The American South

Guide

This tour includes the professional services of an experienced Tour Director. Not only will the Tour Director offer their local knowledge and share hidden gems and stories with you, but they will act as the logistical organizer, ensuring that everything is running smoothly and that you’re having a good time during your holiday. As an expert and a local, your guide will be a valuable resource for questions about local customs, language, food, and other practical travel information. In a guided tour, you will get a personal experience for your adventure.

Others

Welcome reception and meeting of fellow travelers Visit Stately Oaks Plantation and museum, the inspiration for “Tara” from Gone with the Wind Sightseeing tour of Atlanta including MLK’s boyhood home and visitors’ center Tour historic Charleston and see the iconic piazzas of the beautiful homes Travel to Beaufort, the filming site of the movie Forest Gump Trolley Tour of the historic downtown district of Savannah Experience historic landmarks of the Civil Rights Trail in Montgomery and Selma, Alabama 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 renowned Chatanooga Choo Choo Hotel, state and local taxes, service charges, and porterage service (limit one piece of checked luggage per person) Information kit

Transport

Transportation by a comfortable air-conditioned motor coach equipped with Wi-Fi throughout. All coaches are equipped with air-conditioning and an onboard lavatory. Additionally, coaches may have the following onboard amenities: wi-fi, footrests, luggage nets, movable seats, individually adjustable air conditioning, etc. Each passenger travelling on an escorted tour is allowed one piece of checked baggage per person due to space limitations. Additional luggage will be charged at $7.00 per person per day (subject to change). Due to the nature of this holiday, bags are handled many times, so a durable, reasonably sturdy and clearly labelled bag is required. The Tour Manager will issue you a special luggage tag which should remain on your customer’s bag at all times to help ensure the bag is delivered to, and retrieved from, the hotel room at each destination

Accommodation

13-nights accommodation in premium hotels with a private bath and/or shower Holiday Inn Express and Suites Atlanta Downtown, Atlanta, or similar Cambria Hotel Charleston Riverview, Charleston, or similar Fairfield Inn & Suites Savannah Downtown/Historic District, Savannah, or similar Courtyard Montgomery, Montgomery, or similar Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New Orleans, or similar Hampton Inn & Suites Natchez, Natchez, or similar Crowne Plaza Memphis Downtown, Memphis, or similar The Inn at Opryland, A Gaylord Hotel, Nashville, or similar Doubletree by Hilton Atlanta Airport, Atlanta, or similar

Others

Airfare unless specified in the tour itinerary Laundry, telephone, optional excursions and other items of a personal nature Gratuities Pre and Post Accommodation Airport Transfers Everything that is not mentioned in included

Flights

Flights are not included

Insurance

Insurance is not included

Meals

Meals are not included in order to allow for more flexibility Hotel services in the United States customarily do not include breakfast. If you do not wish to have breakfast at the hotel restaurant (where available), you may frequently find coffee shops and restaurants close by which serve good and inexpensive breakfasts. Some hotels do offer a continental breakfast. Usually, this continental breakfast is basic and contains coffee and pastries. Variations between the different hotels may result in the following also being available, cereal, cheese, fruit, etc. Complimentary breakfast may be offered by a hotel and discontinued at any time with or without notice

Optional

Tour and explore Boone Hall Plantation Take a riverboat dinner cruise of Savannah Traditional Steamboat Jazz Cruise on the Mississippi River Swamp tour and jazz brunch in New Orleans Explore Elvis Presley’s magnificent Estate of Graceland Tour Nashville’s Country Hall of Fame and Studio B All optional excursions are subject to change and availability. Optional excursions are to be booked with the Tour Manager Pre and post accommodation