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America's Music Cities
featuring New Orleans, Memphis & Nashville
8 DAYS
$3,599
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Enjoy a finger-snapping, toe-tapping time on a tour of America’s most famed musical cities – New Orleans, Memphis, and Nashville. Experience New Orleans, where jazz, food and fun are always on the menu. Explore New Orleans with a tour highlighting the city’s musical history and influence. Spend 2 nights in Memphis, "birthplace of the blues." Choose how you explore Nashville highlights – with a chocolate-making lesson or a visit to the Johnny Cash Museum. Enjoy reserved seats at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. See where country legends recorded hit tunes at RCA Studio B. You’ll be hummin’ and strummin’ long after you’ve returned home.
Your Tour Includes
- 4 Handpicked Accommodations
- 11 Meals
Included Highlights
- French Quarter
- Jazz Revue
- Grammy Museum
- Graceland
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Accommodations
Sheraton New Orleans
Nights 1-2
The Inn at Ole Miss
Night 3
The Guest House at Graceland
Nights 4-5
Gaylord Opryland Resort
Nights 6-7
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I enjoyed the two recording studios we had and tours of and the Elvis Pressley and Tina Turner stops. The Grand Ole Opry (old and new) were good. The flight from Sacramento to New Orleans should have been direct. There was too much driving on the bus between points of interest. We were required to get up early each day. It would have been nice to spend two nights at each hotel - there was much packing and unpacking. There was a lot of standing and walking when we were off the bus. We had a terrific bus driver but a so-so tour guide.
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Everything was excellent including lodging, included meals and things to do. Walking tour of New Orleans was my favorite.
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Learning about country music, seeing Memphis and all the Elvis places and things, seeing Nashville , seeing old Mississippi , I also liked the hotels we stayed in during our trip. Nice mix. Nice pace over our time on the tour.
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Elizabeth what’s the best tour guide we’ve ever had.Gerard Drumm
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New Orleans jazz band on bourbon StreetJoseph Savitt
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The tour was fabulous and the induction at the Grand Ole Opry was the best! The entire tour was pleasurable from start to finish!
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The tour was great and I saw many events that were very interesting. The walking tour in the French Quarter was excellent.
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Very well run, a lot of fun, favorites were the Civil rights museum in Memphis, thr Ryman auditorium and GOO and RCA studio B tour Loved Elizabeth WilliamsRachel Heppen
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We had a great trip. The tour guide was friendly, knowledgeable, and had a great sense of humor. Accommodations and transports were top notch. The schedule was full and kept us moving. It was nice to have a trip all planned out. We learned a lot about the history of the cities, music styles and the artists that were prevalent in the cities we visited. The music; whether you saw a jazz band in New Orleans, a blues band in Memphis, or country stars performing at the Grand Ole Opry, they were all excellent. Highly recommended.Pat
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The Memphis civil rights education was moving and enlightening. For the whole trip, music everywhere. Great fun.
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Excellent tour in all respects. A good chance to learn about country music and three cities. Tours of music recording studios and the National Civil Rights Museum were highlights. Going a day early to New Orleans gives you a chance to go to the World War Museum that is outstanding. Elizabeth is a great tour manager. I highly recommend the tour.Paul Livgard
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Wonderful experience. Every minute was planned . Could have used a bit more down time. The evening concert at the Oprey was one of the highlights. Not enough time at Graceland.Elizabeth Severin
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Could have skipped the Grammy place
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loved every minute, will definitely take another tour with Collette. Maybe even do this one again, it was so much fun!Deborah Sterk
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Great tour.
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This was my first Collette Tour. I wasn't sure what to expect but I really enjoyed it. Elizabeth, our tour guide, was wonderful. She added so much to our experience.
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New Orleans: Tours were interesting; especially the different cultural events through the years and the Mardi Gras World tour. So many things to see! Memphis: Civil Rights tour through Memphis was personal for me. I learned so much about the movement and my family's involvement. Nashville: Singing in Studio B - I have the CD as a memento for the great grand children! The Grand Ole Opry was amazing!Anita
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New Orleans was my favorite because it had a lot of memorable history.
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Flights went well especially because it was school vacation week. The hotels were very nice! The Sheraton bar and food were very good. The Graceland Guest House was top notch and the Gaylord Hotel was amazingly huge & beautiful!! Each tour was informational and enjoyable. Elizabeth our tour guide was the best!! My memorable experiences were Bourbon Sreet, the Graceland Tour and seeing all Elvis' cars and "toys", Studio B and the Grand Ole Oprey and the Ryman Theater were also great experiences.
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The tour was seamless! Elizabeth met us at the airport and we went to out hotel. The whole week went smoothly and our bus driver, Derrick as well as other tour guides were awesome. The extra toyes we went on were fun and worth the cost. I has 3 most memorable experiences. Dinner at Tujaques, the jazz club on Bourbon St and the Grand Ole Opry!!!
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The breakfasts were awesome. The RCA Studio B was the highlight of the tour. I also recommend the free Cocktail Museum tour in Orleans
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Graceland tour Grand Ole Opry showCheryl Betschart
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Favorites.. Mardi Gras World, Graceland, Grand old Opry, Country Music Hall of Fame.. Hotels and hotel breakfasts were excellent..tour guide and driver were professional and accommodating. Overall wonderful trip!Susan Falzarano-Klunder
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Tour included many activities and wish the WWII Museum and Biele Street were part of the tour. would have liked another day in New Orleans and Nashville. Really liked the tour of Graceland.
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NOLA jazz, Memphis Elvis immersion, Nashville country music - who could ask for more?!? I particularly enjoyed our bus tour thru Memphis narrated by local guide, Cecil, with his guitar. Not only did we pass famed Beale Street but we also passed the federal building where a scene in "Silence of the Lambs" was filmed, Danny Thomas's St. Jude Hospital where pediatric cancer miracles occur, & the Lorraine Hotel where MLK was shot. On top of this, Cecil told us everything about Elvis from the time he arrived in Memphis @ age 13 til he left Sun Records for RCA in his mid- twenties. Plus Cecil strummed his guitar and sang songs pertinent to everything we were seeing. It was truly an outstanding overview of everything Memphis.Gail Secunda
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Had been on the tour several years ago and enjoyed it the second time
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Graceland, County Music Hall of Fame, Chet’s BBQ. The car service was great, loved having someone pick up & drop off at the airport. The tour manager, Elizabeth, was very knowledgeable and helpful. She showed a lot of grace considering their were some very difficult travelers in our group. Did not enjoy the brunch at 2 sisters in New Orleans
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It was very well organized throughout the entire time. The accommodations and hotels were top rated. The meals were outstanding. However, I would recommend that if we have a large lunch there should not also be a dinner included that same day.Carol Short
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Would want a little more free timeSusanna Ng
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Some too long visits. Walking in NOLA. Loved the Goo Goo
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Our tour guide Elizabeth and bus driver Derrick had great knowledge of each area we visited. They shared great places to eat and little known facts. We were very well taken care of and didn’t have to worry about anything. Elizabeth added little touches that showed she really cared about us. I’m planning to do another tour that she does in 2025 and I’m sure it will be just as great as this one.Mary Turner
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enjoyed the whole trip grand ole opry was goodCarolyn Wade
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Great trip with excellent food including beverages.
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Third time to take the trip. The tour manager was very good. She made the trip musical and I was impressed with her performance
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The pace was perfect for me
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I always have a good experience with Collette tours
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I rated it a 5 star trip because it’s the most exciting and overwhelming experience I have. Stayed in the most beautiful hotel( the Gaylord’s ). Went to the Elvis museum in Graceland , Elvis Mansion, and stayed at the guest house at the hard rock hotel . I have enjoyed every bit of my time in New Orleans listening to Jazz music, enjoyed Going to Memphis and Nashville. However, this is only possible because we had a very good tour guide who is very organized and made it FUN for us.
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I have told a lot of our friends of how great and interesting the tour was! But you must have Elizabeth as your tour guide!Audrey Herman
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The other attendees and the tour manager were so much stinking fun!!
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Did not need such lax timeWilliam Zielsdorff
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Travel, food, rooms our tour guide was excellent. Everything was planned & on time. Just an excellent experience. I would highly recommend this tour.Margaret Henrikson
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Meals included were not as good as they should have been. First accommodation was not great
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Collette as usual gave us a nice tourFrancis Cannon
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Whole tour was very well organized and controlled. We saw and experienced many things which we would never have been able to if we had gone on our own. Our favorite experience was staying at The Guesthouse and seeing Graceland.
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The tour was every thing I expected. The hotels were very nice and in a good location for the trip.Paula Zondlak
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This was my first experience with Collette and it was fabulous. Our guide, .Steve Mayer was so personable and prepared for this group. We saw all that was necessary and more, had great meals and made some new friends. I was very happy with your booking person and was sure at the perks of being given transportation to the airports and home. The pre travel package was clear and precise and easy to follow. The accommodations were really nice and I felt very safe during the whole trip. The only negative part of the trip was at the hotel in New Orleans. The lock on door to the room was defective making it hard to close. The safe didn’t work, it really needed a new battery. The lightbulbs in the lamps didn’t work.We were there for four nights and for two of those nights we had no hot water and on one more we had no water at all. The hotel gave us two other rooms on the same floor to take showers..one also had no water and the other had no hot water. No one else in our group had water issues. The lock was never fixed, they replaced a few bulbs. Steve tried to offer us reimbursement for a meal, but we refused because it was not his or Collette’s fault. That room should have been checked. They did offer to. move us at 11 p.m. but we had been up since 4a.m. traveling and we were already in bed. This is no way is a reflection o your company and we just chalked it up to travel mishaps. No one was hurt inconvenienced. We will definitely consider traveling with Collette on the future, as a matter of fact we are making plans to travel with a couple we met on their tour!
