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Table of Contents 2014Wintertexan Budget tours

VALUABLE INFORMATION

10 Reasons why WTBT is for you 10

Our Valued Customers Thank you 8

Company Rules and Regulations 33

TOURS (4 TO 8 DAYS)

Big Bend (6 days) 28-29

4 Jewels of Texas (4 Days) 30

TOURS (2 TO 3 DAYS)

Livestock Show & Rodeo (San Antonio) (3 days) 12

San Antonio New Braunfels (3 days) 14

Corpus Christi Discovery Tour (2 days) 27

San Antonio City Lights (3 days) 32

1 DAY TOURS

Port of Brownsville Industrial Tour 16

Texas Victory of Texas (Ranch Tour) 18-19

Farm Tour 20

King Ranch 22

Shopping Junky U.S. Side & Nuevo Progreso 23

South Padre Island Dolphin Watching Cruise 24

RGV Texas Towns 25

A Taste of Corpus Christi 26

Christmas Lights McAllen, Mission and Hidalgo 31


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A Short & Sweet note

from the Publishers deskDecember 1, 2013

As we are saying goodbye to this year we are offering a great wel-come to the new year hoping to have a healthy, happy and prosperous2014.

Last tourist season was the best ever! Thanks a million to our loyalcustomers, the cornerstone of our business. We are here to give youall the best service for less and to remind you that we are your #1Winter Texans Friendly Merchant Valleywide.

2014 will be the year of fun for everyone. We are expecting to servemore new people and invite them to tell their friends about our 27year old company. All trips will have as many breakfast included asthe number of nights on the trip.

Welcome aboard our new and energetic sa les staff who are eager togo the extra mile for our customers needs.

Thanks to our travel & design staff, and to all our advertisers whohelped us to bring you this wonderful catalogue. So, we invite you todo business with them and tell them that you have seen their ad inour catalogue.

Special thanks to my wife and five precious kids for their continuedsupport.

Let’s have a healthy, happy and prosperous 2014.

Free chocolate candies and bottled water on all tours in 2014.

Keep on smiling, life is great to enjoy!

Congratulations to my nephew Anas Khuffash for getting his MBA at UT Pan Ameri-can University, and to my nephew Ehab Khuffash for

getting his degree for Medical Assistant from STC.



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Livestockshowplus san antonio city tour

3Days2Nights

$329P.P./D.O.

& Great Rodeo Action


2014 tour date

FeBruarY 92 BreakFast

included





Allthisisincluded:

FREEpickup&returntoyourpark

Forgroupsof6ormorepeople.

First classA/Cmotorcoachwith

restroom.

Twonightsataniceconformable

Motel

Twofreecontinentalbreakfast

Boatrideattheriverwalk

CONTESTOn this tour we will choose the bestdressed couple (per bus) for the rodeo andthey will receive a unique gift from us.The judge will be your tour conductor, sodress up in your best western outfit so youcan win the contest. Good luck!

AT THE RODEOYouwill enjoy a performance by

oneofthenation’stopcountryen-

tertainers, as well as the rodeo

performancesthatwillbeheldina

newarena.Thisisgreatrodeoac-

tionbyskilled,braveyoungTex-

ans,aswellassomeofthebest

rodeoridersfromacrossthecoun-

try.Youwilllovethistrip,andre-

memberthiseventforever.

WE’LL SEE YOU THERE, YA’LL!

Day` 1Wewillpickyouupfromyourpark

between6:30and7:30A.M.,and

thenwewilldrivetoSanAntonio.

Ontheway,wewillhavebreakfast.

OncewegettoSanAntonio,we’ll

have lunch at a nice restaurant,

whereyouwillenjoysomegreat,

hearty food. After lunch,wewill

check into our nice comfortable

motel,andafterthat,wewilltake

youonanice,relaxingtourofSan

Antonio.Onthistourwewillvisit

theKingWilliamHistoricalDistrict,

the Mission of San Jose, the

Alamo,andofcourse, theRiver-

walkarea.Haveanicedinnerata

restaurant of your choice (Dutch

treat).Youwillenjoytheromantic

boatrideontheriveratnight(in-

cluded). Itwillbe twiceasnice.

Afterthisdayofadventure,wewill

takeyoutoyourhotelforagood

night’ssleep.

Day 2Enjoy a free breakfast at your

hotel.By9A.M.wewillstartour

touroftheday.Yourguidewillbe

delighted to takeyou to theSan

Fernando Cathedral, Fort Sam

Houston,andtheUSArmyMedical

Museum. After this magnificent

experience,wewillvisitLaVillita,

theoriginallittlevillageofSanAn-

tonio.Youwillfindart,jewelryand

clothing,almostanything,fromAto

Z. Next,wewillhave lunchata

marvelousplacechosenbyyour

guide.Youwillhaveagreattime!

Afterlunch,wewilltakeyoutore-

viewtheLivestockShowandgeta

crystalclearpictureaboutthelive-

stockbusinessinTexas.Youwill

be able to enjoy all the exhibits,

foodboothsandthecarnival.After

thesungoesdown,get ready to

witnesssomegreatrodeoaction.

Bringyourcameraalongtocatch

somegreatactionpictures.

Themusicalentertainmentatthe

rodeo isalwaysagreat treat,so

relaxandenjoythesoundsoflive

countrymusicfromoneofthena-

tion’s biggest stars. Afterwards,

ourmotorcoachwilltakeustoour

hotelsowecangetagoodnight’s

sleep.

