Music Trails of Tennessee Tour

Music Trails of Tennessee Tour Itinerary

Day 1 - UK / Memphis
A daytime flight to Memphis marks the start of this wonderful week away, where you are met on arrival and transferred to your hotel for a three night stay.
Hotel: Days Inn Graceland

Day 2 - Memphis
Enjoy a day at leisure. The Liberty land theme park might be your thing, an all-action fun day out for a real change of pace and mood. There are tours of Coors Brewery, historic houses in the Victorian Village district, and exhibits of everything from Peruvian to graffiti art at the Brooks Museum. Explore Beale Street on foot for the Walk of Fame - where the sidewalk is embossed with musical notes and the names of famous Blues singers. As the second largest city in Tennessee, Memphis has more than a dozen pedestrian malls and shopping centres - among them Main Street, one of the longest in the country. With restaurants tucked between trees and fountains, it's a great place for lunch and a little leisure time while you plan your personal route through a variety of metropolitan venues.
Hotel: Days Inn Graceland (B)

Day 3 - Memphis
Your second full day in this decidedly different city could become very full indeed. We start the day with the big one - an included morning tour to Graceland. An eye-opener in every sense, this is the place where Elvis Presley lived, died and is buried. The tour takes in part of the Mansion and the Meditation Garden, and gives you the chance to shop for schmaltzy souvenirs in the entertainment complex across the road, where the Sincerely Elvis Museum is home to many items of his personal memorabilia. After free time exploring Graceland, we return back to downtown Memphis for an included visit to the Rock and Soul Museum followed by a tour of Sun Studios, known as the birthplace of Rock and Roll and where Elvis began his recording career. At the end of the tour, the remainder of the day is yours to do as you please.
Hotel: Days Inn Graceland (B)

Day 4 - Memphis / Nashville
An early departure this morning sees us swapping the Blues for Country 'n Western and the Mississippi for the Cumberland River as we travel halfway across the state, heading for irrepressible Nashville. If Tammy, Dolly, Garth and Johnny need no further introduction for you you're going to love the Nashville experience. We start with an included visit to the Ryman Auditorium. Built at the end of the 19th century, its stage has been graced by Sarah Bernhardt, Enrico Caruso, Orson Welles and Mae West. For thirty years, from 1943, it was home to the Grand Ole Opry, and renovation of the wooden seated auditorium has not detracted from the character of the building. This afternoon there's time to stroll and sightsee independently. Tonight join us for an included visit to the legendary Grand Ole Opry.
Hotel: Holiday Inn Express Downtown (B)

Day 5 - Nashville
With two full days at leisure in effervescent Nashville, we will start you off with an included city tour visiting sights such as the Parthenon, the Capitol, Star's homes and much more. The city tour ends with a visit to the Country Music Hall of Fame - where Elvis Presley's 'solid gold' Cadillac takes pride of place among exhibits of glitzy Country star costumes and music memorabilia. From here, you can plot your own course and set your own pace for an afternoon of independent exploration. This evening, we will visit the Opryland hotel for an included tour and dinner. Within the Opryland Hotel, you'll be surrounded by nine acres of lush indoor gardens, winding rivers and pathways. You will even see an amazing 44-foot indoor waterfall before our return to downtown Nashville.
Hotel: Holiday Inn Express Downtown (B)

Day 6 - Nashville
The locals are friendly, the food's good and cheap, and there's a range of city attractions to match you mood for mood, so make the most of your time in this uninhibited city and plan your day to include a mix of shopping, sightseeing and entertainment. You could stroll through Riverfront Park to see the replica Fort Nashborough, visit the historic 'Hermitage' home of 7th US President Andrew Jackson or sample the stalls of the Farmers Market for snacks on the hoof. Shopping minded? You could spend hours (and a fortune) at the old Opryland theme park - now transformed to the much more up-market Opry Mills Mall, with an IMAX cinema, themed restaurants and enough retail therapy for the most inveterate shopper. And don't miss The District, where converted Victorian warehouses now house shops and eateries, nightclubs and underground bars, and where the cobbled Printers Alley has been a nightlife focus for sixty years or more. With comfy shoes for daylight discovery and glad rags after-dark, you'll have a fabulous last day of free time in Nashville.
Hotel: Holiday Inn Express Downtown (B)

Day 7 - Nashville / UK
Today you will be transferred to the airport, arriving in comfortable time to check-in for your overnight return flight to the UK.

Day 8 - Return Landing
Morning arrival at your chosen UK airport. Times vary.