Escorted Tours 2023 - 2025

Studios, where Elvis recorded his first hit and where Jerry Lee Lewis’s piano still stands. Tonight, is at leisure for you to explore and experience the many bars, restaurants, and music scene of Memphis. Day 6: Memphis to New Orleans D Today the tour leaves Memphis and follows the path of the mighty Mississippi River and travels deep into the heart of the Mississippi Delta via Jackson before crossing the border into Louisiana. Driving across Lake Pontchartrain on the longest causeway in the world you will arrive in New Orleans, a melange of European style and Caribbean flavours and a city full of flamboyance, festivities and a whole lot of soul. We’ve arranged to take you to the New Orleans School of Cooking this evening for an entertaining demonstration from one of their Creole/Cajun experts with dinner included and the chance to try a New Orleans speciality such as gumbo, jambalaya or pralines. Day 7: New Orleans B In the morning, visit some of New Orleans’ highlights including the famous French Quarter taking in Bourbon Street, the art galleries and antique shops of Royal Street and Jackson Square with its many artists, museums and fortune tellers. From here you will take a visit to a local distillery and savour the tastes of up to three different spirits. The rest of the day and evening are for you to enjoy at your leisure, but make sure you live the New Orleans’ motto ‘Laissez les bons temps rouler’ - let the good times roll! Day 8: New Orleans B Today is a free day for you to enjoy New Orleans in your own time. Stroll around the market in the French Quarter, stop for some lunch at one of the many oyster bars and restaurants, shop for antiques and trinkets or book yourself a tour through the Louisiana bayou aboard an airboat. This evening you can take your pick of the many excellent bars, eateries and music venues for which this laid back city, The Big Easy is world renowned. Day 9: New Orleans to Houston B This morning it’s time to leave New Orleans and travel to Houston to catch your return flight to the UK the next day. There will be a stop along the way in Lake Charles for an hour or so for you to stretch your legs and have some lunch. Arriving in Houston in the early hours of the evening there will be a short orientation tour before returning to the hotel. Day 10: Houston to the UK B The final day includes a visit to Houston’s Space Centre, home to NASA and the world’s largest collection of moon rocks and lunar samples on public view. You’ll also see Mission Control that guided the first moon landings as well as original Saturn, Mercury and Apollo rockets that have been at the forefront of space exploration since the early sixties. Sadly, your southern tour of music, culture and history is at an end and it is time to depart for the airport to catch your return direct flight back to the UK or continue on to your chosen extension. New Orleans Houston Space Centre Nashville Graceland What’s included ✔ Return flights Heathrow to America with British Airways. See page 136-37 for regional flights ✔ Where you’ll stay Nashville, 3 H Holiday Inn & Suites or 3 H The Clarion Nashville Downtown Stadium Memphis, 3 H Doubletree Memphis or 3 H Crowne Plaza New Orleans, 3 H La Quinta Houston, 3 H Holiday Inn Downtown ✔ 7 meals ✔ 7 excursions ✔ Expert local tour guide Tour pace: Challenging No Single Supplement Rooms with no single supplement are available. Once sold, supplement starts from £599 Departures & from prices Sep 2023 £2,679 May 2025 £2,749 Oct 2023 £2,719 Sep 2025 £2,699 Feb 2024 £2,349 Oct 2025 £2,599 May 2024 £2,499 Feb 2025 £2,499 Sep 2024 £2,549 May 2025 £2,749 Oct 2024 £2,449 Sep 2025 £2,699 Feb 2025 £2,499 Oct 2025 £2,599 • Lead-in price based on 26 Feb 24 • Tipping paid locally $72-$99 pp per tour Extend your tour Houston city stay, 2 nights, 3 H B&B from £269 Houston is home to some of the finest museums, performing arts and entertainment in the United States. Extend your stay in this sprawling city to experience the culture. North America 79 Visit our website or call 0800 954 9329 to book or for further details