Day 3Enjoyafreebreakfastatthehotel,

andthenwewillcheckoutofthe

hotelandgotoElMercado,styled

after a typical Mexican market.

Theysellarichprofusionofgoods,

from silver jewelry and Mexican

dressestopiñatasandonyxsets.

Asifthiswasnotenoughforyour

shopping pleasure, we will also

takeyoutothenewandimproved

SASFactoryshoeoutlet.Afterthat

wewillstopforlunch,andthenwe

will start our drive back to our

lovelyValley,wavinggoodbyeto

thecharmingcityofSanAntonio.

OurarrivalbackintheValleywill

bearound6P.M. FREECHOCOLATECANDY

Entertainment by Alan Jackson

Livestockshow

& Great Rodeo Action


Gladys Porter Zoo, The Children’sMuseum, Brownsville Old CityCemetery Center, SAS FactoryOutlet, Fort Brown established in1846, University of Texas inBrownsville Texas, and SouthmostCollege.

Brownsville: The southernmost cityin the state of Texas, it offers his-tory, cultural traditions, languageand people of two countries all inone destination. It was founded in1846, after Zachary Taylor estab-lished Fort Brown; he claimed the

Rio Grande as the official US/Mex-ico Border.Gladys Porter Zoo: Unique zoolog-ical park features animals living inopen exhibits surrounded by natu-ral flowing water ways, more than1390 specimens representingabout 360 species, 43 of which arelisted as endangered. Sections ofthe zoo include Tropical America,Indo-Australia, Asia, Africa, a chil-dren’s zoo and nursery, the Her-petarium and Aquatic Wing. Allfacilities are ascendible by wheel

chair. Complete the story whenyou visit the zoo.

2014 TOUR DATEs

JAnUARy 27FEbRUARy 10, 24

mARcH 10

Day 1Enjoy a comfortable, relaxing ride toSan Antonio aboard your climate con-trolled, air conditioned motor coach.You can enjoy the rolling countrysideas you make some new friends. Afterlunch, we will visit the Buckhorn (Hallof Horns) Saloon & Museum. TheBuckhorn Museum features wildlifefrom all over the world; including fish,birds, and animal oddities, with over520 species of wildlife. Of course, youcan enjoy some Texas “suds” whileyou are there.Tonight you will enjoy a fantastic boatride on the San Antonio River, whereyou will enjoy the lights and colors,along with the great night life. Enjoy adinner of delicious Texas BBQ at apopular local restaurant.Day 2After a good night’s sleep, you willenjoy a wonderful tour of historic SanAntonio, including La Villita, the Gov-ernor’s Palace and the world famousAlamo. After lunch, we will visit the In-

stitute of Texas Cultures, to learn howthe great State of Texas was formed.Tonight you can enjoy San Antonio’sfamous River Walk.Day 3Today we will take a very short motorcoach ride to New Braunfels. NewBraunfels’ wonderful German hospital-ity and traditions are well known allacross Texas. Enjoy some excellentfood at the Grist Mill Restaurant (lo-cated next door to the oldest dancehall in Texas), on a high cliff overlook-ing the Guadalupe River in historicGruene. Gruene is a historically cor-rect and well preserved small villagethat has some excellent shopping forantiques, along with a wonderful oldtime “General Store” that specializesin unusual Texas items and some re-ally great candy and ice cream. Thereare also a number of unique Texasboutiques, all within a few steps ofeach other. Finish up with a little winesampling at the Texas Wine’s Outletbefore you begin your return to the

Valley. You will have much to chatabout as you relax and enjoy the rideback home.

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2 BreakfastIncluded

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2014 TOUR DATE

by gROUp REqUEsT40 pEOplE minimUm

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BrownsvILLePast aNd PreseNt

$59P.P.1 Day Tour

Great Lunch &Zoo Admission

Includes

$299P.P./D.O.3 Days 2 Nights

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2014 tour date

January 24, 31FeBruary 7, 14, 21, 28

March 7, 14





Brownsville is the sixteenth

most populous city in the state

of Texas with a population of

180,097. It is located on the

southernmost tip of Texas,

United States on the northern

bank of the Rio Grande, directly

north and across the border

from Matamoros, Tamaulipas,

Mexico. The 2012 U.S. Census

Bureau estimate places the

Brownsville-Harlingen metropol-

itan area population at 415,557

allotting it the eighth most pop-

ulous metropolitan area in the

state of Texas. In addition, the

Matamoros–Brownsville Metro-

politan Area counts with a pop-

ulation of 1,136,995, allotting it

the fourth-largest metropolitan

area along the U.S.-Mexico bor-

der.

The Brownsville urban area is

one of the fastest growing in the

United States. The city's popu-

lation dramatically increased

after it experienced a boom in

the steel industry during the

1900s (decade), where it pro-

duced three times its annual ca-

pacity. Nowadays, the Port of

Brownsville is a major economic

hub for South Texas, where

shipments from Mexico, other

parts of the United States and

the world arrive. Brownsville's

economy is mainly based on its

international trade with Mexico

through the North American

Free Trade Agreement

(NAFTA), and is home to one of

the fastest growing manufactur-

ing sectors in the nation. In ad-

dition, Brownsville's climate has

often been recognized among

the best pro-business climates

in the United States, and the

city has also been ranked

among the least expensive

places to live in the U.S.

