Discover the true meaning of ‘Southern Hospitality’

Discover the heartland of great American music on a 14-day musical adventure through America’s Deep South courtesy of Great Rail Journeys, the UK’s market leader for escorted holidays by rail. This Tracks of the Deep South itinerary explores American musical heritage together with southern USA culture as it journeys from Atlanta to Nashville, the home of Country Music, onward to Memphis with its remarkable musical history and finally to New Orleans – the ‘birthplace of Jazz’ – before returning to Atlanta.

Guests enjoy a full programme of included excursions such as:

• Chattanooga and a ride on the restored Tennessee Valley Railroad
• A ride on the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway – also known as ‘America’s Most Amazing Mile’ as well as being the world’s steepest passenger railway
• A tour of the Jack Daniel’s Distillery in Lynchburg, the charming small capital of Moore County
• A guided sightseeing tour of Nashville followed by a visit to the Country Music Hall of Fame – the largest music museum in the world
• A visit to Casey Jones Village and Tupelo – the birthplace of Elvis Presley
• A rock and soul themed tour of Memphis – including Sun Studios, which claims to be the birthplace of Rock ‘n Roll, and the Stax Museum of American Soul Music
• A visit to Graceland
• A guided sightseeing tour of New Orleans
• An evening dinner Jazz cruise aboard the Mississippi paddlewheeler steamboat, SS Natchez
• A guided sightseeing tour of Atlanta – including the Cyclorama & Civil War Museum and Margaret Mitchell House, where the novel ‘Gone with the Wind’ was written
• Journeys on board Amtrak’s City of New Orleans and Crescent trains

Available with selected departures between April and October 2009, the cost is from £1,995 per person, twin-share, inclusive of return scheduled London/Atlanta flights, rail and coach travel, 12 nights’ room-only hotel accommodation, all excursions as per the itinerary, transfers in the USA and the services of a Tour Manager throughout.

For more information and reservations, visit GreatRail.com.