8-Day AustinSan AntonioMexico Gulf Mid West Tour (Dallas Departure) ( APD8N )

8-Day AustinSan AntonioMexico Gulf Mid West Tour (Dallas Departure) ( APD8N )

1. In-Depth sightseeing within most of attractions. Get to know why Everything is bigger in Texas or Texas size.

2. Hotel breakfast included every day, enjoy the breakfast before we start the tour.

3. Stay in French Quarter District hotel, most value!

4. Guests will have a chance to see the NBA games.

5. Learn the spirit of “Cowboy culture”, have a taste of “Texas Steak”.

6. Visit University of Texas at Austin.

7. Gulf of Mexico Dolphins Cruise, NASA Space Center.

8. Texas State house and military museum.

Itinerary

Day 1: Dallas - Dallas ( Rodeo Night Tour )

Stop At: Dallas, Dallas, Texas
(All day schedule) Airport Pickup Information:
1. Free Airport Pick-up at DFW and DAL during 9:00AM-10:00PM.
2. Paid Pick-up: Available 24hrs, $100 for the 1st and 2nd guest, $20 extra per guest starts from the 3rd guest.
Please choose DFW (Dallas Fort Worth Intercontinental Airport) or DAL (Dallas Love Field Airport）when you book your flight. Our professional tour guide will meet guests at the baggage claim area for the domestic flight, or at the Passenger Waiting Area for the international flight. Hotel check-in time would be after 3pm, guests arrive before 3pm may secure their luggage to the front desk. You may rest in the lobby or shopping around mall or stores nearby. Our tour guides will have the room keys, terms and conditions for the tour, breakfast voucher (if needed) ready for you.
You may enjoy Stockyards Championship Rodeo on your own expense if you arrive the hotel by 5:30PM. (Optional, 300 mins）
Duration: 12 hours

Stop At: Stockyards Rodeo, 121 E Exchange Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76164-8211
(Optional) Enjoy the authentic cuisine of Texas, and then we start to explore more about the town, it’s a great place to walk around. And then we will enjoy the Stockyards Championship Rodeo; the Stockyards Championship Rodeo maintains a strong commitment to visitors looking for an authentic Western Cowboy Experience. The show features bull riding tie down roping, team roping, barrel racing, bronc riding and break away roping.
Duration: 5 hours

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Radisson Hotel Fort Worth North-Fossil CreekOr equivalent（Breakfast Included)

Day 2: Dallas City Tour

Pass By: Dallas, Dallas, Texas
(All day schedule ) Dallas, a modern metropolis in north Texas, is a commercial and cultural hub of the region. Downtown’s Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza commemorates the site of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963. In the Arts District, the Dallas Museum of Art covers thousands of years of art.
Itinerary:

Dealey Plaza (outside visit), Sixth Floor Museum (outside visit), Dallas Holocaust Museum, John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza (50 mins) →Pioneer Plaza（30 mins）→ Dallas City Hall （outside visit, 15 mins）→ The Dallas Museum of Art (150 mins) → George W Bush Library（Optional, 90 mins）

Stop At: Dealey Plaza National Historic Landmark District, 500 Main St, Dallas, TX 75202-3521
(outside visit) Dealey Plaza is a city park in the West End district of downtown Dallas, Texas. It is sometimes called the "birthplace of Dallas". It also was the location of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, on November 22, 1963. The Dealey Plaza Historic District was named a National Historic Landmark in 1993 to preserve Dealey Plaza, street rights-of-way, and buildings and structures by the plaza visible from the assassination site, that have been identified as witness locations or as possible locations for assassins.
Duration: 12 minutes

Stop At: The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, 411 Elm St, Dallas, TX 75202, USA
(outside visit) The sixth floor of the Dallas County Administration Building is located in the downtown Dallas. This museum will show you the legency life of President John F. Kennedy and the assassination timeline based on the record released.
Duration: 12 minutes

Stop At: Holocaust Museum, Dallas, 301 N Houston St, Dallas, TX 75202, USA
(outside visit)The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum is dedicated to teaching the history of the Holocaust and advancing human rights to combat prejudice, hatred, and indifference.
Duration: 12 minutes

Stop At: John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza, Main Street and Market Street, Dallas, TX 75202
(outside visit) The John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial is a monument to U.S. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy in the West End Historic District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA) erected in 1970, and designed by noted architect Philip Johnson.
Duration: 12 minutes

Stop At: Pioneer Plaza, Young and Griffin Streets, Dallas, TX 75202
Pioneer Plaza is a large public park located in the Convention Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA). It contains a large sculpture and is a heavily visited tourist site. Adjacent to the plaza is the Pioneer Park Cemetery which features the Confederate War Memorial. Behind the Pioneer Square is a graveyard that is said to have buried the pioneers of the Midwestern United States in the early years. Later, this cemetery became part of the city center.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Dallas City Hall, 1500 Marilla St, Dallas, TX 75201-6318
(outside visit) Dallas City Hall is the seat of Dallas municipal government, located at 1500 Marilla in the Government District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA). The current building, the city's fifth city hall, was completed in 1978 and replaced the Dallas Municipal Building.