Brownsville served as a site for

several battles and events in

the Texas Revolution, the Mex-

ican American War, and the

American Civil War. And right

across the U.S-Mexico border

lies Matamoros, Tamaulipas, a

city with a population of 500,000

people and a major site of the

Mexican War of Independence,

the Mexican Revolution, and

the French Intervention.

Tour Package Includes:

Round Trip transportation by 1st

class all AC motorcoach with

restroom & public address

system.

Free pick up & return to your

park for group of 6 people or

more.

Full time tour conductor.

One free drawing for mystery

gift.

Free soft drink or water.

One great lunch at a nice

restaurant (included).

Tour description:

9 am to 1 pm this is a great trip

through the port of Brownsville

by water. See the giant oil plat-

forms of the gulf of Mexico and

the wide array of International

Flag Ships that ply their trade

through the port of Brownsville.

See how oil platforms and jack

up rigs are built at the largest

platform production yard in

America. You'll learn a lot on

this water borne adventure.

Fun, Fun, Fun!

We will take you to a nice place

for lunch (included)

Your tour conductor will take

you on a cruise by bus to ex-

plore SPI or Brownsville de-

pending on the weather &

location of your lunch.

Our Motorcoach will take you

home by 5pm

BROwNSvILLePORT OF

INDUSTRIAL TOUR

1 Day Tour4 Hrs. Cruise - 9am to 1pm

1 Great LunchIncluded

PORT OFBROWNSVILLEINDUSTRIAL TOUR

4 Hrs. Cruise 9am-1pm

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Victory to texasRanch Tour


Tour package includes:Free pick up & return to yourpark for groups of ten peopleminimum.

Pick up time will be given to youthe day before the departuredate.To save time, have your break-fast at home.Please pack your lunch box, wewill have a picnic style lunch atthe patio, we will provide softdrinks or water, lunch time will be12 noon to 1 pm.

Arriving time at the ranch by 9:30 am

9:30 am to 10:00 am, visitorswill enjoy watching birds andbutterflies, while they relax andenjoy hot coffee and special fla-vored hot chocolate along withpan dulce all on the house.

10:00 am to 11:45 am Trailertour with your humble pleasant &talented rancher, half of the busload will be boarding the trailerand be with your rancher. He willdiscuss how indigenous peopleand early settlers made use of

native plants for food, medicineand fiber. He will also discusshow they avoided other plantswhich are poisonous.

Your rancher will give a demon-stration on how to assamblerope. (visitors will be encour-aged to help in the demonstra-tion)

You'll see how they make soapand a needle and thread fromplants.

Group 2On the Patio with Ranchero #2

10:00 am - 11:45 am He will dis-cuss several interesting plants &how they play a virtual role in ourenvironment.

Wild life of the area will be ex-plained in great detailed. Shortbreaks will be taken. Take pictures & enjoy the area.

Last but not least, he will talkabout interesting aspects of as-tronomy & cosmology.

2014 tour date

January 25FeBruary 1, 8, 15, 22

March 1, 8





Back to NatureRanch Tour

$69P.P.

FREECHOCOLATECANDY

12 noon to 1 pm, Lunch (visi-tors will bring their own lunch)we will provide soft drinks orwater.You can bring your own littlecooler for your special drink ormedicine.

After lunch both groups willchange ranchers and places tobe with them.

1 pm to 2:45 pm - be with Thenew Rancher

2:45 pm to 3 pm - regroup onthe patio for goodbyes & picturetaking

3:00 pm, bus departs with nicememories of a great back to na-ture tour.

New in 2014 Early dinner stopin Rio Grande City before ourmotorcoach will be taking us

home. Dinner on your owndutch treat.

Back to Nature Ranch Tour

Plants you could find at theranch nursery

• Huisache• Guajillo• Gregg’s Acabia• Black Brush• Huisachillo• Wright’s Acacia• Coma• Chile Piquin • White Brush• All thorn goat brush• Sugar Hackberry• Granjeno• Palo Verde• Hog Plum• Berlandier Fiddlewood• Basil• Wild olive• Texas baby bonnetes• Chapote

• Manzanillamany more

1 Day Tour

ON SATURDAYS ONLY - TOURS VIP NOTICE

The rancher wife will lecture on cooking with native plants.There will be some cooking demonstrations and an op-portunity to taste food prepared with native plants.


$55P.P.


2014 tour date


March 4, 11





Question:

What did the cow say to the dairyFarmer on a cold Sunday morning?Answer:

Your tour conductor will tell you the an-swer on the trip, so sign up today and joinus! Last year this tour sold out fast.

A Short Farming Story:A young boy was walking to school inthe holy land when he saw an old manplanting an olive tree. The boy stoppedand asked the old man why he wasplanting an olive tree that would takeyears to give fruit when he may not bealive at that time to eat the fruit. Theold man smiled and responded, “Yes,that may be true, but our grandparentsplanted so we could eat and now weplant so our grandchildren can eatalso.” Farmers worldwide are doingjust that, planting so that others caneat the fruit of their fields.

A one day adventure, your tour pack-age includes:Round trip transportation by first classA/C motor coach with a clean restroomand clean windows for a great viewProfessional tour conductor≤ Free ice cold soft drinks on boardyour motor coach≤ One FRee drawing for a mysterygift during tour≤ FRee mystery stop during the tour≤ An included great lunch ≤ FRee pickup at your park forgroups of 6 people or more, otherwiseyou will need to meet the bus at our of-fice or at a nearby trailer park that wewill assign to you.

