Travel through the Mississippi Delta's heartland to discover the core of the Delta on this itinerary. You'll make a stop at the Hopson cotton plantation in Clarksdale for a historical plantation tour or Tunica for a Mississippi Riverboat Cruise.
Day 1
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Tunica |
| 9 am - Noon | Tunica RiverPark
Explore the Mississippi River as you travel through the museum and interpretive center, complete with aquariums and interactive exhibits. You can also enjoy the Ecotour and the Mississippi River overlook.
662-357-0050 • www.tunicariverpark.com |
| Noon - 2 pm | Tunica Queen Riverboat Cruise
Board the Tunica Queen at the RiverPark and enjoy the Delta Deli Lunch Cruise.
866-805-3535 • www.tunicaqueen.com |
| 2 - 3:30 pm | Tunica Museum
Discover the importance of agriculture to the Mississippi Delta, relive how Native Americans settled in the Delta and how Mississippi has changed courses through the years.
888-488-6422 • www.tunicamiss.com |
| 3:30 - 4 pm | Drive to Clarksdale |
Clarksdale |
| 4 - 5 pm | Hopson Plantation
Once one of the largest cotton farming operations in the South. Be sure and visit the Commissary, now a museum that houses farming memorabilia.
800-626-3764 • www.clarksdaletourism.com |
| 5 - 6 pm | Dinner in Clarksdale
Lodging at the Shack Up Inn (at Hopson Plantation)
Stay the night in one of the sharecropper shacks that have been restored on the inside with eclectic décor, while retaining its original structure.
662-624-8329 • www.shackupinn.com |
Day 2
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| 9 - 9:30 am | Drive to Cleveland |
Cleveland |
| 9:30 am - 1 pm | Dahomey National Waterfowl Refuge
The perfect venue for sighting more than 200 species of birds and providing seasonal hunting opportunities for deer, duck, turkey and wild hog.
800-295-7473 • www.visitclevelandms.com
Great River Road State Park
The beautiful state park offers lush woodlands and numerous hiking trails that lead down to the Mississippi River.
800-295-7473 • www.visitclevelandms.com |
| | Lunch in Cleveland |
| 1 - 1:30 pm | Drive to Greenville |
Greenville |
| 1:30 - 2:30 pm |
Delta Conservation Demonstration Center/Farm Tour
Agricultural tours for any size group at any time.
800-467-3582 • www.dcdcfarm.org |
| 2:30 - 3 pm | Drive to Indianola |
Indianola |
| 3 - 5 pm |
Mississippi Delta Farm Tours or drive by routes
Arrange a personal tour or use a self-guided map to see catfish ponds, cotton gins, feed mills and fields of cotton, soybeans, corn and rice.
662-887-3009 • www.indianolams.org |
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Dinner/Lodging in Indianola |
