October 2026
“A Journey Of A 1000 Miles
Begins With A Single Step”
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 2026.
Golden Aspens of Colorado
September 30 – October 7, 2026
(8 days – 7 nights)
***FLY west / DRIVE home***
Departing Abilene
$3095 per person (2 people per room)
$3815 per person (1 person per room)
$100 due upon booking – Final due June 30, 2026
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Highlights Include:
Highlights Include:
- One-way airfare to Colorado
- Transportation to DFW
- Motorcoach transportation from Colorado to Texas
- 2 nights Colorado Springs, CO
- 2 nights Canon City, CO
- Golden Belt Jeep Tour – Aspen Trail
- Pikes Peak Cog Railway (14,115′ elevation)
- City Tour of Colorado Springs
- Garden of the Gods
- Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad w/ lunch
- U. S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum
- ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy
- Flying W Chuckwagon Dinner and Show
- Great Sand Dunes National Park
- Free time in Manitou Springs, CO
- Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad
- Meals: 1 breakfast, 6 continental breakfasts, 7 lunches or dinners
Fall Trains & Foliage of New England
October 2* – 11, 2026 (Fly)
(10 days – 9 nights)
Departing Abilene
$4819 per person (2 people per room)
$6075 per person (1 person per room)
$100 due upon booking – Final due June 23, 2026
Travel Protection Insurance
available for purchase
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Highlights Include:
- Roundtrip transportation to DFW
- *Overnight in DFW area on Oct 2
- 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
- Lunch at Griswold Inn – Essex, CT
- Trapp Family Lodge
- The Vermont Country Store
- Boston City Tour
- JFK Presidential Library & Museum
- Quincy Market
- Kennebunkport, ME
- Nubble Lighthouse
- Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Tour
- New England’s vibrant fall colors
- Meals: 5 breakfasts, 4 continental breakfasts, 8 lunches or dinners
Autumn at the Arboretum
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Departing Abilene
$199 per person
$25 due upon booking
Final payment due August 14, 2026
- Dallas Arboretum is a favorite Fall tradition. The fall festival is a spectacular show of color with 4,500 Chrysanthemums, along with 150,000 fall blooming plants.
- Internationally acclaimed Pumpkin Village features more than 100,000 pumpkins, squash, and gourds
- Name “One of the World’s 15 Most Breathtaking Gardens” by Architectural Digest
- Lunch included at the DeGolyer House
Autumn Trails in the Texas Hill Country
October 27 – 30, 2026
(4 days – 3 nights)
Departing Abilene and San Angelo
$1255 per person (2 people per room)
$1515 per person (1 person per room)
$25 due upon booking
Final due August 26, 2026
Travel Protection Insurance
available for purchase
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Highlights Include:
- 3 nights in Fredericksburg, TX
- Historic City Tour / Scenic Willow City Loop
- Longneck Manor
- Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Visitor Center
- Lyndon B. Johnson Boyhood Home
- Lyndon B. Johnson Ranch (driving tour)
- Luckenbach Texas
- Wildseed Farm
- National Museum of Pacific War
- Free time in Historic Downtown Fredericksburg
- Museum of Western Art (Kerrville)
- James Avery Craftsman Center
- Meals: 3 breakfasts and 4 lunches or dinners
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