The inverted V-shaped body can form a large shadow, making the square in front of the City Hall a good outdoor space for people to stay. Viewed from the side, the City Hall is like the shape of a map of Texas.
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N Harwood St, Dallas, TX 75201-2398
Then we will come to the Museum of Art. It collects more than 24,000 pieces of art of works, from the 3,000 years ago to the present, and open to public for free. The museum is also well known for its flexible exhibition policies and excellent educational programs.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

Stop At: The George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, 2943 Smu Blvd, Dallas, TX 75205-2563
(Optional) Located on the campus of Southern Methodist University, this presidential center opened in 2013. It features the second largest presidential library in the country and contains the offices of the George W. Bush foundation.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Radisson Hotel Fort Worth North-Fossil Creek Or equivalent（Breakfast Included)

Day 3: Austin - San Antonio（Night Tour）

Pass By: Austin, Austin, Texas
( All day schedule ) We will arrive at the Capital city of Texas: Austin. Guests will have a chance to go inside for the State Capitol, contains the offices and chambers of the Texas Legislature and the Office of the Governor. Next, we will visit Texas Military Forces, a museum about the history of Texas' militia, volunteer forces and Texas Military Forces from 1823 to the present. At night, you may choose to join our Night Tour in San Antonio.
Itinerary:

Austin→ Texas State Capitol （Inside visit，60 mins）→ University of Texas at Austin（tour on bus, 20 mins） → Texas Military Forces Museum（60 mins, will not be visited for Saturday departure tours）→ Natural Bridge Caverns（Optional, 90 mins，canclled from 01/01/2020）→ San Antonio Night Tour（Optional, 160 mins）

Special Notes:

1. If Texas State Capitol is closed, we only visit outside.

2. Texas Military Forces Museum is closed on every Monday, will not visit if closed.

Stop At: Texas State Capitol, 1100 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704-1728
(Inside visit) Situated in downtown Austin, Texas' capitol building was completed in 1888 in an Italian Renaissance Revival style. Covering over 51 acres, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. If Texas State Capitol is closed, we only visit outside.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: University of Texas at Austin, Guadalupe and I-35 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and 26th St., Austin, TX 78705
(tour on bus)The University of Texas at Austin, informally UT Austin, UT, University of Texas, or Texas in sports contexts, is a public research university and the flagship institution of the University of Texas System.
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Texas Military Forces Museum, 2200 W 35th St Building 6 Camp Mabry, Austin, TX 78703-1222
（will not be visited for Saturday departure tours）
The Texas Military Forces Museum is a museum about the history of Texas' militia, volunteer forces and Texas Military Forces from 1823 to the present and is located in Austin, Texas. The museum displays dozens of tanks, armored personnel carriers, self-propelled guns, trucks, jeeps, helicopters, jet fighters, observation aircraft and towed artillery pieces. Living history programs, battle reenactments and other special events take place throughout the year. Admission to the museum is always FREE. Texas Military Forces Museum is closed on every Monday, will not visit if closed.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: 26495 Natural Bridge Caverns Road, San Antonio, TX 78266-2671
（Optional, 90 mins，canclled from 01/01/2020）The Natural Bridge Caverns are the largest known commercial caverns in the U.S. state of Texas. The caverns feature several unique speleothems and other geological formations. The temperature inside the cave is 21 degrees Celsius (70°F) year-round and the humidity rate is a constant 99 percent. The caverns are still very active and considered living. Due to the porosity of the limestone, rainwater travels downwards through the layers of rock, where it dissolves out calcite, a weak mineral that makes up all the speleothems at Natural Bridge Caverns. After exiting the limestone, water enters the caverns where it flows and drips constantly throughout, causing the formations to retain a waxy luster that can be seen in few caverns.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: San Antonio Tours, 204 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205-2604
(Optional) We will take you to see the tower of Friendship, tower of Americas, the river walk cruise for night view. Ernie Pyle once described the River Walk as “The American Venice” and it’s easy to see why. If you tried to imagine a place where the sights, sounds and flavors of Native America, Old Mexico and the Wild West blend effortlessly with the hustle and bustle of a modern city, it would probably look a lot like the San Antonio.
Duration: 2 hours 40 minutes

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott San Antonio Downtown/Alamo Plaza Or equivalent（Breakfast Included)

