San Antonio: Deep in the Heart

Day 1

Deep in the heart of the Lone Star State is a city that is part American, part Mexican and definitely all Texan - San Antonio. Your historic hotel is located beside the famed Riverwalk and features a complimentary Kickback each evening including adult beverages and heavy hors d’oeuvres. Drury Plaza Hotel – 4 nights

Day 2

You’re off to the home of San Antonio’s beloved shoes, SAS, where you’ll visit the old-timey General Store (anyone for a 10-cent Coke and 5-cent bag of popcorn?) and tour the factory. Later in the day visit the Shrine of Texas Independence, Mission San Antonio de Valero, or what is more widely known as The Alamo. Next door, you’ll see the IMAX film production that puts the famous battle into perspective and visit a new museum displaying a treasure trove of battle-related artifacts. If you’ve wrestled up an appetite, today’s lunch is sure to please. Real Texas barbecue! Yeehaw! (FB,L)

Day 3

Joined by a local guide, take a driving tour of San Antonio and along the El Camino Real to San Jose, one of the historic Franciscan missions that first brought the Spanish into the area. Next you’ll experience the city’s unique Riverwalk aboard a river taxi cruise on which a Mexican lunch fiesta will be served. The afternoon is free for personal exploration along the Riverwalk or historic Market Square. Tonight witness the sound and light spectacle known as “The Saga” projected on the façade of San Fernando Cathedral. (FB,L)

Day 4

With luck, the blue bonnets will be in bloom as you head into the Texas Hill Country. There you’ll visit the Humble home where Lyndon B. Johnson grew up, now a National Park site. Lunch is served in tiny Fredericksburg, a community with a decidedly German flair. There you'll have an opportunity to explore the National Museum of the Pacific War, a world-class museum located here in the hometown of Five Star Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, commander of the US Navy in the Pacific during WWII. (FB,L)

Day 5

Time to say adios, but not before getting a bird’s eye view of the city over lunch served high atop the Tower of the Americas at Hemisfair Park, site of the 1968 World’s Fair. (FB, L)