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Thirteen days by car in Texas: the cowboys of Fort Worth, the music of Austin, San Antonio's Alamo, the Big Bend desert on the Rio Grande, Palo Duro Canyon and two nights on a ranch, with a rental car and insurance included.
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Request informationA big loop through Texas, between cities and open spaces. It starts in Dallas and Fort Worth, where longhorns still parade down the street at the Stockyards, then Austin, the live music capital, and San Antonio, with the Alamo, the River Walk and the Spanish missions.
Heading west the landscape empties: Lake Amistad on the Mexican border, Del Rio and Big Bend National Park, where the Rio Grande flows through desert, mountains and canyons. You head north via Fort Stockton and Midland to Amarillo and Palo Duro Canyon.
It ends with two nights at the Wildcatter Ranch, near Graham, before returning to Dallas.
Independent self-drive trip with a rental car, 12 nights in hotels and medical and baggage insurance included.
13 days in the programme
Welcome to Texas. Arrival at Dallas-Fort Worth airport and check-in at the hotel.
Two cities, two characters. In Fort Worth, the Stockyards, the old cattle district, with its longhorn drive down the street. In Dallas, Dealey Plaza and the Sixth Floor Museum, devoted to John F. Kennedy.
The music capital. Drive south to Austin. The Texas State Capitol and, in the evening, live music in the bars of Sixth Street and South Congress.
Heading south. Drive to San Antonio, with an optional detour into the Hill Country, among towns of German origin and wineries. In the evening, a stroll along the River Walk.
The Alamo and the missions. A day between the Alamo, symbol of Texan independence, and the 18th-century Spanish missions, a UNESCO site, with the Mexican market and the River Walk.
Lake Amistad. Drive west to Lake Amistad, a large reservoir on the Rio Grande on the Mexican border, and on to Del Rio.
Into the Chihuahuan Desert. A long road through the Chihuahuan Desert to Big Bend National Park, where the Rio Grande makes a great bend.
Mountains, desert and river. A day in the park, among the Chisos Mountains, the desert and Santa Elena Canyon, with its sheer walls above the Rio Grande.
The frontier. North with a stop at Fort Stockton and its 19th-century fort, which tells the story of frontier life. On to Midland, in the heart of the oil country.
The Panhandle. Across the Panhandle plains to Amarillo, near Palo Duro Canyon, the second-largest canyon in the United States, and the Cadillac Ranch.
To the ranch. Drive south-east to Graham and the Wildcatter Ranch, in the Texas countryside.
Ranch life. A free day at the ranch, between the outdoor activities it offers and the quiet of the countryside.
End of the trip. Return to Dallas, car drop-off at the airport and flight to Italy.
