*** TO BE ADDED TO OUR WAIT-LIST, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO OUR "AVAILABLE PACKAGES" SECTION & SELECT THE APPROPRIATE PACKAGE. *** 

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK comes alive in the Spring with beautiful wildflowers using a backdrop of MAJESTIC MOUNTAINS and CANYONS! We will also visit CHISOS BASIN, SANTA ELENA CANYON, MCDONALD OBSERVATORY, PRUDE RANCH STAR PARTY, THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, FORT STOCKTON HISTORIC FORT, and ANNE RIGGS MEMORIAL MUSEUM! But wait, there is more! We cannot go through MARBLE FALLS (TX) without enjoying the OLD FASHION PIES at the BLUEBONNET CAFÉ, of course. 

*** This is an exclusive motor-coach tour for American Tours only.  American Tours has overseen the details and operation of this entire package.  You will have an opportunity to connect with fellow explorers, embark on shared adventures and experience the excitement of group activities with people from the Northeast Texas Region!   

Frontier Texas Museum * FULL DAY TOUR of Big Bend National Park w/ Local Step-On Guide * McDonald Observatory Tour w/ Solar Party * Prude Ranch w/ Star Party * FULL DAY TOUR of Big Bend State Park w/ Local Step-On Guide * Anne Riggs Museum * Fort Stockton * Marble Falls

6 Nights Accommodations
1 Night - Home 2 Suites, Abilene (TX)

4 Nights - Quarter Circle 7, Alpine (TX)

1 Night - Hidden Falls Inn, Marble Falls (TX)

SINGLE OCCUPANCY:  $2,750 Per Person

DOUBLE OCCUPANCY:  $2,250 Per Person 

TRIPLE OCCUPANCY:  $2,000 Per Person  

QUAD OCCUPANCY:  $1,800 Per Person

*** Above pricing does not include Pre-Trip Cancelation Protection &/or Travel Insurance. *** 

*** Please see below for American Tour's optional "Pre-Trip Cancelation Protection". ***

DEPOSIT REQUIRED @ REGISTRATION:  $250 Per Person

FINAL PAYMENT DUE:  March 7, 2025

DEPOSIT & FINAL PAYMENT: Deposit of $250 per person is due at time of registration to secure your reservation.  Reservations are taken on a first come, first served basis.   Final Payment Due Date is 30 days prior to departure.  Unfortunately, we are unable to hold reservation space without registration information being provided including deposit.  Those registered for this package will see "WT* BIG BEND NATIONAL" as the statement descriptor in their credit card or bank account statement.  All payments by check are to be made out to American Tours.    

PRICING INCLUDES:   6 Nights Lodging * 19 Meals (6 Breakfast, 7 Lunches, & 6 Dinners) * Sightseeing Per Itinerary * Admissions for Group Activities Per Itinerary * Baggage Handling @ Hotels (One Suitcase Per Person) * Luxurious Motor-Coach Transportation * Professional “American Tours” Tour Guide * Complimentary Secured Parking @ American Tours 

MOTOR-COACH SEATING REQUEST:  Request are taken but not guaranteed.  Passengers have assigned seating based on "First Register / First Seat" meaning seats are assigned in the order of date registration.  *** First Register = First Seat / Last Register = Last Seat ***

IMPORTANT CONDITIONS/NOTES:  Itinerary and hotels are subject to change.

DAY #1 - MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2025

Tyler to Abilene (TN)

* ½ Travel Day

* Frontier Texas Museum

Included Meals: Lunch & Dinner

Overnight: Home 2 Suites, Abilene (TX)

DAY #2 - TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2025

Abilene to Alpine (X)

* Breakfast @ Hotel

* Travel Day

Included Meals: Breakfast & Dinner

Overnight: Hotel Parker, Alpine (TX)

DAY #3 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2025

Big Bend National Park

* Breakfast @ Hotel

* Full Day Touring Big Bend National Park w/ Local Step-On Guide

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner

Overnight: Hotel Parker, Alpine (TX)

DAY #4 - THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2025

McDonald Observatory / Star Party

* Breakfast @ Hotel

* Prude Ranch (Lunch Buffet)

