The LBJ Ranch - "The Texas White House"
Day trips
Texas Hill Country & LBJ Ranch Tour From Austin
From
119.00
Experience the beautiful Texas Hill Country with its peach, pecan & olive orchards; vineyards, wildflowers, and LBJ's Ranch
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
Experience
- 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!"
- Hotel Pick-up and Drop-off at select downtown area hotels
- Admission to the Lyndon B. Johnson State Park & Historic Site
- 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
§ 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
Travel along Highway 290 from Austin into the beautiful Texas Hill Country!
We will have a brief stop at the LBJ National Historic Park ... See more
We will have a brief stop at the LBJ National Historic Park ... See more
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
Essential Information
§ 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
Itinerary
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 ... See more
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 ... See more
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Customer Reviews
4.4
based on 35 verified reviews
May 22 2023
Excellent tour which I highly recommend.
a Gray Line customer
Apr 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.
a Gray Line customer
Apr 10 2023
Jose was very personable and extremely knowledgeable!!! Scenery and landscape was lovely!
a Gray Line customer
Mar 21 2023
This was a highlight of my 4 days in Austin. I would never have driven out to LBJ's childhood home, seen the homestead where his grandfather settled and his grandmother hid under the house during a Comanche raid. Jose, the guide, was excellent. He's from Jose and only works on the weekends, and I will recommend his tour to everyone I know who visits Austin. Jose knows so much and was flexible with our small group of 4 in terms of what we wanted to see. He showed us everything at LBJ's Texas White House, the tombstones in the Johnson family cemetery, the runway for the "Air Force one half." I took an Austin tour a few days earlier where the guide was basically just a driver. Jose was knowledgeable. He knew the good bakery in Fredericksburg, where to go for a local beer, for lunch. He knew Park Ranger Joe Owen, the excellent guide at Johnson's boyhood home. And just because the ranch house itself is closed, it didn't matter. The tour of the tremendous property, the one room schoolhouse that Johnson attended and signed the Education Act, was open. Jose knew when things closed and what to see to maximize the tour. A wonderful time in Austin. I didn't go for the mescal or the bar scene but for the history and this tour delivered. Thank you to Jose and to Gray Line.
Colleen
Mar 7 2023
Jose did as fabulous job. He was polite, calm and informative. He kept a very even pace on the tour. He was knowledgeable of each place we went and added additional information. We were comfortable and had a great time!!!
a Gray Line customer
Jul 18 2022
This was a fun tour that had great information. Jose was very knowledgeable. It was a great way to see and learn a lot.
Michele Trent
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