San Antonio, Padres Island & the Gulf of Mexico

This Tour's Itinerary

Day 1

Depart your group's location in a spacious, video and restroom equipped Motorcoach, enjoying the great scenery along the way. Then, settle into a comfortable en route hotel for a good night's rest.

Day 2

After a Continental Breakfast, head to the Evel Knievel Museum in Topeka, KS. Later in the day, enjoy Dinner and head to your en route hotel.

Day 3

Today after Continental Breakfast, you'll continue towards beautiful San Antonio, TX – Home of the Alamo! Later that day, enjoy a relaxing Dinner and check into your San Antonio area hotel for a five night stay.

Day 4

After enjoying a Continental Breakfast, your adventure begins with a GUIDED TOUR OF SAN ANTONIO. The tour includes visits to San Fernando Cathedral, the King William Historical District, and El Mercado, an area patterned after an authentic Mexican market. This afternoon you will visit the INSTITUTE OF TEXAN CULTURES. The Institute is devoted to the 26 different cultures that settled Texas. After Dinner, you'll go to the famous RIVER WALK for a SCENIC CRUISE!

Day 5

After enjoying a Continental Breakfast, you'll head to the Gulf of Mexico! Your journey will begin with a stop at the stunning USS LEXINGTON MUSEUM in Corpus Christi, Texas. Enjoy a self-guided tour covering 100,000 square feet and eleven decks. Explore at your own pace and discover the many stories behind the Lex. Then, you'll head to the PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE. After watching an eight minute video at their visitor's center, you'll have a chance to stroll the beach, sit on a bench with a view of the Gulf of Mexico, or explore their boardwalk nature trail. After having Dinner at a local restaurant, you'll head back to your hotel for a good night's rest.

Day 6

Enjoy a Continental Breakfast before departing to meet your guide and head for Fredericksburg, “Jewel of the Texas Hill Country." Start with a visit to the NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE PACIFIC WAR, including the George Bush Gallery. Here, visitors become quickly engaged in the personal stories of Americans from all branches of the military involved in the Pacific Theatre of World War II. Then, depart for the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park where you will go on a narrated driving TOUR OF THE LBJ RANCH, and see the “Texas White House.” This evening, enjoy a lovely Dinner complete with entertainment.

Day 7

Start the day with a Continental Breakfast. Afterwards, depart for a visit to the SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. Experience the "Queen of the Missions" - Mission San Jose, established in 1720. Later, go to the IMAX Theatre at San Antonio Rivercenter to see “ALAMO … The Price of Freedom." Then, stand where history took place when you visit the buildings and grounds of the ALAMO - "The Shrine of Liberty." This evening, you will relax and enjoy Dinner.

Day 8

After a Continental Breakfast at your hotel, you'll visit the Bureau of Engraving & Printing (BEP) in Fort Worth, TX for a self-guided tour of the facility and visitor center. Later that day, after a relaxing Dinner, you'll check into your en route hotel.

Day 9

After enjoying a Continental Breakfast, you'll go to the Old Cowtown Museum in Wichita, KS. - a unique, open-air living history museum that recreates Wichita and Sedgwick County Kansas from 1865 to 1880. The museum's collection includes historic structures, furnishings, art, textiles, machinery and tools. Tonight, relax in your en route hotel.

Day 10

Today, after enjoying a Continental Breakfast, you will depart for home... a perfect time to chat with your friends about all the fun things you've done, the great sights you've seen, and where your next group trip will take you!