Vacations By Rail
Smoky Mountain Rail Adventure
9 daysprice on request
Vacations By Rail · Escorted tour
Music of the South
A 13-day rail vacation to the Southern United States aboard Amtrak trains. Let the rich culture and music history guide you through Atlanta, Nashville, Memphis, New Orleans and Houston.
Day by day
- Day 1overnight: Charlotte
Arriving in Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city
Arrive in Charlotte, check in and meet the Tour Manager; free time to explore Uptown.
- Day 2overnight: Pigeon Forge
To the Biltmore Estate and Pigeon Forge
Coach to Asheville for a self-guided tour and lunch at the Biltmore Estate, then on to Pigeon Forge and the Dollywood DreamMore Resort.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
- Day 3railovernight: Pigeon Forge
Riding aboard the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
Coach to Bryson City, then a heritage-train round trip on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad along the Tennessee and Nantahala Rivers.
Meals: Breakfast
- Day 4railovernight: Chattanooga
To Chattanooga and the Look Out Mountain Incline Railway
Travel to Chattanooga, then ride the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway, one of the world's steepest passenger railways.
Meals: Breakfast
- Day 5overnight: Nashville
Jack Daniel's Distillery & arrival in Nashville
Coach to Nashville via Moore County for a guided tour and tasting at the Jack Daniel's Distillery.
Meals: Breakfast
- Day 6overnight: Nashville
Nashville's musical history and an evening at the Grand Ole Opry
Guided city tour including Music Row, followed by an evening performance at the Grand Ole Opry.
Meals: Breakfast
- Day 7overnight: Nashville
Studio B & the Country Music Hall of Fame
Guided tour of the historic RCA Studio B, ending at the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Meals: Breakfast
- Day 8overnight: Memphis
To Jackson and into the heart of Memphis
Stop in Jackson, TN and the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center in Brownsville, then check in near Graceland in Memphis for a barbecue dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
- Day 9overnight: Memphis
Paying tribute to the two 'Kings' at Graceland and Sun Studio
Tour Graceland and Sun Studio, with free time on famous Beale Street.
Meals: Breakfast
- Day 10railovernight: New Orleans
The City of New Orleans train & Oak Alley Plantation
Ride Amtrak's City of New Orleans train through Mississippi, tour Oak Alley Plantation, and check in to New Orleans.
Meals: Breakfast
- Day 11overnight: New Orleans
The French Quarter and a Mississippi cruise
Guided French Quarter tour with beignets at Cafe du Monde, then a sightseeing cruise on the Mississippi aboard the paddle steamer Creole Queen.
- Day 12overnight: New Orleans
A free day in New Orleans
Free day to explore New Orleans independently.
- Day 13
Traveling home
Check out and travel home independently.
Meals: Breakfast
Included
- Expertise of a Tour Manager from start to finish
- 12 nights' 3 & 4-Star hotel accommodation
- Standard Class rail travel
- All rail, cruise and coach travel throughout your tour
- 9 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 1 dinner
- All guided tours and excursions
Not included
- Cancellation & Travel Insurance (not included but can be arranged)
- Flights and Airport transfers not included
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