December 2023
“Traveling—It Leaves You Speechless, Then Turns You Into A Storyteller”
Bilbrey Tours is Abilene’s leading resource for tourism opportunities, providing the time to travel, relax, and enjoy the amazing things this country has to offer. Read below to learn about the featured destinations for December 2023.

A Southern Christmas
featuring Myrtle Beach, SC
November 29 – December 9, 2023
(11 days – 10 nights)
Departing Abilene, Big Spring, Midland, and San Angelo
$2899 per person (2 people per room) Ins $187
$3599 per person (1 person per room) Ins $248
Travel Protection Insurance: $187 – $248 per person (age 25+)
$50 due upon booking-Final due September 19, 2023
Highlights Include:
- 3 nights Myrtle Beach, SC
- 1 night Callaway Gardens Lodge and Spa
- South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi
- The South’s Grandest Christmas Show – Alabama Theatre
- The Christmas Show of the South – Carolina Opry
- Night of a Thousand Candles – Brookgreen Gardens
- Callaway Garden’s Fantasy of Lights (National Geographic’s Top 10 Light Displays in the World)
Photo Courtesy of Visit Myrtle Beach/Bilbrey Tours, Inc.
- High Tea at Ripley’s Aquarium
- Festival of Trees featuring all 50 states
- Trees of Christmas at Merrehope Mansion -Meridian, MS
- Dinner at Original Benjamin Calabash
- Christmas Trolley Tour – Savannah, GA
- HGTV’s favorite Home Town – Laurel, MS
- Free time for shopping, beach, and relaxation
- Meals: 5 breakfasts and 5 continental breakfasts | 10 lunches or dinners

Pasadena Rose Parade
December 28*, 2023 – January 2, 2024 (Fly)
Departing Abilene
$3735 per person (2 people per room) Ins $248
$4199 per person (1 person per room) Ins $313
Travel Protection Insurance: $248- $313 per person (age 25+)
$100 due upon booking-Final due September 21, 2023
Highlights Include:
- Roundtrip transportation from Abilene to DFW
- *Overnight in DFW area Dec 28
- Roundtrip air from DFW
- Reserved Seating for 135th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade
- New Year’s Eve Party
- Rose Parade Floats Decorating Tour
- Catalina Island (ferry via Catalina Express)
- Hollywood Studio Tour
- Meals: 4 breakfasts, 1 continental breakfast, 2 lunches & 2 dinners
Photo courtesy of Bilbrey Tours, Inc
Upcoming Tours
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