the capitol of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, and conduct a brief city tour. From there, we will travel via the historic Natchez Trace Parkway to Natchez. The parkway is a 444-mile drive through exceptional scenery and years of Native American and European history. Natchz is the oldest European settlement on the Mississippi River. Before the Civil War, wealthy plantation owners from Louisiana built magnificent Antebellum homes here because the area was considered safer from flooding. This afternoon, we will visit one of the homes and learn about the wealth of these 19th century millionaires
Meals Included: Bed and BreakfastMagnolia Bluffs Casino Hotel
Property Location Located in Natchez, Magnolia Bluffs Casino Hotel is in the historical district and minutes from Natchez Visitor Reception Center and Rosalie Mansion. This casino hotel is within close proximity of Magnolia Hall and William Johnson House Museum.
Leave Natchez and drive on to Memphis, home of "Sun Records" As a large river port, it was one of the most important links in the cotton trade before the Civil War. Memphis is also known as the "Home of the Blues". A brief city tour will take you to teh city's livliest street, Beale Street, where the blues and other types of music are played nightly in almost a dozen clubs. Travel along the historic Front Street, known as Cotton Row in the days when cotton traders and merchants conducted business here. Of course, no visit to Memphis would be complete without a visit to Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley (Optional)
Meals Included: RoCrowne Plaza Memphis Downtown Hotel
With a stay at Crowne Plaza Memphis Downtown Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Memphis, steps from St. Mary's Catholic Church and minutes from Memphis Cook Convention Center. This hotel is within close proximity of Cannon Center for Performing Arts and Danny Thomas/ALSAC Pavillion.
Continue on to Nashville, known as the capital of country music. The city earned its title with teh very first airing of the WSM Barn Dance radio program, the forerunner of the Grand Ole Opry. The newly renovated Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville, once home of the Grand Old Opry, the studio near Music Row, and Opryland itself attest to Nashville's reputation as the most important city in country music.
Meals Included: RoThe Inn at Opryland, A Gaylord Hotel
Feel inspired by the sights and sounds of Music Valley Drive during a stay at The Inn at Opryland, A Gaylord Hotel. Located near the historic Grand Ole Opry, our first-class hotel combines the excitement of Nashville with a comfortable, inviting place to recharge. Enjoy complimentary shuttle service to popular area attractions including the Grand Ole Opry, General Jackson Showboat and Opry Mills Mall--Tennessee's largest shopping destination. From the moment you step inside, experience warm hospitality and modern amenities in our vibrant, country music-inspired atmosphere. Perfect for vacations, social events and business meetings alike, our hotel features on-site restaurants, an indoor pool, modern fitness center and 15,000 square feet of stylish meeting space. After a fun-filled day exploring the city, return to comfortable guest rooms complete with stylish furnishings, free Wi-Fi and luxurious bedding. Experience everything our hotel has to offer on your next trip to Music City.
Begin your day in this dynamic and thriving cultural and state capital of Tennessee with a morning city tour. While exploring the city's landmarks, perhaps you'll discover a new country music classic before they even hit the charts while visiting one of the many recording studios around town. Perhaps enjoy dinner and a show in the evening as an optional excursion.
Meals Included: RoThe Inn at Opryland, A Gaylord Hotel
Feel inspired by the sights and sounds of Music Valley Drive during a stay at The Inn at Opryland, A Gaylord Hotel. Located near the historic Grand Ole Opry, our first-class hotel combines the excitement of Nashville with a comfortable, inviting place to recharge. Enjoy complimentary shuttle service to popular area attractions including the Grand Ole Opry, General Jackson Showboat and Opry Mills Mall--Tennessee's largest shopping destination. From the moment you step inside, experience warm hospitality and modern amenities in our vibrant, country music-inspired atmosphere. Perfect for vacations, social events and business meetings alike, our hotel features on-site restaurants, an indoor pool, modern fitness center and 15,000 square feet of stylish meeting space. After a fun-filled day exploring the city, return to comfortable guest rooms complete with stylish furnishings, free Wi-Fi and luxurious bedding. Experience everything our hotel has to offer on your next trip to Music City.
Leaving Music City, we head to Chattanooga, home to the famous Choo Choo and which has received national recoginition for the renaissance of its beautiful downtown and redevelopment of its riverfront. In the afternoon, our trails lead us back to Atlanta where you may want to check out one of the sites you were not able to experience at the start of teh tour like the Georgia Aquarium, World of Coca Cola, CNN Center
Meals Included: RoDoubleTree by Hilton Atlanta Airport
Property Location When you stay at DoubleTree by Hilton Atlanta Airport in East Point, you'll be near the airport and convenient to Delta Flight Museum and Porsche Experience Center. This hotel is within close proximity of Georgia International Convention Center and College Park Golf Course.
Morning at your leisure before departure.
Meals Included: Rogallery
