Songs of the South

10 DAY TOUR | MAY 5 – 14, 2026

Join us as we travel south to Nashville, Memphis & Branson to celebrate America’s amazing music cities!

$2,899

Per Person/Double Occupancy

$3,699

Single Occupancy

Book by January 31, 2026 and save $25 pp!

Final payment due March 2, 2026.

This Tour Includes

9 NIGHTS
Hotel accommodations

17 MEALS
Breakfast (B) daily; 3 lunches (L); 5 dinners (D)

SIGHTSEEING & ACTIVITIES
Guided sightseeing with your Tour Director; visits, admissions
and special features are shown in bold.

ROUNDTRIP TRANSPORTATION
Deluxe motorcoach transportation from Brainerd with
pickups enroute. Contact us for other departure points.

PROFESSIONAL TOUR DIRECTOR
Full time throughout the trip

Tour Highlights

  • Dinner with Entertainment at The Tanglewood House
  • Country Music Hall of Fame
  • Johnny Cash Museum
  • General Jackson Showboat
  • Nashville Singing Troubador City Tour
  • Grand Ole Opry Performance
  • Johnny Cash’s Hideaway Farm
  • Private Performance by Mark Alan Cash
  • Loretta Lynn’s Ranch
  • Coal Miner’s Daughter Museum
  • MOJO City Tour of Memphis
  • Graceland Tour with VIP Ticket Experience
  • Dean Z’s Ultimate Elvis Show
  • Dogwood Canyon Tram Ride
  • The Haygoods Show

Daily Itinerary

Breakfast (B) | Lunch (L) | Dinner (D) | Drury Dinners (DD)

Day 1

BRAINERD – ROCKFORD

On our drive to Rockford, IL we get acquainted with fellow travelers, all of us eager to enjoy the special activities that America’s Music Cities have waiting for us.

Day 2

ROCKFORD – CLARKSVILLE

We travel through Illinois and Kentucky and arrive in Clarksville, TN. This evening enjoy dinner and a night of bluegrass music at The Tanglewood House. (B D).

Day 3

CLARKSVILLE – NASHVILLE

Today we visit the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum. This museum is unrivaled for the collection of important artifacts related to country music. Tonight enjoy a dinner cruise on the famous General Jackson Showboat! (B D)

Day 4

NASHVILLE

Get ready for the highlight of your Nashville trip with the Singing Troubadour Tour: a Musical Journey Through Nashville—the most popular and unique city tour in Music City! After lunch we will visit the Johnny Cash Museum and maybe get a Goo-Goo Cluster before our included dinner at Paula Deen’s Restaurant. Next enjoy a performance at the Grand Ole Opry. (B D)

Day 5

NASHVILLE – MEMPHIS

Start the morning with a trip to Bon Aqua, Tennessee for a visit to Johnny Cash’s Hideaway Farm. Visit the farm that he called “the center of his universe.” Hear stories about the man in black from his nephew, Mark Alan Cash, as he sings a tribute to his Uncle Johnny. Next stop we visit the Coal Miner’s Daughter Museum and enjoy an included tour of Loretta Lynn’s Ranch. (B L)

Day 6

MEMPHIS

We have a big day planned in Memphis today! Enjoy a MOJO City Tour of Memphis. Our guide is a professional Beale Street musician who plays selections from the city’s rich musical heritage. You’ve heard the music. Now see the place that Elvis Presley called home. We head to the home of “The King of Rock and Roll”—Graceland. You will have access to all the exhibits and a tour of the mansion with your VIP Ticket including the “The Lisa Marie”—Elvis’ private jet! (B)

Day 7

MEMPHIS – BRANSON

After a relaxing day traveling to Branson, experience Dean Z’s Ultimate Elvis Show! This show features his greatest hits and a whole lotta shakin’! Thank you very much! (B)

 

Day 8

BRANSON

We visit scenic Dogwood Canyon today—complete with a guided tram ride. You’ll pass by bluffs, waterfalls and other scenic views. Plus, you’ll cross the Arkansas border and enter the Bison-Elk Country pasture. Perhaps we’ll stop at the 1800s-style Hope Wedding Chapel, Thunder Falls Crossing, or the Glory Hole, a magnificent blue-green pool. We enjoy an included lunch with our tram tour. Our final show—The Haygoods—brings down the house night after night with incredibly tight harmonies, energetic choreography and epic performances on over 20 different instruments! WOW! (B L D)

Day 9

BRANSON – DES MOINES

We head north to Des Moines for this evening’s stay & included dinner. (B D)

Day 10

DES MOINES – BRAINERD

We make our way through the farmland of northern Iowa, then enjoy a delicious lunch before we return home later this afternoon. (B L)

What our "travelers" have to say...

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- Bootsie and Jack

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My first time on a bus. Had a very good time and saw lots of great things. You're a very good tour guy. Liked your sense of humor. Met some very nice people. Really enjoyed Elvis. Hope to take another trip in the future. Thanks again.

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- Larry and Joyce

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What a wonderful trip! We appreciate your thoughtfulness and hard work bringing it all together. The pace was great and we loved all the "must sees" we took off our list.

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