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Excellent service and travel experience.Elizabeth Howard
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I rated the record studio tours really high because I just love classic rock & roll & classic country. I listen to both Sirius XM & Pandora stations. So touring & hearing about different artists recording stories was really very interesting to me.Diana Bohm
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Elizabeth Williams was great, very organized and enjoyed all the places we went too. The basilica of Saint Louis in New Orleans was beautiful. So glad we went to Graceland as well.Cheryl Daughenbaugh
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Everything is so well taken care of and well planned, so we just leave it in their hands.
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The air transportation was ridiculous. My favorite experience was the Grand Ole Oprey and also the Swamp Tour.
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Well organized… packed full of sights and activities. The points of interest were very good.Denise Kimberg
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This was my first solo trip. Every aspect of it was so very special. I particularly liked listening to Jazz in New Orleans; visiting the interactive museums, visiting Graceland and Studio B as well as the Grand Ole Opry. I bonded with the loveliest people who shared these experiences with me. Equally important were the accommodations were excellent and food delicious and plentiful. Last but not least was Michael , our tour guide, who made sure that everyone was involved and was very responsive to questions and special needs. The Bus Driver Drew was especially supportive and helpful, particularly when I locked myself out of my room. Kudus to CSA Travel Director Gary and his lovely wife for joining us on this adventure. For me it was memorable.Molly Fine
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Excellent hotels and daily itineraries .... wonderful dining options.
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Well organized - great tour director - busy every day!mayoch
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My most memorable experience was the Grand Ole Opry. I would have given the review 5 stars but I would like to be given the option in New Orleans to attend the swamp boat ride or a walking Garden District tour. I would chosen the Garden District. There wasn't enough time to do it on your own.Marie Neven
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Graceland and recording studios visit
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excelent tour, tour tour tourRalph Meyr
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The entire trip was planned and executed meticulously.Edie Simon
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The Mardi Gras factory. Visiting the different hotels to see their decorations in new OrleansLinda Drozd
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Very pleased with the entire tour.John Nolan
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Not a fan of eating at malls and food courts. Would rather eat on our own in town at a restaurant.Bonnie Brennan
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Would have preferred the hotels in Memphis and Nashville to have been located in the downtown area for walking access to downtownDennis Kerbaugh
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EXCELLENT TOUR! The tour was terrific, Haydee (our tour guide) was friendly, personable and made sure that we received the best tour possible. We experienced a variety of tours, museums and experiences which made our tour memorable.Henry Green
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Enjoyed the cities we visited, could have spent 1 more day in Memphis. Did not care for the Gaylord Opryland it needs updated. Second trip with Collette Tours and looking forward to more.Raymond Lane
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Loved the trip as a whole. Everything went very smoothly. Enjoyed all 3 stops that we made to tour.Connie Lane
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Tour director was ok but she talked too much and treated us like children. I found it very annoying.
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Excellent tour for money. Activities were amazing. Tour guide and driver were informative and helpful.Pamela Green
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Different hotels in Memphis and Nashville closer to downtown
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Great experience overall. Very friendly informed staff. New Orleans and Nashville are going to be busted again.Dorislee Utter
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It was our first tour and enjoyed the all inclusive nature. We had never been to any of the cities on the tour so it was all an adventure that was thoroughly enjoyable and without any problems or difficulties.Mark Calonico
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Collette venues were super, but the confusion caused by the tour manager made this day to day hard and confused. Collette could provide some training for her. The bus driver was outstanding.Marjorie Hansen
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It was very unorganized. Timings for our tours were wrong when we arrived at venues at which we were scheduled. Not enough time in Memphis or Nashville, especially on our own. The Sheraton in New Orleans was disappointing. Our tour manager was unorganized and late most days. Just disappointed all around.
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Worst your manager I ever had. Disorganized, held initial meeting day 2 just didn’t have things right, no commentary on long drives, spoke to us like we were 5 year olds, no group pix at end or email list….I can go on and on…more interested in her wine than the customer, unprepared overs.
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Grand Ole Opry show was great.Bonnie Allen
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Grand Ole Opry show was terrific.Richard Wesner
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Long bus ride. Buffet good cold. It was our first collette trip. We did enjoy ourselves. Would of liked a little more free timeDeena Abbott
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Most arrangements were done well or as expected but some were really poorly done. The transportation to and from the airport was not handled well; first, it was not offered to me until I discovered that other on the trip were being given the service and asked about it; secondly, the limo service was given an incomplete address to our home, and thirdly I never was notified that Collette had arranged for a return limo service on our return from the trip so we had to arrange for and pay for our own trip home. The goodbye meal was really poor with very bad service. The hotels were great and most experiences on tour were very good. We had an excellent tour guide. Because we had very little time to spend in our hotel in Nashville (the hotel was very beautiful), it would have been nice to be put in a hotel in the city itself.Elizabeth De Vincenzi
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See my comments on earlier collette survey
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it is the air schedule that was sorely in need of change - On our return we needed to get up at 2:30 AM to make our flight. What type of vacation is this for people 75 and older especially since we just had two days in Nashville so how could we enjoy night number 2 if we had to get up at this hour.Maxine Amundson
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Wondferful tour combing civil rights and music history.Robert Neumann
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Too many of the locals (Uber drivers, local tour guides) warning us not to go out at night due to the high crime rate in Memphis and New Orleans.Beverly Serafini
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LOTS TO SEE and do also great to see how other people liveHarvey Heise
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Would have liked more time in NashvilleCarol Huhner
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Excellent tour from leaving the house to returning g home. We are well taken care of.Jean Nuelle
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I already submitted a review within a few weeks of returning from the tour. I gave a complete breakdown of what happened and how disappointed we were with our tour manager and the complications that travelers are now facing in an understaffed post covid travel industry. Collette's only response was to send out another review? Thanks so much for your concern. I'm not looking for any type of compensation but it would be nice to know that someone in the company actually reads the reviews and addresses the problems.
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The planning was excellent as well as the service and our guide was over top.Angela Clark
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Panoramic tour of each of the 3 cities would have been most informative. Saw music venues but did not get to get a feel for the cities overall. Some meals stand improvement. Bus driver was also excellent. Think the pricing was too high for a single occupancy ,Not a good value.
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Gaylord Opryland Resort resort was disappointing and a taxi ride away from Nashville. The optional tours included unnecessary and very mediocre meals. Included dinners were standard "on any tour" meals. Court of Three Sisters "Collette Group Menu" also very disappointing, especially as they had a very extensive and local to New Orleans a la carte menu.
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The variety of locations and accommodations were excellent. Plus Chad, tour director, was unreal. So was the tour bus driver! Very detailed, considered everything!Vanessa Butler
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Some venues were to rushed. River boat cruise was cancelled.stopped for lunch at a outlet mall when outdoor cafes on the river were just a couple of blocks away. Overall enjoyable fun and educational
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Very fun trip made even better by Ann - great tour guide!Kathleen Rust
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Had I gone on my own I wouldn’t have seen half of what we sawKevin Duffy
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Most of the tours were very interesting, Our tour manager was outstanding because she was very knowledgeable and organized about our activities for the day, smoothly deal with unexpected situations, and had a wonderful sense of humor.
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I enjoyed the people who were on the tour. Everyone was exceptionally nice.Michael Tyson
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Everything we hoped for!!
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Great itineraryAlan Smith
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Loved sitting on our balcony at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville with a fabulous view of the Christmas light display!
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Organised very well by Collette.
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I saw a lot and learned a lot of new information about the places we visited.William Johnson
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Most of teh tours were good to great. Unfortunately, our first walking tour was disorganized and poorly prepared. Folks who took the competing bus tour described a much better experience.Peter Sullivan
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organized tour director, knowledgeable, locations of hotels, different types of cuisine. Attending the Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Theater in Nashville.Jane Maryoung
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Love gran ole osprey and the recording studio tour in Nashville
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Well trained and experianced provided answeers to questions and provided points of interest along the way. Used DVD's on the bus to keep us entertained.
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Excellent overview of major music styles. So much fun to stand on the actual floor where Elvis recorded!Karen Masors
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Dolly Parton at Grand Ole OpryKathleen Hoskins
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Hotels: Gaylord was very nice, but a bit confusing. Guest House at Graceland was too far from downtown Memphis.Dennis Hoskins
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Nashville and the Grand Old Opry were memorable.
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Loved New Orleans city bus tour. Got to see the famous above ground cemeteries. Also loved jazz music trip to Bourbon Street. Loved being able to visit Graceland in Memphis & amount of time allowed. Also loved visit to Grand Ole Opry. Lots of music in every city made this a fun tour.
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Loved the itinerary, lots of great venues to visit.
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Elizabeth Williams the tour manager and Alvin the bus driver went out of their way to make our trip enjoyable. I appreciated the restaurant tips for non covered meals and the great directions for negotiating the city streets. They were always on time and seemed happy to see us and enjoy the trip with us.
