Day tour from Memphis, Mississippi
Memphis to Clarksdale and back: if you only have a day, this is the Delta in one go: the blues highway, the crossroads, Muddy Waters's cabin and the plantation where Charley Patton played, with a guide born in Clarksdale.
From $265per adult ticket, lunch and entries included
A day down Highway 61 to Clarksdale and Dockery Farms, with Blues Trail markers on the way, hot tamales for lunch and back in Memphis for dinner.
Categories: Blues Trail. Destinations: Mississippi Delta. Getting around: tour van. Tour leader: Darnell Hayes or a colleague from our team.
Blues Trail markers on the road south.
Highways 61 and 49 and the Robert Johnson story.
Rebuilt inside the Delta Blues Museum, the old depot.
The barns and the service station at Dockery Farms.
The Delta lunch, at a family stand in Clarksdale.
Your tour leader
Darnell Hayes, based in Memphis. Born in Clarksdale and raised in Memphis; designs the Delta and Chicago tours and still leads several each season.
Recorded music and stories, no live show
Times shift a little with traffic and studio schedules; your guide keeps the day on track.
The van collects guests downtown and drives south on Highway 61, stopping at Blues Trail markers in Tunica and Lula.
The museum in the old freight depot, with Muddy Waters's cabin, the guitars and a short film.
The crossroads sign, a walk past the juke joints of downtown, and hot tamales for lunch.
An hour south to Dockery Farms, with the barns, the service station and the story of Charley Patton and Howlin' Wolf.
The van returns north, reaching downtown Memphis around half past six.
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Tour vanAmtrak trainRiverboatShort flight Map tiles: © Esri, HERE, Garmin © OpenStreetMap contributors. Lines join the stops in tour order in simplified form.
Lunch1 studio or museum entryRecorded music and stories, no live show
Pace. Easy. Short walks and plenty of sitting: shows, studio tours and the van.
Good to know. About ten hours with four in the van. Juke joints open at night, so this day trip has no live blues; stay over in Clarksdale for that. The museum is closed on Sundays.
Weather and changes. Shows and studio visits run in all weather; if a venue cancels, we replace it with one of the same kind and tell you in writing.
8 dates from to . "Guaranteed" means the group has reached its minimum and will run.
| Date | Status | Per person |
|---|---|---|
| Deal, save $20 | Few seats left | $245 |
| Deal, save $30 | Few seats left | $235 |
| Guaranteed | $265 | |
| Guaranteed | $285 | |
| Sold out | $285 | |
| Few seats left | $285 | |
| Available | $265 | |
| Available | $285 |
Day tours are paid in full when you book; free cancellation up to 7 days before. Other dates for private groups on request. All dates, booking terms.
Not on a day trip: the juke joints open at night. For that, the five-day Blues Trail tour stays two nights in Clarksdale.
Monday to Saturday. Our dates fall on those days.
Yes. Tell us when you book, and we can reserve a room and a ride back the next day.
Sun protection from April to October, and some cash for the record shops in Clarksdale.
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