New Orleans Self Drive Tours

Get more from your New Orleans self drive with this suggested New Orleans fly drive tour.

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Suggested Self Drive Tour Itinerary For New Orleans

Day 1 New Orleans Arrival

Arrive in New Orleans, one of the most exotic cities in the world, famous for riverboats, jazz, Creole cuisine and a seemingly endless parade of festivals. On arrival, pick up your car and proceed to your hotel. The remainder of your evening is at leisure. You may want to take this opportunity to enjoy a dinner at one of New Orleans' many famous Cajun or Creole restaurants.
Hotel: Radisson Hotel

Day 2 New Orleans

Take your time to explore New Orleans on your own. Take a walking tour of the Vieux Carre, popularly known as the French Quarter, a place of narrow streets and iron gateways, wonderful old buildings and beautiful courtyards. Visit Jackson Square, Royal Street, Bourbon Street and the many museums. Take a full day bayou and swamp tour or enjoy a riverboat cruise on the Mississippi with dinner and dancing to a live jazz band.

Day 3 New Orleans-Tuscaloosa

Distance: 280 Miles
Drive north through Mississippi and the highlands of Alabama with dark, fertile soil, perfect for growing cotton. Stay overnight in Tuscaloosa, the "Black Warrior" town, established by Creek Indians and state capital for 20 years. Many of the city's antebellum homes can be found in the Druid City District near Queen City Avenue.
Hotel: La Quinta

Day 4 Tuscaloosa-Nashville

Distance: 270 Miles
Today your journey leads you to Birmingham, where immense stores of red iron ore in the northern mountains turned the city into a sprawling population center overnight. A "must-see" atop Red Mountain is the colossal 55-foot-tall Vulcan statue, the largest iron statue in the world, and winner of the grand prize at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. Continue to Nashville, "Music City, U.S.A.," known world-wide as the "Country Music Capital."
Hotel: Guesthouse International Inn and Suites

Day 5 Nashville

A full day to discover the variety of attractions Nashville has to offer, such as the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Grand Ole Opry, Opryland U.S.A. and the world-famous Printer's Alley.

06 Nashville-Memphis

Distance: 210 Miles
Depart the capital of country and western music for the "Home of the Blues," Memphis. This city combines the charms of the Old South with the exciting pace of a modern metropolis. You may wish to tour downtown Memphis with its famous Beale Street, followed by a visit to Elvis Presley's palatial home, Graceland.
Hotel: Wyndham Garden

Day 7 Memphis-Vicksburg

Distance: 240 Miles
An interesting attraction to see in Vicksburg is the National Military Park which covers more than 1700 acres where the actual forts, trenches and artillery positions recreate the forces used during the Siege of Vicksburg.
Hotel: Comfort Inn

Day 8 Vicksburg-Natchez

Distance: 90 Miles
Today drive south on the Natchez Trace Parkway which evolved from an Indian trail into a post road and pioneer highway and on to Natchez, the oldest settlement in the state of Mississippi, where the meeting of old and new is the essence of its charm. You may want to visit many of the plantations and homes in the Natchez area such as Burn, Dunleith, Melrose, Monmouth or Longwood. Longwood is reputedly the largest octagonal house in the country; construction began around 1858 but was never completed.
Hotel: Eola Hotel

Day 9 Natchez-Lafayette

Distance: 150 Miles
Today you will travel southward back into Louisiana through Alexandria, Ville Platte and Opelousas to Lafayette, the heart of Cajun Country where the Acadians, or Cajuns started arriving in this swampy area in 1765. Today these French Canadians are famous for their joie de vivre which is reflected in their lively dancing, music and spicy food. On arrival you may want to enjoy a walking tour of downtown to discover landmark buildings, or take a short drive to Acadian Village overlooking the bayou and filled with authentically restored Cajun homes and churches.
Hotel: Hilton Lafayette

Day 10 Lafayette-Cajun Country-New Orleans

Distance: 160 Miles
A short drive from Lafayette takes you to New Iberia and Avery Island, the birthplace of Tabasco sauce. Other attractions include Jungle Garden, lush with tropical plants, and Bird City, a sanctuary filled with flurries of snow-white egrets. Continue to Morgan City, the "Shrimp Capital of the World" and Houma, where you may want to take some time for an optional boat tour into the deep swamp and bayou to see alligators and other wildlife. Following the scenic route, and perhaps stopping at Terre Bonne or Southdown Plantation, you will arrive in New Orleans.
Hotel: Radisson Hotel

Day 11 New Orleans Departure

Return your car at the airport before checking in for your flight home.

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