AMAZING
TRAVEL
ADVENTURES !!
NASHVILLE, SMOKY MOUNTAINS, AND BLUEGRASS FOR SEPTEMBER 2022 !!
TRIP ITINERARY:
Nashville, Smoky Mountains & Bluegrass
DAY 1: Flight to Louisville, KY
Arrive in Louisville, Kentucky known as the “Bluegrass State.” Meet your Tour Director and transfer to your hotel for a two-night stay. Tonight enjoy a Welcome Dinner with your fellow travelers.
(D) Overnight: Louisville
Day 2: Louisville
Today enjoy a visit to Churchill Downs, the thoroughbred race track most famous for hosting the annual Kentucky Derby. Enjoy a tour of the museum to learn about the legendary history of the Kentucky Derby. Later visit the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory which showcases the history of the Louisville Slugger brand of baseball bats, the official bat of Major League Baseball. This afternoon visit the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience for a distillery experience and tasting which celebrates the legacy of Evan Williams, Kentucky’s first distiller and namesake of Heaven Hill’s flagship Bourbon brand.
(B) Overnight: Louisville
Day 3: Louisville - Lexington - Gatlinburg
Today travel south through lush, rolling terrain toward Tennessee. Stop in Lexington and visit the Kentucky Horse Park, a working horse farm and the world’s only park dedicated to man’s relationship with the horse. Hear behind-the-scenes stories about the individuals and horses that make Lexington “The Horse Capital of the World.” See other historic estates of the Bluegrass Region as well as shiny new, multi-million dollar farms of international movers and shakers. Later arrive in Gatlinburg for a two night stay in one of America’s great mountain resort destinations & a gateway to Smoky Mountains National Park.
(B,D) Overnight: Gatlinburg
Day 4: Smoky Mtns Nat’l Park - Biltmore Estate
Today visit Smoky Mountains National Park, our nation’s most visited National Park which is world renowned for the diversity of its plant & animal life, the beauty of its mountains and the quality of its remnants of Southern Appalachian mountain culture. Continue onto Asheville, NC to tour a four-acre masterpiece of the Vanderbilt family, the Biltmore Estate. America’s largest home boasts 250 rooms, 65 fireplaces, 70,000 gallon indoor pool, bowling alley, priceless art and antiques. The grounds also feature 75 acres of formal gardens and a winery.
(B) Overnight: Gatlinburg
Day 5: Gatlinburg - Nashville
This morning ride the 120-passenger Ober Gatlinburg Aerial Tram for a journey up the mountain featuring spectacular views of the Great Smoky Mountains. Drive though nearby Pigeon Forge of Dolly Parton fame. Then travel to Nashville, TN “Music City USA” and arrive at the amazing Gaylord Opryland Resort to begin a three-night stay. The resort complex features three interior gardens under glass roofs including waterfalls, a river and lake system with passenger-carrying flatboats plus a variety of restaurants, lounges and shops.
(B) Overnight: Opryland Resort
Day 6: Nashville
Today enjoy a Nashville City Tour to see the Parthenon (replica of the Acropolis in Greece), the Old Ryman Auditorium (“Mother Church” of country music), the State Capitol and famous Music Row. Later visit the Country Music Hall of Fame to see how country music has evolved through the past 70 years. The Hall of Fame features memorabilia and displays in a museum setting. Tonight enjoy the Nashville Nightlife Dinner Theater, the Music City’s premier entertainment theater.
(B,D) Overnight: Nashville, Opryland Resort
Day 7: Nashville
Today tour The Hermitage – home of Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the United States. The tour provides insight into life on the farm and the Antebellum South. This afternoon enjoy the resort amenities or do some shopping at the nearby Opry Mills. This evening enjoy a Farewell Dinner and performance of America’s longest-running radio show, The Grand Ole Opry.
(B,D) Overnight: Nashville, Opryland Resort
Day 8: Nashville - Home
Today transfer to the airport for your flight home filled with wonderful memories of your Nashville, Smoky Mountains & Bluegrass Tour.
(B)
Highlights:
• 3 Nights in Nashville at the Gaylord Opryland Resort
• Churchill Downs
• Kentucky Horse Park
• Evan Williams Bourbon Experience
• Biltmore Estate
• Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory
• Smoky Mountains Nat’l Park
• Ober Gatlinburg Aerial Tram
• Nashville City Tour
• Hermitage Tour
• Country Music Hall of Fame
• Nashville Nightlife Theater
• Grand Ole Opry
• 2 Nights - Louisville, KY
• 2 Nights - Gatlinburg, TN
Accommodations:
7 Nights Accommodations
• 2 Nights - Galt House or Brown Hotel, Louisville
• 2 Nights - The Park Vista Doubletree, Gatlinburg