About Texas
Think of Texas and cowboys will no doubt spring to mind. With its rich western heritage Texas is real cowboy country, making it the ideal place to stay on a ranch, go horse-riding, experience a rodeo and see a cattle drive, just some of the adventures best enjoyed in the Lone Star state.
With a temperate climate, numerous lakes and springs and many off-road paths and trails, you can easily spend most of your time outdoors in Texas doing whichever activity takes your fancy. Combine this with a unique, vibrant culture and you’re guaranteed to have an unforgettable holiday.
If you’re looking for a break with the thrills of a big city, Texas has over 70 guest and working ranches that offer visitors a taste of the cowboy way of life, where real cattle, real cowpokes and real country home style meals served straight off the chuck wagon provide a true Texan experience.
In Texas hitting the outdoors is the best way to explore, with more than 90 state parks to visit, 625 species of birds and countless trails to hike and bike, we know that you’ll never run out of things to do. In fact, our Texas-sized to-do list is overflowing with ideas for your next trip from quiet retreats to full-on outdoor adventures.
Getting To Texas
Getting There:
British Airways have daily direct services to Dallas/Fort Worth & Houston
American Airlines have direct daily services to Dallas/Fort Worth
Continental Airlines have direct daily services to Houston
Both American Airlines & Continental Airlines offer extensive connecting routes thorough Texas
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Texas, USA
The Ultimate Cowboy Experience
Cattlemen, JR Ewing and Wildcatters - It's all Texan.
Spend five days exploring the Texas Frontier.
Austin Trail
A two day tour of Austin, Texas
City tours, outdoor adventures and great nightlife and restaurants.
Fort Worth Trail
City of Cowboys and Culture
History, culture and the Cowboy lifestyle in Forth Worth.
Healthy activities in Texas
Active Texas
After a single plunge into Barton Springs Pool, you’re hooked. Fortunately, that’s just the beginning. With its walking paths, biking roads, swimming holes and Hill Country surroundings, Austin is a mecca of outdoor activity.
Hit The Outdoors In Texas!
Texas activities
In Texas, hitting the outdoors is always in. With more than 90 state parks to visit and countless trails to hike and bike, we can pretty much guarantee you’ll never run out of stuff to do here.
Texas Fact Box
Geography:
The geography of Texas covers a wide and far reaching scope. Occupying about 7% of the total water and land area of the U.S, it is the second largest state after Alaska, and is the southernmost part of the Great Plains, which end in the south against the folded Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico. Texas is in the south-central part of the United States of America, and is considered to form part of the US South and also part of the U.S. Southwest
When To Go:
Texas has top travel destinations for every season. Southern sea resorts are winter refuges, and also popular Summer beach destinations. But Spring and Fall with their mild temperatures and excellent weather conditions are the best times in most cities of Texas.
Languages:
English & Spanish are widely spoken.
