Day 3 Baltimore Estate and Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Day 4 Titanic Museum and Dolly Parton’s Stampede
Day 5 Kentucky Horse Park
Day 6 Shaker Village and Wild Turkey Distillery
Day 7 Blue Grass Parkway and My Old Kentucky Home State Park
Day 8 Country Music Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole O pry
Day 9 Departure from Nashville International Airport.
Arrive in Atlanta, Georgia today and transfer to the hotel. Meet your Tour Manager in the hotel lobby for a welcome dinner at 6:00 p.m
A local guide conducts a narrated panoramic tour of Atlanta, often called the “Athens of the South.” See the Georgia State Capitol, Centennial Olympic Park, World of Coca-Cola and the CNN Center. A stop is made at the Martin Luther King Jr. Historical Site before coming to a local favorite and lunch on own. Then, sit back and relax as you enjoy the scenery en route to North Carolina
The Biltmore Estate is America’s largest home set on 8,000 acres of Blue Ridge Mountain beauty. This George Vanderbilt-built 250-room home features magnificent art, antiques, and architecture. You will also enjoy an included lunch at the Estate. The afternoon the breathtaking beauty of Great Smoky Mountains comes into view as you motorcoach through Great Smoky Mountain National Park. On the Tennessee side of the park sits Gatlinburg. Experience the history, beauty, and nostalgia of this small town with its many galleries, unique craft shops, and restaurants.
Begin the day at the world’s largest museum attraction, the Titanic Museum. This unforgettable hands-on experience features over 400 artifacts from the doomed vessel. Then, visit the new “Island in Pigeon Forge,” the region’s big and beautiful walkable shopping and entertainment complex. Tonight, enjoy great food and fun at Dolly Parton’s Stampede. Delight in a show featuring thirty-two magnificent horses, top-notch riders perform daring feats of trick riding and competition culminating in a Patriotic Grand Finale
At the Kentucky Horse Park take a comprehensive look at horse history and culture from around the world in the International Museum of the Horse. Meet Thoroughbred legends at the Hall of Champions, walk through the barns to meet former police horses and see the blacksmith facility. Enjoy lunch on your own before moving on to Lexington.
Visit Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, once the third largest Shaker community in the nation. Learn the remarkable story of the Shakers through their iconic architecture, skilled craftsmanship, 34 surviving buildings, and the farm. Then, board the paddle wheeler Dixie Belle riverboat for a relaxing cruise through high limestone cliffs and untouched natural beauty. Later, stop at the famed Wild Turkey Distillery. Here, take a guided tour to learn the ins and outs of whiskey-making complete with a tasting of their finely crafted spirits.
Departing Lexington, travel west along the famed Blue Grass Parkway to Bardstown. Here, a visit to My Old Kentucky Home State Park is planned which includes the 200-year-old mansion and plantation of the Rowan family. Tour the mansion with a guide, hear the history of Stephen Foster’s ballad and learn how to make biscuits in a live demonstration in the carriage house complete with home-made jams. Later, we arrive at the Opryland Resort.
A local guide joins you today for a narrated tour of Tennessee’s “Music City,” Nashville. See famed Music Row, with its recording studios, Broadway, with its Honky Tonks and even a full-scale replica of the Parthenon. You even tour the historic Ryman Auditorium where so many great artists have performed. At the Country Music Hall of Fame, you visit one of the world’s largest museums and research centers dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of American Country Music. Tonight, enjoy dinner at the Opry Backstage Grill before taking our reserved seats to the granddaddy of all country music shows, the Grand Ole Opry.
Breakfast at the hotel
Check out of the hotel to Nashville Airport for your flight back home.
tour notes
-Hotel rates are subject to change at the time of booking
-Tours Limited reserves the right to make minor modifications to the daily itinerary flow based on weather, traffic, or any other conditions for the convenience of the traveling customers.
-Child age 2-9 years. Above 9 years is considered as an adult.
-Breakfast at the hotel will be Continental/American buffet breakfast, Packed breakfast option is not available. -No refund for any missed breakfast due to flight timings.
-Strictly one piece of medium luggage & one small carry on per person is allowed.
-Time Wise itinerary must be strictly adhered to maintain the flow of the itinerary. The itinerary and vouchers will be sent by email 72 hours prior to departure.
-Porterage, tips, laundry, telephone calls, alcohol/non-alcoholic beverages are not included.
-The passengers requiring Wheelchair assistance will have to make their own arrangements.
-Early check-in not Guaranteed and is based on the hotel's availability.
-The passengers will have to give their Credit Card at the time of check-in towards Incidentals.
-No refunds either in part or full will be made for any unused services in the above package like ground transportation, meals, accommodation, sightseeing tours.
Hotels
Accommodations at Luxury, Deluxe and Budget property options available as per passenger request.
exclusions
Exclusions
Lunches and dinner on own .
Mandatory service fees: person should be paid in cash to tour guide and the bus driver as a service fee. Any child / Infant reserving a seat will have to pay the service fees as well.
