Louisiana Sampler

Depart the UK on your chosen scheduled flight to New Orleans. Upon arrival, collect your rental car and proceed to the Hyatt Centric French Quarter, your base for the next two nights.

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Hyatt Centric French Quarter, New Orleans

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Hyatt Centric French Quarter, New Orleans

Hyatt Centric French Quarter offers modern accommodation in surroundings rich in the culture of New Orleans. Renowned as one of the landmark hotels of the French Quarter and includes guestrooms and suites. Generously sized rooms feature stylish décor, and contemporary oversized furniture and have marble bathrooms with marble-countered baths with shower, flat-screen televisions, and wonderfully comfortable Hyatt GrandTM Bed adorned with plush bedding. For the ultimate indulgence, choose a suite which boasts extra living space and a large seating area.

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New Orleans, affectionately known as ‘The Big Easy’, is a wonderful city with plenty to keep you entertained. Stroll along the narrow streets, enjoy a typical Creole meal or perhaps a spot of jazz in the renowned French Quarter.

Sightseeing in New Orleans

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Hyatt Centric French Quarter, New Orleans

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Hyatt Centric French Quarter, New Orleans

Hyatt Centric French Quarter offers modern accommodation in surroundings rich in the culture of New Orleans. Renowned as one of the landmark hotels of the French Quarter and includes guestrooms and suites. Generously sized rooms feature stylish décor, and contemporary oversized furniture and have marble bathrooms with marble-countered baths with shower, flat-screen televisions, and wonderfully comfortable Hyatt GrandTM Bed adorned with plush bedding. For the ultimate indulgence, choose a suite which boasts extra living space and a large seating area.

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Your journey commences southwest into Cajun Country. Visits to Southdown Plantation House and The Terrebonne Museum will give you an insight into the areas unique plantation history and Bayou Terrebonne Wildlife Museum brings to life the importance of the state’s waterways. Next, why not relive the golden age of aviation at Louisiana State Museum in Patterson or perhaps take a visit to Avery Island, where you can tour the Tabasco factory? Lafayette is home to The Acadian Cultural Center, the Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Lafayette Natural History Museum and Acadian Village.

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DoubleTree by Hilton, Lafayette

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DoubleTree by Hilton, Lafayette

From a chocolate chip cookie on check in through to comforter on your bed, DoubleTree by Hilton Lafayette welcomes you with authentic southern hospitality. Comfort and a traditional style are hallmarks of the guestrooms. Each is adorned with rich mahogany furniture including premium linens and fluffy pillows to retire to after a long day of sightseeing. You’ll also enjoy a 37 inch flat-screen television, wireless high-speed internet, air conditioning and a coffee maker. Choose one of the hotel’s suites to enjoy a separate living area and upgraded amenities.

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Travelling north towards Eunice, the Cajun Hall of Fame and Savoy Music Center are definitely great stops. Alexandria will be your final stop for the day; a charming and supposedly haunted town in the heart of Louisiana.

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Courtyard by Marriott, Alexandria

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Courtyard by Marriott, Alexandria

The 96 stylishly decorated guestrooms feature wireless internet, air conditioning, work desk, flat-screen television, microwave, coffee maker and mini-refrigerator to make you feel right at home. Choose one of the hotel’s suites and enjoy a separate living area, kitchenette and upgraded amenities.

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It’s a short but scenic drive today as your route runs adjacent to Kisatchie National Forest. Natchitoches, Louisiana’s oldest town is a great stop where you can tour the French colonial Fort St Jean Baptiste. Next, continue north towards Shreveport. Sample delicious Cajun cuisine, head to a local jazz club or try your luck in one of the casinos.

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Hilton Shreveport

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Hilton Shreveport

The Hilton Shreveport offers a fusion of southern hospitality and contemporary style. Each of the 313 guestrooms are well-furnished and feature Hilton’s signature Serenity Bed with pillow top mattress, fine linens and feather pillows. You’ll also find a flat screen television, refrigerator, coffee maker and elegant granite bathroom.

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Spanning Louisiana, today’s journey takes you from the far west to the far east of the state, and crosses the state border into Mississippi. En route, visit the Bonnie and Clyde Ambush Museum in Gibsland, which sits in the location where the outlaws ate their very last meal before meeting their fate just a few miles away. Vicksburg, Mississippi, is a great town where fascinating historic sites, archietecture and antebellum mansions await you.

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Anchuca Historic Mansion & Inn, Vicksburg

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Anchuca Historic Mansion & Inn, Vicksburg

Named after the Choctaw word for ‘happy home’, Anchuca is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This impressive landmark represents the first columned mansion in Vicksburg. Traditional guestrooms are furnished with antiques and art representing the late 18^th and early 19^th centuries. Although individual in design, all guestrooms feature flat screen televisions, fine linens, coffee-makers, mini refrigerators and Gilchrist & Soames bath products.

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Get your cameras ready as today you travel the famous Natchez Trace Parkway. Historic sites en route include the Grand Gulf Military Park, Port Gibson, the Windsor Ruins, Mount Locust Inn, Church Hill and Emerald Mound. Tonight you’ll stay in an antebellum home in the pretty city of Natchez.

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Monmouth Historic Inn, Natchez

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Monmouth Historic Inn, Natchez

As you would expect, every room and suite is individual in design and has its own unique charm, but expect period furnishings, antebellum-era antiques and views of the rolling, manicured grounds. In contrast, modern-day conveniences including flat screen televisions, wireless internet, bathrobes and luxury bathroom amenities, enrich every stay. Each of the 11 suites offers a separate sitting area and many boast spa tubs and fireplaces.

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Leaving Mississippi, you cross back into Louisiana en route to Baton Rouge your base for the last two nights. The state capital, Baton Rouge has a diverse range of arts, culture and cuisine. A bustling metropolis, there’s a choice of two great malls, and the evening music scence of jazz, blues and rock is exceptional. Be sure to visit the USS Kidd and Old State Capitol.

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DoubleTree by Hilton, Baton Rouge

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DoubleTree by Hilton, Baton Rouge

Following your welcome chocolate chip cookie, you can head for one of the spacious guestrooms. Expect stylish and modern accommodations, featuring Sweet Dreams® by DoubleTree signature beds, a sofa, 32 inch television, wireless internet, microwave, mini-refrigerator and coffee maker. Choose one of the hotel’s suites and enjoy a separate living area and upgraded amenities.

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Heading east brings you back into the heart of Plantation Country. Your route takes you between Lake Maurepas and Lake Pontchartrain before returning to New Orleans Airport where you return your rental car and check-in for your flight back to the UK.