Day 4: San Antonio - Houston

Pass By: San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
(All day schedule ) In the morning, we will go to the Alamo Mission. Next, the Buckhorn Museum features wildlife from all over the world; including fish from the seven seas, animals from every continent and strange animal oddity which have been collected for over 100 years! Later on, we will visit Historic market Square and Tower of the Americas.
Itinerary:

The Alamo（60 mins）→ The Buckhorn Saloon and Texas Ranger Museum (Optional, 60 mins）→ Historic Market Square（60 mins）→Tower of the Americas（Optional, 60 mins）

Stop At: The Alamo, 300 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205-2606
The Alamo, originally a Roman Catholic mission, was the site of a famous historic battle in 1836 in which the Mexican army laid siege to the building that was defended by a small group of Texans.
Duration: 1 minute

Stop At: The Buckhorn Saloon and Texas Ranger Museum, 318 E Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78205-1816
(Optional) Located right in the heart of downtown San Antonio, we are two blocks from the Alamo and one block from the Riverwalk. For over 131 years, The Buckhorn Saloon has been known as a gathering place for good conversation, great food and spectacular wildlife exhibits. Today, the saloon houses a Café, Gift Shop, Shooting Gallery and our two museums, the Buckhorn Museum and the Texas Ranger Museum.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Historic Market Square - City of San Antonio, 514 W Commerce St, San Antonio, TX 78207-8102
Enjoy the sights and flavors of old Mexico at Historic Market Square, a favorite of locals and tourists for generations. Explore over 100 locally owned shops and stalls, all at a festive indoor mall famously described as the largest Mexican market outside Mexico. Find authentic Talavera pottery, exotic curios and handcrafted works of art. Stay for the gourmet Mexican cuisine at Mi Tierra and La Margarita, or kick back at the Farmers Market Food Court and enjoy the show on the stage.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Tower of the Americas, 739 E. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78205-3204
(Optional) The Tower of the Americas is a 750-foot (230-meter) observation tower-restaurant located in the Hemisfair district on the southeastern portion of Downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. The tower was designed by San Antonio architect O'Neil Ford and was built as the theme structure of the 1968 World's Fair, HemisFair '68.
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Crowne Plaza Suites Houston - Near Sugar Land Or equivalent（Breakfast Included)

Day 5: Houston - New Orleans

Pass By: Houston, Houston, Texas
(All day schedule ) When we reach Oak Alley Plantation, a U.S. National Historic Landmark located at the west suburban of New Orleans, our attention, right away, would be attracted to the astonishing beauty that the plantation presents. We will also have a Swamp Tour, a fun adventurous yet safe boat ride that showcases the unique eco system of New Orleans region. Next, we will head to our hotel for the night located at French Quarter district in New Orleans. Guests can enjoy the rest of your day exploring the area.
Itinerary:

Oak Alley Plantation（Optional, 90 mins）→ Swamp Tour（Optional, 90 mins）→New Orleans → New Orleans French Quarter → Carriage tour (Optional, 30 mins) → Check in French Quarter Hotel.

Stop At: Oak Alley Plantation, 3645 Highway 18, Vacherie, LA 70090-7079
( Optional ) Oak Alley Plantation is a U.S. National Historic Landmark located at the west suburban of New Orleans, our attention, right away, would be attracted to the astonishing beauty that the plantation presents. Visitors may even feel that they were taken into the scene of “Gone with Wind”. The master’s big house is contrasting with the slave quarter nearby. Two rows of 300-years-old oak trees are not only concealing the amazing quarter-mile-long garden road, but also the bitterness of the south had borne after Civil War. The natural environment of New Orleans is as distinctive as its local culture.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Swamp Tour New Orleans, 930 Poydras St Unit 1106, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
( Optional ) A fun adventurous yet safe boat ride that showcases the unique eco system of New Orleans region. You’ll have opportunities to see alligators, snakes, turtles, egrets, herons, ibis and many other species as well as many strange looking plants living in the swamp. It is like entering a land of unknown. The natural disaster remains of Hurricane Katrina of ten years ago can still be seen. It is so fascinating of the untouched swamp wildness of the pristine beauty.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Pass By: French Quarter, New Orleans, LA, USA
The historic heart of the city is the French Quarter, known for its French and Spanish Creole architecture and vibrant nightlife along Bourbon Street. It is also the oldest. Dating back to the city's founding in 1718, this National Historic Landmark district is known for its nightlife, restaurants, and celebrations. Its most famous locale is Bourbon Street.

