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Southern Sounds & Elvis
Operated by Cosmos
Tripcode: 8730
Overview
Destination:
United States Of America,
Duration:8 days
Type:Group tour (max 48)
Travel Period
May 2026 - October 2027
8 days from New Orleans to Nashville
If you are a music fan, don’t miss this Southern Sounds & Elvis tour! Begin with two overnights in New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz, where a Local Guide introduces you to the sights and sounds of the Big Easy. From New Orleans, travel to Indianola, Mississippi, the hometown of the legendary musician B.B. (Blues Boy) King, and visit the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center to learn about his life and 60-plus year career and why the Mississippi Delta is the birthplace of the blues. Stay three nights in Memphis, where you’ll take a tour with an expert Local Guide who knows Memphis’ history like no one else - including the inside, “backstage” stories from the folks who were there. You’ll visit Graceland, Elvis’ palatial estate, and walk through the same rooms as the “King of Rock-n-Roll.” You can even board his private jet! Then visit the Meditation Garden, where Elvis went to reflect on life and where he and his only child, Lisa Marie Presley, are laid to rest. Spend two nights In Nashville, where you’ll enjoy reserved seats at the world-famous Grand Ole Opry where country’s biggest names have performed! You’ll also have the chance to take an optional excursion to see both Historic RCA Studio B, Nashville’s oldest surviving recording studio where Elvis recorded more than 200 songs, including “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” and visit the Country Music Hall of Fame to see the memorabilia, musical instruments and glittering costumes of the people who shaped country music. With included must-see sights and free time to explore on your own, this budget-friendly musical journey through the Southern U.S. states is not to be missed!
All This. Included
The world is within reach with everything you need for perfectly affordable touring. Cosmos includes hand-selected accommodations, guided sightseeing, and seamless transportation between destinations—with value-minded travel lovers in mind. Explore with expert Cosmos Tour Directors and Local Guides, and private, first-class, air-conditioned motorcoach with free Wi-Fi (where available). Enhance your free time to explore like a local with your CosmosGO mobile app!Your Tour Includes:• Guided city sightseeing in New Orleans and Memphis• Admission to the B.B King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center• Admission to Graceland, including audio tour and access to private jets• Overnight at the Guest House at Graceland• Orientation tour of Nashville • Tickets to a musical performance at the Grand Ole Opry
If you are a music fan, don’t miss this Southern Sounds & Elvis tour! Begin with two overnights in New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz, where a Local Guide introduces you to the sights and sounds of the Big Easy. From New Orleans, travel to Indianola, Mississippi, the hometown of the legendary musician B.B. (Blues Boy) King, and visit the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center to learn about his life and 60-plus year career and why the Mississippi Delta is the birthplace of the blues. Stay three nights in Memphis, where you’ll take a tour with an expert Local Guide who knows Memphis’ history like no one else - including the inside, “backstage” stories from the folks who were there. You’ll visit Graceland, Elvis’ palatial estate, and walk through the same rooms as the “King of Rock-n-Roll.” You can even board his private jet! Then visit the Meditation Garden, where Elvis went to reflect on life and where he and his only child, Lisa Marie Presley, are laid to rest. Spend two nights In Nashville, where you’ll enjoy reserved seats at the world-famous Grand Ole Opry where country’s biggest names have performed! You’ll also have the chance to take an optional excursion to see both Historic RCA Studio B, Nashville’s oldest surviving recording studio where Elvis recorded more than 200 songs, including “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” and visit the Country Music Hall of Fame to see the memorabilia, musical instruments and glittering costumes of the people who shaped country music. With included must-see sights and free time to explore on your own, this budget-friendly musical journey through the Southern U.S. states is not to be missed!
All This. Included
The world is within reach with everything you need for perfectly affordable touring. Cosmos includes hand-selected accommodations, guided sightseeing, and seamless transportation between destinations—with value-minded travel lovers in mind. Explore with expert Cosmos Tour Directors and Local Guides, and private, first-class, air-conditioned motorcoach with free Wi-Fi (where available). Enhance your free time to explore like a local with your CosmosGO mobile app!Your Tour Includes:• Guided city sightseeing in New Orleans and Memphis• Admission to the B.B King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center• Admission to Graceland, including audio tour and access to private jets• Overnight at the Guest House at Graceland• Orientation tour of Nashville • Tickets to a musical performance at the Grand Ole Opry
Highlights:
Standard inclusions
- 2 breakfasts
Itinerary
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Welcome to New Orleans! Your Tour Director is on hand from 3-6:00 p.m. this afternoon to answer any questions.Once settled into your hotel, perhaps head out and start exploring this lively city full of character, interesting shops, delicious Cajun and Creole cuisine, and music!
