Billy Connolly's Great American Trail Episode 3
23/09/2019 · By Katie Shaw
Follow in Billy Connolly's footsteps on the Great American Trail. Read the fascinating journey on our blog and plan your own with Grear Rail Journeys.
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About the tour
Historic tracks lead us on an unforgettable rail tour through the heartlands of great American music - from Nashville, home of country music, to the blues, soul and rock 'n' roll of Memphis and the expressive jazz of New Orleans. Starting our journey in North Carolina, we discover the music legends of Tennessee, then continue on the City of New Orleans train through Mississippi to Louisiana, tracing musical tracks on a culture-packed adventure.
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Our holiday begins at London Heathrow, where we meet our Tour Manager and the rest of our group of fellow travellers before joining our flight to Charlotte, North Carolina. After touching down in Charlotte, we transfer to our city centre hotel to spend our first night. In this sleek modern city, Downtown is known as Uptown, due to its position on a slight ridge. Our hotel is right in the heart of Uptown, which has a cosmopolitan atmosphere, pedestrianised streets and a great range of restaurants to choose from when you head out for dinner this evening.
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4.2 / 5 · 98 reviews
Mr moore
Submitted 5/May
A well organised and led tour. Our leader, Tim, was very good, organising room keys, entrance tickets, etc. His briefings on music and venues were thoughtful and informative.
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Suzann Quayle
Submitted 4/May
Brilliant holiday we saw so much and more. Everything was so well organised and our tour guide Tim knowledge and help was outstanding.
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Nicola
Submitted 4/May
Great tour of the Deep South with an excellent tour manager, local guides & wonderful experiences & excursions included.
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Peter Roberts
Submitted 2/Mar
Excellent tour guide - looked after party very well - tour very good - some things to consider - did we need to visit 2 recording studios.. group meal restaurant in Nashville could have been better - food not as good as expected and plastic knives, forks & spoons visit to plantation ok - but did we need to stop on way to next destination - perhaps could have been slotted in somewhere else some of the hotels could have been of a better standard - but as only sleeping there suppose ok
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Alan Benest
Submitted 29/Feb
Amazing visits to Graceland, Martin Luther King’s tomb and museum. Mardi Gras is just so different to any procession we have in this country, must see once. The music in Nashville and Memphis was incredible. To visit the recording studios where Elvis and many other great names did their recordings was memorable. The trip was tiring but well worth it.
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Linda jewell
Submitted 29/Feb
We saw such an array of places so full of so much music. Nashville and the New Orleans Mardi Gras in particular. I have great memories of this holiday and will treasure it forever.
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