Tauck introduces new music tour from Nashville to New Orleans
Tauck is introducing a new tour that traces the roots of country music, blues, jazz, rock and roll, and more in Nashville, Memphis, the Mississippi Delta and New Orleans.
Debuting in 2025, the new Music of America: Nashville to New Orleans tour will feature the insights of filmmaker Ken Burns, creator of the award-winning films Jazz and Country Music, as well as numerous other documentaries exploring various aspects of American history.
The new nine-day Music of America: Nashville to New Orleans itinerary begins with two nights at the Four Seasons Hotel Nashville, followed by a two-night stay at The Peabody Memphis. After an overnight at The Westin Jackson in Jackson, Mississippi, the tour concludes with a three-night stay at The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans.
About the itinerary
Along the way, guests will discover the intertwined stories of various American musical traditions at an array of revealing sites. Among other experiences, guests will enjoy a private “pre-opening” guided tour and a presentation by a professional songwriter at Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum, before attending a live performance that evening at the Grand Ole Opry.
In Memphis, a visit to the legendary Sun Studio (where Elvis Presley made his first recordings) precedes a Tauck-exclusive, after-hours tour of the singer’s Graceland home. Dinner that evening is at the Presley Motors Automobile Museum, home to a collection of cars once owned by Presley, including his famous pink Cadillac.
In Mississippi, guests will tour the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, enjoy a Southern-style lunch and a performance at the historic Club Ebony in Indianola, and visit the nearby B.B. King Museum. And in New Orleans, a private jazz performance at Preservation Hall highlights guests’ three-night stay in “The Big Easy.”
Exploring regional culinary traditions
Tauck’s new tour also explores the region’s rich culinary traditions and its compelling history, with a bourbon tasting and lunch at the historic Belle Meade plantation, a culinary demonstration and lunch at the New Orleans School of Cooking, dinner in New Orleans at Tujague’s (specializing in traditional Creole cuisine), and a farewell reception and dinner at the city’s famed eatery Galatoire’s.
Guests will also tour Houmas House and Gardens, enjoy guided city tours in Nashville, Memphis and New Orleans, and visit the acclaimed National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
Included in the price (from $6,290 USD* per person, double occupancy, plus airfare) are 19 meals, airport transfers, service charges and most gratuities, all admission fees, taxes and more. Tauck will offer departures in March through May, and in September and October, including a number of special Small Group departures averaging just 24 guests each.
For more information, visit www.tauck.ca.
