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Take an extraordinary journey through the southern states, crammed with fascinating musical highlights and interest.
Combine the magic and musical wonders of the Southland with the Big Country sights and sounds of the Lone Star State, Texas, on this wonderful escorted tour of America. Take in jazz-city New Orleans, Space City Houston and Tex-Mex capital San Antonio. Visit colourful, bohemian Austin, cattle-town Forth Worth and oil-rich Dallas, and explore two of America’s greatest music cities – Elvis's beloved Memphis and country music capital, Nashville.
Highlights
Visit Houston, home of the NASA Space Center
Discover San Antonio, the capital of Tex-Mex culture
Relive the heroics of Davy Crockett at The Alamo
Catch a cattle drive at the Fort Worth Stockyards
Explore historic Dallas and visit Southfork Ranch
Spend two nights in Memphis, Tennessee, home of Elvis Presley
Enjoy the atmosphere on Memphis’ famous Beale Street
Discover Nashville, world capital of country music
Visit Muscle Shoals and its world famous recording studios
Spend two nights in New Orleans, the laid-back Big Easy
Inclusions
12 nights' room-only accommodation in a series of good-quality hotels in Houston (1 night), San Antonio (2), Fort Worth (2), Memphis (2), Nashville (2), Tupelo (1), New Orleans (2) plus one night on the aircraft
A guided tour of Sun Studios and audio tour of Elvis' beloved Graceland in Memphis
Visit NASA’s Lyndon B Johnson Space Centre
Tour Muscle Shoals Sound Studio and Fame Studios
Visit to Dallas and the infamous Southfork Ranch
Return flights to Houston
Comfortable, air-conditioned coach travel and transfers throughout
Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager
Day 1
Fly to Houston, meet your tour manager and transfer to your downtown hotel for your first overnight stay in the USA.
Day 2
This morning, visit NASA's world-famous Lyndon B Johnson Space Centre. This was the heart of the moon landings 50 years ago and remains a working base for the International Space Station. The site offers an incomparable taste of modern history, with its restored Mission Control and the sight of the towering Saturn V rocket that fired the Apollo astronauts into orbit. Continue on to San Antonio, capital of Tex-Mex culture and one of the USA's most attractive cities.
Day 3
Compact and very much a walking city, explore downtown San Antonio today. Relive the siege of The Alamo - when Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie held out heroically for almost two weeks before finally succumbing to the overwhelming forces of Mexican general Santa Anna, and discover the famous River Walk that snakes its way across the city.
Day 4
Today you'll make your way to the Texan State Capital, Austin. Here, the city's thriving music scene has given rise to a wealth of great clubs and bars, including the famous Broken Spoke. After some time here, we'll continue north through the Lone Star State and to the cattletown of Fort Worth, the starting point of the famous Chisholm Trail, and still home to authentic Western culture. The famous Stockyards are the focal point of the Historic Quarter, where wooden boardwalks and old-fashioned store fronts recreate the days of the Old "Wild" West.
Day 5
Spend this morning at the Stockyards – don’t miss the daily Texan cattle-drive. This afternoon visit glittering Dallas, forever associated with the tragic events of November 1963. You'll return to Fort Worth via Southfork Ranch, and tonight you'll have the chance to further explore the Stockyards' area or venture into downtown Fort Worth.
Day 6
Today, we'll journey to the great city of Memphis on the bank of the Mississippi. Elvis's hometown boasts a musical heritage to match any world city and a host of historic landmarks.
Day 7
Today's full-day Memphis Sounds excursion will include a visit to legendary Sun Studio and to Elvis's beloved Graceland, home and final resting place of The King.
Day 8
Spend some time in downtown Memphis and take a wander down Beale Street or perhaps visit the Memphis Rock n Soul Museum before we head to Nashville. This is the undisputed capital of country music, home to “1352 guitar-pickers” and songwriters, many of which you’ll find performing in the bars on Broadway.
Day 9
An optional excursion will introduce the legendary Studio B - where countless country standards and a galaxy of Elvis's RCA hits were recorded - and the Country Music Hall of Fame, home to one of the world's most extensive musical collections.
Today's full-day Memphis Sounds excursion will include a visit to legendary Sun Studio and to Elvis's beloved Graceland, home and final resting place of The King.