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The itinerary was excellent. All the places included in the tour gave us memorable experience
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NOLA! Bourbon Street, the cemetery tour, a riverboat cruise, getting to hold a baby alligator! All exciting and first time experiences! Memphis' Graceland was a step back in time. Elvis' home was pretty much as I expected it to be. Hardly extravagant by today's standards, it was a place he loved and felt save. It was both a little sad, and enlightening. I felt Beale Street was a little seedy, but that's just me. The tour of Sun City Studio was so interesting. Our on-board singer as we traveled to various city sites was so good. It was great fun singing along with her. Nashville was the most fun! Every bar was a venue for country music groups. Loved the Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole' Opry. Making a recording at Studio B was great fun! The guide filled us in on all the famous people, besides Elvis, who recorded there. She reminded us to stand on the blue X where he stood, but discouraged kissing it! Bethany emailed us a link to hear ourselves singing. Such a thoughtful gesture on her part!Jane Nocella
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Best was Grand Ole Opry ,,Brian Kearney
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Bourbon Street-Jazz players. Broadway Street in Nashville.
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Everything was dreat Even the weatherCynthia Lake
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This tour was A1. From start to finish we had a fantastic time. Our time in New Orleans, Memphis and Nashville was great. We enjoyed The Grand Old Opry which was amazing, a swamp cruise, a visit to Mardi Gras World, Graceland and much much more. Our hotels were well picked and very comfortable. The included meals were excellent. Our tour manager Elizabeth was awesome, she had everything arranged efficiently and looked after us very well. We enjoyed every minute and laughed and sang all week. Our group were from all over and we all got on so well. We have come home with some very special memories made better by Elizabeth’s excellent tour and Alvin’s great driving. Thank you so so much.Nigel Hooper
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I loved Graceland and the amount of time allocated for such an awesome place. My second favorite was the Grand Ole Opry radio show.Claudia Troiano
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The 3 cities were great. Nashville was my favorite, but all cities were fun." The lunch stop was OK but not great (Picadelly) All things about Elvis were great. The Gaylord was enormous and had a "learning curve" to navigation.Jeffrey Schlageter
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Too many to list....every day was memorable!May Delucchi
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The swamp boat ride with the alligators was exciting along with the tour of New Orleans. The meals were very good and the paddle boat ride enjoyable. Graceland should be seen by all. Nashville is a fun city, restaurants galore, and music history museums everyone should visit. I will visit Nashville again.
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I enjoyed every city and every tour. I’m thinking of taking the New Orleans spotlight tour if Elizabeth is the managerKaren Caito
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Sheraton Hotel in New Orleans need more efficient staff. When I arrived, tired from long journey, it took Staff nearly two hours to sort out my room. I had added three nights before the tour and had been assured that I would be given the same room throughout my stay. I was given a low floor room facing ugly buildings. I Mississippi view would have been nice. I don’t eat breakfast and was prevented from making a bacon sandwich to take out. It was difficult to obtain tea for use in the room. The shower was not suitable for an amputee, although I had explained my requirements. I had paid for a room wit a VIP ticket to the JazzFest, but no record of this was available to front of house staff. Eventually, the events manager organised a regular entry ticket. I spent many hours negotiating room for 3 extra nights, tea, shower, and JazzFest ticket, which spoiled my experience of staying at the Sheraton. I heard other tour guests complain about incompetent hotel staff. Another complaint about early breakfast was thr staff were slow allocating seating and waiting for drinks and gluten free bread/toast. The lack of any tomatoes or mushrooms. I am not a vegetarian, but omelette, fried/scrambled eggs, sausages and bacon are a bit heavy on their own before 7.30am. Perhaps tour days start to early for this hotel to cope with early breakfasts! I will not use Sheraton Hotels again. I am happy for you to pass my complaints onto Sheraton.Maria Jones
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Overall excellent but poor quality of barbecue restaurant in Memphis and not enough time in blues museum in Memphis stopped it being 5 stars together with non existent waitress service in delta restaurant in Graceland guest house
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sun studio tour (should have been inc.) enjoyed it a lot. breakfast buffet's were very good. Bell Meade Plantation and lunch was very nice. Elvis tour of mansion and history was good. Historian on the cemetery and old sections of New orleans was excellent. Dinner walk to cooking class was interesting and good food.. Swamp tour was interesting , Opry Land hotel is totally amazing , I took a tour there before it was flooded out a zillion yrs ago and couldn't believe 20 acres under glass. For the price we could have taken much better tours with other co. and even yours. Still waiting for pictures taken and supposed to be emailed to us. WE WERE NOT THE ONLY ONE'S WHO WALKED OUT ON THE JAZZ FESTIVAL IN new orleans we know of at least 2 more couples that left the almost 90' noon day heat that didn't want to wander to find where they wanted to go and IF it had a tent and fans. what a fiasco of being ill planned and no one there to direct us.
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The step on tour guide in Memphis was excellent singing as she went around the city. Graceland was surprisingly good, but we had low expectations to start with.John Pigott
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We had a few memorable experiences Swamp tour in New Orleans Graceland in Memphis and Grand olde Opry in Nashville was a dream come trueAllan Macdonald
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Graceland and Grand Ole OperaShirley Lahti
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Tour guide & couch driver were excellent. Local guide in Memphis was very entertaining.
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The cooking lesson in New Orleans and Ryman Opryland.
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Nashville - All music locations Memphis - Graceland & city tour New Orleans -French Quarter walk & cooking schoolLouise Landry
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liked the accommodations and toursLinda Butterworth
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The flight time is too early I must get up at 2:30 to meet the transportation service therefore I’m a zombie the first couple days after missing a night sleep I know it cost more to fly a little bit later in the day but charge us a little moreMaureen Hilling
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New Orleans experience was good, Graceland also would like more southern plantations included.Betty Lewis
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Graceland. Hotel was great. Loved the live entertainment nightly.Margaret Lewis
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Excellent tour manager an coach driver.
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Best time in Nashville. Love the studio tour the best.Robert Morra
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Great and professional in every way.Thomas Cummiskey
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touring memphis with the guitar player guide on the bus and recording a song in studio rca b in nashvilleBarbara Cummiskey
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Graceland, Belle Mead Plantation, Sun Studios, the Grand Ole Opry..... The food was delicious. Guide and bus driver were top notch. Loved everything!
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Too much time riding on the bus.Julie Tucker
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Cooking school evening in New Orleans.Carol Frommelt
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too many favorites on this tourSonja Swartz
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CAFE DEMONTE, STUDIO B SWAMP CRUISE, 2 SISTERS AND THE GREATEST OF HOTELSGeraldine Haskins
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There were several memorable experiences!!! Cooking school in New Orleans; Sun Studios in Memphis, Rock & Soul Museum, the Memphis City guide; of course, Graceland; and the Grand old Opry. (and I'm not really an country music fan).Ernestine Bianchi
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we got to see a lot of places! the hotel in New Orleans had slow service but their buffet breakfasts were the best! The bathroom outlet didn't work in the Graceland hotel which made us have to dry our hair at the nightstand near the bed.Donna Tavis
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See my customer experience commentsRichard
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The singing guitar-playing tour guide in Memphis and the evening show at the Grand Ol Opry were the highlights for me. Thoroughly enjoyed the whole trip.
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Stacey was awesome and so was AlvinSherri Pellegrini
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I really was surprised and happy to go to the RCA Studio B in Nashville and learn the history of the famous recording studio. Then they let us record our group singing an Elvis tune, and just 10 minutes later they handed each of us the CD of our recording that they had just produced. How cool was that ?? We were all thrilled, and later referred to ourselves as "recorded artists!"Jana Hunking
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Can't chose just one, they were all my favorite, !Bonnie Fairbanks
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it was very good I really don't like writing reviews
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enough with the questionsJeanette Griffiths
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We went to places not on you list that were the best. World war 2 museum, civil rights museum and Jackson plantation. The grand ol Opry was very good.Linda Kanner
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Great tour and got to go to recording studio and record our own Cd. That was the highlight of the tour.Lester Schumacher
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Tour Ok could of had more cooking related as it was a culinary tour.Gay Hahn
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Great Tour! Loved it! Molly was greatTammy Young
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Superb intiniery with the right amount of time at each stop and in each city!
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Great tours, great tour managers, great company. This is our 4th trip with Collette and we are very pleased.Edward Thomas
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Loved the Gaylord in Nashville and the cooking school in new orleansDiane Bevacqua
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Nashville was best. Nice city.Louis Iozzi
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It was excellent leadership, hotels outstanding and itinerary outstandingPatricia Ricci
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wonderful tours great tour guide and very informative, bus driver could have been a little friendlierJames Silvestrini
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Great itinerary. Nice hotels. Bus driver was excellent
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OVERALL IT WAS MOST OF ALL ON OUR OWNRobert Winkler
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We had no problems everything went smoothly. It was a little to munch walking in New Orleans but that cannot be avoided unless there would be smaller vehicles order to take people from the hotel to dinner etc. Not sure that would be feasible.Jimmy Weishaar
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Was a great tour but some back up plans should have been in place in case of bad weather
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Everything!!! Grand Ole Opry, museums, etc.Donna Mckinnon
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Visiting Graceland was our main reason for booking this tour and it didn't disappoint. We also enjoyed our visits to New Orleans and Nashville.William Norman
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Itinerary,hotels,food,tour guide and driver.Le get of trip just right.
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Although we initially though the tour was expensive, we found that with breakfast, lunch and or dinner included in the price PLUS all of the attractions it is well worth it.
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Everything! It is a vacation we would do again and again!Marilyn Lipsitz
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I gust did in the previous section.Robert Viscardi
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Attending the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, eating at all of the famous New Orleans restaurants pre tour and holding a small alligator.
