Friday, 9/10/2010 - Fly to Baton Rouge
Fly to Baton Rouge, the capital of Louisiana. After checking into your hotel, enjoy a cocktail party prior to your Get Acquainted dinner at a local restaurant. It’s time to let the good times roll!

Saturday, 9/11/2010 - Cajun Country Tour
Drive west to nearby Lafayette and St. Martinsville, in the heart of Cajun Country. Visit the Martin de Tours church to view the Evangeline Statue & Oak marking the spot where the legendary heroine waited for her lover, Gabriel. See an Acadian house at the State Park. Later, visit the Martin Accordian Factory prior to an authentic Cajun dinner.

Sunday, 9/12/2010 - Day Trip to Natchez
Today travel north to Natchez, Mississippi, one of the most charming towns in the deep south. The broad, tree-lined boulevards are graced with more than 40 antebellum mansions. Learn about a bygone era pre-Civil War, when cotton was king and Natchez was a great seaport. Enjoy a city tour and visit three restored historic mansions. Relax over lunch, fine southern cooking at the Carriage House Restaurant in Stanton Hall. Time for shopping before returning to Baton Rouge for a free evening.

Monday, 9/13/2010 - Baton Rouge to Mobile
This morning, tour Baton Rouge and view some of the city's highlights, including the past and present Capitol Buildings, the new and old Governor's Mansions, LSU Campus and the city center. Then motor south along the Great River Road and marvel at the plantations, working farms, and shipping activity along the levees and bayous. Stop at Houmas House for lunch and to tour this Civil War era plantation. Then cross Lake Pontchartrain arriving in Mobile Bay, Alabama.

Tuesday, 9/14/2010 - Bellingrath Gardens
Enjoy a morning tour of Mobile. This lovely city, with its live oaks, restored mansions, and old Ft. Conde is a delight to visit. Just south of Mobile is the Bellingrath Gardens with its 60 acres of flowers. Also tour the home of the Bellingrath’s, with its opulent furnishings and fine porcelain collection. Return to Mobile and relax at your hotel prior to a special seafood dinner.

Wednesday, 9/15/2010 - New Orleans / Mardi Gras
Travel west along the Gulf Coast and across part of Lake Pontchartrain to the “Big Easy”, New Orleans. Arrive at the New Orleans Cooking School for a fun filled culinary class including lunch. Then, visit Kern’s Mardi Gras World, where all the best parade floats are built & stored. Then check into our highrise hotel right on Canal Street, just steps from the French Quarter, a perfect spot for your two night stay.

Thursday, 9/16/2010 - City Tour / Free Time
Today enjoy a tour where the old French, Spanish, and Creole splendor are preserved. Learn about the old French Quarter, marketplaces, wharves, dueling places, millionaire homes, and dramatic gardens. See Jackson Square, the Garden District, Saint Louis Cemetery, and City Park. Free time to explore the city on your own. Choices include the Cabildo, Pontalba, and Presbytere museums, the Gallier House, IMAX theater, or shop at JAX Brewery and RiverWalk. Tonight, enjoy our Farewell Dinner at a fine local restaurant.

Friday, 9/17/2010 - Natl. WWII Museum / Home
Visit the Nat’l WWII Museum, which opened in 2000 and is the only museum in the US that addresses all of the amphibious invasions or "D-Days" of World War II, honoring the more than 16 million Americans who took part in this global conflict. Then, arrive at the airport for your return flight home.