(15 days / 14 nights - Begins & Ends Orlando)
Tour Itinerary
Day 01 - Orlando Arrival
Arrive Orlando and pick up the car at the airport before proceeding to your hotel.
Hotel: Days Inn Seaworld or similar
Day 02 - Orlando
This morning at 08:00 hours you will be met at your hotel by your representative and provided with complete documentation which includes driving instructions and a day-by-day itinerary. Enjoy a full day exploring the entertainment complex of Walt Disney World Resort. Visit the Magic Kingdom Park, the futuristic Epcot, the Disney-MGM Studios, or experience Disney’s wildest adventure yet: Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park.
Day 03 - Ocala - Silver Springs - Tallahassee
driving distance: 283 mi./453 km.
Today, visit the small country town of Ocala which still retains much of its provincial atmosphere. In Silver Springs, home of the world’s largest array of crystal clear springs, view these bubbling waters from a glass-bottomed boat, before heading west to Tallahassee, Florida’s tranquil capital with the charm of the Old South.
Hotel: Best Western Pride Inn & Suites or similar
Day 04 - Tallahassee – Apalachicola – Emerald Coast – Pensacola
driving distance: 205 mi./328 km.
Drive along Florida’s “secret” Gulf Coast and discover well-kept wildlife preserves, elegant southern homes, and the colorful fleet of the fishing and oystering village of Apalachicola. Soak in the beauty of the Emerald Coast, with its string of postcard-perfect beaches. Arrive in Pensacola and stroll about the Seville Historic District.
Hotel: Comfort Inn or similar
Day 05 - Pensacola – Mobile – New Orleans
driving distance: 144 mi./230 km.
This morning, reach the Grand Dame of Alabama’s cities, Mobile, founded nearly 300 years ago by the French. The city remains an elegant combination of European culture and southern charm. Then continue to New Orleans, the city on the bayou. Discover the unique atmosphere of this city tonight, when spicy Cajun cuisine thrills the senses, and the sounds of Blues and Jazz bring the French Quarter to life.
Hotel: Holiday Inn Downtown Superdome or similar
Day 06 - New Orleans
Enjoy a full day at leisure to discover The Big Easy, representing more than 250 years of French, Spanish, and American cultures.
Day 07 - New Orleans – Natchez – Vicksburg
driving distance: 250 mi./400 km.
Today drive along the Mississippi River through Baton Rouge to the great state of Mississippi, land of once great plantations and mosscovered magnolia trees. Natchez is home to over 500 well preserved antebellum homes.
Hotel: Quality Inn & Suites of Vicksburg or similar
Day 08 - Vicksburg – Memphis
driving distance: 254 mi./407 km.
Depart Vicksburg for the Home of the Blues, Memphis. This city combines the charm of the Old South with the exciting pace of a modern metropolis. An optional tour is available of Downtown Memphis with its famous Beale Street. Visit Elvis Presley’s palatial home, Graceland.
Hotel: Red Roof Inn Downtown Memphis or similar
Day 09 - Memphis – Nashville
driving distance: 210 mi./340 km.
Leave Memphis and reach the capital of country music, Nashville. Among the attractions in Music City U.S.A. are the Country Music Hall of Fame, The Grand Ole Opry, Opryland U.S.A., and world-famous Printer’s Alley.
Hotel: Guesthouse International Inn & Suites or similar
Day 10 - Nashville – Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Cherokee/Asheville
driving distance: 300 mi./480 km.
Today drive east to Knoxville and on to the Great Smoky Mountains, the most visited national park in the country. The wondrous Smokies get their name from the blue haze that hovers over mossy mountain peaks. Visit the Cherokee Indian Reservation before arriving at your hotel.
Hotel: Holiday Inn Cherokee or similar
Day 11 - Cherokee/Asheville – Columbia – Charleston
driving distance: 268 mi./429 km.
Leave the gracious, slow-paced southern city of Asheville and continue to Columbia, considered one of the country’s most beautiful state capitals. Arrive in historic Charleston in the afternoon. Charleston is a city built for walking. Take a leisurely stroll through the historic district with its unsurpassed antebellum architecture.
Hotel: Holiday Inn Riverview or similar
Day 12 - Charleston – Savannah
driving distance: 104 mi./167 km.
After leaving Historic Charleston, a popular place to visit is the Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Then drive south to the port city of Savannah, where the city’s 24 green shade squares form the foundation for one of the largest urban historic landmark districts in the country.
Hotel: La Quinta Savannah Southside or similar
Day 13 - Savannah – Jacksonville – St. Augustine
driving distance: 182 mi./292 km.
Continue south and return to the Sunshine State of Florida. In Jacksonville, stroll along the Riverwalk on the South Bank of the St. Johns River before heading south to the oldest town in North America, St. Augustine. Narrow lanes, houses built in the Spanish style with their typical inner courtyards, balconies, and wrought-iron screens add to the Spanish ambiance of St. Augustine.
Hotel: Comfort Inn Historic Area or similar
Day 14 - St. Augustine – Daytona Beach – Kennedy Space Center – Orlando
driving distance: 168 mi./269 km.
Depart early for Daytona Beach, a meeting place for motor-racing fans from all over the world, and on to Cape Canaveral. Visit the Kennedy Space Center, home of America’s space program, before returning to Orlando.
Hotel: Days Inn Seaworld or similar
Day 15 - Orlando Departure
Return the car at the airport before the departure flight
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