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the music was great, however getting to the venue was complicated by the set up.. there was no area for bus drop off close to the entrance. This wasted significant time to be at the festival.Barry Berman
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I thought what we received was good value with the exception on one dinner.David Bailey
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If you love music, this is highly recommended. but there is too much time in New Orleans and perhaps you should add another day in Memphis and another day in Nashville. Many museums and places to see in those two cities. Noot so much in New Orleans.Ruth Seeber
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Great tour. Loved the Grand Ole opera.Paul D. Jones (Doug)
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New Orleans was great . Erin was the best.Leonard Kwarta
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Every trip on our tour was skilfully arranged. My favourite was the visit to the RCA studio B.Jean Hatherley
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The live music in Memphis and New OrleansCharles Hughes
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Overall tour was excellent. Sun studios, Rca studios. Graceland would have been better with more time.Elizabeth Raeburn
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I think hotels should have ben better located. Example: Peabody Hotel in Memphis.Kimberly Becherer
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We experienced a variety of music during the tour.Elaine Ching
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Great all around - music culture cuisine
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The tour was jammed packed with wonderful stops, museums, recording studios, city environs and culture. We also walked away with a fine appreciation of the birth and development of the three major musical genres: the Blues, Jazz, and Country.Steven Tullin
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My favorite part was the French Quarter in New Orleans,the food,the music,just being a part of it all.Susan Ranno
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Bed time was grand ole opery and Graceland as well the recording studios were great.Diane Farwell
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Best tours we're grand ole opery, recording studios and Graceland.Herbert Farwell
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loved Nashville and the Grand Ole OpryRita Quinn
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The recording studio's were the best.Jean Nilson
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A lot was covered in 8 days. I think it would have been better to do 10days or skip New Orleans. It was an 8 hour ride from N.O. to Memphis. I do enjoy the trip and Molly worked hard to provide information.Maureen Rocks
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We thoroughly enjoyed being exposed to good music, appreciated the historical value of each, participated in all. Gained appreciation for beautiful city of Nashville.Judith Panza
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It achieved everything it set out to do. The locations and visits were excellent with the exception of Graceland where there were enormous queues, little ongoing status information and nothing to keep us entertained while waiting for the shuttle bus. Not Collette's fault but some participants may have preferred to see more music in Memphis instead.The tour was full of interest, great hotels and a great deal achieved in a week. Favourite memorable experience was Nashville, where the group recorded an Elvis song, and the honkytonk venues. I would love to return there one dayRobert Prance
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The chosen activities were all excellent! We did all of the important things; more optional activites in New Orleans would have been beneficial. Also, a welcoming drink, dinner or meeting would have been helpful. It would have also helped to orient people. We didn't get together until it was time for a tour.Joan Hart
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Nashville was very enjoyableMargaret O'Brien
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great tour guide *Personal Details removed by Feefo*Alvin Bannister
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hotel in memphiswas out of the way food cold,did not clean rooms
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The visits to the RCA and Sun studios were the highlights for me. The BBQ meal in Memphis was not that good, I thought the venue was below par.
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Loved the Grand Ole Opry and the Opry Land hotel.Kenneth Grube
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Great trip. Well planned! Excellent tour manager.Gina Falcigno
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I enjoyed every destination. Each one was different. As a music lover it was perfect. We were lucky with the group too, we all got on so well. It was a lot of fun. Thank you for th memories.
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Bayou tour, step in guide in Natchez, Nashville, Ryman and Grand Ol Opry
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The tour was very well planned. There were many memorable experiences. I especially enjoyed the location of the Bourbon Orleans Hotel and the beautiful Gaylord settings. The Studio B tour and the Grand Ole Opry were great.
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Great combination of fun cities, good food, history and great music. Favorite moment...Graceland and the recording studios that Elvis made most of his music.Kevin Greeley
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Overall the tour, the hotels and most of the places of interest in the music cities were great.Catherine O Brien
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Everything we did was memorable from the Swamp Tour to the Grand Old Opry.Elizabeth Reid
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The Grand Ole Opry show was the best. Loved the Country Music Hall of Fame and the studios tours.Donna Utley
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New Orleans Cooking School wonderful Peabody Hotel so amazing Nashville and Memphis wonderful music and of course Elvis legacy.Susan Hunnell
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A visit to the RCA B recording studio in Nashville and making a record. Also enjoyed Sun Studio in Memphis and the show at the Grand Ole Opry.Christopher Sheppard
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Had to be Gracelands with the bonus of Garth Brooks turning up at the Opry.Doreen
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See above Hide and driver bad sites goodWinifred Carr
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Our tour guide was excellent. Memphis and Nashville were the most fun, as I didn't enjoy New Orleans as much. It was the first time I had visited any of those cities.LaRayne Welman
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Good tours and excellent tour manager.Thomas Keating
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Swamp tour in New Orleans and the Grand Ole OpryElsa Dinis-Mcveigh
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It had everything I wanted to see. too much walking for my husband I think should have been a 3. I don't think you should have to choose a walking tour or a bus tour at time of signing up. Best to have the tour manager tell you what is involved. I called and spoke to agents but they weren't positive about either. All but 2 took the bus tour and you saw much more than you would when you walk. We would not have seen Esplanade Ave, the cemeteries and more if we walked. I believe the walk was just the French Quarter and a little more. Loved the bus tour!Agnes Fleming
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Tour exceeded our expectations. Outstanding tour guide with knowledge that connected all historical connections to era of music.Ellen Ashbaugh
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Selection of tours was great, restaurants very good. Saw lots of good things. Transportation was well arranged.Pauline Desantis
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RCA studio B, Graceland, fritzels great musicians Pirates Bar next door Hotel locations were great 3 sisters excellent In our opinion the choices for restaurant's in the Gaylord resort lacked choices other then fast food type dinners Only one really expensive restaurant had any decent food.Dallas Gray
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Loved Graceland & Memphis! Despite a poorer city we saw it all & loved the BBQ place for dinner!
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The tour overall was only average, just! Most memorable for me was our visit to The Grand Ole Opry plus the friendliness of the other passengers on the coach. Should have been Graceland but not enough time allowed to have a proper look round.Shirley Montgomery
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All inclusive meals and hotels not to a Collette standard. Memorable experience: When it was over.Michael Hutton
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Visiting the clubs in Bourbon Street New Orleans, and the visit to the Grand Ole Opry
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Pay for all trips in basic fees, rather than add them on -- tips also!!
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Awesome tour, the best way to see the Music Cities!!
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Everything we did was a great experience!
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There were many memorable moments. I enjoyed the cooking school in New Orleans and the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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I loved the majority of this trip...I had already been to New Orleans and would have preferred the bus tour to the walking tour in the French This was a great tour for me, since I love music...given the mobility and age of the group, it would have been better to do a morning sight-seeing tour of New Orleans by bus as opposed to the walking tour of the French Quarter,,which really could be done on your own since our hotel was basically in the French Quarter, I personally would have preferred this because I wanted to get a feel of other parts of the city ie the Garden District, Treme etc. Other than that it was a great tour for me... I cant say the same for others as they only seemed to be interested in Graceland ,, Also, some of the restaurants were better than others, especially in New Orleans... I would have preferred a different restaurant in Memphis...All in all, it was a comprehensive tour with a wonderful and accommodating tour guide...Derek was just the best....Elizabeth
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See above. The Sheraton on Canal in New Orleans was poor with our rooms not cleaned until after 6 pm. Please drop this hotel.
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Free time where you went and enjoyed what was there for you.Sandra
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I cannot speak highly enough of this tour "American Music Cities" April 2016. My first holiday with Collette and it was just the best experience. Derek Moscarelli our tour manager should come to England to teach other tour managers 'how to' everything, he was brilliant.The itinerary is well thought out and hotels exceptional especially Gaylord Grand Opry. Well worth upgrading your room here for spectacular views of lush gardens with waterfalls, bridges and walkways under atrium roof. Jazz cruise on Natchez Steamboat was super relaxing with live Jazz band music wafting out to the decks. Cookery demonstration enjoyable and informative. Every city has must-sees not least of all Memphis's Graceland. An A1 touring holiday.Margaret
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Graceland and the grand old opryArthur
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Gaylord Opryland hotel was spectacular. After that nothing quite was the same. The other hotels were good, but not spectacular like tapas hotel. There were so many experiences.....the grand ole Opry,Graceland and the French quarter were fabulous.Carmella
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graceland in Memphis/ grand ole opre in Nashville/ bourbon st new orleansMichael panico
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The highlight of the tour was the Gaylord Hotel in Nashvile, Truly a memorable place in every aspect. The Grand Ole Opry experience so much fun.
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Making a disc at RCA Studio B Burbon Street Grand OldOpry Beale Street GracelandWendy
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Everything was great!
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We loved everything!!!