Farms, farmers, the farming industry,fun and an educational adventure; youwill see and experience all of thesethings on this tour.This trip will introduce you to farms,

farmers and the farming industry in ourgreat Valley. It will be fun and educa-tional, with lots of fresh air. Sign up asearly as possible as last year’s tours allsold out fast.You will discover many hidden placesincluding water pumping plants anddifferent ranches and fields on US sideof the river. You will see and meetfarmers who will take their time to ex-plain to you about their farming meth-ods and to answer any questions youmay have about the farming industry.During the tour, you will enjoy a greatlunch with superb service at a nicerestaurant. You will love this lunch (In-cluded).During this tour we’ll have a mysterystop. Have fun!

Farm Tour

HEALTH & NUTRITION VALUES

• Aloe Vera: is historically & internationally recognized for its incredibly diverse healing properties

• Honey: Nature energy booster helps your immune system

• Onion: an antibiotic, great for heart problemsdoes a lot of good stuff to your blood

• Celery: Lowers blood pressure, celery juice has a lot of health benefitslike controlling cholesterol, inflammation.

• Almonds: Proper development for brain, improve skin and hair texture,good for control cholesterol

• Pecans: Has natural antioxidants, weight control, good for heart

• Broccoli: Good for nervous system, bone health, sun damage,cancer prevention, blood pressure, eye heath.

No Mexican Side

Special DeluxeLunchincluded1 Day Tour - (US side only)

FREECHOCOLATECANDY


$69P.P.


2014 tour date


March 5, 12





• Free ice cold drinks included

• Free healthy fruitonboard

• One Free drawingfor mystery gift

• One Free prize to the Best Dressed Couple with Texan Cowboy & Cowgirl Theme in Mind.

(tour conductor will be the judge)

Kind Ranch was founded in 1853after Captain Richard King at-tended the Lone Star Fair in Cor-pus Christi. At the fair, CaptainKind and his friend Texas RangerCaptain Gideon K. Lewis formed apartnership to establish and oper-ate a livestock operation withheadquarters at the site of theSanta Gertrudis Creek.King Ranch has played importantroles in South Texas history. Dur-ing the Civil war, the Nueces stripwas the back door of the Confed-eracy and a way around the unionBlockade of Confederate Port. It isthe birth place of the Americanranching business. At the Civil war,over 100,000 head of King Ranchcattle headed up the trail to feed abeef-hungry nation. King Ranchsprawls across 825,000 acres ofSouth Texas. Covering more than1,300 square miles, it is larger than

the entire state of Rhode Island,and it is the home of 60,000 SantaGertrudis and 300 registered Quar-ter horses. King Ranch is also amultinational agribusiness and en-ergy exploration corporation whichproduces grain sorghum, sugarcane, rice, cotton, turf grass, sweetcorn, and cattle.

TOUR PACKAGE

INCLUDES:

• FREE pickup and return to your park for groups of six people or more.

• Short stop along the way for coffee and rolls (dutch treat).

• Arrive in Kingsville at 10:30 amand meet your tour guide for

a great two hour guided tour of King Ranch.

• At around 12:30 pm we will experience a great lunch buffet at a nice restaurant in Kingsville. Food is fresh & tasty, nice atmosphere superb service, you’ll love the lunch and enjoy the place.

• Tour of John E. Conner Museum

• If time allows, we will visit Sellers Market and the running W. Saddle Shop.

• Full time tour escort

Return to the Valley by 6:00 pm.

King Ranch1 Day Tour

Special Fun!

FREECHOCOLATECANDY

Lunchincluded

$49P.P.


2014 tour date

By group request40 people MiniMuM

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Join us today on the mostpopular trip for Winter Texans Valleywide!Free drawing for a mys-tery gift and a delicious,unique lunch includedONE DAY TOUR


• Free pick up and return to yourpark for groups of 6 people ormore.

• FULL TIME BILINGUALTOUR GUIDE

• Great shopping opportunitiesand bargains in the main marketof Nuevo Progreso. CandyShops, Dentists & Pharmaciesare everywhere! SHOP! SHOP! SHOP!

Great lunch included

on this tour

Our first class A/C motor coachwith public address system andclean restrooms will follow theExp 83 E to Brownsville, stopfor breakfast. Our 1st stop willbe the SAS Factory outlet Buyshoes for Men or Women atgreat Factory Prices.

Our 2nd stop will be MercedesFactory Outlets.Our 3rd stop will be lunch onU.S. side or in Nuevo Progresodepending on timing of the trip.

Mercedes Factory OutletRio Grande Valley Premium Outlet

• Shop Brilliantly

• 140 Stores

• Savings of 25% to 65%

everyday

• Legendary Brands

• Abundant Selection

• Real Savings

We will cross to Nuevo Pro-greso over the InternationalBridge after lunch.We will do our shopping on theMain Street. Bargains are greathere, you can buy gifts for yourloved ones to take home withyou. We will give you plenty oftime, no rush!

There will be a MYSTERY stopat the end of the tour. You willreturn with laughs and memo-ries of a great time.

Return Home by 6pm, FUN!FUN! FUN!

1 Day Tour

Special Fun!

FREECHOCOLATECANDY

Lunchincluded

Shopping Junkie

$59P.P.


2014 tour date

January 23,FeBruary 6, 20

March 13





FREE ICE COLD

SOFT DRINKS INCLUDED

FREE HEALTHY FRUIT

ON BOARD

WHY SOUTH PADRE

ISLAND?

