Tennessee Guided Tours

Tennessee. Home to legendary recording studios, country and blues icons, world-renowned whisky distilleries and the Great Smoky Mountains. Music aficionados and nature-lovers will revel in this, The Volunteer State – known as such for its citizen’s valour in their voluntary involvement in the War of 1812.

Our 10-day Bluegrass and Bourbon Trail begins in Memphis – commonly regarded as the home of the blues and the birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll. Soak up the bright lights of buzzing Beale Street and its lively bars, filling the air with the rousing sounds of  guitars, before tucking into famed Memphis-style barbecue (slow-cooked in a pit).; learn of the plights African-Americans faced at the National Civil Rights Museum and discover more about the life of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll – Elvis Presley – with a tour of his kitsch former residence, Graceland; and walk in the footsteps of Johnny Cash and B.B. King on a tour of the Sun Studio.

Visit the historic Jack Daniels Distillery in Lynchburg and witness the beauty of Cave Spring Hollow, the primary source of water for every bottle they make. Venture underground into Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain, to observe the incredible Ruby Falls – a 50 metre high waterfall – then take in jaw-dropping vistas as you look out across seven states from Lovers’ Leap at Rock City Gardens.

As part of our 11-day American Rhythms tour, you’ll celebrate country music stars at Nashville’s Music City Walk of Fame and County Music Hall of Fame; sip cocktails at one of Broadway’s lively honky-tonk bars; and catch a traditional line-dancing show at the Wildhorse Saloon. An amalgamation of music history, this tour combines the country and rock ‘n’ roll roots of Tennessee and the hometown of jazz New Orleans, with the opportunity for a bayou boat tour in search of alligators in the city of LaFayette.