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Texas Hill Country & LBJ Ranch Experience (departing Austin)

Wonder at the Texas you've always heard about! Visit the verdant Texas Hill Country, with its many wineries, lavender fields, and peach, pecan & olive orchards. Experience history at the LBJ Ranch§ Stroll Main Street of the old German town of Fredericksburg: Explore the National Museum of the Pacific War (optional). Shop for western art, antiques and Texas-European fusion furniture (optional). Have lunch at one of the authentic German restaurants and biergartens (optional). Take in the music & magic of Luckenbach

Approx. 8 Hours; 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Mobile & printed vouchers accepted

Free Cancellation

Fully refundable when canceled up to 24 hours prior to departure.

Highlights

Explore the scenic backroads of the Texas Hill Country & learn about Texas cowboys & the Great Trail Texas cattle drives.
Experience history at the LBJ Ranch §
Visit Fredericksburg, a historic & picturesque German town.
Shop & have lunch at an authentic German biergarten (optional).
Try some award-winning Texas wine at a tasting room or two (optional).
Listen to the magic & music of Luckenbach, Texas—where "everybody is somebody!"

Includes

Hotel Pick-up and Drop-off at select downtown area hotels
Admission to the Lyndon B. Johnson State Park & Historic Site

Excludes

Optional Gratuities for Driver Guide and/or Tour Guide
Optional Admission to the Nimitz Museum & the National Museum of the Pacific War
Optional Wine Tasting fees

Please Note

§ Important Note Update: Starting June 7, 2021 and until further notice, portions of the LBJ Ranch National Historic Site are closed due to heavy rain and road construction. The impassable conditions on the taxiway, which is part of the driving loop, will prohibit driving on the National Historic Site. Guests will have time to explore the grounds at the LBJ State Park and Historic Site Visitor Center and Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm. § Important Note: Starting August 3, 2018 and until further notice, guided tours of the interior of the “Texas Whitehouse” are cancelled per the National Park Service due to needed repairs. However, guests can still explore the LBJ Ranch grounds, view exhibition pieces and artifacts in the JetStar Hangar, watch an award-winning 14-minute film, and get a picture with LBJ’s infamous JetStar aka “Air Force One-Half”.

There is a (4) guest minimum requirement; tour is subject to cancellation if required number is not met
Bring water
Eat breakfast before the tour
Dress comfortable and according to the weather
Tour duration may vary based on traffic, weather, day of week, length of stops at LBJ National Park Visitor Center in Johnson City and/or LBJ Ranch Tour

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Travel along Highway 290 from Austin into the beautiful Texas Hill Country!

We will have a brief stop at the LBJ National Historic Park Visitor Center in Johnson City. After, you'll visit the town of Stonewall, the peach capital of Texas, and home to the Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site along the picturesque Pedernales River.

During your tour, you will discover how the German migration of the 1840s and 1850s influenced the development of this picturesque area. You will hear about the role of the Texas cowboy and the great cattle drives from South Texas to mid-western markets. You'll also learn about the legacies of both LBJ—America’s 36th President—and Lady Bird, his beloved wife.

We will then visit the quaint German town of Fredericksburg, known for great shopping, biergartens, bratwurst, and more! In this picturesque little town you can visit the Nimitz Museum & National Museum of the Pacific War. Or if you prefer, you can shop and eat lunch at an authentic German biergarten. Maybe visit a wine tasting room (or 2!). We make this part of your tour flexible, so you'll have 1 - 2 hours of time on your own to browse the town and do whatever pleases you!

We will then stop and take in the storied musical history of Luckenbach, made world-famous by artists and colorful characters including Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Jerry Jeff Walker, Gary P Nunn, and Hondo Crouch. They say in Luckenbach, Texas, "everybody’s somebody.".

From Luckenbach we will take a scenic route through the Texas Hill Country, back on Highway 290, and then head back to Austin.

Tour duration may vary based on traffic, weather, day of week, length of stops at LBJ National Park Visitor Center in Johnson City and/or LBJ Ranch Tour

3.7 / 5 overall customer review rating

a Gray Line customer

April 29, 2023

Driver was great, personable and knowledgeable, sites were interesting, lunch in Fredericksburg was delicious and we hit a few of the sampling rooms in town.

November 6, 2021

The ranch was interesting.

Ms Cova Montes

July 2, 2019

The places visited and the information provided about the region and the history were excellent, better than what I expected

February 23, 2019

We have had an interest in LBJ for a long time, especially his lifelong relationship with his ranch and the Hill Country. It was absolutely wonderful to see what we had read so much about.

Driver was great, personable and knowledgeable, sites were interesting, lunch in Fredericksburg was delicious and we hit a few of the sampling rooms in town.
reviewed by a Gray Line customer

The ranch was interesting.
reviewed by a Gray Line customer

The places visited and the information provided about the region and the history were excellent, better than what I expected
reviewed by Ms Cova Montes

We have had an interest in LBJ for a long time, especially his lifelong relationship with his ranch and the Hill Country. It was absolutely wonderful to see what we had read so much about.
reviewed by a Gray Line customer