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Texas
10 days/9 nights Suggested Self-Drive
Fort Worth
Day 1-2: Houston
Experience the best of Texas’ largest city. Begin with the Museum of
Natural Science in the Houston Museum District and experience the
world’s finest collection of gems and minerals, dinosaur fossils and
more.
Dallas
TEXAS
Austin
Day 3: Houston – Dallas (385km)
Day 4: Dallas
Visit The Sixth Floor Museum to walk through a timeline of John F.
Kennedy’s life, presidency and assassination.
Day 5: Dallas – Fort Worth (52km)
Here America’s Western heritage is showcased everywhere you go
especially at the Stockyards National Historic District. Here you’ll see
real cowboys in the daily Longhorn cattle drive.
Day 6: Fort Worth – Austin (305km)
Day 7: Austin
Austin is known as the gateway to the Texas Hill Country and site of The
Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, the pride of Texas. Austin is
also an arts and cultural hub with an amazing music scene.
Day 8: Austin – San Antonio (128km)
Houston
San Antonio
Highlights worth seeing along the way
Space Center Houston – 45 minutes from downtown Houston this is
a fascinating day out. Known around the world as the home of NASA
Mission Control, International Space Station Mission Control and
astronaut training, it’s amazing to see behind the scenes.
Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame, Fort Worth – Honouring excellence in
rodeo and the Western lifestyle in Texas
Austin – Catch a live performance at one of Austin’s nearly 200 music
venues, all within walking distance of the downtown area. Discover some
amazing food with everything from barbecue & Tex-Mex to award-winning
cuisine.
Day 9: San Antonio
A land of epic battles, flowing rivers and a flourishing culture.
Day 10: San Antonio – Houston (318km)
San Antonio Missions – In the 18th century, Spanish priests established
five Catholic missions along the San Antonio River. Today, these missions
represent the largest concentration of Spanish colonial missions in North
America and are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Rental car: Hertz (Group B) from $81 per day
George W. Bush Library and Museum – Featuring a replica of the Oval
Office, beams from the World Trade Center twisted from the events of
9/11, a Texas Rose Garden and a number of interactive exhibits. You can
even experience the presidential decision-making process first-hand.
Our favourite places to stay:
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Comfort Suites – Near the Galleria, Houston
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Sheraton Dallas Hotel
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The Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel
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El Tropicano Riverwalk Hotel
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