mississippi river: celebrate the story
CELEBRATE THE SEASON AND CELEBRATE THIS INCREDIBLE ROAD TRIP filled with bewildering views, historic significance and astonishing people along the greatest river in all of North America. The Mississippi River begins in the ‘land of 10,000 lakes’ – Minnesota, and flows south to the Gulf of Mexico. Touching lives and creating communities in ten states as she makes her path south. Maintained by the US Army Corps of Engineers through dredging and maintenance, the Mississippi River has numerous tributaries whose length make this waterway system the third largest river in the world.
For thousands of years, this great river has been the central point of significance for a multitude of indigenous people and their cultures. The lives this river has touched and changed is immeasurable with her spiritual significance, as a primary source of travel and an inexhaustible source of food. Immortalized in song, story and works of art for centuries – authors such as Mark Twain and the musicians from traditional blues and jazz have made the Mississippi a world-renowned icon.
Start: Bemidji, MN
End: New Orleans, LA
Miles: 1,559
TOUR features
• Follow the Mississippi River from Headwater to Delta
• Mark Twain's Historic Home
• Fall Foliage River Cruise
• St. Louis Arch Tour
• Graceland and Sun Studio Tour
• Cruises, Live Entertainment and Cultures on the River
• River Road Plantations
• Seaplane Flight Over the Delta
• Natchez Dinner & Jazz Cruise
DAY 1-2 BEMIDJI, MN
• Orientation & Get Acquainted
Party
• Welcome Dinner
• Guided Area Bus Tour
• Itsaca State Park Visitor
Center
• Cross the Headwaters of the
Mighty Mississippi
• Bemidji Woolen Factory Tour
• Paul Bunyan Statues
DAY 3 BRAINERD, MN
MILES 113
DAY 4-7 ST, PAUL, MN
MILES 137
• Twin Cities Guided Bus Tour
• Crooks Tour’ of St Paul
• Old MN Post Office/Court
House
• Minnehaha Falls
• Wabasha Street Sandstone
Caves
• St. Paul Cathedral
• Mississippi Port Cruise with
Lunch
DAY 8 PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI
MILES 185
• Fort Crawford Museum
DAY 9-12 DAVENPORT, IA,
MILES 131
ENROUTE
National Mississippi River
Museum
• John Deere Pavilion &
Historic Site
• Amana Colonies Tour
• Herbert Hoover Presidential
Library
• Amana Colonies Lunch
• Guided Area Bus Tour
• Iowa 80 Over Road Truckers’
Museum
• Fall Foliage River Cruise
• Fall Foliage River Lunch
• Rock Island Arsenal:
Locks & Dam
Mississippi River Visitor
Center
• Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse
DAY 13-14 HANNIBAL, MO
MILES 100
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home
Museum
• Nauvoo, Illinois
Mormon Settlement
DAY 15-19 ST. LOUIS, MO
MILES 100
• Busch Stadium Tour &
Cardinals Hall of Fame
• Gateway to the West Arch
Tour & Ride
• Grant’s Farm Tour
• Meramec Caverns - Jesse
James Caves
• Brewery Tour
• Guided Area Bus Tour
1904 World’s Fair Site
Cathedral Basilica of Saint
Louis
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DAY 20-24 MEMPHIS, TN
MILES 305
• Graceland 'Home of The
King' VIP Package: Full
Access to all-new Elvis
Presley's Memphis
Entertainment Complex.
Mansion & Grounds Tour,
Elvis's Auto Museum, Elvis
The Entertainer Museum,
Elvis’ Custom Airplanes and
Exclusive VIP Exhibit
• Guided Memphis Bus Tour
• Beale Street Experience &
Lunch
• Sun Studio Tour – Elvis 1st
Recording
• National Civil Rights
Museum - Lorraine Motel
• Peabody Ducks
• St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital Tour
• Mud Island River Park
DAY 25-26 VICKSBURG, MS
MILES 241
OPTIONAL
Emerald Mounds
• Vicksburg National Military
Park
• Antebellum Mansion Tour
• Lower Mississippi River
Museum
• Riverfront Murals
DAY 27-28 NATCHEZ TRACE, LA
MILES 74
• ENROUTE STOP
Old Country Store Lunch
• Guided Carriage Tour
• Stanton Hall Tour
• Bluff Park Mississippi River
Vista
DAY 29-34 NEW ORLEANS, LA
MILES 173
• Guided River Road
Plantation Tour
• New Orleans School of
Cooking
• Seaplane Flight over
Mississippi River Delta
• Explore the French Quarter
• Swamp Boat Tour
• Steamboat Natchez Farewell
Dinner
• Goodbye Continental
Breakfast
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2017 |
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2 People/Rig |
$5,995 |
1 Person/Rig |
$4,795 |
Extra Person |
$1,995 |
2018 |
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2 People/Rig |
$6,195 |
1 Person/Rig |
$4,895 |
Extra Person |
$2,195 |
2017 Dates
September 22 to October 25
STANDBY ONLY
2018 Dates
September 14 to October 17
SOLD OUT
September 21 to October 24
SOLD OUT
Price Includes
• Standard Benefits
• CAMPING 33 Nights
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