Learn more about the southern treasures of our nation as you spend three nights in the French Quarter of New Orleans and three nights at the oceanfront Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi, Mississippi. Your Gardens and Mansions program includes a welcome dinner and cooking class at the New Orleans School of Cooking, a French Quarter Tour, a Mississippi River Jazz Cruise aboard the S.S. Natchez and a New Orleans city tour visiting Bourbon Street, St. Louis Cathedral, the above ground cemeteries, Café Du Monde and more. Travel into Mississippi and visit the Stennis Space Center. Cross into Alabama for a Mobile city tour. Visit the famous Bellingrath Gardens and Home, as well as Beauvoir.
From $1,599 per person.
Includes roundtrip airfare from Sacramento, San Franciso or Los Angeles.
This trip is offered in cooperation with Premier World Tours.
Detailed Itinerary
Day One—Arrive New Orleans,LA
Arrive in New Orleans, the “jazz capital of the world” for a three-night stay in the French Quarter. The evening is at your leisure.
Day Two—French Quarter/Jazz Cruise
Start the morning with a French Quarter walking tour, including a visit to the famous Café du Monde. Later, board New Orleans’ only sternwheel steamboat, the S.S. Natchez, for a Mississippi River Jazz Cruise. Tonight, enjoy a welcome dinner and a cooking class at the New Orleans School of Cooking. (B,D)
Day Three—French Quarter
On your own, explore the French Quarter, take a ride on the historic St. Charles Avenue Streetcar or sign up for an optional Swamp Boat Cruise and/or Antebellum Mansion Tour. This evening, enjoy dinner at one of the Quarter’s most famous restaurants, the Court of Two Sisters. (B, D)
Day Four—New Orleans/Biloxi
Spend the morning on a New Orleans city tour. Visit the famous above ground cemeteries and drive through the Garden District. Travel into Mississippi and visit the Stennis Space Center for a tour of this research center which serves as the space shuttle’s main engine testing facility. From here, travel to Biloxi, your home for the next three nights. (B, D)
Day Five—Mobile/Bellingrath Gardens
Cross into Alabama for a Mobile city tour with its attractive historic district and well-preserved 19th-century buildings. Visit the famous Bellingrath Gardens and Home where Walter Bellingrath, a pioneer in the Coca-Cola bottling industry, converted 900 acres of subtropical jungle into a magnificent estate. (B)
Day Six—Beauvoir/Shrimp Boat Cruise
Visit Beauvoir, the home of the only President of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis. This home is complemented with antebellum buildings, a Civil War Museum, a historic cemetery, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Presidential Library. Later embark on a shrimp boat cruise of the Mississippi Sound. Experience a trawling demonstration to learn how local fishermen catch bay shrimp. This evening, enjoy a farewell dinner. (B, D)
Day
Seven—Biloxi/New Orleans/Home
Return to New Orleans for your flight home. (B)
The organizers of the tour reserve the right to make changes to this itinerary as may be necessary for the integrity of the program and for the comfort and safety of the passengers.
Included Features
- roundtrip airfare from San Francisco, Sacramento or Los Angeles
- six nights’ first class hotel accommodations
- ten meals—6-breakfasts (B); 4-dinners(D)
- all tours, excursions and admissions as listed in the itinerary, including:
- French Quarter walking tour
- Mississippi River Jazz Cruise
- New Orleans School of Cooking
- Court of Two Sisters
- New Orleans city tour
- Shrimp Boat Cruise
- Bellingrath Gardens
- Beauvoir
- Mobile city tour
- Stennis Space Center
- transfers and luggage handling abroad for passengers traveling on group flights
- the services of a professional tour director throughout the program
- transportation on deluxe motorcoach
Not Included in the Cost of the Tour
- taxes and fees
- personal expenses such as laundry, telephone calls, meals and alcoholic beverages not listed in the “included features” section
- services other than those specifically mentioned in the “included features” section
- accident/sickness, trip cancellation and baggage insurance
- excess baggage charges on aircraft
Tour Cost
- $1,599 per person, double occupancy
Deposit/Final Payment: A $300 per person deposit is required to confirm your reservation; final payment is due to Premier World Tours 75 days prior to departure. Credit cards are accepted. Deposit checks should be payable to Premier World Tours Trust. Completed reservation form and deposit should be sent to aggieAdventures Travel Program, Cal Aggie Alumni Association, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-8517.
Cancellations and Refunds: Cancellations for all or any part of the trip will not be effective until they are received in writing in the offices of Gohagan & Company. Should you have to cancel, the following terms will apply: Reservations are fully refundable from the time of booking up to and including 120 days prior to departure; cancellations received from 75 through 119 days prior to departure are subject to a $30 per person cancellation fee; from 30 through 74 days prior to departure 25% of the total price will be charged; from 15 through 29 days prior to departure 50% of the total price will be charged; and cancellations received 14 days or less prior to departure, no-shows or early returns from the trip will result in forfeiture of 100% of the total price.
Trip cancellation insurance is strongly recommended!
Please consult the printed trip brochure for a detailed listing of features, terms and conditions for this study tour.
For further information, contact Jennifer Barber, director of the aggieAdventures travel program, Cal Aggie Alumni Association, UC Davis at (530) 754-9903 or e-mail jabarber@ucdavis.edu.
Travel plans for this tour will be arranged by Premier World Tours in Redondo Beach, California, (877) 953-8687.
