Southern Sounds & Elvis 2026 - 8 days from New Orleans to Nashville

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Southern Sounds & Elvis 2026

8 days from New Orleans to Nashville



Tour Description:

If you are a music fan, don’t miss this Southern Sounds tour! Begin with two overnights in New Orleans, where a Local Guide introduces you to the sights and sounds of the Big Easy. From New Orleans, travel to Indianola, Mississippi, the hometown of the legendary musician B.B. King, and visit the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center to learn about his life and 60-plus year career. Stay three nights in Memphis, where you’ll take a tour with an expert Local Guide who knows Memphis’ history, like no one else-including the inside, “backstage” stories from the folks who were there. You’ll visit Graceland, Elvis’ palatial estate, and walk through the same rooms he did. You can even board his private jet! Then visit the Meditation Garden, where Elvis went to reflect on life and where he and his only child, Lisa Marie Presley, are laid to rest. Spend two nights In Nashville, where you’ll have reserved seats to see a show at the world-famous Grand Ole Opry! You can also take an optional excursion to Historic RCA Studio B, Nashville’s oldest surviving recording studio and where Elvis recorded more than 200 songs, including “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” Or visit the Country Music Hall of Fame to learn about the people who shaped country music and see Elvis Presley’s “solid gold” Cadillac. With included must-see sights and free time to explore on your own, this Southern Sounds & Elvis tour takes value-minded travelers on the musical journey of a lifetime!

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Dates & Pricing

Sunday 19 Apr 26 — Sunday 26 Apr 26Starting at $2,529Check Mark Icon SPECIALGet a Quote
Sunday 10 May 26 — Sunday 17 May 26Starting at $2,529Check Mark Icon SPECIALGet a Quote
Sunday 24 May 26 — Sunday 31 May 26Starting at $2,529Check Mark Icon SPECIALGet a Quote
Sunday 21 Jun 26 — Sunday 28 Jun 26Starting at $2,529Check Mark Icon SPECIALGet a Quote
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Sunday 04 Oct 26 — Sunday 11 Oct 26Starting at $2,499Check Mark Icon SPECIALGet a Quote
Check Mark Icon Disclaimer: Prices listed are per person, based on double occupancy, and in USD. All promotions are valid for new bookings only, capacity controlled and valid on select dates and departures. Individual Terms and Conditions will apply to all promotions. Any promotion can be withdrawn at any time without notice. Please speak with your Pavlus Travel Planner for complete vendor terms and conditions, including eligible tour and cruise dates.


Destination & Sightseeing

Adventure is knocking with everything you need for perfectly affordable touring. Cosmos includes hand-selected accommodations, guided sightseeing, and seamless transportation between destinations—with value-minded travel lovers in mind. Explore with expert Cosmos Tour Directors and Local Guides, and private, first-class, air-conditioned motorcoach with free Wi-Fi (where available). Enhance your free time to explore like a local with your CosmosGO mobile app!

ITINERARY

Day 1
Welcome to New Orleans! Your Tour Director is on hand from 3pm-6pm to answer any questions

Day 2
The morning is dedicated to the sights and sounds of this vibrant city on a guided sightseeing tour. First, visit the French Quarter to see St. Louis Cathedral and Jackson Square. Next, learn about the city’s unique burial customs at an above-ground cemetery, followed by a leisurely drive down historic St. Charles Avenue to enjoy its stately mansions and clanging streetcars. The rest of the day is at leisure. This evening, enjoy listening to some New Orleans Jazz on an optional Jazz Dinner Cruise on the Mighty Mississippi

Day 3
Depart New Orleans this morning for Indianola, hometown of the legendary musician B.B. King. Visit the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center to learn about B.B (Blues Boy) King’s fascinating 60-plus year career. Learn about his time as a sharecropper to his big break on Memphis’ Beale Street and the international music star he became. Artifacts, images, and a guitar studio, where visitors can play instruments, bring it all to life. Afterward, journey to Memphis, where you spend the next three nights

Day 4
This morning, experience this amazing city on a sightseeing tour with an expert Local Guide who knows the history of Memphis like no one else and shares the inside, “backstage” stories from the folks who were there. Later, don’t miss an optional excursion to the birthplace of Rock ‘n’ Roll at Sun Studio, followed by dinner in the heart of the blues on Beale Street where Delta blues, jazz, rock ‘n’ roll, R & B, and gospel join in a melting pot of American music

Day 5
Today is dedicated to a guided audio tour of Graceland. Experience life as Elvis did by walking through the decadent and quirky rooms of his estate. Board his customized jet featuring a living room, private bedroom, and gold-plated seat belts! Finish your tour with a visit to the Meditation Garden, where Elvis often went to reflect on life, and where he is now laid to rest along with Lisa Marie, his only child. Tonight, check in to the nearby Guest House at Graceland for an overnight stay

Day 6
Today, we head to Nashville, “Music City USA.” Nashville is the ideal destination for music fans, history buffs, and lovers of the South. Upon arrival, enjoy an orientation tour of the city, passing by famous Music Row recording studios, the center of the recording industry, which first developed in the 1950s. Then have free time to explore this fun town on your own. Perhaps visit the Country Music Hall of Fame with its glittering costumes, rare instruments, and Elvis Presley’s “solid gold” Cadillac. This evening, learn about the art of writing hit songs at the optional Dinner with a Nashville Songwriter

Day 7
With so many things to see, it’s hard to choose where to begin, but there’s no better place than with an optional excursion to RCA Studio B, Nashville’s oldest surviving recording studio and one of the country’s most important. Between 1957 and 1977, more than 35,000 songs were recorded here, including 262 Elvis Presley recordings. Tonight, take your seat at an unforgettable show at the world-famous Grand Ole Opry, the world’s premier country music venue since 1925 and the setting for the nation’s longest-running music show

Day 8
Your vacation ends this morning. You may choose to extend your vacation with extra nights and explore “Music City USA” further.

Accommodations

New OrleansMemphisNashville
Wyndham New Orleans French Quarter
Superior First-Class





Check Mark Disclaimer: Prices listed are per person, based on double occupancy, and in USD. All promotions are valid for new bookings only, capacity controlled and valid on select dates and departures. Individual Terms and Conditions will apply to all promotions. Any promotion can be withdrawn at any time without notice. Please speak with your Pavlus Travel Planner for complete vendor terms and conditions, including eligible tour and cruise dates.

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