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Nashville – Stay at Opryland Resort
May 6-11, 2027
6 Days
Moderate - High
Stay at the World-Famous GAYLORD OPRYLAND RESORT! Situated in the heart of Nashville, Gaylord Opryland Resort welcomes you to a stunning, one-of-a-kind resort experience. Guests can explore 9 acres of airy, indoor garden atriums, and a wide selection of award-winning restaurants & bars! Located next door to the Grand Ole Opry and the Opry Mills Mall, the Opryland Resort is the place you want to be!
TOUR SUMMARY
- 2-nights at the Drury Inn, Findlay, Ohio. lodging: 1 Southbound, 1 Northbound
- Kick Start hot Breakfast each morning at the
- Drury Inn, Ohio both North and South bound.
- Daily evening Kick back pub style food and complementary refreshments.
- 3 nights accommodation in Nashville at the Gaylord Opryland Resort. (Choice of an Atrium view overlooking the 9 acres of indoor gardens with balcony, bistro table and 2 chairs OR traditional room with window only and parking lot view)
- Daily hot Buffet Breakfast each morning in Nashville
- Welcome dinner at Paula Deen’s Southern Home Country Kitchen Restaurant
- Visit to the Assembly Food Hall with entretainment
- Guided tour of Nashville with a local guide
- Back stage tour of the Grand Ole Opry
- Pre-Opry dinner
- Reserved seating at the Grand Ole Opry performance
- General Jackson Paddle wheeler lunch and entertainment cruise
- Dinner downtown Nashville at Blake Shelton’s Ole Red
- Free time downtown Nashville with shuttle service to the Opryland Resort
- Deluxe Motor Coach Travel with WiFi, air conditioning, DVD, reclining seats.
- Services of a Professional Maple Leaf Tour Director
- All taxes and service charges are included (except for Tour Director and Driver gratuity).
Stay at the World-Famous GAYLORD OPRYLAND RESORT! Situated in the heart of Nashville, Gaylord Opryland Resort welcomes you to a stunning, one-of-a-kind resort experience. Guests can explore 9 acres of airy, indoor garden atriums, and a wide selection of award-winning restaurants & bars! Located next door to the Grand Ole Opry and the Opry Mills Mall, the Opryland Resort is the place you want to be!
Day 1 
Thursday, May 6 / September 23 - Findlay, Ohio
7:00 am Welcome one and all to the Portuguese Cultural Centre and meet your fellow travelling companions. Check in with your Maple Leaf Tour Director and get ready for all aboard! Travelling west, regular comfort stops and meal breaks will be made during our journey. We’ll make a brief stop at the Duty Free & US Customs. Our first night will be at the Drury Inn, Findlay, Ohio. (419) 422-9700. The famous Dury “Kick Back” awaits which includes complimentary refreshments and pub style food. (D)
Day 2
Friday, May 7 / September 24 - Nashville, Tennessee
Enjoy the Drury “Kick Start” hot breakfast this morning before we depart for the Home of Country Music, Nashville!
We expect a mid afternoon check-in The Opryland Hotel (615) 889-1000. https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/bnago-gaylord-opryland-resort-and-convention-center Choice of a Traditional (city/parking lot view) or Atrium view (overlooking the indoor atrium).
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center welcomes guests to a stunning resort experience with an exciting lineup of activities and entertainment, there’s something for the entire family to enjoy. Guests at our Opryland hotel suites can explore nine acres of airy indoor garden atriums! The hotel has an indoor pool, outdoor pools, an outdoor whirlpool and an indoor lap pool.
A full hot buffet breakfast is included every morning at the Opryland Resort. Stop and smell the roses or any of the thousands of species of plants. Stroll through nine acres of lush gardens, winding pathways, and flowing waterfalls, all inside one of four magnificent glass atriums. Winter, spring, summer or fall, it’s always a beautiful 72 degrees at Gaylord Opryland. Unpack, relax and settle into your home away from home for the next three nights.
Tonight we’ll enjoy a welcome dinner together. It’s time for “A little South in your mouth” at Paula’s Deen’s Family Kitchen! Born from the values of spending time with family and friends sharing a meal together, Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen invites guests to feel at home while enjoying genuine Southern hospitality and family-style dining. Guests in the Music City will enjoy endless portions of classic recipes directly from the kitchens of Deen and her family, including beloved classics such as Paula’s signature Southern Fried Chicken and Ooey Gooey Butter Cake. (B) (D)
Day 3
Saturday, May 8 / September 25 - Nashville, Tennessee
Today enjoy a leisurely morning, enjoying a wonderful buffet breakfast at the resort. You can visit the Opry Mills Mall https://www.simon.com/mall/opry-mills a short walk across the parking lot where you can treat yourself or spoil someone waiting at home or relax at our wonderful resort.
