October 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 October 2023.
Fall Trains & Foliage of New England
September 29* – October 8, 2023 (Fly)
(10 days – 9 nights)
Departing Abilene
$4089 per person (2 people per room) Ins. $313
$5095 per person (1 person per room) Ins. $373
Travel Protection Insurance-$313- $373 per person (age 25+)
$100 due upon booking – Final due June 21, 2023
Highlights Include:
- Roundtrip transportation to DFW
- *Overnight in DFW area on Sept 29
- Roundtrip airfare from DFW
- Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island
- JFK Presidential Library & Museum
- Norman Rockwell Museum
- Mount Washington Train Excursion
- Franconia Notch State Park
- Essex Steam Train & Riverboat
- Trapp Family Lodge
- Bennington Monument & Museum
- The Vermont Country Store
- Boston City Tour
- Quincy Market
- Cold Hollow Cider Mill
- Nubble Lighthouse
- Meals: 2 breakfasts, 7 continental breakfasts, 7 lunches or dinners
Autumn in the Ozarks
October 6 – 11, 2023
(6 days – 5 nights)
Departing Abilene, Big Spring, Midland, and San Angelo
$ 1665 per person (2 people per room) Ins $137
$ 2029 per person (1 person per room) Ins $187
Travel Insurance available: $137 – $187 per person (age 25+)
$25 due upon booking – Final due August 25, 2023
Highlights Include:
- The Great Passion Play (Eureka Springs, AR)
- Harvest Festival – Silver Dollar City (Branson, MO)
- Dogwood Canyon Nature Park
- Top of the Rock
- Ancient Ozarks Natural History Museum
- Lost Canyon Cave and Nature Trail
- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
- Thorncrown Chapel
- Eureka Springs Tram Tour
- Shepherd of the Hills Inspiration Tower
- POSTOAK Lodge (Tulsa, OK)
- 2 nights Branson, MO
- Meals: 1 breakfast, 4 continental breakfasts, 6 lunches or dinners
Marvels of the Midwest
October 16 – 21, 2023
(6 days – 5 nights)
Want the adventure of a Mystery Tour
without the mystery?
Come experience some of the most talked about
hidden gems discovered thus far on a Mystery Tour.
Celebrate the Marvels of the Midwest.
Departing Abilene, Big Spring, Midland, and San Angelo
$ 1449 per person (2 people per room) Ins $105
$ 1829 per person (1 person per room) Ins $137
Travel Insurance available: $105- $137 per person (age 25+)
$25 due upon booking – Final due September 1, 2023
Highlights Include:
- Little Sweden (Lindsborg, KS)
- Hemslojd
- Swedish Buffet lunch & entertainment
- Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Square
- Small World Gallery
- Strataca (650′ underground salt mine)
- Cosmosphere
- Lunch at an Amish Restaurant
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
- Orphan Train Complex
- The Whole Wall Mural
- Fling Hill Discovery Center
Kentucky Bluegrass Fall Foliage
Featuring Ark Encounter & Creation Museum
October 25 – November 2, 2023
(9 days – 8 nights)
Departing Abilene, Big Spring, Midland, and San Angelo
$2385 per person (2 people per room) Ins $187
$2965 per person (1 person per room) Ins $187
Travel Insurance: $187 per person (age 25+)
$50 due upon booking – Final due September 7, 2023
- Ark Encounter (Williamstown, KY)
- Creation Museum (Petersburg, KY)
- My Old Kentucky Home
- My Old Kentucky Dinner Train
- Johnny Cash’s Boyhood Home (Dyess, AR)
- Johnny Cash’s Storyteller Hideaway Farm & Museum
- Entertainment by Mark Alan Cash
- National Corvette Museum
- Abraham Lincoln Historic Site
- Bardstown City Tour
- Heaven Hill Distillery Tour
- Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill
- 2 nights Bardstown, KY
- 2 nights Lexington, KY
- Meals: 8 continental breakfasts | 8 lunches or dinners
Fredericksburg
Friday, October 20, 2023
Departing Abilene
$ 99 per person
$25 due upon booking
Final due September 7, 2023
Highlights Include:
- Shop and browse downtown Fredericksburg or stroll about at Fredericksburg Trade Days
- Arts, Crafts, Antiques, Quilts, and more
- Wildseed Farm (optional)
State Fair of Texas
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
(**DATE CORRECTION**)
Departing Abilene
$ 119 per person
$25 due upon booking
Final due August 23, 2023
Highlights Include:
- The State Fair of Texas has been held at historic Fair Park in Dallas since 1886.
- Say “howdy” to Big Tex, a 55 ‘ tall cowboy, greeting visitors since 1952
- Enjoy some of the deep-fried treats including Oreos and Twinkies
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