NEW ORLEANS
The morning is dedicated to the sights and sounds of this vibrant city on a guided sightseeing tour. First, visit the French Quarter to see 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. The rest of the day is at leisure. Perhaps spend some more time in the French Quarter to take a closer look at the unique architecture and ornate balconies and peruse the many boutiques, art galleries, and antique shops. This evening, listen to some live New Orleans Jazz while you dine aboard a paddle-wheel boat on an optional Jazz Dinner Cruise on the Mighty Mississippi.
NEW ORLEANS–INDIANOLA–MEMPHIS
Depart New Orleans this morning for Indianola, hometown of the legendary musician B.B. King. Visit the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center to learn about B.B (Blues Boy) King’s fascinating 60-plus year career. Learn about his time as a sharecropper to his big break on Memphis’ Beale Street and then becoming an international music star. Artifacts, images, and a guitar studio, where visitors can play instruments, bring it all to life. Also learn why the Mississippi Delta is widely recognized as the birthplace of the blues. Afterward, journey to Memphis, where you spend the next three nights.
MEMPHIS
This morning, experience this amazing city on a sightseeing tour with an expert Local Guide who knows the history of Memphis like no one else and shares the inside, “backstage” stories from the folks who were there. Later, have the chance to go on an optional excursion to Sun Studio, widely known at the birthplace of Rock ’n’ Roll and where Elvis Presley started his career, followed by dinner. Then perhaps venture out to Beale Street where Delta blues, jazz, Rock ‘n’ Roll, R & B, and gospel join in a melting pot of American music. (B)
MEMPHIS. EXCURSION TO GRACELAND
Today is dedicated to Graceland. Take a guided audio tour and experience life as Elvis did by walking through the decadent and quirky rooms of his estate. Board his customized jet featuring a living room, private bedroom, and gold-plated seat belts! Finish your tour 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 Lisa Marie, his only child. Tonight, check in to the nearby Guest House at Graceland for an overnight stay. (B)
MEMPHIS–NASHVILLE
Today, we head to Nashville, “Music City USA.” Nashville is the ideal destination for music fans, history buffs, and lovers of the South. Upon arrival, enjoy an orientation tour of the city including landmarks like Centennial Park with its reproduction of the Parthenon and Ryman Auditorium, previous home of the Grand Ole Opry. Then have free time to explore this lively town on your own.
NASHVILLE
With so many things to see, it’s hard to choose where to begin, but there is no better place than with an optional excursion to Historic RCA Studio B and the Country Music Hall of Fame. RCA Studio B is 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. Then learn about the people who have shaped country music and see their glittering costumes, rare instruments, and even Elvis Presley’s “solid gold” Cadillac at the Country Music Hall of Fame. Tonight, take your seat for 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. (B)
NASHVILLE
Your vacation ends this morning. You may choose to extend your vacation with extra nights and explore “Music City USA” further. (B)
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For more than 60 years, Cosmos has done something remarkable: Bringing the world to people; and people to the world. By pioneering value touring holidays, Cosmos enjoys a long and storied history of turning travel dreams into reality. We make possible “never thought I would” or “never imagined I could” moments by making travel attainable and easy. And in doing that, we help you expand your horizons, clear your head and open your heart to the world around you. Cosmos understands that adventure is waiting for us – all of us – out in the world. And there simply is no better time than the present to discover new sights, new sensations and new experiences. That’s why we pride ourselves in turning “what if” moments into “I did” realisations by providing wayfarers and wanderers unparalleled access to the globe with value-centric holidays in 67 countries, on six continents. Let the unexpected begin. Let awe-inspiring take over. Adventure is knocking. Cosmos travellers are answering by exploring the world that’s always within reach.
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