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Hill Country Tours: LBJ Ranch Trip
Your Personal Introduction to Central Texas


Itinerary
time happening/place details
8:00 Pick up from downtown hotels Meet, greet
8:30 Depart Austin via U.S. 290 Beautiful Hill Country scenery of far-flung rocky peaks and deep green spring-fed valleys, native trees, and wildflowers. See soaring birds, scurrying mammals, and darting reptiles.
9:45 Arrive LBJ Ranch Visitor Center, obtain tokens Exhibits, log cabins, a pioneer farmstead, gift shop, and movie
10:00 Board trams Ranger-led bus tour of Lyndon Johnson’s birthplace, first school, Texas White House, car collection, cattle fields, and cemetery
11:30 Return to Visitor Center, depart
12:00 Lunch – local specialty (extra) or Fbg option Dutch-treat at nearby barbecue, Tex-Mex, or Southern American cuisine. See Fredericksburg page for other options.
1:30 Johnson City—Boyhood Home tour Discover small-town Texas life in the 1920s
2:30 Depart Johnson City
Back roads route along Onion Creek Off the beaten path next to one of the prettiest small streams in Central Texas. See longhorns, sheep and goat herds, stone barns, and pecan groves.
3:30 Arrive Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, tour Premier and unique facility for promoting the growing of native plants
4:30 Depart Wildflower Center
5:00 Drop off – central city lodging Thank you for a wonderful time!
Rates: $140/adult (two-person minimum) for LBJ Ranch, Boyhood Home, and Wildflower Center; $185/adult includes Fredericksburg option. Discounts available for groups of 4 or more. Guests get all admissions, personalized schedule, maps, and refreshments. Lunch extra; fuel surcharges could apply.
Reservations: 512/383-TXTX (8989)
Transport: Comfortable and stylish Chevy Suburban, the National Car of Texas
Your host: Known as the Texas Back Roads Scholar since 1976, Howie Richey leads visitors far afield to discover the indigenous from an eclectic, passionate perspective. Hear personal anecdotes and engaging dialogue that you won’t get anywhere else.

Ask about the four-hour Onion Creek Creep. See Also the Romance San Antonio excursion!
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