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USD $30.00
Memphis City Tour with Optional Graceland Admission
Memphis, United States of America
See top Memphis attractions on this narrated sightseeing tour that takes you along the Mississippi River. Pass Victorian homes, historical statues and cultural landmarks like the Pyramid Arena and the Lorraine Hotel, where Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated. Upgrade to include admission to the Graceland Mansion, Elvis Presley’s former home, where you'll walk in the footsteps of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.
Starting from your downtown Memphis hotel, your friendly, fun, professional guide will take you on narrated sightseeing tour by mini-coach. Cruise down Beale Street and Cotton Row, and travel along the Mississippi River and through Victorian Village, where you’ll see homes built in the 1800s.
See statues of Elvis Presley and BB King and pass the National Civil Rights Museum, located in the Lorraine Hotel, where Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated.
Stop at Schwab, a 120-year-old general store, and pass St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Sun Studio, and the Pyramid Arena, an astounding 20,142-seat arena resembling an Egyptian pyramid.
You’ll also stop at the Peabody Hotel, famous for the 'Peabody Ducks' that live on the hotel’s rooftop and make their way to the lobby in a daily 'March of Ducks' celebration.
Optional Graceland Admission Upgrade to include admission to the Graceland Mansion, Elvis Presley’s former home. See his personal mementos, photos, costumes and collection of gold and platinum records as you journey from the icon’s humble beginnings, through his rise to stardom and on to his tragic death.
After your tour, you’ll be taken back to your Memphis hotel.
Willie was a great tour guide! And the southern hospitality was at its finest!
Review by: Rosanne P, March 2018
We really enjoyed this tour of Memphis! Sam was a great guide and added humor to his tour as well as information of the city! Thank you for a great day in Memphis!
Review by: Claire S, February 2018
What a fantastic way to see all the highlights in Memphis. Also Graceland is a must even if youre not an Elvis fan. We had a great tour guide who was informative, friendly and accommodating. An amazing day from start to finish
Review by: Nicola B, February 2018
It appears that the enjoyment of this trip wholly depends on the guide you get. Pinkie was our guide and she was humourless, brusque, rude and treated us like children. Her commentary was also very repetitive and sometimes difficult to understand. Not at all recommended.
Review by: Valerie D, January 2018
Unfortunately it was a bitterly cold day so being outside to do Beale Street was just not a pleasure. Too much time left to our own devices but otherwise interesting and informative._br/_ Graceland was the highlight of the day!
Review by: Lynda J, January 2018
We enjoyed this tour more than we thought we would-- it was interesting to learn about Elvis Presley's background and musical genre. He was a very loyal person devoted to family and friends, and he loved his Graceland home.
Review by: Pamela H, December 2017
What a fabulous way to be introduced this the city of Memphis! The price is great for a morning filled with sites, history, interesting facts, and the chance to explore so many areas. We were picked up at our downtown hotel, by our awesome driver and guide, Sam. I had read other reviews about Sam's talents , and we were thrilled to have him share the city he LOVES with us. If you visit Memphis, start your visit with this tour-- hope you are lucky enough to get Sam as your guide.
Review by: Geoff Gillam, December 2017
without Graceland as we did this separate good way to get a look around the city to get bearings.
Review by: Kltherry, December 2017
Perfect Trip. A great overview of the city.
Review by: Stuart R, November 2017
The City Tour is very informative and gives you a great overview of the area. Willie was a wonderful tour guide. The staff take very good card of you. We loved the optional Graceland tour and again the staff expedited your tickets, entrance and transportation.
Review by: Korine D, November 2017
Very enjoyable trip. The tour conductor was very knowledgeable and friendly. Helped us find an excellent place to eat on Beale Street. Had relatives with me that had never been to Memphis. Gave them an outstanding overview of the city. Will use the tour again to help host my visitors
Review by: David D, November 2017
This was an amazing tour with Bryce who was born and lived his rich life in Memphis. He shared stories and history with us for 3 solid hours and did so in a very entertaining way. His knowledge filled the gaps and made all our visits very rich.
Review by: Emil P, October 2017
Pick up at hotel was fine and we had prepaid but once we got to the tour center had to wait while other passengers paid. Took about 20 minutes. Tour guide Willie was good, very affable and accommodating. Talked a little fast so at times was hard to follow. Good overview of the highlights of Memphis.
Review by: Roberta S, October 2017
For a 2 PM pick up, we got there at 1:45 and the bus had left already, But they did reschedule our trip for the next day. It worked out better, because we got to stop at Sun Records and were dropped off and picked up at Graceland.
Review by: Carol W, October 2017
Tour director was very nice and helpful We enjoyed her knowledge of the area. Thanks for a fun day
Review by: Bernadette S, October 2017
Was awesome, was a particularly hot day which was a bit uncomfortable, but the tour was well run and very informative information provided by the tour guide. Would highly recommend.
