March 2024
“Life is a blank canvas so
throw all the paint on it you can.”
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 March 2024.
Island Getaway:
South Padre Island
March 1 – 6, 2024
(6 days – 5 nights)
Departing Abilene and San Angelo
$1529 per person (2 people per room) Ins. $137
$2029 per person (1 person per room) Ins. $187
Travel Insurance (Age 25+): $137 – $187 per person
$25 due upon booking – Final due January 9, 2024
*Optional excursions available at additional cost:
Half-Day Bay Fishing ($35/pp)
Full-Day Deep Sea Fishing ($130/pp)
Highlights Include:
- 3 nights at Beachfront Hotel on South Padre Island
- 1 night Frederiscksburg
- Port Isabel Lighthouse
- South Padre Island City Tour
- Bay Cruise & Dolphin Watch with Shrimp Boil Lunch
- Sea Turtle, Inc (rescue and rehabilitation center)
- SPI Birding & Nature Center
- King Ranch Tour (Kingsville, TX)
- BBQ Lunch at Camp House
- Buckhorn Saloon & Museum (San Antonio)
- Free time in historic downtown Fredericksburg
- *Optional fishing excursion available
- Meals: 2 continental breakfasts, 3 breakfasts, 5 lunches or dinners
Hairspray
Buddy Holly Hall
Lubbock, TX
Saturday, March 2, 2024
Departing Abilene
$219 per person
$25 due upon booking-Final due December 4, 2023
Highlights Include:
- Matinee at Buddy Holly Hall, Lubbock’s $158 million performing arts venue
- You Can’t Stop the Beat! Hairspray, Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musical comedy phenomenon is back on tour! Join 16-year-old Tracy Turnblad in 1960s Baltimore as she sets out to dance her way onto TV’s most popular show. Can a girl with big dreams (and even bigger hair) change the world?
Alaska’s Northern Lights
March 4* – 10, 2024 (Fly)
(7 days – 6 nights)
Departing Abilene
$ 3959 per person (2 people per room) – Ins. $248
$ 4575 per person (1 person per room) – Ins. $313
Travel Insurance available: $248 – $313 per person
$250 payment due upon booking**
**$100 of the deposit is non-refundable upon cancellation
Final due December 1, 2023
Highlights Include:
- Roundtrip transportation to DFW
- *Overnight in DFW area on March 4
- Roundtrip airfare from DFW ( call for prices from other airports)
- 3 nights in Fairbanks, AK
- 2 nights Chena Hot Springs Lodge
- Aurora Borealis Viewing Tours (2 nights)
- Santa’s House at North Pole
Spring Pilgrimage of Homes:
Natchez, MS
March 20 – 24, 2024
(5 days – 4 nights)
Departing Abilene, Big Spring, and Midland
$1419 per person (2 people per room) Ins. $105
$1759 per person (1 person per room) Ins. $137
Travel Insurance (Age 25+): $105- $137 per person
$25 due upon booking – Final due January 25, 2024
Highlights Include:
- Lansdowne Hall (1853) Home Tour
- Tour Stanton Hall (1857) Home Tour
- Tour Longwood Hall (1861) Home Tour
- Tour Rosalie Mansion & Gardens (1823)
- St. Mary Basilica
- Lunch at the Carriage House
- Dinner at Lansdowne Hall
Upcoming Tours
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