Fly Drive packages

Arrive Orlando and pick up the car at the airport. Then proceed to the hotel.

This morning at 08:00 hours you will be met at your hotel by your AmericanTours representative and provided with complete documentation including driving instructions and a day-by-day itinerary. Enjoy a full day exploring the entertainment complex of Walt Disney World Resort. Visit the Magic Kingdom Park, the futuristic Epcot, the Disney-MGM Studios, or experience Disney's wildest adventure yet–Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park.

Today, visit the small country town of Ocala which still retains much of its provincial atmosphere. In Silver Springs, home of the world's largest array of crystal clear springs, view these bubbling waters from a glass-bottomed boat, before heading west to Tallahassee, Florida's tranquil capital with the charm of the Old South.

Drive along Florida's "secret" Gulf Coast and discover well-kept wildlife preserves, the elegant southern homes and colorful fleet of the fishing and oystering village of Apalachicola, as well as the beauty of the Emerald Coast, a postcard-perfect string of beaches. Arrive in Pensacola and stroll about the Seville Historic District.

This morning, reach the Grand Dame of Alabama's cities, Mobile, founded nearly 300 years ago by the French. The city remains an elegant combination of European culture and southern charm. Then continue to New Orleans, the city on the Bayou. Discover the unique atmosphere of this city tonight, when spicy Cajun cuisine thrills the senses and the sounds of Blues and Jazz bring the French Quarter to life at night.

Today drive along the Mississippi River through Baton Rouge to the great state of Mississippi, land of once great plantations and moss-covered magnolia trees. Natchez is home to over 500 well preserved antebellum homes.

Depart Vicksburg for the Home of the Blues, Memphis. This city combines the charm of the Old South with the exciting pace of a modern metropolis. An optional tour is available of Downtown Memphis with its famous Beale Street. Visit Elvis Presley's palatial home, Graceland.

Leave Memphis and reach the capital of country music, Nashville. Among the attractions in Music City U.S.A. are the Country Music Hall of Fame, The Grand Ole Opry, Opryland

Today drive east to Knoxville and on to the Great Smoky Mountains, the most visited national park in the country. The wondrous Smokies get their name from the blue haze that hovers over mossy mountain peaks. Visit the Cherokee Indian Reservation before arriving at your hotel.

Leave the gracious, slow-paced southern city of Asheville and continue to Columbia, considered one of the country's most beautiful state capitals. Arrive in historic Charleston in the afternoon. Charleston is a city built for walking. Take a leisurely stroll through the historic district with its unsurpassed antebellum architecture.

After leaving Historic Charleston, a popular place to visit is the Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, then drive south to the port city of Savannah. Savannah's 24 green shade squares form the foundation for one of the largest urban historic landmark districts in the country.

Continue south and return to the Sunshine State of Florida. In Jacksonville, stroll along the Riverwalk on the South Bank of the St. Johns River before heading south to the oldest town in North America, St. Augustine. Narrow lanes, houses built in the Spanish style with their typical inner courtyards, balconies and wrought-iron screens add to the Spanish ambiance of St. Augustine.

Depart early for Daytona Beach, a meeting place for motor-racing fans from all over the world, and on to Cape Canaveral. Visit the Kennedy Space Center, home of America's space program before returning to Orlando.

Return the car at the airport before the departure flight.