Review by: Charles S, October 2017
Our guide was very good and we enjoyed the tour BUT we almost missed it through no fault of our own. We made our reservations on the internet and were supposed to be at BB King's Blues Club at 9:30. We had all of our printouts with us and there was not a phone number on any of them. No one at the Blues Club knew anything about picking up anyone there for a tour. The person we talked with there was kind enough to steer us to another area that did tours. She called someone. She was told we were supposed to be there at 9:00. A driver from your company did come and pick us up. He, rather rudely, told us we had been supposed to call at 9:00. He also told us we could have been picked up at Graceland where we had spent the night but we had been told when making the reservations that there was not a pickup at Graceland so we had driven into town. We did not think we were dealing with a very reputable company. We travel a lot and don't appreciate this kind of service.
Review by: James Y, October 2017
A terrific three days in Memphis. Graceland and associated properties were fantastic. Rendezvous Restaurant is highly recommended for food and atmosphere. Cotton Museum was very informative and worth seeing. Peabody Hotel is terrific. The City Bus Tour was really great exposing much of Memphis. A nice trip!
Review by: Lindajeanne J, October 2017
The tour gave me much more than I was expecting. Getting to visit St. Judes Children's Hospital was a fantastic surprise. And Sam was so knowledgeable and entertaining!!
Review by: Shawn M, September 2017
This trour was great! Our tour guide, Sam, was born and raised in the area and knows so much about the place. He was a pleasure to have as a guide.
Review by: Richard J F, September 2017
The pickup at the hotel, the Graceland tour and the city tour were great. Since this is a combined city and Graceland tour with Graceland upgrade options, there was some initial confusion of timing and tours. All worked out well. The pickup was 9-9:20 am. Then out to Graceland from about 10:00 am until 2pm. The city tour lasted until after 5:00 pm and covered many outstanding highlights. Guests would be pleased with the entire package. Just a little clearer instruction and communication at the beginning.
Review by: Kerry A, September 2017
I am sorry I've forgotten the ladies name that was our driver guide, but she was great! We had a great morning taking in the history of Memphis, visiting the St Jude Children's Research Hospital, seeing the ducks at the Peabody and visiting Beale st. Highly recommend!!
Review by: Donald C, September 2017
Sam was our guide and was fantastic. He knew all about the sights and made us feel like one of his family. I've taken countless trips and Sam was the best I've ever had. The tour was very professionally run and everything was very well organized. I wouldn't hesitate to use them again. 5 stars all the way. Don C.
Review by: Andrew O, September 2017
Have to do this when in Memphis city tour was very informative and the Graceland tour was awesome. Pick ups and drop offs were on time and all staff extremely friendly and welcoming. Thanks for a great tour.
Review by: Diane C, August 2017
Great tour - exceptional value.
Review by: lsabina, August 2017
Driver was willing to add additional stops based on our requests which enhanced our tour experience.
Review by: Pamela L, August 2017
This was a great tour. The lines were long but well worth it. Kudos to our driver Michelle who made the trip memorable. Sorry I didn't get you a breakfast sandwich Michelle! Thanks so much for the great time!
Review by: Jack G, August 2017
Outstanding tour! The guide was great and helped with suggestions for things to do and see for the next two days of our trip
Review by: Sabine B, August 2017
I had a mixed experience as this was two tours combined, the first part being 5 stars, the second 2 dependent on the tour guide. The first half, the Graceland trip was fabulous. The tour picked up at the hotel as arranged and brought us to the welcome center. We looked around for a few minutes while some guests finished their last minute payments. It was just enough time to pick up a few leaflets of what to do the next few days and take some pictures of the statues inside the building. Sam, our tour guide, was very friendly, courteous, and professional. He kept us informed how this tour was going to work. He drove us to Graceland and told us a lot of information about Memphis and shared anecdotes on Elvis's time in Memphis. I couldn't have wished for a better intro to Memphis. Graceland was amazing. The second part of the tour was rather disappointing. We met a different tour guide at the entrance of Graceland at the arranged time of 2 o'clock. It was a rough start as she seemed unfriendly and refused to pick up a couple she did not have on her list. We drove to Sun Records and spent 15 minutes standing in the packed lobby or taking pictures outside, then we drove to St. Jude's Hospital and visited the museum for another 10-15 minutes. While these were interesting places, it was explore on your own, not a guided tour. We also drove passed the Loretta Motel and heard some information on the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King jr., not all of which agreed with seemed accurate from what I knew from history books. At some point of the tour, the driver drove the ten of us to the welcome center again for another 10 minutes there was nothing new to see. Unfortunately, the commentary on the tour was similar to what we had already heard in the morning, only in a much stronger accent. At 3:45 pm, the driver asked if we had been to Beale Street and if we had seen the ducks. When some vocal passengers responded yes and said they didn't want to go there again, the driver obliged. She didn't take into account that we had paid for a tour, which included Beale Street, but drove us to the Peabody Hotel, where some of those passengers were staying. Another passenger and I asked the driver if we could stay on the bus or if she could take us back to our hotels if we didn't want to wait for the ducks at 5 o'clock. She declined and said that we'd have to get out and wait till 5 o'clock as she had to pick up some other people. She informed us that it was up to us what we did during that time. The two of us decided to explore together and walk to Beale Street as I hadn't seen this famous attraction yet. We then walked back to the Peabody Hotel at 4:30 pm. The driver had not told us that people would be lining up an hour in advance to see these famous ducks leaving their fountain, so our vantage point when returning to the Peabody Hotel wasn't the best. Nevertheless we stayed and did get to see the ducks leave by elevator at 5 o'clock. We left immediately and walked outside to catch the bus on the other side of the road. The driver looked intimidating and there were no other passengers on the bus as she drove us back to our respective hotels. While the city tour wasn't terrible, I'd expected a little more guide activity. If I had wanted to explore independently, I could have booked one of the hop-on hop-off trips.
