Travel to the Heartland for a Taste of Americana

Travel September 16 - 23, 2021

Per person rate $3125

Make final payment by check and save $200/person off listed rate ($2925/person)

Single supplement $8900

Deposit $300/person

Travel Protection $285 (deposit $585/person with insurance

Final Payment Date May 17, 2021

HIGHLIGHTS

2 Nights in Branson • St. Louis City Tour • Shoji Tabuchi Show • The Duttons Show • Showboat Branson Belle • Doug Gabriel Show • Clinton Presidential Library • Memphis City Tour • National Civil Rights Museum • Grand Ole Opry • Country Music Hall of Fame • Opryland Resort • Nashville Nightlife Dinner Theater

INCLUDES
7 Nights Hotel Accommodations, Round trip Flights from Philadelphia, 11 Meals, Tour Director, Motorcoach Transportation, Sightseeing per Itinerary, Baggage Handling

Accommodations

1 Night -Drury Plaza Hotel, St. Louis

2 Nights -Radisson, Branson

2 Nights -Sheraton Downtown, Memphis

2 Nights -Gaylord Opryland Resort, Nashville

Gateway Arch

Day 1 - FLIGHT FROM PHILADELPHIA TO ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI

Arrive in St. Louis, meet your Tour Director and transfer to your hotel. St. Louis was once the major gateway for westward pioneers and is now home to a revitalized waterfront and wonderful museums.

Day 2 - ST. LOUIS - BRANSON

This morning enjoy a panoramic St. Louis City Tour to see the famous Gateway Arch and Union Station, the former train station converted to a shopping complex. Then travel to Branson, considered “The Live Music Show Capital of the World!” Enjoy two nights in Branson taking in several shows and attractions. Tonight experience one of the top music and dance shows in Branson, the Duttons Show. The Dutton Family performers play everything from bluegrass to classical and feature a variety of instruments. (B,D)

Branson Waterfront

Day 3 - BRANSON

Today see the Doug Gabriel Show, Branson’s most Awarded Performer and one of the longest running shows in town. This evening board the largest lake cruise vessel in America, the Showboat Branson Belle, to enjoy dinner and a music show while cruising picturesque Table Rock Lake. (B,D)

Day 4 - BRANSON - LITTLE ROCK - MEMPHIS

This morning travel to Little Rock, the capital of Arkansas. Visit the Clinton Presidential Library & Museum featuring replicas of the Oval Office and the Cabinet Room, photograph and video exhibits and a time line presenting the work of the President. Later arrive in Memphis, Tennessee for a 2-night stay. Located on the banks of the mighty Mississippi River, Memphis is a music capital known as the birthplace of Blues, Rock n Roll and Soul. (B)

Beale Street

Day 5 - MEMPHIS

This morning enjoy a tour of Elvis Presley’s famous Graceland, a 14-acre estate, museum and entertainment complex. See Elvis’ original business office, trophy building and meditation gardens where the ‘King’ is laid to rest. Later enjoy a Memphis City Tour to learn more about this great southern city. Travel along the Mississippi River, see Victorian homes and cultural landmarks like the Pyramid Arena. This afternoon visit the National Civil Rights Museum, an experience that covers centuries of history. The visit begins at the original Lorraine Motel, the site where Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Later stop at the historic Peabody Hotel to see the famous Peabody Duck March through the lobby. Tonight visit action-packed Beale Street, filled with restaurants, shops and blues clubs including BB King’s Blues Cafe. Enjoy dinner at a popular local restaurant on Beale Street. (B,D)

Day 6 - MEMPHIS - NASHVILLE

Today travel through central Tennessee to Nashville. Rolling terrain, magnificent mansions and historic sights decorate the countryside as your route brings you to Music City USA. Arrive at the amazing and renovated Gaylord Opryland Resort to begin a two-night stay. The resort complex features three interior gardens under glass roofs including waterfalls, a river and lake system with passenger-carrying flatboats plus a variety of restaurants, lounges and shops. This evening enjoy a performance of the famous Grand Ole Opry Show, a Nashville highlight. (B)

Downtown Nashville

Day 7 - NASHVILLE

Enjoy a Nashville City Tour to see the Parthenon (replica), Old Ryman Auditorium, the State Capitol and famous Music Row. Later visit the Country Music Hall of Fame to see how country music has evolved through the past 70 years. The Hall of Fame features memorabilia and displays in a museum setting. Tonight’s Farewell Dinner is at the famous Nashville Nightlife Dinner Theater. (B,D)

Day 8 - NASHVILLE - PHILADELPHIA

Travel home filled with wonderful memories of your Branson, Memphis & Nashville Tour. (B)

Gaylord Opryland Resort

Showboat Branson Belle

Graceland