11 days in New Orleans & North Carolina Mountains Itinerary

New Orleans is known for historic sites, nightlife, and museums. Your trip includes some of its best attractions: appreciate the extensive heritage of French Quarter, go on a hair-raising tour with a ghost and vampire tour, brush up on your military savvy at The National WWII Museum, and see the interesting displays at New Orleans Museum of Art.

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Belfast, UK to New Orleans is an approximately 15-hour combination of bus and flight. The time zone changes from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) to Central Standard Time (CST), which is usually a -6 hour difference. Prepare for much hotter weather when traveling from Belfast in September: high temperatures in New Orleans hover around 33°C and lows are around 33°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 15th (Fri) so you can fly to Hendersonville.

Explore the numerous day-trip ideas around Hendersonville: Zipline (in Lake Lure), Flying Cloud Farm (in Fairview) and Brevard (Local Color & Crystal Mountain Gem Mine).

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You can fly from New Orleans to Hendersonville in 5.5 hours. Other options are to drive; or do a combination of bus, subway, and taxi. Due to the time zone difference, you'll lose 1 hour traveling from New Orleans to Hendersonville. Traveling from New Orleans in September, expect cooler with lows of 17°C in Hendersonville. Cap off your sightseeing on the 18th (Mon) early enough to go by car to Cashiers.

On the 19th (Tue), take in the awesome beauty at Whiteside Mountain, then take in the dramatic scenery at Dry Falls, then admire the sheer force of Bust Your Butt Falls, and finally get a new perspective on things with Lake Glenville Scenic Waterfall Cruises.

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Traveling by car from Hendersonville to Cashiers takes 1.5 hours. Alternatively, you can drive. In September in Cashiers, expect temperatures between 30°C during the day and 16°C at night. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 19th (Tue) early enough to drive to Bryson City.

Start off your visit on the 20th (Wed): get outside with Nantahala on the Fly, then relax and float downstream with a rafting and tubing tour, and then relax in the rural setting at J. W. Mitchell Farms.

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Drive from Cashiers to Bryson City in 1.5 hours. Alternatively, you can drive. In September in Bryson City, expect temperatures between 30°C during the day and 16°C at night. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 21st (Thu) to allow time to travel back home.