EASTERN USA & EASTERN CANADA
and beauty of the Southern Appalachians are at its very core – from mist-shrouded “smoky” mountains with their wide range of elevations to fresh streams and miles of forests; it is the very definition of the word “vista.” In Cherokee, North Carolina, explore 19th-century wilderness settlement life with period interpreters at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Oconaluftee visitors’ centre. You’ll also visit the Museum of the Cherokee Indian for a guided tour and exclusive private viewing of its archival collection of artefacts. A catered private lunch at the museum includes samples of traditional Cherokee flavours and is accompanied by the music of a Cherokee flute player. Arrive in Knoxville, Tennessee in the late afternoon. Meals BLD
7. NASHVILLE RHYTHMS
Travel today to what has emerged as the music capital of America, Nashville. First up is a visit to the Country Music Hall of Fame, where you’ll truly get a behind-the-scenes look at the industry when you have lunch with a Nashville songwriter. Enjoy time on your own to explore the museum, then head to the Ryman Auditorium for a private front-of-house and backstage tour. The venerable hall is best known as the former home of the Grand Ole Opry, from 1943 to 1974, where the biggest country stars of the day performed. Your downtown hotel is a palatial Beaux-Arts landmark built in 1910; dine tonight from a selection of Nashville restaurants. Meals BLD
8. GENERAL JACKSON & GRAND OLE OPRY Visit The Hermitage, the plantation home of Andrew Jackson, military hero, populist, and 7th president of the United States. Dayton Duncan notes that you can understand Andrew Jackson by his own words – “I was born for a storm. And a calm does not suit me.” Jackson (“Old Hickory”) lived here until his death in 1845, and his brick mansion is considered the most accurately preserved presidential home in the US, with restored décor and original furnishings. Your next stop is the General Jackson Showboat, a paddle wheeler on the Cumberland River, where lunch includes live entertainment.
You’ll truly be awestruck in the opulent halls of the Biltmore Estate
Drive along Music Row to your hotel for an early farewell reception and dinner, then join us this evening for a performance of country music at the inimitable Grand Ole Opry or the Ryman Auditorium. Meals BLD
9. JOURNEY HOME Tour ends: Nashville. Fly home anytime. A transfer is included from The Hermitage Hotel to Nashville International Airport. Allow a minimum of two hours for flight check-in. Meals B
9 DAYS FROM £2,960 PLUS AIRFARE (8 Breakfasts, 7 Lunches & 7 Dinners)
BEGINS LOUISVILLE 12, 27 May 15 Jun 30 Aug 07, 24 Sep 01 Oct
Dates in blue indicate Small Group Departures averaging 24 Tauck guests, priced from £3480 per person double; specific dates apply.
Go to
tauck.co.uk for up-to-the-minute space availability; additional dates may become available as these sell out.
PRICE PER PERSON Double £2960
Single £3685 Triple £2732 (double with rollaway)
International Airfare is additional. Contact Tauck for rates on international air for travel originating in the UK (subject to availability). Please enquire at time of booking about additional hotel nights before or after your tour.
Note: If the Grand Ole Opry performance is not available on Day 8, guests will attend a performance on Day 7 or Ryman Auditorium’s live Country Classics show.
Bookings are subject to our Booking Conditions.
FINE HOTELS / GREAT LOCATIONS Night 1
THE BROWN HOTEL
Night 2,3 GRIFFIN GATE MARRIOTT RESORT & SPA
Night 4,5 INN ON BILTMORE ESTATE HILTON KNOXVILLE
Night 6 Country music gold... attend a performance at the legendary Grand Ole Opry Night 7,8 THE HERMITAGE HOTEL
Louisville, Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky
Asheville, North Carolina
Knoxville, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee
To book contact your preferred agent or call 0800 810 8020
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