ANTEBELLUM SOUTH
ITINERARY:
SOUTHBOUND
DAY 1 WASHINGTON, D.C.
Welcome aboard. Arrive early and explore D.C.’s monuments
and museums on your own. Welcome Aboard Champagne Reception and
Dinner • Overnight GrandLuxe Express (D)
DAY 2 MONTICELLO, WILLIAMSBURG,OR FREDERICKSBURG
Explore living history. Choose from the following: •
Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home in Charlottesville •
Colonial Williamsburg, the nation’s largest living history
museum • Civil War battlefields at Fredericksburg • Overnight
GrandLuxe Express (B,L,D)
DAY 3 CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
One of America’s most well-preserved cities. Choose from: •
Horse-drawn carriage tour • Fort Sumter National Monument, where
the first shot of the Civil War was fired • Magnolia Plantation
and America’s Oldest Garden • U. S. S. Hunley, a restored Civil
War-era submarine • Free time to shop • Overnight GrandLuxe
Express (B,L,D)
DAY 4 SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
The Belle of the South. Historic Trolley tour of grand
public squares and oaks draped with Spanish moss • Home and
garden tour including home of Dr. Metts, the Savannah resident
made infamous in the book “Midnight in the Garden of Good and
Evil” • Fort Pulaski National Monument • Free time at River
Street’s historic shopping district • Overnight GrandLuxe
Express (B,L,D)
DAY 5 SAVANNAH TO JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
Rail day. Full day of riding on the train • Entertaining
lectures • Afternoon tea featuring pastries made onboard the
train • Overnight GrandLuxe Express (B,L,D)
DAY 6 VICKSBURG OR NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI
Civil War history or mansions & plantations. Choose from: •
Vicksburg National Military Park and the U.S.S. Cairo, a
preserved Union ironclad gunboat • Mansions and plantations of
Natchez, one of Mississippi’s oldest cities • Lunch in a
historic mansion • City tour • Overnight GrandLuxe Express (B,L,D)
DAY 7 NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Your GrandLuxe rail journey comes to a close. If time
allows, explore New Orleans on your own before departing for
home. (B)
Meals included: B=Breakfast • L=Lunch • D=Dinner
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SLOW DOWN AND ENJOY SOUTHERN LIFE.
This peaceful, educational journey takes you
through the mansions, gardens, and battlefields of
the South. From Spanish moss in Savannah, to horse
drawn carriages in Charleston, and Civil War sites
and the home of Thomas Jefferson, you’ll experience
the enchanting culture of the Southeast. And you’ll
be there during one of the best times to visit – the
spring blooming season. It would be our pleasure to
pamper you all the way, aboard the belle of the
rails, the GrandLuxe Express.
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TOUR DATES
& RATES |
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2008 |
Departures |
| March 23 - 29 |
New Orleans to Washington DC |
| March 30 - April 5 |
Washington DC to New Orleans |
| April 6 - 12 |
New Orleans to Washington DC |
| April 13 - 19 |
Washington DC to New Orleans |
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| Price Per Person |
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| Vintage Pullman |
$4,570 |
| Single Sleeper |
$5,650 |
| Single Sleeper Grand Class |
$5,950 |
| Triple Suite |
$5,940 |
| Parlor Suite |
$6,080 |
| Classic Presidential Suite |
$6,410 |
| Grand Suite |
$6,730 |
| Gold Suite |
$7,030 |
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Prices are per person, double occupancy,
except Single Sleepers which are single occupancy and Triple
Suite which is triple occupancy.
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