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Collette runs you hard, but you see a lot of places and get your money's worth. I would like to have seen the Blues Museum in Clarksdale, MS, and the Stax Museum in Memphis. An additional day or two would optimize the arrangement for me. One more night in NOLA, and one in MS or Memphis. Haydee the guide was organized but not bossy, just the right personality to keep the multitude moving. Sun, RCA Studio B, Ryman and Opry were all "memorable favorites". I will not rank them. I am agile for age 73, but it is nice that my many fellow guests with canes or rollaters were able to participate. I think this was a BUCKET project for many of us. It was my retirement gift to myself !Gregory Perreault
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This was a great trip! I especially loved the Civil Rights portion that gave us a closer look at this important time in our history. Cutting a record at RCA Records with the group was a fun extra too.Sandra Sterner
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The tour was good. I know that the tour was a little fast paced so we got to see a lot, but I would have liked to have spent a little more time in New Orleans. I may go back there and spend a week just in New Orleans. Overall, the accommodations were very nice. The only complaint I have is that at the Sheraton in New Orleans. The bathtub was slanted and very slick. Not very amenable to an old person taking a shower. I especially liked the Inn at Ole Miss. Very charming and quiet. Some of the issues I had were just with my own ability to get around and own endurance level. The tour guide Hadee and the tour bus driver Derrick Fairley were absolutely wonderful. So very, very attentive, friendly and entertaining. Of the places we went I believe Nashville was my favorite because I got to see the Grand Ole Opry and the historic Rymon auditorium!!! What a party town!! My only complaints are with booking air travel. When I originally booked the trip I had requested nonstop flights both to New Orleans and coming back from Nashville. At the time of booking, I was unable to get nonstop flights myself online so that’s why I called to speak to someone at Colette. The agent and I spoke to had difficulty booking the nonstop flight at the beginning, but said she had successfully done so. However, when I received my receipt and itinerary, it showed that I had layovers both going and coming back. I should have pitched a big fit at that time because I had paid for nonstop. I ended up having to cancel that trip and reschedule. I once again got the layovers both to New Orleans and coming back from Nashville. Due to an issue with the American Airlines flight, I ended up being at the airport for 11 hours and getting rescheduled onto a United airline flight that was nonstop. Coming back from Nashville I was so tired the day before I knew that I could not handle going one and a half hours from Nashville to Charlotte and then sitting in an airport for three more hours and taking a 3 1/2 hour flight from Charlotte to Denver. So I rescheduled with United on my own. At great cost I might add. Again, I will say that the airline booking through Colette needs a lot of work. They don’t include the cost of the airline when you get your receipt and itinerary. They put that is to be determined even though they’ve already charged you. I think that is a total rip off by Colette. If they can’t get nonstop flights then they should hold off on charging you for any flights until something is available and they can book you.
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An incredible experience!John
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I enjoyed the two recording studios we had and tours of and the Elvis Pressley and Tina Turner stops. The Grand Ole Opry (old and new) were good. The flight from Sacramento to New Orleans should have been direct. There was too much driving on the bus between points of interest. We were required to get up early each day. It would have been nice to spend two nights at each hotel - there was much packing and unpacking. There was a lot of standing and walking when we were off the bus. We had a terrific bus driver but a so-so tour guide.
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Everything was excellent including lodging, included meals and things to do. Walking tour of New Orleans was my favorite.
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We enjoyed everything musical on this tour. The civil rights inclusion in Mississippi was not enjoyed as much. It was a sentiment shared by many on the bus. Maybe it could be an optional tour to add but not inclusive. The dinner and show at the hotel could be replaced with Christmas lights around town or tickets to Roman. We were disappointed the night of our Opryland wasn’t the Christmas concert. The hotels were awesome. Steve our guide was superb.
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It was all quite magical. Our guide made it exceptionally fun
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Ole Miss, GracelandLorrice Harris
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Graceland. We needed more time
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Learning about country music, seeing Memphis and all the Elvis places and things, seeing Nashville , seeing old Mississippi , I also liked the hotels we stayed in during our trip. Nice mix. Nice pace over our time on the tour.
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Elizabeth what’s the best tour guide we’ve ever had.Gerard Drumm
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The tour was fabulous and the induction at the Grand Ole Opry was the best! The entire tour was pleasurable from start to finish!
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New Orleans jazz band on bourbon StreetJoseph Savitt
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Excellent tour in all respects. A good chance to learn about country music and three cities. Tours of music recording studios and the National Civil Rights Museum were highlights. Going a day early to New Orleans gives you a chance to go to the World War Museum that is outstanding. Elizabeth is a great tour manager. I highly recommend the tour.Paul Livgard
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The Memphis civil rights education was moving and enlightening. For the whole trip, music everywhere. Great fun.
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We had a great trip. The tour guide was friendly, knowledgeable, and had a great sense of humor. Accommodations and transports were top notch. The schedule was full and kept us moving. It was nice to have a trip all planned out. We learned a lot about the history of the cities, music styles and the artists that were prevalent in the cities we visited. The music; whether you saw a jazz band in New Orleans, a blues band in Memphis, or country stars performing at the Grand Ole Opry, they were all excellent. Highly recommended.Pat
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Very well run, a lot of fun, favorites were the Civil rights museum in Memphis, thr Ryman auditorium and GOO and RCA studio B tour Loved Elizabeth WilliamsRachel Heppen
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Wonderful experience. Every minute was planned . Could have used a bit more down time. The evening concert at the Oprey was one of the highlights. Not enough time at Graceland.Elizabeth Severin
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The tour was great and I saw many events that were very interesting. The walking tour in the French Quarter was excellent.
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loved every minute, will definitely take another tour with Collette. Maybe even do this one again, it was so much fun!Deborah Sterk
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Could have skipped the Grammy place
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This was my first Collette Tour. I wasn't sure what to expect but I really enjoyed it. Elizabeth, our tour guide, was wonderful. She added so much to our experience.
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New Orleans: Tours were interesting; especially the different cultural events through the years and the Mardi Gras World tour. So many things to see! Memphis: Civil Rights tour through Memphis was personal for me. I learned so much about the movement and my family's involvement. Nashville: Singing in Studio B - I have the CD as a memento for the great grand children! The Grand Ole Opry was amazing!Anita
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New Orleans was my favorite because it had a lot of memorable history.
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Flights went well especially because it was school vacation week. The hotels were very nice! The Sheraton bar and food were very good. The Graceland Guest House was top notch and the Gaylord Hotel was amazingly huge & beautiful!! Each tour was informational and enjoyable. Elizabeth our tour guide was the best!! My memorable experiences were Bourbon Sreet, the Graceland Tour and seeing all Elvis' cars and "toys", Studio B and the Grand Ole Oprey and the Ryman Theater were also great experiences.
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The tour was seamless! Elizabeth met us at the airport and we went to out hotel. The whole week went smoothly and our bus driver, Derrick as well as other tour guides were awesome. The extra toyes we went on were fun and worth the cost. I has 3 most memorable experiences. Dinner at Tujaques, the jazz club on Bourbon St and the Grand Ole Opry!!!
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The breakfasts were awesome. The RCA Studio B was the highlight of the tour. I also recommend the free Cocktail Museum tour in Orleans
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Favorites.. Mardi Gras World, Graceland, Grand old Opry, Country Music Hall of Fame.. Hotels and hotel breakfasts were excellent..tour guide and driver were professional and accommodating. Overall wonderful trip!Susan Falzarano-Klunder
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Graceland tour Grand Ole Opry showCheryl Betschart
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Tour included many activities and wish the WWII Museum and Biele Street were part of the tour. would have liked another day in New Orleans and Nashville. Really liked the tour of Graceland.
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NOLA jazz, Memphis Elvis immersion, Nashville country music - who could ask for more?!? I particularly enjoyed our bus tour thru Memphis narrated by local guide, Cecil, with his guitar. Not only did we pass famed Beale Street but we also passed the federal building where a scene in "Silence of the Lambs" was filmed, Danny Thomas's St. Jude Hospital where pediatric cancer miracles occur, & the Lorraine Hotel where MLK was shot. On top of this, Cecil told us everything about Elvis from the time he arrived in Memphis @ age 13 til he left Sun Records for RCA in his mid- twenties. Plus Cecil strummed his guitar and sang songs pertinent to everything we were seeing. It was truly an outstanding overview of everything Memphis.Gail Secunda
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Had been on the tour several years ago and enjoyed it the second time
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Graceland, County Music Hall of Fame, Chet’s BBQ. The car service was great, loved having someone pick up & drop off at the airport. The tour manager, Elizabeth, was very knowledgeable and helpful. She showed a lot of grace considering their were some very difficult travelers in our group. Did not enjoy the brunch at 2 sisters in New Orleans
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It was very well organized throughout the entire time. The accommodations and hotels were top rated. The meals were outstanding. However, I would recommend that if we have a large lunch there should not also be a dinner included that same day.Carol Short
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Would want a little more free timeSusanna Ng
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Some too long visits. Walking in NOLA. Loved the Goo Goo
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Our tour guide Elizabeth and bus driver Derrick had great knowledge of each area we visited. They shared great places to eat and little known facts. We were very well taken care of and didn’t have to worry about anything. Elizabeth added little touches that showed she really cared about us. I’m planning to do another tour that she does in 2025 and I’m sure it will be just as great as this one.Mary Turner
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enjoyed the whole trip grand ole opry was goodCarolyn Wade
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I have told a lot of our friends of how great and interesting the tour was! But you must have Elizabeth as your tour guide!Audrey Herman
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I rated it a 5 star trip because it’s the most exciting and overwhelming experience I have. Stayed in the most beautiful hotel( the Gaylord’s ). Went to the Elvis museum in Graceland , Elvis Mansion, and stayed at the guest house at the hard rock hotel . I have enjoyed every bit of my time in New Orleans listening to Jazz music, enjoyed Going to Memphis and Nashville. However, this is only possible because we had a very good tour guide who is very organized and made it FUN for us.
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The other attendees and the tour manager were so much stinking fun!!
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I always have a good experience with Collette tours
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The pace was perfect for me
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Third time to take the trip. The tour manager was very good. She made the trip musical and I was impressed with her performance
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Great trip with excellent food including beverages.
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Did not need such lax timeWilliam Zielsdorff
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Meals included were not as good as they should have been. First accommodation was not great
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Travel, food, rooms our tour guide was excellent. Everything was planned & on time. Just an excellent experience. I would highly recommend this tour.Margaret Henrikson
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Whole tour was very well organized and controlled. We saw and experienced many things which we would never have been able to if we had gone on our own. Our favorite experience was staying at The Guesthouse and seeing Graceland.
