Tour

USA: Miami to Dallas Road Trip | 2026
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Tour Code: MDRT26
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Duration: 12 Days
Country: United States

Wanna tick the dreamiest cities of the south off your list? This mighty road trip takes you from Diagon Alley to Dallas (the Universal Studios version, that is!), with a generous dose of country music, iconic Elvis Presley spots and juicy jazz cafe vibes along the way. Learning about Civil Rights, space travel and much more, you’ll be utterly flawed by the majestic culture, scenery and seriously good steakhouses.



Miami to Dallas Road Trip

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Dining Summary

  • 4 Dinner (D)
  • 10 Breakfast (B)

Included Experience

  • Miami: Hit the streets of Miami to explore all the attractions that make the city wonderful – including South Beach and Little Havana too.
  • Orlando: Can you handle this level of excitement? All of your childhood dreams are about to come true...  
  • Savannah: Take a whistle-stop tour of Savannah, and tick another awesome city off your list.
  • Augusta: Your Trip Manager will take you on an orientation tour of the city, setting you up for some exploration of your own.
  • Nashville: Your Trip Manager will take you on an orientation tour of the city, setting you up for some exploration of your own.
  • Memphis: Follow in the footsteps of B.B. King, Johnny Cash and Elvis as we sway from the riverfront to rock ‘n’ roll studios.
  • Memphis: Trust us, you’ll be feeling anything but blue after trying the food here.
  • New Orleans: Get to know New Orleans, with an orientation tour including the French Quarter – and the chance to sample the doughy and delightful New Orleans beignets.
  • New Orleans: Sample the delicious doughy goodness that is a staple of the city's food culture.
  • Houston: Your Trip Manager will take you on an orientation tour of the city, checking out all the major sites such as Buffalo Bayou, City Hall and Heritage Society Park.
  • Houston: Thought of as the centrepiece of downtown Houston, it’d be rude not to pay Market Square Park a visit while we’re here in Houston.
  • Houston: We can’t fly you to the moon (not yet anyway) but we can offer you the next best thing… expect to learn plenty about interstellar travel.
  • Dallas: Always wanted to know what it was like to live in the Wild West? Welcome to cowboy town. 
  • Fort Worth: Our trip to the Fort Worth stockyards just took a turn for the tasty, with a delicious BBQ dinner coming our way this evening.
  • Dallas: Your Trip Manager will take you on an orientation tour of the city, including the Dealey Plaza, the Arts District, the Dallas Reunion Tower and more.

  • Grand Hotel Orlando (or similar)
  • A conveniently located hotel
  • Comfort Inn Stadium (or similar)
  • Crowne Plaza Memphis Downtown (or similar)
  • La Quinta Inn and Suites New Orleans Downtown (or similar)
  • Holiday Inn Houston Downtown (or similar)
  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fort Worth Downtown (or Similar)
Day 1 Miami To Orlando

Welcome to the American road trip of your lifetime. Today you’ll meet your fellow roadies for a brief tour of our starting point – Miami – before we hit the coach and make way for our first destination: Orlando. Orlando, here we go. We'll hit the hay tonight, ready for a star-studded day tomorrow.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Grand Hotel Orlando (or similar)

Day 2 Orlando

Today is your opportunity to visit the epic Universal Studios, where you can visit Diagon Alley, splash around in the vast water park or visit the islands of adventure. There's something for everyone in this dizzying spectacle of rides, film and entertainment.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Grand Hotel Orlando (or similar)

Day 3 Orlando To Augusta Via Savannah

You can leave your Mickey ears on, but we're on the move again today... Our stop-off for today is Savannah, known for its cathedrals and majestic water fountains. Keep your eyes peeled for horse-drawn carriages as we check out the pretty parks. Augusta is home to the world-famous Masters Golf Course. Later tonight, your Trip Manager will get you acquainted with the city with a brief orientation tour.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: A conveniently located hotel

Day 4 Augusta To Nashville

Today we'll head from the home of golf (and the boyhood home of former president Woodrow Wilson) to the home of country music. All in a day's work... Pull those boots out. Home to some of the musical greats, this city also played a crucial role in the civil rights movement. After a brief orientation tour from your Trip Manager, we'll head for dinner.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Comfort Inn Stadium (or similar)

Day 5 Nashville

Today is yours to explore Nashville. Truly a musical paradise, a tour around the Country Music Hall of Fame will give us the lowdown on this city's musical past.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Comfort Inn Stadium (or similar)

Day 6 Nashville To Memphis

Sorry Nash, but we gotta dash. Next up, it's the home of the King himself... Welcome to Memphis. Here you'll have a free afternoon to explore, but we have plenty of optional activities for you to choose from. Memphis is the home of Elvis Presley, and you'll have the chance to visit Graceland (his former home) and Sun Studios (where he recorded many of his albums). Also in Memphis is the Civil Rights Museum, where you'll have the chance to pay tribute to Martin Luther King Jr, a vital force during the civil rights movement.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Crowne Plaza Memphis Downtown (or similar)

Day 7 Memphis To New Orleans

Speaking of 'a little more action', it's time for us to head to our next destination - New Orleans. The love-child of French & Caribbean culture, New Orleans will steal our hearts as soon as we arrive. We'll check out the French quarter and jam in Jackson Square before sampling beignets & marveling at elegant, pre-war mansions, all to the sweet sounds of Southern jazz, of course.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: La Quinta Inn and Suites New Orleans Downtown (or similar)

Day 8 New Orleans

New Orleans, baby... You have the whole of today to soak up the sounds, smells and songs of a truly soulful city. How about an airboat swamp tour out on the Mississippi?

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: La Quinta Inn and Suites New Orleans Downtown (or similar)

Day 9 New Orleans To Houston

Bidding farewell to New Orleans, it's time to make our way to Texas' largest city, Houston. With huge belt buckles & portion sizes to match, Houston city certainly lives up to its larger-than-life reputation. After we arrive and Check in to our hotel, your Trip Manager will take you on a city orientation tour, checking Buffalo Bayou, City Hall and Heritage Society Park off your bucket list... and Market Square Park too.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Holiday Inn Houston Downtown (or similar)

Day 10 Houston To Dallas/forth Worth

Houston, we have a... great day ahead of us today, starting out with a tour of the NASA Space Centre. (Would you believe us if we said it was out of this world?) After that, we'll hit the road once again, this time with Dallas in our sights. Here in Dallas/Fort Worth, we'll visit the historic stockyards, chill with the cattle and tuck into a BBQ dinner too. Get a load of that sizzling sunset!

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fort Worth Downtown (or Similar)

Day 11 Dallas/forth Worth

Today you're mostly free to explore Dallas however you like, but first, your Trip Manager will take you on an orientation tour, which includes the Dealey Plaza, The Arts District and the Dallas Reunion Tower.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fort Worth Downtown (or Similar)

Day 12 End Dallas/fort Worth

And it's here in Dallas that our USA adventure comes to an end. We've laughed, we've been amazed, we've sang along to more Dolly Parton hits than we thought possible. Now it's time to start dreaming about the next one.

Duration: 1 Day

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