NEW South Padre Island Getaway

DAYS 1 through 3 Travel South to Texas: Your journey begins by traveling south through the states of Missouri and Oklahoma. Get to know your fellow traveling companions and enjoy a warm welcome dinner. (Dinner and 2 breakfasts)

DAY 4 Austin Touring: Before departing the state capital of Austin this morning, a visit to the LBJ Library and Museum is planned. Take a walk through six decades dedicated to the life of the country’s 36th president, Lyndon Baines Johnson.

DAY 5 South Padre Island: Located off the tropical tip of Texas lies South Padre Island. Beautiful beaches, warm Gulf waters, breathtaking sunsets and year-round activities await. See the Port Isabel with its Historical Museum, Treasures of the Gulf Museum and the 1852 Port Isabel Lighthouse.

DAYS 6 & 7 Free Days: Enjoy two free days to enjoy beautiful South Padre Island. Sit back, relax and “Feel the Warmth” of this enchanting island. (2 Breakfasts) DAY 8 Birding Nature Center and Sea Turtle, Inc: The protection of wildlife on South Padre is world famous. From Sea Turtle, Inc. dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitate and release of injured sea turtles to the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center, whose mission it is to provide education about the birds, flora, fauna and the natural environment of South Padre Island, you will learn how important conservation is.

DAY 9 Dolphin and Marine Ecology Cruise: The warm waters around South Padre are a perfect habitat for the large pods of spinner and bottlenose dolphins which call the area home. Learn from experienced guides about dolphins, from the legends and history of their relationship with man to social dynamics, feeding habits and environment during an entertaining and fun cruise. You will also discover the variety of marine life found on the bottom of the Laguna Madre as your Captain pulls in his net and turns the boat into a salt water laboratory on the Marine Ecology portion of the trip.

Enjoy a Dolphin Watch and Marine Ecology Cruise

DAY 10 King Ranch and San Antonio: No trip to Texas is complete without a visit to a real working ranch. On a historical tour of King Ranch just outside Corpus Christi, you will learn about the settling of the Valley, the coming of the railroad and the life and times of Richard King, the salty steamboat captain who developed the world’s largest ranch. You will visit the Henrietta Museum, housing the King family’s historical collection, and enjoy a real Texas-Style Barbeque featuring beef brisket and smoked sausage prepared over a mesquite wood fire. Later, continue on to San Antonio. (Breakfast and dinner)

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DAY 11 San Antonio’s Riverwalk: Begin the day in San Antonio today with a local guide who conducts a narrated tour of this picturesque city by the river. Visit the Mission San Jose and the Alamo, a mission and fortress where Davey Crockett fought and died defending Texas, and see the IMAX presentation, Alamo -The Price of Freedom. Tonight, enjoy a dinner in a local restaurant before taking to the water for a cruise along the famous Paseo del Rio to take in the sights and sounds of

San Antonio. (Breakfast and dinner)

DAYS 12 through 14 Return Home: Leave Texas behind and travel back through the states of Oklahoma and Missouri. Your Tour Manager will host a farewell dinner along the way, a perfect opportunity to share your memories with your newfound friends.

Days 1 and 13 Holiday Inn, Eureka, MO Day 2 La Quinta Inn, Tulsa, OK Day 3 La Quinta Inn, Austin, TX Days 4 through 9 La Quinta Inn, South Padre Island, TX Days 10 and 11 Comfort Suites, San Antonio, TX Day 12 Wingate Inn, Oklahoma City, OK

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ü 20 Meals (13 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 6 dinners) ü Free home or local pickup and return ü Visit the LBJ Library and Presidential Museum ü Spend six glorious nights on Texas’ beautiful South

Padre Island on the beautiful Gulf of Mexico

ü Sightseeing tour of South Padre and visit Port Isabel’s

Historical Museum and Port Isabel Lighthouse ü Visit Sea Turtle, Inc. dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitate and release of injured sea turtles ü Enjoy two fabulous free days on South Padre Island ü Visit the South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center to learn the natural environment of the island

ü Narrated Dolphin and Marine Ecology Cruise in search of the large pods of local dolphins ü Tour King Ranch and enjoy a Texas-Style

Bar-B-Que lunch

ü Spend two nights in historic San Antonio ü Guided tour of San Antonio including the Alamo and the IMAX presentation, Alamo -The Price of Freedom ü Narrated cruise along the Paseo del Rio