* McDonald Observatory (Guided Tour & Solar Party)

* Prude Ranch (Dinner Buffet)

* Prude Ranch (Star Party)

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner

Overnight: Hotel Parker, Alpine (TX)

 
DAY #5 - FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2025

Big Bend State Park

* Breakfast @ Hotel

* Full Day Touring Big Bend State Park w/ Local Step-On Guide

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner

Overnight: Hotel Parker, Alpine (TX)

 
DAY #6 - SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2025

Alpine to Marble Falls (TX)

* Breakfast @ Hotel

* Anne Riggs

* Fort Stockton

* ½ Travel Day

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner

Overnight: Hidden Falls Inn, Marble Falls (TX)

DAY #7 - SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2025

Marble Falls to Tyler (TX)

* Breakfast @ hotel

* Travel Day

* Estimated ETA back in Tyler of 3:00 pm

Included Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

EASY 1 (2) 3 4 ACTIVE

Level 1: The tour operates at a very leisurely pace and involves some minimal physical activity such as climbing stairs, boarding a motor-coach, walking into a museum or other venue and walking from the hotel reception area to hotel rooms and dining areas.

Level 2: This tour requires average physical activity. You should be in good health, able to walk some stairs and walk reasonable distances, possibly over uneven ground and cobblestoned streets.

Level 3: This tour includes moderate physical activity. The itinerary blends some longer days with shorter days. You should be in good health, able to walk a flight of stairs or more and participate in walking tours or nature walks possibly over uneven ground and cobblestoned streets with periods of standing.  There could be some early and late activities, and temperature and altitude changes.  

Level 4: This tour is active, requiring participants to be good physical shape to fully enjoy the experiences. This itinerary has more activities which may include such things as longer walking tours over uneven ground, transfers over uneven and dusty terrain, high altitudes or very early morning departures. All conditions do not apply to all days, so please read the itinerary carefully and speak to one of our Reservations Coordinators to determine if this tour is right for you. Unfortunately, this tour is not appropriate for individuals who use wheelchairs, scooters, walkers or similar equipment.

AMERICAN TOUR'S PRE-TRIP CANCELATION PROTECTION (PTCP) = $225 Per Person

*** Must purchase at time of registration along with Initial Deposit. ***

What is the CANCELATION POLICY on “Motor-Coach Tours” offered by American Tours?

Travel Insurance: American Tours STRONGLY RECOMMENDS the purchase of Travel Insurance. You may purchase the Pre-Trip Cancelation Insurance offered by American Tours or purchase Travel Insurance on your own through another agency.

Pre-Trip Cancelation Protection (PTCP) offered by American Tours:  Pre-Trip Cancelation Protection (PTCP) offered by American Tours provides peace of mind.  We make it easy for you to book now and know you are covered – just in case.  Despite your best laid plans, life sometimes gets in the way.  Trips (planned and paid for weeks or even months in advance) are sometimes impacted by unforeseen and sometimes unavoidable obstacles such as illnesses, vehicle accidents, injuries, family situations … the list is endless.  With our “PTCPI” in place, all that is needed is a phone call or email to our office prior to the day of your trip’s departure making us aware of your need to cancel.  THAT IS IT!!  No paperwork.  No doctor’s note.  No police report.  No explanation.  All that is required is a simple phone call or email.  You are then able to give your full attention to whatever set of circumstances caused the cancelation.  At the conclusion of the tour, a full refund check is mailed to your home address.   For “PTCP” to be in place, it must be purchased at time of sign up.  “PTCP” covers you if you have the need to cancel between the FINAL PAYMENT DUE DATE and the DEPARTURE DATE of our trip.  These dates are different for each respective trip but can be found on each trip's REGISTRATION FORM. 

Customer cancels PRIOR to “Final Payment Due Date”:  In this case, the purchase of “PTCP” does not come into the equation.  The same policy will apply in this case whether the customer has purchased our "PTCP" or not.  The customer gets a FULL REFUND of all funds paid (including any funds paid for “PTCP”). 

