Southern Heritage
- 15 days 14 nights
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- From $2,204
per person/double occupancy.
Your Tour Package Includes:
- 14 Nights Hotel Accommodation as detailed in the Day by Day Itinerary as described below.
- All Hotel Taxes and Service Charges.
- 14 Days Compact Rental Car, including Unlimited Mileage, Airport Service Charge, Collision Damage Waiver (CDW), Theft Protection (TP) & Taxes.
- Emergency telephone numbers accessible 24/7 in the unlikely event you have a problem with a hotel or the rental car.
- 5 Passengers
- 1 Large Suitcase, 1 Small Suitcase
- Automatic Transmission
- Air Conditioning
- 39 miles/gallon or better
- Dual Airbags
- ABS
Optional inclusions:
- Extra Hotel Nights before, en-route and after your Tour.
- Rental Car Upgrades.
- Navigation System.
- Child Seat.
Not Included:
- Fuel and Parking Charges.
- Admissions to Attractions unless otherwise stated.
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Southern Heritage
Itinerary
- Arrive Orlando, FL.
- Day: 1
- 0 miles | 0 Km*
Arrive Orlando and pick up the car at the airport before proceeding to your hotel.
Accommodations:
(STD) Champions World Resort or similar.
(SUP) Ramada Plaza Resort & Suites International Drive Orlando or similar (2 nights).
- Orlando
- Day: 2
- 0 miles | 0 Km*
Enjoy a full day exploring the entertainment complex of Walt Disney World Resort. Visit the Magic Kingdom Park, the futuristic Epcot, the Disney-MGM Studios, or experience Disney’s wildest adventure yet: Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park (Admission not included).
- Orlando – Ocala – Silver Springs – Tallahassee. FL.
- Day: 3
- 283 miles | 455.347 Km*
Today, visit the small country town of Ocala which still retains much of its provincial atmosphere. In Silver Springs, home of the world’s largest array of crystal clear springs, view these bubbling waters from a glass-bottomed boat, before heading west to Tallahassee, Florida’s tranquil capital with the charm of the Old South.
Accommodations:
(STD & SUP) Quality Inn & Suites.
- Tallahassee – Apalachicola – Emerald Coast – Pensacola, FL.
- Day: 4
- 205 miles | 329.845 Km*
Drive along Florida’s “secret” Gulf Coast and discover well-kept wildlife preserves, elegant southern homes, and the colorful fleet of the fishing and oystering village of Apalachicola. Soak in the beauty of the Emerald Coast, with its string of postcard-perfect beaches. Arrive in Pensacola and stroll about the Seville Historic District.
Accommodations:
(STD) & (SUP) Comfort Inn or smilar.
- Pensacola – Mobile – New Orleans, LA
- Day: 5
- 200 miles | 321.8 Km*
This morning, reach the Grand Dame of Alabama’s cities, Mobile, founded nearly 300 years ago by the French. The city remains an elegant combination of European culture and southern charm.
Then continue to New Orleans, the city on the bayou. Discover the unique atmosphere of this city tonight, when spicy Cajun cuisine thrills the senses, and the sounds of Blues and Jazz bring the French Quarter to life.
Accommodations:
(STD) Holiday Inn Superdrome or similar.
(SUP) Hyatt French Quarter or similar (2 nights).
- New Orleans
- Day: 6
- 0 miles | 0 Km*
Enjoy a full day at leisure to discover The Big Easy, representing morethan 250 years of French, Spanish, and American cultures.
- New Orleans – Natchez – Vicksburg, MS
- Day: 7
- 250 miles | 402.25 Km*
Today drive along the Mississippi River through Baton Rouge to the great state of Mississippi, land of once great plantations and moss covered magnolia trees. Natchez is home to over 500 well preserved antebellum homes.
Accommodations:
(STD & SUP) Quality Inn & Suites or similar.
- Vicksburg – Memphis, TN.
- Day: 8
- 254 miles | 408.686 Km*
Depart Vicksburg for the Home of the Blues, Memphis. This city combines the charm of the Old South with the exciting pace of a modern metropolis. An optional tour is available of Downtown Memphis with its famous Beale Street. Visit Elvis Presley’s palatial home, Graceland.
Accommodations:
(STD) Comfort Inn Downtown or similar.
(SUP) Crowne Plaza Hotel Memphis or similar.
- Memphis – Nashville, TN.
- Day: 9
- 210 miles | 337.89 Km*
Leave Memphis and reach the capital of country music, Nashville. Among the attractions in Music City U.S.A. are the Country Music Hall of Fame, The Grand Ole Opry, Opryland U.S.A., and world-famous Printer’s Alley.
Accommodations:
(STD) Guesthouse Inn & Suites or similar.
(SUP) Doubletree by Hilton Hotel or similar.
- Nashville – Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Cherokee
- Day: 10
- 300 miles | 482.7 Km*
Today drive east to Knoxville andon to the Great Smoky Mountains, the most visited national park in the country. The Great Smoky Mountain sare renowned for their diversity ofanimal and plant life, the beauty of their mountains, and the preservation of Southern Appalachian mountain culture. The wondrous Smokies get their name from the blue haze that hoversover mossy mountain peaks. Visit the Cherokee Indian Reservation before arriving at your hotel.
Accommodations:
(STD & SUP) Magnuson Great Smokies Inn or similar.
- Cherokee – Columbia – Charleston, SC.
- Day: 11
- 268 miles | 431.212 Km*
Leave Cherokee and continue to Columbia, considered one of the country’s most beautiful state capitals. Arrive in historic Charleston in the afternoon. Charleston is a city built for walking. Take a leisurely stroll through the historic district with its unsurpassed Antebellum architecture.
Accommodations:
(STD) Holiday Inn Riverview or similar.
(SUP) Francis Marion Hotel or similar.
- Charleston – Savannah, GA
- Day: 12
- 104 miles | 167.336 Km*
After leaving Historic Charleston, a popular place to visit is the Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Then drive south to the port city of Savannah, where the city’s 24 green shade squares form the foundation for one of the largest urban historic landmark districts in the country.
Accommodations:
(STD) Country Inn Savannah Gateway or similar.
(SUP) Courtyard Savannah Downtown Historic District or similar.
- Savannah – Jacksonville – St. Augustine, FL.
- Day: 13
- 182 miles | 292.838 Km*
Continue south and return to the Sunshine State of Florida. In Jacksonville, stroll along the Riverwalk on the South Bank of the St. Johns River before heading south to the oldest town in North America, St. Augustine. Narrow lanes, houses built in the Spanish style with their typical inner courtyards, balconies, and wrought-iron screens add to the Spanish ambiance of St. Augustine.
Accommodations:
(STD) Quality Inn Historic District or similar.
(SUP) Holiday Isle Oceanfront or similar.
- St. Augustine – Daytona Beach – Kennedy Space Center – Orlando, FL.
- Day: 14
- 168 miles | 270.312 Km*
Depart early for Daytona Beach, a meeting place for motor-racing fans from all over the world, and on to Cape Canaveral. Visit the Kennedy Space Center, home of America’s space program, before returning to Orlando.
Accommodations:
(STD) Champions World Resort or similar.
(SUP) Ramada Plaza Resort & Suites International Drive Orlando or similar.
- Depart Orlando
- Day: 15
- 0 miles | 0 Km*
Return the car at the airport before the departure flight.
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