Southern Sights and Sounds

Southern Sights and Sounds: Music, Culture & Civil Rights – Tour Overview

One of our bestselling itineraries, our two-week Southern USA tours put the focus on the region’s rich cultural heritage. As well as delving into the Deep South’s Civil Rights history, we’ll uncover its musical roots as we visit Nashville, Memphis and New Orleans – the birthplaces of jazz, blues, country and rock ‘n’ roll. A real highlight of our Deep South tour is the evening we spend at the Grand Ole Opry – a radio show since 1925, now hosting legends and contemporaries of country, bluegrass, folk and gospel on its Nashville stage.

What’s Included

Excursions & Visits – 15 in total

• City tours of Atlanta, Nashville, Memphis, Montgomery (with Hank Williams Museum)
• Visit to Martin Luther King Jr Memorial
• Jack Daniel’s Distillery tour
• Ride on the Incline Railway to Lookout Mountain
• Entry to Country Music Hall of Fame and Studio B
• Grand Ole Opry evening performance
• Visit to Elvis Presley Birthplace Museum (Tupelo)
• Graceland & Elvis Experience Tour (Memphis)
• Visit to Frogmore Cotton Plantation
• Visit to Stanton Hall
• Entry to Old Courthouse Museum (Monroeville)

Accommodation & Travel

• 12 nights in hotels and 1 in flight (as specified or similar)
• Return international flights with Virgin Atlantic or Delta (from London Heathrow)
• Travel by air-conditioned coach with Wi-Fi
• Titan’s VIP door-to-door travel service
• Titan tour manager throughout
• Porterage

Meals

• 5 breakfasts (Days 3–4 and 7–9)

Itinerary

Day 1: UK – Atlanta

Fly from the UK to Atlanta. Titan’s VIP door-to-door travel service included.

Day 2: Atlanta – Chattanooga

Guided tour of Atlanta including Martin Luther King Jr Memorial. Continue to Chattanooga.

Included: Atlanta city tour

Day 3: Chattanooga

Ride the historic Incline Railway to Lookout Mountain. Afternoon free to explore.

Included: Incline Railway journey

Day 4: Lynchburg – Nashville

Tour the famous Jack Daniel’s Distillery, then continue to Nashville.

Included: Distillery tour

Day 5: Nashville

Guided city tour including Studio B and Country Music Hall of Fame.
Evening performance at the legendary Grand Ole Opry.

Included: City tour, Studio B, Hall of Fame, Grand Ole Opry show

Day 6: Tupelo – Memphis

Visit the Elvis Presley Birthplace Museum in Tupelo. Orientation tour of Memphis.

Included: Elvis Museum, Memphis tour

Day 7: Memphis

Tour Graceland, including the Elvis Experience and Automobile Museum.
Afternoon at leisure.

Included: Graceland & Elvis Experience

Day 8: Natchez

Visit Frogmore Cotton Plantation en route to charming Natchez.

Included: Plantation tour

Day 9: Natchez – New Orleans

Stop at Stanton Hall before crossing into Louisiana and arriving in New Orleans.

Included: Stanton Hall visit

Day 10: New Orleans

Day at leisure. Optional Mississippi River jazz cruise on the Natchez Steamboat.

Day 11: New Orleans

Another free day to soak up the city’s culture, cuisine, and music.

Day 12: Monroeville – Montgomery

Visit Monroeville’s Old Courthouse Museum (from To Kill a Mockingbird fame). Continue to Montgomery.

Included: Museum entry

Day 13: Montgomery – Atlanta – In Flight

Tour Montgomery, focusing on Civil Rights sites and the Hank Williams Museum.
Transfer to airport for overnight flight.

Included: City tour, Hank Williams Museum

Day 14: UK

Arrive in the UK. Titan transfer service takes you home.

Discover the Deep South on the Southern Sights and Sounds tour, where music, culture, and history collide. Journey from Nashville’s honky-tonk bars to Memphis’s rich blues scene, and end in vibrant New Orleans, home of jazz and Creole cuisine. This unforgettable itinerary offers guided experiences, iconic landmarks, and plenty of Southern charm along the way.

Let Aspen Travel take care of the planning—we’ll secure your place on this popular tour, handle your flights, and find the best available prices. With over 25 years of experience, we make booking easy and stress-free.