Mississippi Delta Explorer

This morning, visit Elvis Presley’s home: Graceland. See Elvis’s TV room; the famous Jungle Room; the Trophy Building; the Meditation Garden, where Elvis is buried; and more. You will also tour the Presley Motors Automobile Museum, featuring Elvis’s famed pink Cadillac. After, spend the afternoon on one of our optional excursions or explore lively Beale Street. Your Viking Host is available to help you plan your time here so you can make the most of your visit.

Today, explore the exhibits on display at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, the former home of the influential Stax Records. Then, visit legendary Sun Studio, where producer Sam Phillips launched the careers of many early rock ’n’ roll icons, including Elvis, Roy Orbison and Jerry Lee Lewis. Afterward, savor a delicious barbecue lunch. This evening, enjoy dinner on your own. (B, L)

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your return flight home. (B)

After breakfast, start your transfer to Nashville. Along the way, make a rock ’n’ roll pilgrimage to Graceland, the legendary and memorabilia-filled home of Elvis Presley. See Elvis’s TV room; the famous Jungle Room; the Trophy Building; the Meditation Garden, where Elvis is buried; and more. You will also admire Elvis’s collection of cars and private planes, then pay your respects at his grave in the Meditation Garden. After, enjoy lunch before continuing to your hotel. (L)

At the Country Music Hall of Fame, take a self-guided tour through its three floors of artifacts, listening stations, video theaters and touch-screen interactive consoles that showcase the genre’s storied history. After lunch on your own, visit the Ryman Auditorium, home of the Grand Ole Opry show from 1943 to 1974. This evening, attend a live performance at the Grand Ole Opry. (B)

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your return flight home. (B)