Review by: gary H, August 2017
Great tour to get you oriented. The recent expansion to Graceland will be a treat for Elvis fans
Review by: Lee M, August 2017
The tour was exceptional, we did a tour of Memphis, then did Graceland. Our tour guide Sam was very informative and new a lot about the city including the history. He loved Memphis and this permeated through all of us on the tour. The tour took us to St Judes hospital as well as the statues of BB King and Elvis, Sam had some good comments to the ladies about Elvis don't touch as well as Graceland. All in all I found it was worth the money. We found out and seen things we wouldn't have been able to without the tour. I would highly recommend his tour to anyone going to Memphis. The drop off and pick up times were kept with precision. I would also like to say thanks to Sam for a job well done!
Review by: Inge P, July 2017
Memphis has unexpectedly turned out to be a very nice experience, nice city. We had an overall tour, just to see the highlights, but we passed so many great things, the next day we visited them all separately. Really the town of the blues. Cannot say anything about Graceland, we did not visit. Not an Elvis fan SORRY !!!
Review by: Barbara R J, June 2017
This was a very enjoyable and interesting tour..Our tour guide was a Memphis native and was able to answer questions that we had, some from personal experience..We were so glad we took this tour as well as driving around on our own afterwards.
Review by: Virginia C, June 2017
Great tour from beginning to end. Willy our guide was fun and knowledgeable!
Review by: Bev A, June 2017
Good tour, heaps of things that we wouldn't have expected.
Review by: Gloria G, June 2017
Amazing city tour. Boyce was a super guide. For a complete tour and information of Memphis, this tour is the one. From picking us up at the hotel to showing us the city to letting us experience Sun Studio, Peabody Hotel, Visitor's Center, etc. to returning us to our hotel, this was one of the best tours I have ever experienced. I would very highly recommend to family, friends, and even those of you I don't know this tour!
Review by: Sonya B, April 2017
This tour was amazing!
Review by: Carol J M, February 2017
More time at st Luke's. Our guide was excellent.
Review by: Thomas C, January 2017
great city lovely vibe to the place
Review by: Gary C, January 2017
Very great tour. Sam was our tour guide and he was extremely friendly and just chock full of information about the city. I would highly recommend to anyone. Super price for what all we got.
Review by: Alice K, January 2017
Although we had seen some of this the day before on the Hop On and Hop Off each driver is unique in their own interpretation. We got to spend time at previous Hop On and Hop off sites and revisit what we might have missed. Driver was very amusing and gave us new insight.
Review by: Raghu K, January 2017
It is mostly driving thru the downtown area and visiting the Graceland area. Overall good but could have been better
Review by: Robert M, January 2017
Our tour director/driver, Sam, was wonderful. He showed us all the interesting and historical attractions. It was a great tour, and I would recommend taking this tour if this is your first trip to Memphis.
Review by: John C, November 2016
Good guide. Good tour
Review by: Baggiejones, November 2016
The tour was excellent the bus arrived well on time and Sam the driver was very good he knew the area so well and he made the tour enjoyable and fun well worth booking..
Review by: Michael S, November 2016
The tour was a waste of time. Glad I booked Gracelands after the tour. Gracelands is amazing.
Review by: Linda G, November 2016
Sam our tour guide was very passionate about Memphis and was very knowledgeable and very friendly and entertaining. Great tour!
Review by: Diana J, November 2016
It was a very interesting tour and Willie was our guide and knew all about Memphis. Enjoyed it and would recommend this tour to travelers who want a good tour of Memphis.
Review by: Carol P, October 2016
Great the whole tour from the Peabody, Beale St. Graceland and so much more
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