A barrier reef in the Gulf of Mex-

ico at the Southern most tip of

Texas, South Padre Island

beckons visitors with the prom-

ise of Sun drenched days. This

is the place for serious beach

combing, wind surfing, sailing,

dolphin watching and deep sea

and bay fishing. Miles and miles

of beach means uncrowded

swimming and solitary horse-

back rides.

TOUR PACKAGE

INCLUDES:

Round trip transportation by 1st

class a/c motorcoach with pub-

lic address system and clean

restrooms. Free pick up and re-

turn to your park for groups of 6

people or more. Pleasant full

time conductor.

COMPLETE CITY TOUR OF

SOUTH PADRE

ISLAND.

Which will include two major

stops, birding trails stop, and

next to South Padre Island Con-

vention Center. You’ll watch

birds from a wooden deck; bring

your binoculars & camera. Plus

a visit to the University of Texas

Pan-American Coastal Studies

Laboratory. You will see octo-

pus, fiddler crabs, and living sea

shell up close.

Great Lunch at a nice restau-

rant included. You will love it.

Great food, superb service.

Dolphin watch on South Padre

Island cruise. Share the thrill of

meeting dolphins and birds in

the wild aboard your comfort-

able cruise ship.

Enjoy the sunshine and listen

carefully to an educational pres-

entation on dolphins, birds, and

S. Padre Island FUN! FUN!

FUN! and good times are re-

served for you. So please bring

your camera along to capture

unforgettable moments and

beautiful scenes.

1 Day Tour

Discovery & Dolphin Watching Cruise

FREECHOCOLATECANDY

lunch &Cruise

Included

South Padre ISland

$55P.P.


2014 tour date

By group request40 people MiniMuM

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ONE FREE MYSTERY GIFT

DRAWING ON BOARD,

FREE MYSTERY FRUITS ON

BOARD.

Destination: Somewhere in

RGV Texas on the border.

Every Mystery trip that we offer

this season will be completely

different and unique from the

other dates. This way you can

go on all the trips we offer and

be assured to have a new ex-

perience.

TOUR PACKAGE

INCLUDES:

Free pick up/return for groups

of six people or more, otherwise

you will meet the bus at our of-

fice or at a nearby trailer park

that will be assigned to you.

Round trip transportation on a

first class a/c motorcoach with

public address system and

clean restroom.

This is an 8 hour trip that starts

at 9 am approximately, and will

end by 5 pm. Every trip will

have a unique question that we

will ask you to answer on a

piece of paper.

A stop at the Museum of South

Texas History in Edinburg (in-

cluded).

Anyone who answers the ques-

tion correctly will have his name

entered in a drawing for a free

one-day trip of $49 value, good

for one year.

We want you to win!

Sign up today while seats are

still available.

1 Day Tour

Exploring McAllen, Mission, Hidalgo!Lunch

Included

Texas TownsRGV

FREECHOCOLATECANDY

$85P.P.


2014 tour date

January 30FeBruary 13, 27

March 6





Visitors have long been attractedto Corpus Christi to enjoy thewarm breezes and beautiful glit-tering waters. Corpus Christi, thesparkling city by the sea attractspeople for windsurfing, kite flyingand sail boating. You can enjoythe outdoors here almost yearround since Corpus Christi aver-ages 255 days of sunshine ayear. We will visit the USS Lex-ington & the Texas State Aquar-ium. We will stop for breakfast(Dutch treat) on the way to Cor-pus Christi and we will eat lunch(included) in Corpus Christi.

USS Lexington Museum on the

Bay

The USS Lexington is one of the

most decorated aircraft carriers in

the US Naval history.

The USS Lexington was named

the Blue Ghost because in WWII

it was reported sunk four times,

but always returned to fight

again.

After touring the museum you

can watch a great film in the four

story mega theater

You can visit the gift shop and the

food court.

Texas State Aquarium

A Texas sized under sea adven-

ture will be your treat at this place

of learning, exploration, fun, ex-

citement, wonder and discovery

Get up close to the dolphins in

Dolphin Bay, touch a shark or

stingray, and experience the

newly opened Amazon Exhibit.

It features boa constrictors, an

anaconda, exotic birds, piranhas

and Goliath bird eating tarantu-

las. Visitors take an aquatic jour-

ney from the shore to the depths

of the Gulf of Mexico while watch-

ing dive shows and feeding

demonstrations. Guests can also

interact with the animal keepers

during the many presentations

scheduled throughout the day.

ALL THIS IS INCLUDED:

Free pickup and return to your

park for groups of 6 people or

more.

Round trip transportation by first

class A/C motor coach with a

restroom. Professional tour con-

ductor

Admission to see the USS Lex-

ington & Texas State Aquarium.

A stop for lunch included at a nice

restaurant in Corpus Christi.

1 Day Tour

A TASTE OF CORPUS CHRISTILunch

Included

CorpUS ChrISTI

FREECHOCOLATECANDY

Texas StateAquarium plusUSS Lexington

Included

$199P.P./D.O.


2014 tour date

January 30FeBruary 13, 27

March 6





Explore Texas State

Aquarium plus

USS Lexington. Enjoy the city of

palms, beaches and sunshine

on a nice tour to the Museum,

Heritage Park, residential areas

with restored charming homes,

plus lots more mystery places

you’ll discover on your trip. Fun,

Fun Fun!

