The Best of the Deep South - Mardi Gras Special Departure

Duration

11 nights

Departures

Feb 2028 - Feb 2028

The operator’s season

Countries

United States

Operator

Travelsphere

From

£4,389

per person

Three days in Memphis include Beale Street’s blues clubs, the modest Sun Studios where Elvis made his first recordings, and a guided visit to Graceland with its distinct Jungle Room. An afternoon at leisure allows for visits like the National Civil Rights Museum or the Stax Museum of American Soul. Travel through the Mississippi Delta introduces the BB King Museum, before a stop in Natchez’s antebellum mansion offers a glimpse of southern life pre-Civil War.

The final days unfold in New Orleans with a walking tour of the French Quarter’s historic streets, brunch with live jazz, and then the full spectacle of Mardi Gras’s parades and costumes. The local mix of French, Spanish and Creole influence is evident everywhere. The tour wraps up with a flight home direct from New Orleans.