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Collette as usual gave us a nice tourFrancis Cannon
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This was my first experience with Collette and it was fabulous. Our guide, .Steve Mayer was so personable and prepared for this group. We saw all that was necessary and more, had great meals and made some new friends. I was very happy with your booking person and was sure at the perks of being given transportation to the airports and home. The pre travel package was clear and precise and easy to follow. The accommodations were really nice and I felt very safe during the whole trip. The only negative part of the trip was at the hotel in New Orleans. The lock on door to the room was defective making it hard to close. The safe didn’t work, it really needed a new battery. The lightbulbs in the lamps didn’t work.We were there for four nights and for two of those nights we had no hot water and on one more we had no water at all. The hotel gave us two other rooms on the same floor to take showers..one also had no water and the other had no hot water. No one else in our group had water issues. The lock was never fixed, they replaced a few bulbs. Steve tried to offer us reimbursement for a meal, but we refused because it was not his or Collette’s fault. That room should have been checked. They did offer to. move us at 11 p.m. but we had been up since 4a.m. traveling and we were already in bed. This is no way is a reflection o your company and we just chalked it up to travel mishaps. No one was hurt inconvenienced. We will definitely consider traveling with Collette on the future, as a matter of fact we are making plans to travel with a couple we met on their tour!
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The tour was every thing I expected. The hotels were very nice and in a good location for the trip.Paula Zondlak
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Excellent service and travel experience.Elizabeth Howard
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I rated the record studio tours really high because I just love classic rock & roll & classic country. I listen to both Sirius XM & Pandora stations. So touring & hearing about different artists recording stories was really very interesting to me.Diana Bohm
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Elizabeth Williams was great, very organized and enjoyed all the places we went too. The basilica of Saint Louis in New Orleans was beautiful. So glad we went to Graceland as well.Cheryl Daughenbaugh
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Everything is so well taken care of and well planned, so we just leave it in their hands.
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The air transportation was ridiculous. My favorite experience was the Grand Ole Oprey and also the Swamp Tour.
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Well organized… packed full of sights and activities. The points of interest were very good.Denise Kimberg
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This was my first solo trip. Every aspect of it was so very special. I particularly liked listening to Jazz in New Orleans; visiting the interactive museums, visiting Graceland and Studio B as well as the Grand Ole Opry. I bonded with the loveliest people who shared these experiences with me. Equally important were the accommodations were excellent and food delicious and plentiful. Last but not least was Michael , our tour guide, who made sure that everyone was involved and was very responsive to questions and special needs. The Bus Driver Drew was especially supportive and helpful, particularly when I locked myself out of my room. Kudus to CSA Travel Director Gary and his lovely wife for joining us on this adventure. For me it was memorable.Molly Fine
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Excellent hotels and daily itineraries .... wonderful dining options.
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Well organized - great tour director - busy every day!mayoch
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My most memorable experience was the Grand Ole Opry. I would have given the review 5 stars but I would like to be given the option in New Orleans to attend the swamp boat ride or a walking Garden District tour. I would chosen the Garden District. There wasn't enough time to do it on your own.Marie Neven
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Graceland and recording studios visit
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excelent tour, tour tour tourRalph Meyr
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The entire trip was planned and executed meticulously.Edie Simon
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The Mardi Gras factory. Visiting the different hotels to see their decorations in new OrleansLinda Drozd
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Very pleased with the entire tour.John Nolan
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Not a fan of eating at malls and food courts. Would rather eat on our own in town at a restaurant.Bonnie Brennan
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Would have preferred the hotels in Memphis and Nashville to have been located in the downtown area for walking access to downtownDennis Kerbaugh
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EXCELLENT TOUR! The tour was terrific, Haydee (our tour guide) was friendly, personable and made sure that we received the best tour possible. We experienced a variety of tours, museums and experiences which made our tour memorable.Henry Green
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Enjoyed the cities we visited, could have spent 1 more day in Memphis. Did not care for the Gaylord Opryland it needs updated. Second trip with Collette Tours and looking forward to more.Raymond Lane
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Loved the trip as a whole. Everything went very smoothly. Enjoyed all 3 stops that we made to tour.Connie Lane
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Tour director was ok but she talked too much and treated us like children. I found it very annoying.
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Excellent tour for money. Activities were amazing. Tour guide and driver were informative and helpful.Pamela Green
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Different hotels in Memphis and Nashville closer to downtown
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Great experience overall. Very friendly informed staff. New Orleans and Nashville are going to be busted again.Dorislee Utter
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It was our first tour and enjoyed the all inclusive nature. We had never been to any of the cities on the tour so it was all an adventure that was thoroughly enjoyable and without any problems or difficulties.Mark Calonico
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Collette venues were super, but the confusion caused by the tour manager made this day to day hard and confused. Collette could provide some training for her. The bus driver was outstanding.Marjorie Hansen
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It was very unorganized. Timings for our tours were wrong when we arrived at venues at which we were scheduled. Not enough time in Memphis or Nashville, especially on our own. The Sheraton in New Orleans was disappointing. Our tour manager was unorganized and late most days. Just disappointed all around.
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Worst your manager I ever had. Disorganized, held initial meeting day 2 just didn’t have things right, no commentary on long drives, spoke to us like we were 5 year olds, no group pix at end or email list….I can go on and on…more interested in her wine than the customer, unprepared overs.
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Grand Ole Opry show was great.Bonnie Allen
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Grand Ole Opry show was terrific.Richard Wesner
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Long bus ride. Buffet good cold. It was our first collette trip. We did enjoy ourselves. Would of liked a little more free timeDeena Abbott
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Most arrangements were done well or as expected but some were really poorly done. The transportation to and from the airport was not handled well; first, it was not offered to me until I discovered that other on the trip were being given the service and asked about it; secondly, the limo service was given an incomplete address to our home, and thirdly I never was notified that Collette had arranged for a return limo service on our return from the trip so we had to arrange for and pay for our own trip home. The goodbye meal was really poor with very bad service. The hotels were great and most experiences on tour were very good. We had an excellent tour guide. Because we had very little time to spend in our hotel in Nashville (the hotel was very beautiful), it would have been nice to be put in a hotel in the city itself.Elizabeth De Vincenzi
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See my comments on earlier collette survey
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it is the air schedule that was sorely in need of change - On our return we needed to get up at 2:30 AM to make our flight. What type of vacation is this for people 75 and older especially since we just had two days in Nashville so how could we enjoy night number 2 if we had to get up at this hour.Maxine Amundson
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Wondferful tour combing civil rights and music history.Robert Neumann
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Too many of the locals (Uber drivers, local tour guides) warning us not to go out at night due to the high crime rate in Memphis and New Orleans.Beverly Serafini
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LOTS TO SEE and do also great to see how other people liveHarvey Heise
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Would have liked more time in NashvilleCarol Huhner
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Excellent tour from leaving the house to returning g home. We are well taken care of.Jean Nuelle
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I already submitted a review within a few weeks of returning from the tour. I gave a complete breakdown of what happened and how disappointed we were with our tour manager and the complications that travelers are now facing in an understaffed post covid travel industry. Collette's only response was to send out another review? Thanks so much for your concern. I'm not looking for any type of compensation but it would be nice to know that someone in the company actually reads the reviews and addresses the problems.
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The planning was excellent as well as the service and our guide was over top.Angela Clark
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Panoramic tour of each of the 3 cities would have been most informative. Saw music venues but did not get to get a feel for the cities overall. Some meals stand improvement. Bus driver was also excellent. Think the pricing was too high for a single occupancy ,Not a good value.
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Gaylord Opryland Resort resort was disappointing and a taxi ride away from Nashville. The optional tours included unnecessary and very mediocre meals. Included dinners were standard "on any tour" meals. Court of Three Sisters "Collette Group Menu" also very disappointing, especially as they had a very extensive and local to New Orleans a la carte menu.
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The variety of locations and accommodations were excellent. Plus Chad, tour director, was unreal. So was the tour bus driver! Very detailed, considered everything!Vanessa Butler
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Some venues were to rushed. River boat cruise was cancelled.stopped for lunch at a outlet mall when outdoor cafes on the river were just a couple of blocks away. Overall enjoyable fun and educational
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Very fun trip made even better by Ann - great tour guide!Kathleen Rust
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Had I gone on my own I wouldn’t have seen half of what we sawKevin Duffy
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Most of the tours were very interesting, Our tour manager was outstanding because she was very knowledgeable and organized about our activities for the day, smoothly deal with unexpected situations, and had a wonderful sense of humor.
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I enjoyed the people who were on the tour. Everyone was exceptionally nice.Michael Tyson
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Everything we hoped for!!
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Great itineraryAlan Smith
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Loved sitting on our balcony at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville with a fabulous view of the Christmas light display!
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Organised very well by Collette.
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I saw a lot and learned a lot of new information about the places we visited.William Johnson
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Most of teh tours were good to great. Unfortunately, our first walking tour was disorganized and poorly prepared. Folks who took the competing bus tour described a much better experience.Peter Sullivan
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organized tour director, knowledgeable, locations of hotels, different types of cuisine. Attending the Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Theater in Nashville.Jane Maryoung
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Love gran ole osprey and the recording studio tour in Nashville
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Well trained and experianced provided answeers to questions and provided points of interest along the way. Used DVD's on the bus to keep us entertained.
