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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4.3 / 5 · 110 reviews
david battle
Submitted 23/Jul
a very interesting trip with very good guidance and very professional and friendly support personal, especially our designated coach driver
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Brenda Burn
Submitted 11/Jul
A great tour guide in ANN and it was everything I had hoped for re the places we visited. Especially Grand Ole Oory and Nashville.
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XJO
Submitted 11/Jul
An absolutely fascinating tour! So much was included in the 2 weeks; sights, sounds, and experiences of the Deep South. The timing was about right, with just enough free time to allow us to see things that were not otherwise included, and out tour guide was brilliant at giving us lots of information as well as ensuring that everything ran smoothly.
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John Brackpool
Submitted 11/Jul
GRJ does what it says on the can. Great organisation, Tour Managers superb, friendly and professional.
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Douglas Oostenbrink
Submitted 9/Jul
We had a fantastic time, we would never have seen as much if we had done it ourselves. Anne Forrest looked after us from beginning to end, not an easy job, she was amazing. Always had our tickets ready for all the events that were organised.Without this trip I don't think we would have got into see the Grand Ole Opry, a highlight.For us we could not fault it.
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Catherine Devine
Submitted 6/Jul
It was a holiday of a life tome
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