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Branson
Dolly Parton's
Dixie Stampede
Nashville
Tennessee
Gaylord
Radisson Hotel at
Opryland,
Grand Ole Opry,
General Jackson
Showboat, Steve
Hall and Shotgun
Red, Opry Mills
Shopping Centre,
Ryman Auditorium,
Wild Horse Saloon,
Memphis,
Graceland, Beale
Street, Peabody
Hotel,New Orleans,
Louisiana,
Bourbon Street,
San Antonio,
The Alamo
Carlsbad Caverns
Albuquerque
Durango
Monument Valley
Grand Canyon
Las Vegas
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Fares from Brisbane, Sydney Melbourne
Twin: $8895
Triple: $8395
Single: $10395
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Wednesday 6: Australia - Los Angeles
Depart Home Port for Los Angeles. Arrive Los Angeles
and transfer to Holiday Inn
Thursday 07: Los Angeles - Springfield
Transfer to the airport for your flight to
Springfield Missouri. Arrive Springfield - transfer
to Branson. The Dutton Inn - 5 nights.
Friday 08: Branson Missouri
Morning free . Afternoon Island Fire and Buffet (BD)
Saturday 09 Branson
Visit Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede. (BD)
Sunday 10 Branson
Four shows daily - Andy Williams & Mickey Gilley -
your choice. (BD)
Monday 11: Branson
Day free to take in more shows
Tuesday 12 Branson - Missouri - Nashville
Tennessee
Transfer by coach or air to Nashville - Tennessee.
Tonight visit the World famous Grand Ole Opry
Radisson Hotel at Opryland ( 5 Nights) (B)
Wednesday 13: Nashville - Tennessee
City tour of Nashville taking in Centennial Park ,
The Parthenon, & passing such landmarks as the Ryman
Theatre & the Country Music Hall of Fame. Afternoon
Free. Tonight kick up your heels at the Wildhorse
saloon (BD)
Thursday 14: Nashville - Tennessee
Day free. A chance to visit Opry Mills Shopping
Centre, Broadway Bars and Honky Tonks (B)
Friday 15: Nashville - Tennessee
Today visit the Ernest Tubbs Record shop or Lawrence
Brothers on Broadway. Tonight we enjoy a buffet
dinner and show at the Nashville Nightlife Theatre -
Home of Shot Gun Red (BD)
Saturday 16: Nashville - Tennessee
Day free for personal sightseeing or shopping.
Tonight we enjoy a fabulous dinner cruise & show on
board the General Jackson Showboat. (BD)
Sunday 17: Memphis (B)
Leaving Nashville we stop at Loretta Lynn's Ranch and
Kitchen and travel on to Casey Jones Village for
lunch (own expense). After lunch we travel
on to Memphis with time to take a carriage ride
(own expense) around Memphis and to see the famous
Peabody Ducks.(2 nights)
Holiday Inn Select
Monday 18: Memphis (B)
Home of Elvis Presley, Memphis holds a special
mystique as we visit "Graceland", and Beale
Street We will also visit the Martin Luther King
Museum and the Peabody Hotel, home of the famous
ducks.
Tuesday 19: New Orleans (B)
Leaving Memphis we travel today to Mississippi
passing through Winona and Jackson to reach Louisiana
and New Orleans. Cross over Lake Pontchartrain and
pass by the beautiful old mansions on the way to our
hotel.
Quality Inn Maison St. Charles (2 nights)
Wednesday 20: New Orleans (B)
Morning visit to Oak Alley Plantation. Take a tour of
the Mansion and perhaps try a Mint Julep (lunch own
expense) before returning to New Orleans.
Quality Inn Maison St. Charles
Thursday 21: San Antonio (B)
Leaving New Orleans we travel through Baton Rouge,
capital of Louisiana,past Lake Charles and on to
Houston, Texas, the state's largest city. After lunch
(own expense) we will travel on to San Antonio seeing
the Alamo on the way to our hotel.
El Tropicano Riverwalk Hotel
Friday 22: Carlsbad (B)
Leaving San Antonio we travel through the Pecos area
of Texas to Fort Stockton where we head north to
New Mexico and on to Carlsbad.
Best Western Stevens Inn
Saturday 23: Albuquerque (BL)
This morning we visit the famous Carlsbad Caverns and
journey through Roswell. After a picnic lunch we
visit Lincoln County of Billy the Kid fame before
travelling on to Albuquerque.
MCM Elegante Hotel
Sunday 24: Durango (B)
This morning we visit the old quarter of Albuquerque
then travel through Santa Fe and into scenic green
Colorado and on to Durango for 2 nights.
Holiday Inn Durango
Monday 25: Silverton (B)
Full day tour by coach to Silverton & along
the "Million Dollar Highway" returning to
Durango by early evening - weather permitting
oterwise a free day to explore Durango
Tuesday 26: Monument Valley (BD)
An early morning departure for the four corners
region taking us into Arizona and Kayenta where we
will meet our Navajo Guide who will escort us into
picturesque Monument Valley and an awesome Barbecue
Dinner. After a wonderful visit in the Valley we
return to Kayenta for our overnight stay
Holiday Inn Monument Valley
Wednesday 27: Sedona - Flagstaff (B)
Today we will experience shopping at an authentic
Indian Trading Post on the Navajo Nation and then on
past Sunset Crater, which resembles the lunar surface
and is used to train American Astronauts. We travel
through Flagstaff on our way through Oak Creek Canyon
and Red Rock Country to reach The Artist's town of
Sedona. We complete the day with travel back to
Flagstaff (2 nights)
Comfort Inn & Suites
Thursday 28: Grand Canyon (BD)
Full day tour to the majestic Grand Canyon, pearl of
the National Park System, with spectacular views of
the famous natural formations. Several views of the
Canyon are included with ample time to stroll along
the South Rim. Also available is a flight over the
Canyon (own expense) This flight is highly
recommended. Return to Flagstaff. Join your fellow
travellers tonight for our "Farewell Dinner"
Friday 29: Las Vegas (B)
Cross the Colorado River marking the border between
Arizona and Nevada, to Laughlin (Nevada) where we
stop for lunch (own expense) and time to look around.
Then on to Las Vegas. Welcome to Las Vegas! The
city that never sleeps. A quick ride down "The Strip"
before arriving at our hotel (2 nights)
Best Western Mardi Gras Hotel & Casino
November 2008
Saturday 01: Las Vegas (B)
At leisure in Las Vegas, simply relax or tour the
famous "Strip"
Sunday 02: Los Angeles (B)
Today is the last day of our coach tour as we travel
through the Mojave Desert, stopping for lunch ( own
expense) at the ghost town of Calico and then on to
Los Angeles airport for travel back to Australia.
Late evening departure by air for home. Depart Los
Angeles on Air New Zealand flight for Home Port.
Monday 03: Dateline
Cross the International Dateline
Tuesday 04: Home
After completion of Customs and Immigration
formalities - own arrangements for tranfer
to your home port.
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