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Excellent overview of major music styles. So much fun to stand on the actual floor where Elvis recorded!Karen Masors
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Dolly Parton at Grand Ole OpryKathleen Hoskins
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Hotels: Gaylord was very nice, but a bit confusing. Guest House at Graceland was too far from downtown Memphis.Dennis Hoskins
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Nashville and the Grand Old Opry were memorable.
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Loved New Orleans city bus tour. Got to see the famous above ground cemeteries. Also loved jazz music trip to Bourbon Street. Loved being able to visit Graceland in Memphis & amount of time allowed. Also loved visit to Grand Ole Opry. Lots of music in every city made this a fun tour.
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Loved the itinerary, lots of great venues to visit.
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Elizabeth Williams the tour manager and Alvin the bus driver went out of their way to make our trip enjoyable. I appreciated the restaurant tips for non covered meals and the great directions for negotiating the city streets. They were always on time and seemed happy to see us and enjoy the trip with us.
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The itinerary was excellent. All the places included in the tour gave us memorable experience
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NOLA! Bourbon Street, the cemetery tour, a riverboat cruise, getting to hold a baby alligator! All exciting and first time experiences! Memphis' Graceland was a step back in time. Elvis' home was pretty much as I expected it to be. Hardly extravagant by today's standards, it was a place he loved and felt save. It was both a little sad, and enlightening. I felt Beale Street was a little seedy, but that's just me. The tour of Sun City Studio was so interesting. Our on-board singer as we traveled to various city sites was so good. It was great fun singing along with her. Nashville was the most fun! Every bar was a venue for country music groups. Loved the Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole' Opry. Making a recording at Studio B was great fun! The guide filled us in on all the famous people, besides Elvis, who recorded there. She reminded us to stand on the blue X where he stood, but discouraged kissing it! Bethany emailed us a link to hear ourselves singing. Such a thoughtful gesture on her part!Jane Nocella
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Best was Grand Ole Opry ,,Brian Kearney
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Bourbon Street-Jazz players. Broadway Street in Nashville.
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Everything was dreat Even the weatherTrusted Customer
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This tour was A1. From start to finish we had a fantastic time. Our time in New Orleans, Memphis and Nashville was great. We enjoyed The Grand Old Opry which was amazing, a swamp cruise, a visit to Mardi Gras World, Graceland and much much more. Our hotels were well picked and very comfortable. The included meals were excellent. Our tour manager Elizabeth was awesome, she had everything arranged efficiently and looked after us very well. We enjoyed every minute and laughed and sang all week. Our group were from all over and we all got on so well. We have come home with some very special memories made better by Elizabeth’s excellent tour and Alvin’s great driving. Thank you so so much.Nigel Hooper
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I loved Graceland and the amount of time allocated for such an awesome place. My second favorite was the Grand Ole Opry radio show.Trusted Customer
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The 3 cities were great. Nashville was my favorite, but all cities were fun." The lunch stop was OK but not great (Picadelly) All things about Elvis were great. The Gaylord was enormous and had a "learning curve" to navigation.Trusted Customer
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Too many to list....every day was memorable!Trusted Customer
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The swamp boat ride with the alligators was exciting along with the tour of New Orleans. The meals were very good and the paddle boat ride enjoyable. Graceland should be seen by all. Nashville is a fun city, restaurants galore, and music history museums everyone should visit. I will visit Nashville again.
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I enjoyed every city and every tour. I’m thinking of taking the New Orleans spotlight tour if Elizabeth is the managerTrusted Customer
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Sheraton Hotel in New Orleans need more efficient staff. When I arrived, tired from long journey, it took Staff nearly two hours to sort out my room. I had added three nights before the tour and had been assured that I would be given the same room throughout my stay. I was given a low floor room facing ugly buildings. I Mississippi view would have been nice. I don’t eat breakfast and was prevented from making a bacon sandwich to take out. It was difficult to obtain tea for use in the room. The shower was not suitable for an amputee, although I had explained my requirements. I had paid for a room wit a VIP ticket to the JazzFest, but no record of this was available to front of house staff. Eventually, the events manager organised a regular entry ticket. I spent many hours negotiating room for 3 extra nights, tea, shower, and JazzFest ticket, which spoiled my experience of staying at the Sheraton. I heard other tour guests complain about incompetent hotel staff. Another complaint about early breakfast was thr staff were slow allocating seating and waiting for drinks and gluten free bread/toast. The lack of any tomatoes or mushrooms. I am not a vegetarian, but omelette, fried/scrambled eggs, sausages and bacon are a bit heavy on their own before 7.30am. Perhaps tour days start to early for this hotel to cope with early breakfasts! I will not use Sheraton Hotels again. I am happy for you to pass my complaints onto Sheraton.Maria Jones
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Overall excellent but poor quality of barbecue restaurant in Memphis and not enough time in blues museum in Memphis stopped it being 5 stars together with non existent waitress service in delta restaurant in Graceland guest house
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sun studio tour (should have been inc.) enjoyed it a lot. breakfast buffet's were very good. Bell Meade Plantation and lunch was very nice. Elvis tour of mansion and history was good. Historian on the cemetery and old sections of New orleans was excellent. Dinner walk to cooking class was interesting and good food.. Swamp tour was interesting , Opry Land hotel is totally amazing , I took a tour there before it was flooded out a zillion yrs ago and couldn't believe 20 acres under glass. For the price we could have taken much better tours with other co. and even yours. Still waiting for pictures taken and supposed to be emailed to us. WE WERE NOT THE ONLY ONE'S WHO WALKED OUT ON THE JAZZ FESTIVAL IN new orleans we know of at least 2 more couples that left the almost 90' noon day heat that didn't want to wander to find where they wanted to go and IF it had a tent and fans. what a fiasco of being ill planned and no one there to direct us.
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The step on tour guide in Memphis was excellent singing as she went around the city. Graceland was surprisingly good, but we had low expectations to start with.John Pigott
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We had a few memorable experiences Swamp tour in New Orleans Graceland in Memphis and Grand olde Opry in Nashville was a dream come trueAllan Macdonald
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Graceland and Grand Ole OperaTrusted Customer
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Tour guide & couch driver were excellent. Local guide in Memphis was very entertaining.
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The cooking lesson in New Orleans and Ryman Opryland.
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Nashville - All music locations Memphis - Graceland & city tour New Orleans -French Quarter walk & cooking schoolTrusted Customer
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liked the accommodations and toursTrusted Customer
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The flight time is too early I must get up at 2:30 to meet the transportation service therefore I’m a zombie the first couple days after missing a night sleep I know it cost more to fly a little bit later in the day but charge us a little moreTrusted Customer
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New Orleans experience was good, Graceland also would like more southern plantations included.Trusted Customer
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Graceland. Hotel was great. Loved the live entertainment nightly.Trusted Customer
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Excellent tour manager an coach driver.
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Best time in Nashville. Love the studio tour the best.Trusted Customer
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Great and professional in every way.Trusted Customer
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touring memphis with the guitar player guide on the bus and recording a song in studio rca b in nashvilleTrusted Customer
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Graceland, Belle Mead Plantation, Sun Studios, the Grand Ole Opry..... The food was delicious. Guide and bus driver were top notch. Loved everything!
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Too much time riding on the bus.Trusted Customer
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Cooking school evening in New Orleans.Trusted Customer
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too many favorites on this tourTrusted Customer
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CAFE DEMONTE, STUDIO B SWAMP CRUISE, 2 SISTERS AND THE GREATEST OF HOTELSTrusted Customer
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There were several memorable experiences!!! Cooking school in New Orleans; Sun Studios in Memphis, Rock & Soul Museum, the Memphis City guide; of course, Graceland; and the Grand old Opry. (and I'm not really an country music fan).Trusted Customer
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we got to see a lot of places! the hotel in New Orleans had slow service but their buffet breakfasts were the best! The bathroom outlet didn't work in the Graceland hotel which made us have to dry our hair at the nightstand near the bed.Trusted Customer
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The singing guitar-playing tour guide in Memphis and the evening show at the Grand Ol Opry were the highlights for me. Thoroughly enjoyed the whole trip.
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Stacey was awesome and so was AlvinTrusted Customer
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I really was surprised and happy to go to the RCA Studio B in Nashville and learn the history of the famous recording studio. Then they let us record our group singing an Elvis tune, and just 10 minutes later they handed each of us the CD of our recording that they had just produced. How cool was that ?? We were all thrilled, and later referred to ourselves as "recorded artists!"Trusted Customer
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Can't chose just one, they were all my favorite, !Trusted Customer
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it was very good I really don't like writing reviews
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enough with the questionsTrusted Customer
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We went to places not on you list that were the best. World war 2 museum, civil rights museum and Jackson plantation. The grand ol Opry was very good.Trusted Customer
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Great tour and got to go to recording studio and record our own Cd. That was the highlight of the tour.Trusted Customer
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Tour Ok could of had more cooking related as it was a culinary tour.Gay Hahn
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Great Tour! Loved it! Molly was greatTrusted Customer
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Superb intiniery with the right amount of time at each stop and in each city!
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Great tours, great tour managers, great company. This is our 4th trip with Collette and we are very pleased.Trusted Customer
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Loved the Gaylord in Nashville and the cooking school in new orleansTrusted Customer
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Nashville was best. Nice city.Trusted Customer
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It was excellent leadership, hotels outstanding and itinerary outstandingTrusted Customer
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wonderful tours great tour guide and very informative, bus driver could have been a little friendlierTrusted Customer
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Great itinerary. Nice hotels. Bus driver was excellent
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OVERALL IT WAS MOST OF ALL ON OUR OWNTrusted Customer
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We had no problems everything went smoothly. It was a little to munch walking in New Orleans but that cannot be avoided unless there would be smaller vehicles order to take people from the hotel to dinner etc. Not sure that would be feasible.Jimmy Weishaar
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Was a great tour but some back up plans should have been in place in case of bad weather
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Everything!!! Grand Ole Opry, museums, etc.Donna Mckinnon
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Itinerary,hotels,food,tour guide and driver.Le get of trip just right.