Later this morning, we’ll head over to the docks of the Cumberland River to the General Jackson Showboat. One of the largest showboats ever built, the grand General Jackson is an elegant triumph of American ingenuity. The General Jackson was built by the largest inland shipbuilder in the United States, Jeffboat, and was launched on the Ohio River in Indiana to start the journey to its new home on Nashville’s Cumberland River on April 20, 1985. All aboard, The World’s Largest Showboat as a wonderful experience awaits on this South Paddlewheel lunch cruise with entertainment you won’t soon forget. It is over 300 feet long with 4 massive decks. Enjoy reserved seating for an included lunch and show as you cruise down the Cumberland River!
This afternoon, relax and refresh before our incredible Nashville experience continues! We’ll visit the Grand Ole Opry for a backstage tour! Walk in the footsteps of country music’s superstars and get an exclusive look at what happens behind the scenes of the show that made country music famous with a 50-minute backstage tour of the Grand Ole Opry House, see the Artist Entrance, where stars walk into the world-famous Opry House every night!
After this wonderful experience, we’ll enjoy an included dinner together before the highlight of our tour, the Grand Ole Opry! Together we’ll share a wonderful evening of music at our reserved seating at the World-Famous Opry! See Country Legends, rising stars and the who’s who of Country Music take the iconic stage for a 2 hour live show that feels like a music festival! As our evening comes to a close, we’ll meander back to the resort. (B) (L) (D)
Day 4
Sunday, May 9 / September 26 - Nashville, Tennessee
After enjoying a wonderful buffet breakfast at the hotel, we’ll be joined by a local guide and enjoy a fun day discovering Music City! Our tour will finish downtown Nashville where you’ll have time for lunch on our own at the Assembly Food Hall – buzzing hub featuring a variety of eateries doling out local & global fare, plus live entertainment. www.AssemblyFoodHall.com
The remainder of the afternoon is free time and yours to enjoy as you please downtown Nashville! The Honky Tonks and Broadway are the heart of Nashville so enjoy – your way! You can catch our coach for a return to the Opryland Resort for a quick rest or outfit change!
Dinner tonight will be downtown Nashville at Blake Shelton’s Ole Red! They’re more than a venue and, hell, they’re more than a restaurant! Ole Red is the full country experience that will get you’re a** and your tastebuds boot-scootin’ with what they like to call 100 proof live music, scratch-made dishes and signature drinks…. All inspired by the boss man himself: Blake Shelton!
The rest of the night is yours to do as you please – Honky Tonks, Broadway and more! Nashville – YOUR WAY! There will be shuttles to the Opryland Resort twice this evening. (B) (D)
Day 5
Monday, May 10 / September 27 - Findlay, Ohio
Enjoy another full breakfast buffet at the Opryland Resort before we pack our bags and head out of Dodge! With toes tapping and wonderful memories of Nashville, we begin our journey home. We will spend the night in Findlay, Ohio once again at the Drury Inn. (B)(D)
Day 6
Tuesday, May 11 / September 28 - Home
After the wonderful “Kick Start” deluxe breakfast, we will continue our travels home. We will stop briefly at the Duty Free before crossing back into Canada. We expect a mid afternoon arrival back home with plenty of fun and happy memories of our tour of the Music City, USA! (B)
Stay at the World-Famous GAYLORD OPRYLAND RESORT! Situated in the heart of Nashville, Gaylord Opryland Resort welcomes you to a stunning, one-of-a-kind resort experience. Guests can explore 9 acres of airy, indoor garden atriums, and a wide selection of award-winning restaurants & bars! Located next door to the Grand Ole Opry and the Opry Mills Mall, the Opryland Resort is the place you want to be!
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All Saints Lutheran Church, 1061 Pinecrest Road 
4:55 am Kemptville
Giant Tiger Parking Lot, Hwy 43
5:15 am Brockville
Food Basics Jefferson Dr
6:00 am Gananoque
Hwy 2 Carpool Lot
6:30 am Kingston
Portuguese Cultural Centre, 959 Division Street, at John Counter Boulevard (former Voyageur Bus Terminal)
7:00 am Napanee
Flying J, Napanee Northeast Corner
7:30 am Belleville
IHOP, 902 Wallbridge-Loyalist Road
8:00 am Insurance
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BEFORE YOU GO
- Passports are mandatory to enter the United States.
- Regular stops will be made for comfort breaks and meals.
- For the comfort of fellow travelers, kindly refrain from using scented products.
- Tipping for your Tour Director and Motor Coach driver is completely voluntary, based on level of service.
- Proceeds of Maple Leaf Tours help to support Indigenous scholarships.
- Porterage of 1 large suite case per person, you may also bring 1 carry-on per person
- Please keep all medication with your person not in luggage
- Cancellation and Medical insurance is not covered in your package but is strongly recommended for out of province travel
- Insurance is available through Maple Leaf, please call to inquire today!
Traditional Room
Atrium Room
- A refundable deposit of $100 per person is required at the time of booking.
- $50 OFF per person – Early Booking Bonus, when booked and paid in full by February 5/June 23, 2027.
- Balance is due March 7/July 25, 2027.
- $25 off extra per person, if paid by money order, bank draft, cash or cheque.
- Refunds are not available within 45 days of travel.
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