Day 1

Our friendly staff will pick you up

at your park (for groups of 6

people minimum). You will

board your comfortable A/C

motor coach for a nice drive to

Corpus Christi. Have your

breakfast at home so we can

save time. Our first stop for

today will be at the Texas State

Aquarium. Explore and enjoy.

You will have fun at the aquar-

ium. Lunch will be served at a

nice restaurant, Dutch treat (on

your own). After lunch we will

take you to explore the USS

Lexington, located in the bay

next to the Aquarium. During

WWII this great ship was re-

ported sunk 4 times, but always

returned to the fight, leading

propagandist Tokyo Rose to

name her The Blue Ghost. Our

hotel check in time is around

5:30 pm. Relax and get ready

for the next day of fun and ad-

venture.

Day 2

After breakfast, we will check

out of the Hotel, don’t forget

your keys, cell phones, wallet.

(breakfast included)

Today we will explore the city of

palms, beaches and sunshine,

then tour the Art Museum of

South Texas, where the perma-

nent exhibit of 1864 objects is

supplemented by traveling

shows. Our motor coach will

then take us to Heritage Park to

see residential areas of restored

homes that are simply charm-

ing. We will also take you to

some mystery places that you

probably are completely un-

aware of. We will have lunch

(included) at a nice place, and

then we will drive back to our

lovely Valley with great memo-

ries of a very enjoyable trip to

the sparkling city by the sea,

Corpus Christi.

2 Days 1 Night

Discovery TourCOrpus ChrIstI

One BreakfastIncluded

One Lunch

Included

FREECHOCOLATECANDY


Splendid Isolation, The Big Bend...There is a place in Far WestTexas where night skies aredark as coal and rivers carvetemple-like canyons in ancientlimestone. Here, at the end ofthe road, hundreds of birdspecies take refuge in a solitarymountain range surrounded byweather-beaten desert. Tena-cious cactus bloom in sublimesouthwestern sun, and diversityof species is the best in thecountry. This magical place isBig Bend.

Day 1Leaving the Valley, we will fol-low the Rio Grande north in acomfortable, restroom-equipped, climate-controlledmotor coach. We pass throughRio Grande City, home of FortRingold (established 1848). Abit further down the road, we ar-rive at Roma (population 9,765),where the movie Zapata wasfilmed. We continue throughLaredo, a major crossing pointto Mexico, and Carrizo Springs,whose artesian wells produceexceptional, clean water, stop-ping for lunch along the way.Tonight will be spent in a com-fortable hotel in Del Rio, apleasant, green border city,close to Lake Amistad, whichwe visit.

Day 2After breakfast, we head weston US 90, crossing the PecosRiver and passing by SeminoleCanyon. We stop at the JudgeRoy Bean Visitor Center andhear about the famous judge,known as “the law west of thePecos”. Near here, in 1882, thefinal spike establishing theSouthern Pacific Railroad wasdriven into the ground. We con-tinue through the railroad townof Sanderson (population 837)to Marathon, where we will stopbriefly to visit the famous GageHotel. After 204 miles, we ar-rive in Alpine, hub of the BigBend. We will visit the newly re-stored Museum of the Big Bendon the campus of Sul Ross

State University before check-ing into the Ramada Hotel. Din-ner at the hotel Day 3A full-day visiting the Big BendNational Park, the “Jewel in theCrown” of the region. We grabsome picnic items, and thenhead south. Two hours later weare in The Basin, the very heartof the park (altitude 5,400 feet).We drive along Ross MaxwellScenic Drive, walk to the mouthof the iconic Santa ElenaCanyon and stop for lunch athistoric Castolon, a former mili-tary post. We visit PantherJunction, park headquarters,and follow the short, interestingNature Trail. Leaving the park,we pause in Terlingua Ghost-town, formerly a mining townand hear about the history ofthis remarkable border commu-nity. We drive back to our Alpinehotel for dinner.

Day 4We now head north to the his-toric town of Fort Davis, wherewe visit the immaculate NationalHistoric Site (1854-1891) aswell as strolling around thispretty town. Skirting the DavisMountain we head over beauti-ful Wild Rose Pass to Bal-morhea. Here we observe thefamous swimming pool, whosecapacity is 3.5 million gallons ofwater, which has a constanttemperature of 72-76 degrees.We turn east on I-10 and travel50 miles to Fort Stockton.

Big BendThe Big Bend is a colloquial name of a geographic region in the western part of the state of Texas in the United States

along the border with Mexico, roughly defined as the counties north of the prominent northward bend in the Rio

Grande as it passes through the gap between the Chisos Mountains in Texas and the Sierra Madre Oriental in Mexico.

It is sometimes loosely defined as the part of Texas south of U.S. Highway 90 and west of the Pecos River.

NationalPark

Big BendNational Park

$649P.P./D.O.

In this thriving community, wevisit the friendly and informativeAnnie Riggs Museum for an un-derstanding of the area’s his-tory. Finally, at St. Genevieve Win-ery’s tasting room, we have thechance to taste some winesfrom this successful local win-ery. The first glass is on us!Overnight at Fort Stockton.

Day 5

Heading east along I-10, wereach Sonora Caverns after 2hours. We take a guided tour ofthe caverns, which are a Na-tional Natural Landmark of ex-traordinary beauty. We visit thecaverns with a special guide, ata relaxed pace in the 71F tem-perature with 98 degrees hu-midity. Our guide will explain, aswe view the best known sites,how these crystal calcite forma-tions, described as the mostbeautiful in Texas, were formed. After lunch, we continue ourdrive through the Texas HillCountry to Uvalde, where wespend the night. Tonight’s enter-tainment will be a wonderfulperformance by the Sahawe In-dian Dancers.