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Visiting Graceland was our main reason for booking this tour and it didn't disappoint. We also enjoyed our visits to New Orleans and Nashville.William Norman
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Although we initially though the tour was expensive, we found that with breakfast, lunch and or dinner included in the price PLUS all of the attractions it is well worth it.
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Everything! It is a vacation we would do again and again!Trusted Customer
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I gust did in the previous section.Trusted Customer
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Attending the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, eating at all of the famous New Orleans restaurants pre tour and holding a small alligator.
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the music was great, however getting to the venue was complicated by the set up.. there was no area for bus drop off close to the entrance. This wasted significant time to be at the festival.Trusted Customer
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I thought what we received was good value with the exception on one dinner.Trusted Customer
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If you love music, this is highly recommended. but there is too much time in New Orleans and perhaps you should add another day in Memphis and another day in Nashville. Many museums and places to see in those two cities. Noot so much in New Orleans.Trusted Customer
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Great tour. Loved the Grand Ole opera.Trusted Customer
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New Orleans was great . Erin was the best.Trusted Customer
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Every trip on our tour was skilfully arranged. My favourite was the visit to the RCA studio B.Jean Hatherley
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The live music in Memphis and New OrleansCharles Hughes
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Overall tour was excellent. Sun studios, Rca studios. Graceland would have been better with more time.Elizabeth Raeburn
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I think hotels should have ben better located. Example: Peabody Hotel in Memphis.Trusted Customer
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We experienced a variety of music during the tour.Trusted Customer
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Great all around - music culture cuisine
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The tour was jammed packed with wonderful stops, museums, recording studios, city environs and culture. We also walked away with a fine appreciation of the birth and development of the three major musical genres: the Blues, Jazz, and Country.Trusted Customer
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My favorite part was the French Quarter in New Orleans,the food,the music,just being a part of it all.Trusted Customer
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Bed time was grand ole opery and Graceland as well the recording studios were great.Diane Farwell
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Best tours we're grand ole opery, recording studios and Graceland.Herbert Farwell
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loved Nashville and the Grand Ole OpryTrusted Customer
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The recording studio's were the best.Trusted Customer
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A lot was covered in 8 days. I think it would have been better to do 10days or skip New Orleans. It was an 8 hour ride from N.O. to Memphis. I do enjoy the trip and Molly worked hard to provide information.Trusted Customer
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We thoroughly enjoyed being exposed to good music, appreciated the historical value of each, participated in all. Gained appreciation for beautiful city of Nashville.Trusted Customer
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It achieved everything it set out to do. The locations and visits were excellent with the exception of Graceland where there were enormous queues, little ongoing status information and nothing to keep us entertained while waiting for the shuttle bus. Not Collette's fault but some participants may have preferred to see more music in Memphis instead.The tour was full of interest, great hotels and a great deal achieved in a week. Favourite memorable experience was Nashville, where the group recorded an Elvis song, and the honkytonk venues. I would love to return there one dayRobert Prance
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great tour guide *Personal Details removed by Feefo*Trusted Customer
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The chosen activities were all excellent! We did all of the important things; more optional activites in New Orleans would have been beneficial. Also, a welcoming drink, dinner or meeting would have been helpful. It would have also helped to orient people. We didn't get together until it was time for a tour.Trusted Customer
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Nashville was very enjoyableTrusted Customer
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hotel in memphiswas out of the way food cold,did not clean rooms
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Loved the Grand Ole Opry and the Opry Land hotel.Trusted Customer
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The visits to the RCA and Sun studios were the highlights for me. The BBQ meal in Memphis was not that good, I thought the venue was below par.
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Great trip. Well planned! Excellent tour manager.Trusted Customer
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I enjoyed every destination. Each one was different. As a music lover it was perfect. We were lucky with the group too, we all got on so well. It was a lot of fun. Thank you for th memories.
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Bayou tour, step in guide in Natchez, Nashville, Ryman and Grand Ol Opry
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Great combination of fun cities, good food, history and great music. Favorite moment...Graceland and the recording studios that Elvis made most of his music.Trusted Customer
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The tour was very well planned. There were many memorable experiences. I especially enjoyed the location of the Bourbon Orleans Hotel and the beautiful Gaylord settings. The Studio B tour and the Grand Ole Opry were great.
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Overall the tour, the hotels and most of the places of interest in the music cities were great.Trusted Customer
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Everything we did was memorable from the Swamp Tour to the Grand Old Opry.Elizabeth Reid
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See above Hide and driver bad sites goodTrusted Customer
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The Grand Ole Opry show was the best. Loved the Country Music Hall of Fame and the studios tours.Trusted Customer
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New Orleans Cooking School wonderful Peabody Hotel so amazing Nashville and Memphis wonderful music and of course Elvis legacy.Trusted Customer
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A visit to the RCA B recording studio in Nashville and making a record. Also enjoyed Sun Studio in Memphis and the show at the Grand Ole Opry.Christopher Sheppard
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Had to be Gracelands with the bonus of Garth Brooks turning up at the Opry.Doreen
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Our tour guide was excellent. Memphis and Nashville were the most fun, as I didn't enjoy New Orleans as much. It was the first time I had visited any of those cities.Trusted Customer
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Good tours and excellent tour manager.Trusted Customer
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I loved the majority of this trip...I had already been to New Orleans and would have preferred the bus tour to the walking tour in the French This was a great tour for me, since I love music...given the mobility and age of the group, it would have been better to do a morning sight-seeing tour of New Orleans by bus as opposed to the walking tour of the French Quarter,,which really could be done on your own since our hotel was basically in the French Quarter, I personally would have preferred this because I wanted to get a feel of other parts of the city ie the Garden District, Treme etc. Other than that it was a great tour for me... I cant say the same for others as they only seemed to be interested in Graceland ,, Also, some of the restaurants were better than others, especially in New Orleans... I would have preferred a different restaurant in Memphis...All in all, it was a comprehensive tour with a wonderful and accommodating tour guide...Derek was just the best....Trusted Customer
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Everything we did was a great experience!
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Pay for all trips in basic fees, rather than add them on -- tips also!!
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Gaylord Opryland hotel was spectacular. After that nothing quite was the same. The other hotels were good, but not spectacular like tapas hotel. There were so many experiences.....the grand ole Opry,Graceland and the French quarter were fabulous.Trusted Customer
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Swamp tour in New Orleans and the Grand Ole OpryTrusted Customer
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It had everything I wanted to see. too much walking for my husband I think should have been a 3. I don't think you should have to choose a walking tour or a bus tour at time of signing up. Best to have the tour manager tell you what is involved. I called and spoke to agents but they weren't positive about either. All but 2 took the bus tour and you saw much more than you would when you walk. We would not have seen Esplanade Ave, the cemeteries and more if we walked. I believe the walk was just the French Quarter and a little more. Loved the bus tour!Trusted Customer
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Tour exceeded our expectations. Outstanding tour guide with knowledge that connected all historical connections to era of music.Trusted Customer
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Selection of tours was great, restaurants very good. Saw lots of good things. Transportation was well arranged.Trusted Customer
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The tour overall was only average, just! Most memorable for me was our visit to The Grand Ole Opry plus the friendliness of the other passengers on the coach. Should have been Graceland but not enough time allowed to have a proper look round.Shirley Montgomery
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RCA studio B, Graceland, fritzels great musicians Pirates Bar next door Hotel locations were great 3 sisters excellent In our opinion the choices for restaurant's in the Gaylord resort lacked choices other then fast food type dinners Only one really expensive restaurant had any decent food.Trusted Customer
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Loved Graceland & Memphis! Despite a poorer city we saw it all & loved the BBQ place for dinner!
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All inclusive meals and hotels not to a Collette standard. Memorable experience: When it was over.Michael Hutton
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Visiting the clubs in Bourbon Street New Orleans, and the visit to the Grand Ole Opry
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Awesome tour, the best way to see the Music Cities!!
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There were many memorable moments. I enjoyed the cooking school in New Orleans and the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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See above. The Sheraton on Canal in New Orleans was poor with our rooms not cleaned until after 6 pm. Please drop this hotel.
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Free time where you went and enjoyed what was there for you.Trusted Customer
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I cannot speak highly enough of this tour "American Music Cities" April 2016. My first holiday with Collette and it was just the best experience. Derek Moscarelli our tour manager should come to England to teach other tour managers 'how to' everything, he was brilliant.The itinerary is well thought out and hotels exceptional especially Gaylord Grand Opry. Well worth upgrading your room here for spectacular views of lush gardens with waterfalls, bridges and walkways under atrium roof. Jazz cruise on Natchez Steamboat was super relaxing with live Jazz band music wafting out to the decks. Cookery demonstration enjoyable and informative. Every city has must-sees not least of all Memphis's Graceland. An A1 touring holiday.Margaret
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Graceland and the grand old opryTrusted Customer
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graceland in Memphis/ grand ole opre in Nashville/ bourbon st new orleansTrusted Customer
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The highlight of the tour was the Gaylord Hotel in Nashvile, Truly a memorable place in every aspect. The Grand Ole Opry experience so much fun.
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Making a disc at RCA Studio B Burbon Street Grand OldOpry Beale Street GracelandWendy
