Your Holiday Itinerary
11-Day Break
- Day 1 – Atlanta - Join the direct flight to Atlanta. Transfer to Montgomery, Alabama for an overnight stay
- Day 2 - New Orleans; Dinner Cruise on the Mississippi River (optional). Journey to New Orleans. This evening, enjoy our optional dinner cruise aboard a paddle-wheeler on the world-famous Mississippi River.
- Day 3 – Mardi Gras - Happy Mardi Gras! Today’s the big day. Attended by people from all over the world, experience and celebrate Mardi Gras at its very best, which will prove to be a party you will never forget.
- Day 4 – New Orleans City Tour & Oak Alley Plantation (optional). To help you get the most from your stay and to discover the life, history and stories of this colourful city, we offer an optional city sightseeing tour combined with Oak Alley Plantation. You will visit and see many of New Orleans’ most famous attractions, such as the lively French Quarter and historic Jackson Square, dominated by Saint Louis Cathedral. Later we travel out of the city to visit Oak Alley Plantation, with its quarter-mile canopy of giant oak trees and grand antebellum house, where you can take a tour around the house with a guide dressed in period costume and understand what life was like in the ‘olden days’. In the evening, enjoy free time, perhaps soaking up the vibrant atmosphere of the historic French Quarter.
- Day 5 – Jazz Brunch and Swamp Tour (optional). Day at leisure or join our optional Early Bird Jazz Brunch at the famous Court of Two Sisters Restaurant on New Orleans’ Rue Royale. Later, cruise through the nearby swamps and bayous of Louisiana on our swamp tour, passing the twisted Cypress trees rising from the water, and see where alligators and Cajuns have coexisted since the 18th century.
- Day 6 – Graceland Too, Tupelo and Memphis - Morning departure for Tupelo, the birthplace of Elvis where you will have free time to visit the he Museum and the tiny two-roomed house in which Elvis was born. You can also experience a reconstruction of a 1940’s service in Elvis’ childhood church, which has been moved from its original location to become part of the Elvis Presley Birthplace Complex for visitors to enjoy. Continue to Holly Springs, a quaint village and home to the quirky ‘Graceland Too’ (entrance not included). This place has to be seen to be believed! Every inch of space is covered with Elvis memorabilia – which creator, Mr McLeod has been collecting for over 50 years. We continue to Memphis, Tennessee for a two-night stay. Home to the Blues, and birthplace of Rock ‘n’ Roll, you’ll enjoy some good old-fashioned southern hospitality in this vibrant city. This evening, why not venture to famous ‘Beale Street’ with jazz clubs, bars, eateries and street entertainers, it’s a great place to soak up the atmosphere, take in the live music and enjoy fantastic food – especially the spare ribs, for which Memphis is famous.
- Day 7 – Graceland and Sounds of the South Excursion - (optional). Don’t miss our optional full-day excursion to visit Elvis Presley’s mansion, Graceland, and join an audio tour which will guide you around the house and grounds. You’ll see the jungle room, pool room and music room, plus the hall of gold and racquetball building, ending at the meditation garden, which was one of Elvis’ favourite places. You’ll also see his cars and planes and various other exhibitions. Then it’s on to Sun Studios, where you can hear outtakes from sessions, touch Elvis’ first microphone, see loads of memorabilia, hear how Elvis came to record there and the story of the studio that launched the careers of Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins and many more.
- Day 8 – Nashville - We travel to ‘Music City’, Nashville for a two-night stay.
- Day 9 – Studio B & The Country Music Hall of Fame - (optional). Visit the most famous recording studio in America on our optional excursion to Studio B and the Country Music Hall of Fame, before free time in Nashville then a visit to a local Shopping Mall.
- Day 10 – Chattanooga and journey home - Depart Nashville and head to Chattanooga, synonymous with the famous train and song, for a short visit before continuing to Atlanta airport for the overnight return flight.
- Day 11 – Arrival in the U.K.
Silver Service
You can travel in armchair comfort for only a little extra. Add a touch of luxury to your holiday - choose to upgrade to Silver Service for luxury coach travel with added benefits.
Executive Coach
All of our coaches are modern and comfortable, and you can be assured of a high level of service and reliability from our expertly-trained coach crews, who are on hand to assist and escort you along the way!
Flight Option
This tour allows you to fly to your destination, allowing you plenty of time to relax and see the sights!
Cruising Tour
This tour consists of an inclusive cruising element, by either river or sea!
Notes
(Please note : American Law states coaches do not have to be fitted with seat belts).
This Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) will be available from 1st August 2008 online. Travellers should log onto the ESTA Web site and complete the on-line application in English.
The web-based system will prompt travellers to answer basic biographical and eligibility questions (typically requested on a paper I-94W form completed on the aircraft). Applications may be submitted at any time prior to travel, however, it is recommended that applications are submitted no less than 72 hours prior to travel.
Please note: due to local laws at least one person in each room booked must be aged 21 years or over
Extras:
- Single room supplement £350
- Travel insurance, essential, from £69
- All meals, optional excursions, admissions and gratuities except those mentioned
Passengers :
Tour Includes
- 9 nights’ accommodation, sharing a twin room on a room-only basis
- Return scheduled flights from London or Manchester to Atlanta
- Airport Taxes
- Nine nights’ accommodation, sharing a twin room on a room- only basis
- Air-conditioned coaching
- Fully escorted by a Leger Tour Manager
- Excursions and visits as described in the itinerary
- Hotel porterage (1 bag per person)
Flights
Flights are with British Airways from London Heathrow to Atlanta. Flight supplements for Manchester and Newcastle to Heathrow are available at a supplement from £100pp.
Optional Excursions
- Day 2 Dinner Jazz Cruise on the Mississippi £55
- Day 5 New Orleans City Tour and Oak Alley Plantation £52 Jazz Brunch and Swamp Tour £52
- Day 5 Memphis: Graceland & Sounds of the South £79
- Day 7 Graceland and Sounds of the South Excursion £79
- Day 9 Nashville: Studio B & the Country Music Hall of Fame and Shopping Mall £66
Optional Excursion Package - Save £20: (Call for more details)
- New Orleans City Tour; Memphis; Nashville Book all three for £177 – SAVE £20
Tour Dates
Unfortunately availability for this tour is currently unavailable online, please call 0844 504 6251 for more information.
Single Room Saver
As a single traveller, you can benefit from NO or LOW single room supplements on some of our regular holidays. We have limited availability on these rooms, so book today.
Door to Door
On selected holidays of 12 days duration or more, you don’t even have to think about getting to your local joining point! Provided you live within 20 miles of one of our free joining points, from only £49.99 per car, we’ll pick you up from your home and return you back.(subject to terms & availability).
Flying Start
On selected popular tours, choose a flying start (fly out and join coach for return
journey), flying return (travel out by coach and fly home), or fly both ways!
Plus we'll arrange your flights and transfers between your hotel and the European airport.
Directors' Choice
Here at Leger, our Directors are a hands-on crew and like to experience holidays the same way as you do.
By travelling on tours and talking to our customers,
they get very valuable feedback that we use to ensure we deliver you
the best holiday possible.