Stop At: Royal Carriages, 700 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA
( Optional ) Bourbon Street
Extending 13 blocks in the French Quarter, Bourbon Street is the most famous thoroughfare in New Orleans, a top destination for generations of partygoers. It is home to some of the best bars and restaurants in the city.
Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis
The Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France, also called St. Louis Cathedral, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans and is the oldest cathedral in the United States.
Jackson Square
This historic park in the French Quarter is home to the St. Louis Cathedral. It's history dates all the way back to 1721, when it was built by French colonists in the area.

Duration: 30 minutes

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Courtyard by Marriott French Quarter Or equivalent（Breakfast Included)

Day 6: New Orleans - Houston

Pass By: New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
(All day schedule ) First thing in the morning we are going to visit the National WWII Museum, formerly known as the D-day Museum, a military history museum emphasizes the American experience in World War II. Around noon we will take you to the Mississippi Steamed Jazz Cruise. The cruise from the heart of the French Quarter shows you why the city was founded on the beautiful crescent of the lower Mississippi River. The live Jazz performance on the steamboat will make you an unforgettable trip.

Itinerary:
The National WWII Museum（Optional, 90 mins）→Jazz Steamboat Mississippi（Optional, 120 mins）→ Huston

Stop At: The National WWII Museum, 945 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70130-3813
( Optional ) The National WWII Museum, formerly known as the D-Day Museum, is a military history museum located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, on Andrew Higgins Drive between Camp Street and Magazine Street. The museum focuses on the contribution made by the United States to Allied victory in World War II.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Steamboat NATCHEZ, 400 Toulouse St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA
( Optional ) The two-hour cruise from the heart of the French Quarter shows you why the city was founded on the beautiful crescent of the lower Mississippi River. New Orleans is well-known as the birthplace of jazz. The live Jazz performance on the steamboat will make you an unforgettable trip.
Duration: 2 hours

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Crowne Plaza Suites Houston - Near Sugar Land Or equivalent（Breakfast Included)

Day 7: Houston In-depth tous

Pass By: Houston, Houston, Texas
( All day schedule )We will make our first stop to Battleship Texas, took part in some of the most significant naval battles of the 20th century during both world wars. Then go for San Jacinto Monument, the world's tallest masonry column. The most important part of the day is NASA Space Center. We will go to the Space Center for Tram tour to Rocket Park, see the control center, astronaut training center, space shuttle.

Itinerary:
Battleship Texas（Outside visit, 30 mins）→ San Jacinto Monument（30 mins）→ Dolphin Cruise（ Optional, 45 mins）→ NASA Space Center（Optional, 280 mins）

Stop At: Battleship Texas State Historic Site, 3523 Independence Pkwy S, La Porte, TX 77571-9773
( Outside visit ) Battleship Texas took part in some of the most significant naval battles of the 20th century during both world wars. Now docked along the Houston Ship Channel, she serves as a memorial to those turbulent times.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: San Jacinto Museum of History, One Monument Circle, La Porte, TX 77571-9585
The world's tallest masonry column.The San Jacinto Monument is a 567.31-foot-high (172.92-meter) column located on the Houston Ship Channel in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States, near the city of Houston. The monument is topped with a 220-ton star that commemorates the site of the Battle of San Jacinto, the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: BayWatch Dolphin Tours, 2100 Harborside Dr, Galveston, TX 77550, USA
( Optional ) Dolphin Cruise in Golf of Mexico brings you up close to view the dolphins in their natural habitat, see birds and marine life. We are usually able to get a close up view of playful dolphins jumping.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Space Center Houston, 1601 E NASA Pkwy, Houston, TX 77058, USA
( Optional ) This facility in Houston is where NASA conducts human spaceflight training, research, and flight control simulations to prepare astronauts who are preparing to go into the vast expanse of space. We will go to the Space Center for Tram tour to Rocket Park, seethe control center, astronaut training center, space shuttle. The center features more than 400 space artifacts, permanent and traveling exhibits, attractions and theaters related to the exciting future and remarkable past of America's human space-flight program. Uncover the mysteries of outer space on an exhilarating visit to the Space Center Houston, the official visitor center for NASA's Johnson Space Center. During your self-guided tour of one of Houston's top attractions, ride a tram on an orientation tour of the Space Center; see enthralling exhibitions of full-size rockets and rock samples; and marvel at the real Apollo 17 space shuttle, which returned from the moon in 1972. Dolphin Cruise in Golf of Mexico, we bring you up close to view the dolphins in their natural habitat, see birds and marine life. We are usually able to get a close up view of playful dolphins jumping.
Duration: 4 hours 40 minutes

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Crowne Plaza Suites Houston - Near Sugar Land Or equivalent（Breakfast Included)

Day 8: Huston - Dallas

Pass By: Dallas, Dallas, Texas
(All day schedule ) After breakfast, we will head to Dallas, you can choose your flight departs from DFW, DAL airport after 15:00PM.

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Airport drop-off