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Southern Sounds
Music fans are going to love the 8-day Southern Sounds tour from New Orleans to Nashville. New Orleans is always alive with music and culture. Next the tour continues on to Tupelo, Mississippi, the birthplace of Elvis Presley. Then Memphis boasts the Blues and the not to be missed Graceland. In Nashville country music reigns where you’ll visit the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Grand-Ole Opry.
Highlights include the French Quarter, the unique culture of the Creole heritage and the Jazz that New Orleans is so well known for. You’ll visit the birthplace of Elvis Presley and the 2-room house where he was born. In Memphis you will visit the Stax Museum, the Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum and the Sun Studio, one of the world’s most famous recording studios. A music tour must always include Graceland, the beautiful mansion fit for The King. In Nashville you’ll visit Studio B Nashville’s oldest surviving recording studio, the Country Music Hall of Fame and will even see a show at the Grand Ole Opry.
8 Days • fr. $1,759
Tour Highlights & Offers
Tour Includes
- A sightseeing tour with a local guide in New Orleans
- Visit Elvis’ Birthplace & Museum and the Elvis Presley Museum in Tupelo, Mississippi
- A sightseeing tour of Memphis with a local guide including a visit to the Stax Museum, the Rock ‘N’ Soul Museum, Sun Studio and a guided audio tour of Graceland
- An orientation tour of Nashville
- A visit to the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville
- A tour of RCA Studio B
- Reserved seating at the Grand Ole Opry
- Private, deluxe air-conditioned motorcoach while touring with free Wi-Fi
Not Included
- Gratuities are included for services during the land stay of your vacation, except on Cosmos Lite vacations and unless otherwise noted above. This includes wait staff at included meals, and porterage at hotels for one suitcase per person. Gratuities for your Tour Director, Local Hosts®, Local Guides, driver, and ship’s crew are not included in the vacation price (unless otherwise noted in pricing details) and are discretionary. Gratuities are not included on Cosmos Lite vacations and are discretionary.
- All items of a personal nature (room service, beverages, telephone charges, laundry, special food requests, etc.) and meals not specified on the tour itinerary are not included and must be paid by the client.
- All rates exclude airfare unless expressly noted.
Meal Inclusions
Hotel Details
- Wyndham New Orleans French Quarter in New Orleans, LA (2 nights)
- Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Memphis, TN (2 nights)
- Guest House at Graceland in Memphis, TN (1 night)
- Drury Plaza Hotel in downtown Nashville, TN (2 nights)
- The hotels listed are intended to be used on all departures however Cosmos reserves the right to substitute other hotels than those listed. If a change becomes necessary for any reason, the hotel substituted will be of equivalent quality to those listed. No refunds are provided for hotel changes and full cancellation penalties apply.
Day 1
ARRIVE IN NEW ORLEANS Location Information Description
New Orleans, USA
Welcome to New Orleans! Your Tour Director is on hand late this afternoon to answer any questions.
Wyndrum New Orleans French Quarter
Day 2
NEW ORLEANS Location Information Description
New Orleans, USA
The morning is dedicated to the sights and sounds of this Old World city on a guided sightseeing tour. First, visit the French Quarter, including St. Louis Cathedral and Jackson Square.
Next, learn about the city’s unique burial customs at an above-ground cemetery, followed by a leisurely drive down historic St. Charles Avenue to enjoy its stately mansions and clanging streetcars.
Wyndham New Orleans French Quarter
Day 3
NEW ORLEANS–TUPELO Location Information Description
Tupelo, USA
Visit Elvis' Birthplace &* Museum, a small 2-room house built by the singer's father, Vernon Presley. You will also visit the Elvis Presley Museum, featuring “Remembrance of Things Past,” an exhibit displaying memorabilia from Elvis’ childhood. It’s here that you can see, feel, and touch where the “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” began his musical journey.
MEMPHIS Location Information Description
Memphis, USA
Afterward, journey to Memphis, where you spend the next two nights.
Crowne Plaza Memphis Downtown
Day 4
MEMPHIS Location Information Description
Memphis, USA
This morning, experience this amazing city on your guided city sightseeing tour. Your expert local guide knows the history of Memphis like no one else—including the inside, “backstage” stories from the folks who were there.
For music lovers, a visit to the STAX MUSEUM of American Soul Music is next. Then, on to the ROCK ‘N’ SOUL MUSEUM, which traces Memphis’ cultural and musical past.
