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“If you are looking for an affordable, well planned, low stress, fun and engaging trip where you can learn along the way without ever stepping into a classroom, then Drive and Discover is for you.”

Discover all of our Learning Manuals

Each individual trip has a detailed manual for the region that includes an itinerary for the trip, maps and directions for the suggested stops, and discovery topics along the way.

The manual also includes suggested adventures, accommodations, and food options. QR codes throughout the manual suggest online content for further information, games, podcasts, music, and movie suggestions as you truck on down the road.

Hill Country

 

A 6-night trip OR endless long weekends, beginning in Austin, Texas! This will be our largest book to date with over 250 pages, 100 discovery topics, and over 60 pages of discovery lessons.

Trip highlights include Lake Austin, Enchanted Rock State Park, Pedernales State Park, Guadalupe River, LBJ State Park and Historic Site, Fredericksberg, Gruene and so much more.

 Education highlights include conservation, conversions, immigration history, pioneer and Native American history, Civil War, Texas forts, geology, ecosystems, and more. An abundance of education for the young and old!

Adventure highlights include sailing, zip-ling over water or through the hill country, water obstacle courses, animal encounters, tubing and kayaking down Texas rivers, snorkeling, and more!

Any season will accommodate travelers. The best months to enjoy all the water activities would be April to October; the best months for the scenic wildflower drives would be March- April. The Fall is a great time for many festivals in the areas!

 

Panhandle Plains of Texas

 

A 3-night minimum trip, beginning in Fort Worth, Texas, with the ability to travel for 1 week, averaging 1,100 miles.  

Trip highlights include Palo Duro Canyon, Caprock Canyon, Abilene State Park and Possum Kingdom Lake – along with so much more!  

Education highlights include the Texas Pioneers and Settlers, First Trail Blazers, Red River Indian Wars, the Dustbowl, and the Story of NED, The Texas Alien

Adventures highlights include horseback riding, ziplining, jeep tours, hiking and more.  

Any season will accommodate travelers, but mid-summer is HOT and mid-winter can be COLD!

Perfect trip for any age or group with a variety of accommodation types.   

West Texas

 

  A 4-night trip minimum, beginning in Midland, Texas, with the availability for many more stargazing evenings, averaging 700 miles.

Trip highlights include Monahans Sandhill State Park, Balmorhea State Park, Ft. Davis, Star Party in Marfa, Big Bend Ranch State Park, the famous “River Road” drive, Study Butte, Big Bend National Park, and the unforgettable Marathon, Texas, and much more!

Education highlights include Western and Spanish settlers, History of the Rio Grande, Texas Forts, Astrology, Geology, and the history and viewing of the Marfa Lights!

 Adventure highlights include hiking, golfing, horseback riding, river rafting, ziplining, and more.

Great for all seasons, but the summer can have extreme heat and winters can be very cool because this is the Chihuahua Desert.

Great trip for any age, group trips, SPRING BREAK, with a variety of “normal” and very “out of the norm” accommodations.

Piney Woods of Texas

 

A 3-night trip minimum, beginning in Dallas, Texas with the ability to travel for 1 week,  averaging 900 miles.

Trip highlights include Eisenhower State Park, Caddo Lake, Angelina River, Daingerfield State Park, Mission Tejas State Park, Caddo Indian Mounds and more! 

Education highlights include Ecosystems, Texas Indian Tribes, Water Ways of Texas, the Forestry and Timber Industry, and don’t forget, the Ghost tours of Jefferson!

Adventure highlights include boat tours, fishing tours, hiking, jeep tours and more. 

Any season would  work in this area, although summer months will be pretty warm with humidity and bugs! The fall season is amazing as the leaves change colors.  

 

Brazos

 

A 2-night minimum trip, beginning in Fort Worth, Texas with the ability to travel for 1 week, averaging 200 miles.  Our shortest mileage round trip yet! 

Trip highlights include Cleburne State Park, Dinosaur Valley State Park, Mineral Wells State Park, The Brazos River Float, Fossil Rim – along with so much more!  

Education highlights include Texas Energy Types, Vegetation Regions, Water Cycles and Rivers, Economy, Cattle and Cowboys, Prehistoric Texas, along with more than 20 lessons! 

Adventures highlights include horseback riding, river floating, hiking, rock climbing, kayaking, safaris, dinosaur track hunting – and more.

Any season will accommodate travelers, but mid-winter would limit some water activities! This is our first trip made for a weekend warrior or a week!  A perfect long weekend for couples or a girls weekend, along with a family getaway!

 

Montana

It’s not just about the destination, but the discovery and education along the way.

Testimonials & Featured Clients

My Mother/Son trip into the Panhandle was almost too fun to put into words, but I’ll try. We laughed at jokes, held knives, felt buffalo fur, paid homage to cowboys and aliens, shot pistols, held on for dear life through the Palo Duro Canyon on a Humvee. We wore cowboys hats and rode horses, soared at Avenger Airfield, splashed in the river, felt cotton, smelled and touched crude oil, and listened to wind turbines. We collected cacti, rocks and many different types of dirt! We ate some great steak, we rowed kayaks and gazed at stars. We fed cows, spit off 1000 foot cliffs and walked through frontier forts. The best part is my son learned a ton without even realizing it! Ditch your routine and tech. Pack up your cooler and get ready to get your car and hands dirty. You are going to love this as much as your roadies.

Jennifer, Panhandle Trip

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