Customer cancels AFTER the “Final Payment Due Date”:  In this case, the purchase of “PTCP” IS IMPORTANT.  On the FINAL PAYMENT DUE DATE of the trip in question, the passenger’s funds are COMMITTED to the tour.  If the passenger HAS PURCHASED our “PTCP”, no matter the reason for the cancelation, a full refund of funds paid (minus the cost of the purchased "PTCP") will be processed at the conclusion of the tour.  If the passenger HAS NOT PURCHASED our “PTCP”, no matter the reason for the cancellation, there is NO REFUND of any funds paid. 

PAYMENT OPTIONS INCLUDE:  

Credit Card / Bank Card / Checking Account - Bank Draft / Paper Check By Mail

***  Please note there are credit card fees associated with all credit card / bank card charges.   If a user pays by credit card, the combined transaction and credit card fees start at 3.9%+30c (1%+30c + 2.9%) for Visa/Mastercard or 4.9%+30c (1%+30c + 3.9%) for AMEX. *** 

REGISTRATION OPTIONS INCLUDE:

ONLINE REGISTRATION:

Book securely online 24/7* by clicking the green button.  Pay your deposit &/or insurance securely online via either credit card / bank card or check (bank draft).  Once you confirm payment, the funds are automatically drawn from your account. You will also receive a booking confirmation email. 

MAIL-IN REGISTRATION:

To register by Mail-In Registration, please click on the gray button on the right titled "Download Brochure".  This will download our "Registration Form" as well as a "Daily Itinerary".  Fill out the registration form and mail it in with your payment to the address reflected at the top of the Registration Form.   Once you confirm payment, the funds are automatically drawn from your account.  If paying by check through the mail, please be aware your reservation is not secure until your deposit has been received and entered into our system.  You will also receive a booking confirmation email.  

PHONE REGISTRATION: 

Call our office (903-593-2300) to speak with our owner, Donny Roach.  He will speak with you regarding the availability of spacing on this particular package and gladly take down reservation information to help expedite your reservation.  However, please be aware your reservation cannot be confirmed until your traveler passenger information, your acknowledgement (w/ acceptance / non-acceptance) of American Tour's "Pre-Trip Cancelation Protection", and your deposit have all been entered into our system.  Once all of those previously mentioned items have been entered into our system, you will receive a booking confirmation email.  When booking over the phone, please note our phone lines are only answered Monday - Friday during the hours of 9:00am to 4:00pm.  If our phone line is not answered, we are either on another phone line or momentarily out of the office.  Please leave a voicemail with your name, return phone #, and the reason for your call.  We will return your call as soon as we are able.   

DAY #1 - MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2025

Tyler to Abilene (TN)

* ½ Travel Day

* Frontier Texas Museum

Included Meals: Lunch & Dinner

Overnight: Home 2 Suites, Abilene (TX)

DAY #2 - TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2025

Abilene to Alpine (X)

* Breakfast @ Hotel

* Travel Day

Included Meals: Breakfast & Dinner

Overnight: Quarter Circle 7, Alpine (TX)

DAY #3 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2025

Big Bend National Park

* Breakfast @ Hotel

* Full Day Touring Big Bend National Park w/ Local Step-On Guide

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner

Overnight: Quarter Circle 7, Alpine (TX)

DAY #4 - THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2025

McDonald Observatory / Star Party

* Breakfast @ Hotel

* Prude Ranch (Lunch Buffet)

* McDonald Observatory (Guided Tour & Solar Party)

* Prude Ranch (Dinner Buffet)

* Prude Ranch (Star Party)

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner

Overnight: Quarter Circle 7, Alpine (TX)

 
DAY #5 - FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2025

Big Bend State Park

* Breakfast @ Hotel

* Full Day Touring Big Bend State Park w/ Local Step-On Guide

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner

Overnight: Quarter Circle 7, Alpine (TX)

 
DAY #6 - SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2025

Alpine to Marble Falls (TX)

* Breakfast @ Hotel

* Anne Riggs

* Fort Stockton

* ½ Travel Day

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner

Overnight: Hidden Falls Inn, Marble Falls (TX)

DAY #7 - SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2025

Marble Falls to Tyler (TX)

* Breakfast @ hotel

* Travel Day

* Estimated ETA back in Tyler of 3:00 pm

Included Meals: Breakfast & Lunch