8 DAY HOLIDAY

America’s Deep South featuring , Natchez and a Nottoway Plantation Stay

April 1, 29; May 27; October 21, 28 2018 Departure Dates:

America’s Deep South

The beauty and charm of Amer- ica’s8 Days Deep • South14 Meals comes alive on a tour that combines the best of New Orleans and Natchez with a stay at Nottoway Plantation Resort.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS 4 14 Meals (5 dinners, 2 lunches and 7 breakfasts) 4 Round trip airport transfers 4 Spend 3 nights in “The Big Easy,” New Orleans 4 Enjoy dinner and fun at the New Orleans School of Cooking 4 Narrated New Orleans sightseeing tour with a local guide including Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, the Garden District and the French Quarter 4 Enjoy brunch and live music on a Jazz Brunch cruise 4 Visit the National WWII Museum, dedicated to the victory by the Allies in World War II 4 Learn the secrets to float building at Mardi Gras World and enjoy New Orleans School of Cooking dinner at the famed Court of Two Sisters 4 Take a narrated swamp tour and visit the impressive Oak Alley Plantation 4 DAY 1 – Arrive in Spend 1 night at Nottoway Plantation Resort with included dinner Welcome to the beautiful South. Arrive in New Orleans by 3:00 p.m. and home tour 4 and transfer to our hotel. Tonight get to know your traveling com- Visit Jefferson Davis’ boyhood home, Rosemont panions and learn the basics of Louisiana cooking from well-known 4 Tour 2 of Natchez’s impressive homes, the 1860 and the Longwood local chefs while enjoying dinner at the New Orleans School of Greek Revival Stanton Hall Cooking. 4 Visit the Delta Music Museum and tour the Old Governor’s Mansion Meal: D in Baton Rouge 4 $40 in Mayflower Money DAY 2 – New Orleans Touring and Jazz Brunch Cruise We begin with a narrated tour of New Orleans which includes the beautiful Garden District, colorful River Walk and historic French Overnights Quarter with famous Bourbon Street. Then, we climb aboard the Start City iconic Steamboat Natchez for a “real New Orleans” experience, a Ferriday End City Jazz Brunch Cruise. This two-hour cruise along the 2 Natchez Visit features traditional live jazz music by the talented Steamboat Stom- MISSISSIPPI Tour Route pers combined with a delicious and causal New Orleans Brunch. LOUISIANA Tonight, enjoy free time on own in the “Quarter” for dinner or maybe some beignets and coffee at Café du Monde. Woodville Meal: B, L

1 Baton Rouge DAY 3 – WWII Museum and Mardi Gras World White Castle 1 We begin the day at the National WWII Museum. Celebrate the American Spirit as you experience moving personal stories, historic Vacherie 3 New Orleans artifacts and powerful interactive displays. From the Normandy in- vasion to the sands of Pacific Islands, the Museum salutes the opti- mism, courage and sacrifice of those who won the war and changed the world. Later, go behind the scenes and Mardi Gras World to see how these amazing floats are made. In the evening we are treated to dinner at the historic Court of Two Sisters. Located in the French HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS Quarter, this restaurant has been a New Orleans standard for years. Days One through Three – Wyndham French Quarter, Meal: B, D New Orleans, Louisiana Day Four – Nottoway Plantation Resort, White Castle, Louisiana DAY 4 – Cajun Swamps and Mighty Oaks Days Five and Six – Hampton Inn, Natchez, Mississippi We travel south of New Orleans today and embark on a narrated Day Seven – Drury Inn and Suites, Baton Rouge, Louisiana journey through the Louisiana swamp to see the vast wetlands, ex- Enjoy bruch and live music aboard the Steamboat Natchez Tour the Greek Revival Stanton Hall in Natchez, Mississippi otic wildlife, brilliant flora and the king of the swamp, the alligator. country rock and roll and blues musicians. Then we continue to the Then, we venture north into “plantation country.” We stop at the river town of Baton Rouge for a visit to the Old Governor’s Mansion. majestic Oak Alley Plantation, the impressive mansion whose Built by then governor Huey Long, the mansion shares many archi- twenty five acres of history and romance is dominated by the “alley” tectural similarities to the White House. Tonight, our Tour Manager of 300-year-old live oak trees. Next is Nottoway Plantation Resort hosts a farewell dinner. Meals: B, D where a plantation dinner and overnight stay await. Meal: B, D DAY 8 – Home Bid a fond farewell to America’s Deep South with a group transfer to DAY 5 – Nottoway and Rosemont Plantations After breakfast at the plantation, we take a tour of this 1859 Greek the airport in Baton Rouge for flights out after 11:00 a.m. Meal: B Revival and Italianate-style mansion, which is the largest antebellum in the South. Later we stop at Rosemont Planta- tion, the family and boyhood home of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America 1861-1865. Tonight, dinner is a delicious buffet served at the Magnolia Bluffs Casino. Meals: B, D

DAY 6 – Natchez Historic Homes Today our Southern experience begins at the Natchez Visitor Center to learn about Natchez, its history and the many antebellum and Greek Revival homes found here. Then, we set off to visit the im- pressive Longwood. The nation’s largest octagonal house, Longwood’s construction began in 1860 but was halted by rising tensions over the Civil War. While the exterior of this octagonal edifice is largely complete, only the home’s lowest level was finished. After our in- cluded lunch we head over to our next museum home, the sprawl- ing Stanton Hall. This palatial Greek Revival antebellum residence is elegantly furnished with period antiques and original Stanton family pieces. From its delicate arched millwork in the hall and parlors to the outstanding marble mantles and large pier mirrors, the home has infinite appeal. Meal: B, L

DAY 7 – Delta Music Museum and Old Governor’s Mansion We make our way back to Louisiana and stop at the Delta Music Museum. Here, the focus is on the local Mississippi River Delta Spend the night at the Nottoway Plantation Resort Tour the impressive 1860 Longwood home in Natchez, Mississippi

Travelers Protection Plan (TPP) – $100 PER PERSON This nonrefundable fee waives all cancellation fees when we are notified of cancellation one day before SINGLE the tour departs. If you must leave the tour early due to personal illness, illness or death of a member 2018 DEPARTURES TWIN ROOM ROOM of your immediate family, TPP guarantees full refund for any unused services after the departure of the tour. Other benefits include medical expenses for illness and injury, emergency transportation, 24 hour April 1, 29 $2,229 add $849 hot line, and lost or stolen baggage assistance. Return air transportation is included ONLY if your air tickets were provided by Mayflower Tours. If you purchase the optional Travelers Protection Plan (TPP), May 27 $2,229 add $849 you will be refunded all payments, including deposit amount, less the TPP premium amount. October 21, 28 $2,229 add $849 Cancellation Charges Without Traveler’s Protection Plan (TPP) • 61 days and more – deposit amount • 60 – 31 days – 20% of the tour cost • 30 – 15 days – 30% of the tour cost Call for air rates and schedules from your city to • 14 – 1 day prior – 40% of the tour cost • Day of departure or early departure from tour – 100% of the tour cost New Orleans and from Baton Rouge. No refund on unused portion Exclusions: Mayflower Tours reserves the right to alter its refund and cancellation policy when a substantial Rooms for the night before and after the tour are available. amount of cancellation or postponement of travel is attributable to: conditions resulting from an act of God, Cost for a room in New Orleans is $329 and in Baton Rouge is $179, tax included. natural or man-made disaster, fire, government action, civil disorder, war, hostilities between nations, or un- availability of transportation through no fault of Mayflower Tours.

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