Day 6

Birthplace to some surprisingpeople, center of honey produc-tion and cactus juice, satellitecampus of Sul Ross State Uni-versity and a fine old operahouse, Uvalde (population15,800) merits our attention thismorning, that makes uniquemesquite rocking chairs and ta-bles. We drive past the home offormer Vice President Nance,who was born here. We visit theAviation Museum, whichhouses WWII vintage planes.Continuing for 300 miles on ourlast lap to McAllen, we havetime to reflect on the greatmemories and new vistas (andhopefully some wonderful pic-tures) we have enjoyed over thepast few days.

6 DAYS 5 NIGHTS

2014 tour date

March 9





FREECHOCOLATECANDY


$349P.P./D.O.


2014 tour date

FeBruary 28





The Four Jewels of Texas

• San Antonio

• San Marcos

• New Braunfels

• Gruene


1. Round trip transportation by

first class a/c motorcoach with

public address system and

clean restroom.

2. Free pick up and return to

your park for groups of six peo-

ple or more.

-

3. Three nights at 1st class ho-

tels, First 2 nights at New

Braunfels, and the third night in

San Antonio.

4. Full time pleasant tour con-

ductors.

5. Local Guide in New Braun-

fels and Gruene

Tours as described below:

• San Marcos:

Complete city tour plus great

shopping at San Marcos. Shop-

pinging outlets where bargains

are available for everyone. You

can buy at great factory prices,

so don’t forget your shopping

money; travelers checks, cash

and credit cards accepted.

• Discover New Braunfels

& Enjoy Gruene City Tour

The German heritage of this

area really proves itself here.

You will feel like you are in an

old German Town (Little Old

Germany).

Dutch treat dinner at a nice

German restaurant.

The City of New Braunfels is fa-

mous for Sausages, Breads &

popular river resorts.

• San Antonio:

Short city tour in the Alamo

area. Walking tour of the River

Walk area. You will then have

your lunch (Dutch Treat) at your

own expense, in the River Walk

area at your restaurant of

choice. River cruise is a must

here! (included).

4 Days 3 Nights

Shopping Tours! Fun Activities4 JeweLs Of Texas

FREECHOCOLATECANDY

3 BreakfastOne Lunch Included

$49P.P.


2014 tour date

deceMBer 12, 13,19, 20





1 Day Tour

Chasers Tour - McAllen, Mission & HidalgoChRISTmAS LIghTS

1. Free pick up and return toyour park for groups of 6 peopleminimum. The exact pick uptimes will be confirmed the daybefore the trip.

2. After pick up we will take youto a spe-cial placefor ourearly dinner,nice restaurant,great food, andservice you’llenjoy.

3. Afterthe sun goes down andnight falls we’ll start ourLight Chasers Tour. Be ready!We will see the lights in McAllen,Mission and of course the bestlights in Hidalgo. You’ll beamazed at the different artisticdecorations. You’ll be hearing“WOWS” “LOOK HERE”, “LOOKTHERE”. Many great scenes toremember: like being in the “Cityof Lights” in Fantasy Land (Outof this world). *Your full time tourconductor will be guiding you tothe best places of light displaywhich were spotted and ap-

proved by our staff. This trip willbe sold out and loved by ourclients who will exclaim about itto friends and family. Your motorcoach will be driven by safe and

professional drivers with sin-cere, cautious and friendly serv-

ice. Returnhome by

10:30 p.m.with a smile on

your face and joyin your hearts.

TRIP HIGHLITS:

Festival of Lights, Hi-dalgo Texas lights are

FREE and the BIGGEST dis-play of Christmas lights inTexas just got BIGGER! Join uswith friends in Hidalgo and cele-brate a tropical Christmas. • Trails of Nine Sights• Illuminated Parade• Entertainment• Concert and Trolley Tour (Trol-ley Tour optional not included)• Our bus will follow the trolleyroute to show you the lights asyou will see on the Trolley.

Happy Holidays from our staff to all Winter Texans and Valley residents.Valley Wide tour package includes:

1. YOUR PARK

2. McALLEN 3. MISSION

4. HIDALGO

FREECHOCOLATECANDY

EARLYSTART

& EARLY RETURN YOU’LL

LOVE IT!!

One EarlyDinner

Included

$299P.P./D.O.


2014 tour date

deceMBer 13, 20





TOUR PACKAGE INCLUDES:

• Fiesta de las Luminarias

• Holiday Boat Caroling

• Complete City Tour

• Shopping at SAS

Shoe Factory Outlet

• Boat Ride on the River

WELCOME TO SAN ANTONIORekindle your holiday spirit andexperience pure San Antonio holi-day magic. The beauty of SanAntonio at Christmas will takeyour breath away. The River Walkwill have colored lights hangingeverywhere you look, especiallyfor the holidays. It is a truly beau-tiful sight to behold. So spendsome very special time in San An-tonio while the city is all deckedout for the holiday. The whole citywill be aglow and glittering as welift candles, hearts and voices incelebration. Stroll through a storybook winter wonderland, as thou-sands of glimmering lights bringthe joy of the holidays to the en-chanting River Walk.

FIESTA DE LAS LUMINARIAS

Following the tradition which started

in the 1550’s, candles are placed

along the River Walk every night to

represent the lighting of Mary and

Joseph’s way to Bethlehem. San An-

tonio looks its best during the holi-

days because of the festivities and

the pageants. This Christmas tour is

designed to capture the spirit of the

season. Of course, a boat ride along

the lush San Antonio River is simply

not to be missed.

