2020 Allied Tour & Travel Catalog

NEW ORLEANS & THE DEEP SOUTH
APRIL 17-26, 2020
10 DAYS • 18 MEALS
ALLIED’S TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
•Branson Show
•Vicksburg National Military Park
and Battlefield & City Tour
•Tour Natchez Antebellum Homes
•Frogmore Cotton Plantation
•Guided Tour of New Orleans
•French Quarter
•New Orleans Cajun Cooking School
•World War II Museum
•Swamp Boat Tour with local guide
•Shrimp Boat Tour & Shrimp Boil
•Elvis Presley Birth Home in Tupelo
•Graceland
•18 Meals; 9 Breakfasts (B),
2 Lunches, (L), 1 Light Dinner (LD),
5 Dinners (D)
Tour Director -
Diane Roecker
FEATURED HOTELS
•Branson, MO – Comfort Inn
Thousand Hills
•Vicksburg, MS – Hampton Inn
•Natchez, MS – Holiday Inn Express
•New Orleans, LA (3) – Hotel
Provincial French Quarter
•Biloxi, MS – Beau Rivage
•Tupelo, MS – Wingate by Wyndham
•St. Peters, MO – Drury Inn & Suites
DEPARTURE CITIES
Omaha, Council Bluffs, Lincoln,
Grand Island, Norfolk, Columbus,
Fremont, & Sioux City
RATES
$2,579 Double, pp
$3,199 Single
$2,399 Triple, pp
TOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL
DAY 1•TRAVEL DAY (D)
Sit back and enjoy the comfort of our luxury
motor coach and enjoy the scenery as you
begin our venture to the Deep South. You
will be treated to dinner and Branson show
tonight. Overnight Branson, MO
DAY 2•OZARK MOUNTAINS/THE OLD
MILL (B, LD)
The beautiful Ozark Mountain scenery will entice you
as you travel today. A photo op at the Old Mill (from
"Gone with the Wind") will delight you. Drive the
Mississippi Delta region and see low lands created
by years of flooding of the Mississippi River offering
fertile farmlands for plantations and farmers. Overnight
Vicksburg, MS
DAY 3•VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK &
CITY TOUR/NATCHEZ, MS/DINNER AT GLENFIELD
PLANTATION (B, D)
Vicksburg National Military Park and Battlefield is
one battlefield where so many lives were laid down
for the War Between the States. See the battlefield
and city with your step-on guide. Natchez, Mississippi
beckons during this beautiful spring season. Natchez
is known for its splendor during the Civil War Era and
large array of antebellum homes. Tonight’s treat is a
special dinner at Glenfield Plantation – a home that has
been in one family for seven generations. Overnight
Natchez, MS
DAY 4•FROGMORE COTTON PLANTATION/
NEW ORLEANS COOKING SCHOOL (B, L, D)
Frogmore Cotton Plantation will compare work on an
1800s cotton plantation with slaves vs. today’s modern
cotton farms. Encounter the “city that care forgot”- New
Orleans. Absorb the sights and sounds of the famous
French Quarter as our home for 3 nights is the historic
“Hotel Provincial” –an open-air courtyard hotel in
the French Quarter. This evening we discover the fun,
flares, and flavors of cooking Louisiana-style at a New
Orleans Cooking School. After we learn step-by-step
preparation of a Creole/Cajun menu a full meal is
served – so bring your appetite! (Special note: New
Orleans is an old historic city and walking is required
on uneven sidewalks.) Overnight (3) French Quarter,
New Orleans, LA
DAY 5•NEW ORLEANS CITY TOUR/MARDI GRAS
WORLD/FRENCH QUARTER FREE TIME (B)
A city tour of New Orleans with a local expert guide
presents the history, landmarks, legends and splendid
architecture that made New Orleans famous. This
evening is free to discover the French Quarter.
DAY 6•SWAMP TOUR/WWII MUSEUM/DINNER
AT COURT OF TWO SISTERS (B, D)
You are off to an adventure in the swamplands of
Louisiana. See alligators and swamp life up close in
the comfort of a pontoon boat, with a native expert
guide. A visit to the World War II Museum is a must.
Dedicated in 2000 as the National D-Day Museum, it
PAY BY CHECK & SAVE
$100 PP
$60 PP
BOOK EARLY & SAVE
BY 11/27
has now been designated by Congress as the country’s
official World War II Museum. You are off for dinner at
The Court of Two Sisters.
DAY 7•SHRIMP BOAT TOUR/SHRIMP BOIL/
BEAUVOIR MANSION (B, L)
Experience a shrimp boat as you head into the Gulf for
a lesson on shrimping. Taste a southern tradition with a
shrimp boil for lunch. Enjoy a tour of Beauvoir Mansion,
the southern home of Jefferson Davis, the south’s
president during the Civil War. Enjoy your beachfront
hotel this evening. Overnight Biloxi, MS
DAY 8•ELVIS PRESLEY BIRTH HOME (B, D)
Tupelo is in your path; stop at the humble beginnings of
Elvis Presley’s birth home, church and museum. A dinner
with “Elvis” will round out the evening. Overnight
Tupelo, MS
DAY 9•GRACELAND (B, LD)
Since you are in “Elvis Country” visit Graceland, the
home of Elvis Presley. This one-of-a-kind experience
will take you on Elvis’s fascinating journey to
superstardom through exciting videos, displays of
authentic clothing, artifacts, personal mementos, an
amazing showcase of Elvis’s gold and platinum awards
and more. Overnight St. Peters, MO
DAY 10•TRAVEL HOME (B)
After breakfast, begin your journey home. Take a
few minutes at Warm Springs Ranch, home of the
Budweiser Clydesdales. What a great spring getaway
you had! Return home today having had a wonderful
time exploring the beauty of the Deep South.
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