Day 10
Head into sleepy Alabama today to our next stop, Muscle Shoals. This town is home to Rick Halls' Fame Studios, which put the likes of Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin on the map, as well as the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, where Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and the Rolling Stones all recorded.
Continue to Tupelo for the night – the town where Elvis Aaron Presley was born in 1935.
Day 11
Take the chance this morning to visit Elvis’ birthplace – a humble two-room house set in parkland alongside Elvis’ childhood church – the building in which Elvis was first exposed to the rich, southern gospel that became a staple of his music (entrance payable locally). Then, board the coach and head south into Louisiana and Creole Country to the great city of New Orleans, the unmistakable ‘Big Easy’. Once here, waste no time in soaking up the atmosphere of the city.
Day 12
This morning's optional guided city tour introduces the ‘Big Easy’ and will include the famous French Quarter's time-warped, iron-balconied buildings, which radiate out from Jackson Square.
This afternoon, you'll have the chance to join an optional Louisiana Swampland excursion to explore the surrounding countryside and cruise through the bayou with the chance to see alligators. Later head back to the Quarter to enjoy the night-time atmosphere of the place that gave the world jazz or perhaps embark on an optional Steamboat Dinner Jazz Cruise to enjoy a cruise down the Mississippi.
Day 13
Today you'll make your way back to Houston to catch your overnight flight home.
Day 14
Arrive back in the UK, after a wonderful journey through America's fascinating Southern heartland.
Further Information
Passports and visas
When travelling to the USA, British citizens require passports with an integrated chip (shown on the front by a small rectangular symbol beneath the word PASSPORT), valid beyond the return date from the USA. Visas are not normally required for entry, but visitors must apply for an ESTA online with US Immigration at least 72 hours before departure at www.cbp.gov/esta. The current charge is $21 for British Citizens. British subjects and anyone who has a criminal record or has ever been arrested should consult the US Embassy as a visa may be required. Note too that if you have visited North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Syria, Libya, Somalia or Yemen since March 2011, or Cuba since 12 January 2021, or have dual nationality with any of these countries, you do require a US visa and cannot travel on the Visa Waiver Program.
Hotel transfer times
The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately two hours.
Foreign Office travel advice
Visit www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice to find out the latest Foreign And Commonwealth Office travel advice for your holiday destination, as well as information about passports and visas.
Smoking
Smoking is not permitted on any coach forming part of your holiday; regular stops will be made though for your comfort en route. The majority of hotels in North America are non-smoking throughout including in all bedrooms. In general smoking outside is acceptable, but do look out for signs prohibiting this close to public entrances or bus stops.
Tipping
Gratuities are a way of life in North America, and it is generally accepted that they form part of a person's earnings. The customary gratuity for a coach driver is $5 per person per day for the driver and $7 per person per day for the tour manager.
It is normal to tip 15-20 per cent of the bill for a taxi or in a restaurant, and to leave a dollar or so per drink in a bar.
On your flight
All outbound flights depart and arrive on the same day. All return flights leave in the evening and land in the UK the next day. On-board meals will usually include lunch and a snack on outward flights, and dinner and breakfast on flight home. Soft drinks are complimentary, but some airlines will charge for alcoholic drinks.
Luggage allowance
You are permitted to take one suitcase per person on the aircraft, which should not exceed 23kg.
Special requirements
If you have notified us of any special requirements, please check that they have been noted and acknowledged. This is especially important with any dietary needs you may have.
Disabled access
The majority of our tours involve a certain amount of walking, including a short walk from the coach stop to the town, attraction or venue you're visiting. If you are bringing a wheelchair, please let us know at the time of booking so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Itinerary changes
Occasionally, for operational reasons, we may have to change the order of the excursions on your holiday. The final day-by-day itinerary will be confirmed on your Final Travel Documents, which you will receive approximately three weeks prior to your departure.
Changes to your hotels
Should circumstances require, we reserve the right to accommodate you in alternative hotels, of a similar standard, nearby. Full details of your hotels will be sent with your Final Travel Documents.
Please note, on certain departures you will stay at the Menger Hotel, San Antonio, for nights 11 & 12 (instead of the Crockett Hotel).
Hotel rooms
Standard hotel rooms in North America will contain one or two double- or queen-sized beds, and it is not possible to add extra beds to the room. Parties consisting of more than two travellers, but who have only booked one room, will be expected to make use of the two beds provided. If this is a concern, you may wish to consider booking more than one room for your group.
