Arrive in New Orleans for the start of your motorcycle adventure around the Southern States. Make your way to the hotel and then head out to explore the sights and sounds of this eclectic city.

Your chosen New Orleans hotel

This morning you will pick up your bike and start your ride around the birthplace of jazz: New Orleans! From New Orleans you travel west towards Baton Rouge, the capital of Louisiana. From here, you can enjoy a scenic and slow ride all the way up to Natchez. Natchez is one of these cities where time seems to have stood still. Out of Natchez you ride the Natchez Trace Parkway to pretty town of Vicksburg where you will spend the night.

New Orleans > Vicksburg | 245 miles

Your chosen Vicksburg hotel

Vicksburg is a sleepy town on the banks of the Mississippi River and is known as ‘the Key to the Confederacy’. During the Civil War the town’s domination of the river halted Union shipping and it was a crucial target for General Grant. You might want to visit Vicksburg National Military Park to get an idea of what happened in 1863. From Vicksburg you continue north all the way to Memphis. Memphis is one of the most intriguing cities in the US. In addition to the larger-than life influence of Elvis, Memphis also offers fabulous BBQ joints and much more!

Vicksburg > Memphis | 225 miles

Your chosen Memphis hotel

If you are a music lover, you can easily spend weeks in Memphis hitting great record stores and talking to older Memphians. Perhaps you would like to visit Sun Studio or Graceland before you continue to Nashville. Make sure to check out ‘Super Cycle’, a bike shop that sells customised Harleys, parts, accessories, and collectibles (on Bellevue Blvd). Nashville is set amid gentle hills and fertile farmlands and is home to the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry. It’s here that you spend the night enjoying some foot stomping country music in the famous Honky Tonks, or perhaps you might like to catch a show at the Grand Ole Opry.

Memphis > Nashville | 215

Your chosen Nashville hotel

From Nashville, ride south to Lynchburg, home to Jack Daniels Distillery. Founded in 1866, this is the oldest registered distillery in the country. There is an entertaining 70-minute tour available that leads you through every step of the sour-mash whiskey-making process. Lynchburg itself is a pretty hamlet, laid out around a neat town square with a red brick courthouse and several old-fashioned stores. From here it’s onwards to Birmingham, where you will spend the night.

Nashville > Birmingham | 195 miles

Your chosen Birmingham hotel

From Birmingham head south to Montgomery, Alabama’s capital. An engaging destination, much of what there is to see here has to do with the Civil War or the civil rights movement. After stopping in Montgomery, take the highway all the way down to Mobile, Alabama’s busy port city. It’s a very pretty place especially in spring, when virtually every street is transformed by the delicate colours of azaleas, camellias and dogwoods.

Birmingham > Mobile | 260 miles

Your chosen Mobile hotel

Today you head back to New Orleans, the city that is populated with the ghosts of French settlers, Spanish explorers, British soldiers and Caribbean immigrants. From Mobile take Hwy 10 (90) and enjoy a scenic ride along the Gulf coast. Upon arrival in New Orleans it will be time to return your bike and transfer to your hotel where you will spend your final night.

Miles > New Orleans | 150 miles

Your chosen New Orleans hotel

Today is your last day in New Orleans. This might be a good time to fly onwards for a relaxing beach stay. Or if this is all the time you have, it is off to the airport for your return flight to the UK.