Elite Traveler Summer 2020

SOUTHERN SOJOURN USA

The Southern US is known for its warm sunshine, country music, friendly people and comfort food, and it is brimming with unique history, culture and tradition. Multi-award-winning travel company Black Tomato’s Southern journey showcases the best of the region’s food, music, whiskey and history; the trip starts in Nashville and ends in New Orleans, and you’ll visit Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia and Louisiana. The South has instantly recognizable, hyper-local cuisine; for example, barbecue in Nashville is completely different from South Carolina. Your gourmet journey includes plenty of Southern classics like barbecue and fried chicken, but also takes you to meet some of the country’s best artisans at Blackberry Farm, a Relais & Châteaux property and pioneer in the farm-to-table movement, and showcases exceptional cuisine in New Orleans with a VIP chef’s table experience at the world-famous restaurant Galatoire’s and a martini-making class at Commander’s Palace. There’s also plenty of whiskey, including a private tour of the Jack Daniels Distillery, where you’ll get to create a special blend inside a personal barrel to send home. There are several historical excursions with private guides, so you can learn the secrets of the French Quarter and explore Civil War landmarks in Savannah. Gracious Southern hospitality isn’t an empty sentiment, and you’ll get to enjoy it at its best at Sea Island Resort in Georgia, where you can explore pristine waterways looking for manatees and local wildlife, relax on five miles of private beach, play golf at world-class golf courses or indulge in treatments at the enormous spa. But most of all, you’ll get to soak up the region’s unique culture through its music, including stops at the best venues in Nashville and a wild night of jazz at the Big Easy’s Spotted Cat Music Club. -ER From $9,650 per person. Contact Luca Fella, travel expert, Black Tomato, luca.fella@blacktomato.com, +1 646 747 3041, blacktomato.com