River Center Annual Holiday Pro-

gram: Tonight there is a Star in the

Sky, presented by five boats on the

river, featuring vignettes of the Christ-

mas Story with holiday songs and

carols.

ALSO INCLUDED:

• Complete city tour of San Antonio,

the Alamo, La Villita, Mission San

Jose, the King William Historical Dis-

trict, plus more, based on time.

Shopping time at the Mexican market

and River Walk area also.

Shopping stop at the new and im-

proved SAS Factory Shoe Outlet.

• One Great lunch on us on day 3,

before departing to come

back home.

• Round trip transportation

by first class A/C motor coach.

• Full time professional

conductor

• Two nights at a nice confortable

hotel.

3 Days 2 Nights

City LightsSanantonio

FREECHOCOLATECANDY

2 FREEBreakfastsPlus one great Lunch Included


We are your golden gateway to fun-n-sun during your stay in our lovely Valley.

We are planning that on all our tours you'll experience a unique and a friendly Service, which will make

you travel with us year after year.

WintertexanBudget tours

Our Tours Features

"Don't worry be happy!" No need toworry about your car while enjoying yourtour with us. We offer FREE pick up andreturn home, (six people minimum) soyou and your car will be safe. For faraway parks an additional fee will beadded to the regular price of your tour.

Transportation By Coach

On our tours, you'll travel in air condi-tioned buses which have clean rest-rooms, and soft comfortable recliningseats with spacious leg room, as well assafe, experienced, professional, bilin-gual bus drivers, who know Mexico'sroads like pros.

Tour Guide or Conductor

A Full time guide or conductor will betraveling with you from the start of yourtour to the end. Our guides are licensedand knowledgeable in the history, geog-raphy, customs, traditions and lifestylesof the areas you'll visit.

Tour Prices Include

Pick up and return home, round triptransportationAll hotel accommodations and tips tobellman.All admission fees and tolls and sightseeing as explained in itinerary.

Tour prices do not include

Telephone calls or medical expenses onthe tour.Laundry, Meals or drinks (unless other-wise stated)Snacks, personal purchases, room services.Tips for restaurants or night show.Tips for our tour conductors, guides orbus drivers.(So, if they do a wonderful job, tip themgenerously and write us a good letter de-scribing your feelings about our service).* Mexico tourist visa fee: As of July 1,1999. Tourists going into the interior ofMexico will be paying a fee of $20.00p.p. for 180 days tourist visa (this feecould increase or decrease up to Mex-ico’s authority). Our tour prices will notinclude this fee and your guide will col-lect visa money on the bus.

Hotels Used By Our Company

The hotels used on all tours are chosenbased on comfort, location, service andability to handle group tours at a moder-ate price. We know in advance thatclean rooms with towels, soap, ice andclean water are available. The hotelsvary in style from traditional and colonialto modern.

No Smoking Aboard

No smoking is allowed aboard the bussince most of our clients do not want tosmell smoke on the bus. However, wewill have stops on the way for smoking,picture taking and stretching.On all stops we will rotate seating basedon instructions given by your tour con-ductor. Please cooperate and rotate,thank you.Travel light, one suitcase and one carryon per person since we are taking a tripto Mexico and not moving down there.

To Reserve Your Tour With Us

1. Call or visit our office or contact oursales representative at your park.

2. You will be required to pay $25 de-posit per person to reserve any tour

2 to 4 days long. Full payment is re-quired to reserve all one day tours. A

$50 deposit per person is required toreserve any tours over four days long.

Deposits are accepted by mail or per-sonal visit at our office or can be paid toour sales representatives at your park.Balance is due 10 days prior to the de-parture date. (Unless otherwise stated).

Cancellations/Refunds

However, in the case of a proven emer-gency, you will receive a ticket of equiv-alent value good for one year, that maybe used by anyone on any of our tours.That ticket must be returned to us whenreserving of a new tour. On the morningof the tour, not showing up will mean nei-ther a refund nor a replacement ticket.After the tour begins, any unused por-tions, or any part(s) canceled by the pas-senger regretfully are not refundable.

Travel Document

For Mexico tours we will fill out a Mexi-can Tourist Card at your park or our of-fice, but you must take with you a proofof citizenship. For U.S. residents thatproof may be in the form of a valid pass-port, voter’s registration card, birth cer-tificate or notarized Affidavit. Canadianscan use only a valid passport or birthcertificate card.

RESPONSIBILITY/COMPANY RIGHTSWinter Texan Budget Tours has de-signed planned tours for your pleasureand enjoyment. We have selected thebest hotel accommodations, transporta-tion, facilities and staff to serve you.However, we don’t own or run any of thehotels, restaurants or bus companies,and we assume no responsibilities fordelays, losses, and accidents or fordamage to person or property causedby any person, firm, corporation orother legal entity providing the services.We have the right to change hotels, theitinerary or the order of places visited.Prices are subject to change, when nec-essary, and will be announced. We havethe right to cancel any tour prior to de-parture. If any tour must be canceledour liability is limited to a refund of themoney received. Winter Texan BudgetTours reserves the right to terminatetour services for any client at any timefor good cause. Winter Texan BudgetTours reserves the right to make anychanges without notice that might be-come necessary with the understandingthat any additional expenses will bepaid by the passenger.

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