End the day with a visit to SUN STUDIO, probably the most famous recording studio in the world, where rock ‘n’ roll was first recorded. Hear outtakes from sessions, touch Elvis’ first microphone, see memorabilia, and relive the history of the studio that launched the careers of Johnny Cash, BB King, and many other music legends.
Crown Plaza Memphis Downtown
Day 5
EXCURSION TO GRACELAND Location Information Description
Memphis, USA
Today is dedicated to a guided audio tour of Graceland. Experience life as Elvis did by walking through the decadent and quirky rooms where he felt truly at home. Finish your tour of Graceland with a visit to the Meditation Garden, where Elvis often went to reflect on life, and where he is now laid to rest along with members of his family. You's also be able to boiard "The King's" private jet! Tonight check in to the Guest House at Graceland.
Guest House at Graceland
Day 6
NASHVILLE Location Information Description
Nashville, USA
Today we head to Nashville - "Music City USA." Upon arrival, go behind the scenes of the music industry by visiting the Country Music Hall fo Fame with its glittering costumes, rare instruments, and Elvis Presley’s “solid-gold” Cadillac.
Overnight in the heart of “Music City”. This evening, join the optional outing and be entertained with songs from so many of country music’s greats!
Drury Plaza Hotel Downtown Nashville
Day 7
NASHVILLE Location Information Description
Nashville, USA
Nashville is the ideal destination for music fans, history buffs, and lovers of the South. Start your day with a visit to RCA Studio B, Nashville’s oldest surviving recording studio and one of the country’s most important. Between 1957 and 1977, more than 35,000 songs were recorded here, including 262 Elvis Presley recordings. Studio B is a “must-see” for any music fan, but especially for those who love Elvis.
Afterward, enjoy an orientation tour of teh city, passing by Music Row recording studios, the center of the recording industry, which first developed in the 1950s.
Tonight, see an unforgettable show at the world-famous Grand Ole Opry, the world’s premier country music venue since 1925 and the setting for the nation’s longest-running music show.
Breakfast
Drury Plaza Nashville Downtown
Day 8
NASHVILLE Location Information Description
Nashville, USA
Your vacation ends this morning. You can extend your vacation with extra nights and explore “Music City USA” further.
Breakfast
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Cancellation Policy
- 45-22 days prior to commencement of services: 20% of total price*
- 21-8 days prior to commencement of services: 30% of total price*
- 7-1 days prior to commencement of services: 50% of total price*
- On departure day and later: 100% of total price*
- *Total price does not include any Instant Purchase Air or Instant Purchase Air service fees, which are non-refundable after 24 hours from purchase. Intra-vacation air is non-refundable after final payment.
- Cancellation fees may also apply to any additional services, including extra night accommodations, independently supplied services, and optional excursions reserved prior to, during, and after the tour. If flight changes, including, but not limited to, flight cancellations or name changes, are requested after full land and air deposits are received, revision fees, change fees, or airline cancellation fees will apply.
- In many instances, airline revision or change fees can be up to $300, but in some instances may be up to 100% of the ticket price. Cancellation penalties will be quoted at time of cancellation.
- All cancellations must be received in writing prior to tour departure. The cancellation policy will apply according to the date that the cancellation notification is received. The MINIMUM cancellation penalty is the deposit amount.
- The purchase to trip cancellation insurance is strongly recommended.
Terms and Conditions
- Land only “from price” is per person based on two people sharing a room together and does not include airfare unless expressly stated.
- All prices are in US Dollars.
- A $250 non-refundable, non-transferable, per-person, per-vacation deposit is required to reserve space for you, with some limited exceptions, as noted below. Payment of the deposit indicates you have read and accepted theseall Terms & Conditions. Your booking is not confirmed until the deposit payment is processed and you receive a confirmation invoice.
- Final payment is due 45 days prior to departure, with some limited exceptions, as noted below. Within the final payment date, payment in full is required at time of booking to reserve space. Reservations (land, cruise, and air) are canceled if final payment is not received by the due date. The payment policy may vary for group reservations.
- Additional deposits or payments are required for international air added to the start and/or end of your vacation and/or for intra-vacation air, as specified in the itinerary (“air-inclusive vacations”). Air-inclusive vacation pricing is guaranteed upon receipt of full land plus air deposit or land deposit plus full airfare price, depending on type of airfare purchased (Flex-Air or Instant Purchase Air).
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