Texas and New Orleans

Your itinerary

Day 1: UK/Fort Worth

Meet your travelling companions in the Executive lounge prior to your scheduled flight to Dallas/Fort Worth. On arrival transfer to your hotel in Fort Worth for a two night stay. Enjoy a welcome drink and dinner this evening.

Meals: Dinner

Day 2: Dallas & Fort Worth

Take the short drive to Dallas this morning for our guided tour of the city. You’ll be introduced to all of Dallas’ main sights, including Pioneer Plaza, the Arts District and Dealey Plaza, where the outstanding Sixth Floor Museum details the events that led up to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. Entrance to the museum is included before heading to the city’s West End area, where there will be free time for lunch before returning to Fort Worth in the afternoon. Once a notorious stop on the cattle route to Kansas, it’s no wonder Fort Worth’s nickname is Cowtown. This afternoon, we visit the Fort Worth Stockyards, which will give us a real taste of what life was once like here. We then visit the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame, as a reminder of the skill and courage it took to trail cattle hundreds of miles across the country. This evening you may have the opportunity to enjoy the Championship Rodeo at Cowtown Coliseum, subject to schedule.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 3: Austin

Leaving Fort Worth behind, we journey to Austin today, where we will visit the Capitol State Building. Austin is the live music capital of the world and tonight there will be the opportunity to experience local live music in one of the many downtown venues. Overnight in Austin.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 4: San Antonio

Travel to San Antonio for a three night stay. Visit Texas’ most famous sight – the Alamo. This is the site of the famous battle in which 189 Texan forces defended the building against 4000 Mexican troops for 13 days before ultimately being defeated. Our tour then takes us to the largest Mexican market town in Texas, El Mercado, where there will be time to browse the imported pottery and sample proper Tex-Mex cuisine. The day ends with a visit to La Villita, the site of San Antonio’s original settlement, and where you’ll now find streets lined with galleries, boutiques and cafés.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 5: Silver Spur Ranch Experience

Today you are at leisure in San Antonio, or why not join our superb optional full day ranch experience? You’ll get to experience life as a cowboy or girl on the Silver Spur Ranch as you go horse riding and enjoy a traditional western lunch. (Other activities are available at the ranch).

Meals: Breakfast

Day 6: Free Day

Enjoy a day at leisure to explore independently. Shaded by Cypress trees and lined with bustling cafés, shops and entertainment venues, the River Walk is a popular attraction.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 7: NASA Space Centre & Houston

Leave San Antonio this morning and travel to Houston for an overnight stay. Join an optional excursion to the world famous NASA Space Station where you can take a virtual journey into space.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 8: New Orleans

Today you will cross from Texas into the State of Louisiana to New Orleans which is famed for its musical heritage stopping en route for lunch.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 9: New Orleans

We include a tour of New Orleans which takes you to Jackson Square, the downtown district, Lake Pontchartrain, the Superdome and the famous French Quarter, where narrow streets, wrought iron balconies, seafood restaurants and flower-bedecked verandas ring to the sound of live jazz music. This evening there is an optional dinner cruise aboard an authentic paddle steamer, accompanied by live jazz music.

Meals: Breakfast

Days 10 - 11: New Orleans/UK

Transfer to the airport for your return flight to the UK, arriving the next day.

Meals: breakfast on day 10