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The tour will include a private jazz performance at New Orleans’ Preservation Hall – Photo credit: Tauck
Tauck is set to debut the nine-day “Music of America: Nashville to New Orleans” tour as part of its Ken Burns American Journeys portfolio next year, which will include commentary from the Emmy Award-winning and Oscar-nominated filmmaker.
Departures are scheduled from March through May and September and October; they will include Small Group departures, which average 24 guests.
The “Music of America” tour is part of Tauck’s Ken Burns American Journeys collection, which is now in its 15th season.
The tour will depart from Nashville, spending two nights at the Four Season Nashville, followed by two nights at The Peabody Memphis, one night at The Westin Jackson in Jackson, Miss., and culminating in New Orleans with a three-night stay at The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans.
Just some of the tour highlights include a private tour of Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum followed by an evening performance at the Grand Ole Opry; a visit to Sun Studio in Memphis, where Elvis Presley first recorded his music; a Graceland tour; dinner at Presley Motors Automobile Museum; a visit to the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Miss.; and a private jazz performance at New Orleans’ Preservation Hall.
The tour will also delve into the region’s culinary offerings, with a bourbon tasting and lunch at Belle Meade Plantation in Nashville, a culinary demonstration and lunch at the New Orleans School of Cooking; dinner at the Big Easy’s Tujague’s restaurant and a farewell reception and dinner at the city’s renowned Galatoire’s eatery.
“Throughout the ‘Music of America’ tour, Tauck guests will gain insights from Burns and his longtime collaborator Dayton Duncan as they view a series of exclusive-to-Tauck vignettes, or short videos, featuring anecdotes and personal observations provided by the two filmmakers,” Tauck said.
“Topics highlighted in the vignettes include, among others, the crucial role of the Mississippi River in fostering the spread of America’s musical genres, the birth of country music, the influential roles of New Orleans and Memphis in the development of jazz and rock and roll (respectively), and the life and legacy of Louis Armstrong, ‘The George Washington of Jazz.’”
The land-only cost for the tour is $6,290 per person, double, and includes, 19 meals, airport transfers, service charges, the lion’s share of gratuities, admission fees, and taxes.
This article originally appeared in TravelPulse.