Cincinnati Self Drive Tours

Get more from your Cincinnati self drive with this suggested Cincinnati fly drive tour.

 
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Suggested self Drive Tour Itinerary for Cincinnati

Day 1 Arrive Cincinnati

Arrive into Cincinnati International Airport and collect your rental car. Once you have checked into your hotel, take time out to explore the city's many attractions and enjoy the excellent nightlife before heading to bed in preparation for your drive to the Gulf of Mexico via some of the most entrancing cities in the USA.
Hotel: Millennium Hotel Cincinnati

Day 2 Cincinnati - Louisville

Distance: 83 Miles
Drive from Cincinnati to Louisville, home of the Kentucky Derby, and plenty of Dixie music. The city offers a variety of historic attractions, including the Louisville Slugger Museum of Baseball greats, and the famous bat that they used.
Hotel: Best Western Brownsboro Inn

Day 3 Louisville - Nashville

Distance: 175 Miles
Today, head to Nashville, home of country and western music. Make sure you wear your cowboy boots and boot lace tie when you go out line dancing, or attend the Grand ole Opry on a Friday night.
Hotel: Gaylord Opryland Hotel

Day 4 Nashville - Chattanooga

Distance: 133 Miles
Home of the eponymous Choo-Choo, Chattanooga is a great place to sample that famous Southern Delicacy - Moon Pie. Make sure you pick some up on your way through.
Hotel: Holiday Inn Choo Choo

Day 5 Chattanooga - Birmingham

Distance: 148 Miles
Birmingham is all about Jazz, and you can visit the Alabama Jazz Museum during your time in the town. In North Irondale just outside town, you can visit the famous Whistle Stop Café - location for the film and book "Fried Green Tomatoes".
Hotel: Wingate Inn

Day 6 Birmingham - New Orleans

Distance: 340 Miles
The last driving day of the tour will take you into New Orleans, the Big Easy, which lies on the banks of the Mississippi, and pulses with history and a culture unlike anywhere else. The nightlife in this charming sultry city is one of its most enticing draws, especially the Jazz and Blues clubs along Bourbon Street in the French Quarter.
Hotel: New Orleans Marriott

Day 7 New Orleans: Departure

Spend the day exploring beautiful New Orleans before leaving your hotel and heading to the airport, where you'll need to drop off your car and check in for your flight home.

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