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Beale Street Private Tour with entrance to Sun Studio

Beale Street Private Tour with entrance to Sun Studio

Overview

Perhaps most famous for being home to Elvis and the iconic musical landmark Graceland, the city of Memphis, Tennessee has many other famous musical attributes. During this private tour of Beale Street and Sun Studio, you’ll discover the city’s musical heritage, how Sun Studio started, its importance and who recorded it there. Sam Phillips, the founder, led the likes of Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash to fame from this studio. You’ll visit Beale Street in Downtown Memphis, the most significant music street in America when it comes to blues music and an important location in the city’s history.

*Please note: this tour finishes at Sun Studio, where you will be responsible for arranging your own transport. If you wish for us to arrange a hotel drop off for you, please be in touch before the tour.

City: Memphis

Tue 17 Sep

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Starting at $135.00

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Tue 17 Sep

Starting at $135.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Transfer included from Beale Street to Sun Studio

Entrance to Sun Studio for a guided tour (children under 5, not permitted)

Plenty of time to take photos of your favourite places

A friendly, professional tour guide for your own private group

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Guides required to regularly wash hands

What To Expect

Handy Park

Which commemorates William Christopher Handy, a composer and musician who saw himself as the Father of Blues and whose music paved the way for America's Rock n’ Roll.

Memphis Central Station

Open since 1947, programmed entirely for African Americans. B.B. King and Rufus Thomas started their work at WDIA, and it had a huge impact on Elvis.

Beale Street

A must-see attraction during your tour of Memphis as it's one of the most famous streets in America. Your guide will point out to you the legends hidden in plain sight, including the Domino Lounge, Pee Wee’s Saloon and BB King's nightclub

Sun Studio

Enjoy an easy walk to Sun Studio, where your guide will part with you, and you'll join a Sun Studio guide for a small group tour.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (18)

Telgirl3930

Nov 2022

Our guide was great. He knew so much about memphis and beale st. Highly recommend Michael. Sun records is a must see. So glad this was included.

Rickie_D

Nov 2022

The tour was very well delivered and the discussions were certainly informative. Great time overall.

Karen_N

Nov 2022

We booked the private walking tour of Beale Street with Sun Studio. Sun Studio was fantastic and we had a very limited wait which was great considering the long line We did not find the tour of Beale Street very informative and our guide did not add much historical commentary. We walked through a very sketchy area to reach Sun Studio and our guide was not in tuned to how uncomfortable we were. After wrapping up at Sun our guide could not work his phone to get a ride share ( which was included in our tour) so we had to pick up the tab for the ride. We did make a few more requested stops and concluded back at Beale St. I think there were better options for a tour and this was not worth the money. Overall this lasted 3 hours and walked about 2.5 miles

Response from Host

Nov 2022

Hello Karen, We want to thank you for your feedback as it helps us to continue improving, while we're so very sorry that you couldn't quite enjoy your Memphis experience with RJ, we hope that the partial refund we have requested on your behalf helps to compensate the situation. We hope you'll consider joining us in the future so that we can provide a true, Travel Curious experience that lives up to your expectations. Best regards, Travel Curious Team