September 2026
“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.

Exploring the Dakotas
celebrating America’s Semiquincentennial
(250 years)
September 6 – 16, 2026
(10 nights – 9 days)
***SECOND TOUR DATE ADDED***
Departing Abilene, Big Spring and Midland
$3325 per person (2 people per room)
$4260 per person (1 person per room)
$50 due upon booking
Final payment due June 25, 2026
Travel Protection Insurance
available for purchase
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Highlights Include:
- North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial
- Crazy Horse Memorial
- Teddy Roosevelt Presidential Library (opening 2026)
- Teddy Roosevelt National Park
- Black Hills
- Badlands National Park
- Wall Drug
- Medora Musical & Pitchfork Fondue
- Tatanka: Story of the Bison
- Deadwood, SD
- Meals: 6 continental breakfasts, 3 breakfasts and 9 lunches or dinners
Hawaii Cruise
NCL’s Pride of America
September 9* – 20, 2026 (FLY)
(12 nights – 11 days)
Departing Abilene
INSIDE STATEROOM:
$5120 per person (2 people per room)
$6869 per person (1 person per room)
OUTSIDE STATEROOM with PRIVATE BALCONY:
$6285 per person (2 people per room)
$9140 per person (1 person per room)
$750 due upon booking
Final payment due May 4, 2026
Travel Protection Insurance
available for purchase
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Get Your Kicks on Route 66
September 19 – 26, 2026
(8 days – 7 nights)
***DRIVE west / FLY home***
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Route 66
with a nostalgic westbound tour
highlighting Route 66 through
New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California
Departing Abilene
$3289 per person (2 people per room)
$4085 per person (1 person per room)
$100 due upon booking – Final due June 19, 2026
Travel Protection Insurance
available for purchase
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Highlights Include:
- Route 66 west to Santa Monica, CA (end of the trail)
- 2 nights in Laughlin, NV
- 2 nights in Marina del Rey, CA
- Midpoint Cafe (Texas)
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tram ( New Mexico)
- Hoover Dam Powerplant Tour (Nevada)
- Hoover Dam Visitor Center (Nevada)
- Lake Mead Cruise (Nevada)
- Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum (California)
- Los Angeles City Tour
- Santa Monica Pier
- Hollywood Walk of Fame / Chinese Theatre
- Petrified Forest National Park (Arizona)
- Lowell Observatory (Arizona)
- Numerous historical attractions along Route 66
- One-way airfare from LAX to DFW
- Transportation from DFW to Abilene
- Meals: 1 breakfast, 6 continental breakfasts, 8 lunches or dinners
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
Travel Protection Insurance
available for purchase
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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
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