15 Best Austin Kayak Tours

“Excellent adventure seeing the bats in Austin. Our guide Henry was excellent. He was funny, helpful and most important patient with us since we are novice Kayakers. We learned a lot about Austin in this unique experience. Highly recommend.”

“absolutely fantastic tour! even if you don't get to see the bats exit the bridge it is worth it for the views and history of the city. plus the guides are locals so they know all the best breakfast taco spots! take the tour to…”

“My husband and I wanted to do something different and booked this kayak experience. Everything was ready, explained well, loved that they took pictures of us, were detailed in explaining the history of the bats at the congress bridge and just made everything so enjoyable!…”

“It was way better than I had anticipated. We had an overcast day, so it got dark earlier than expected, which gave us more time with the LED lights. Our guide Journey was very pleasant and helpful, pointing out wildlife and points of interest. Our…”

“It is so much fun to go out onto the river, and to paddle up and down. However, it seems to me that to go in mid October, may be a little to late to see the bats, as if they were to be seen…”

“the rowing dock is the same as the Austin Rowing Center, so that was a little confusing. Parking was not close by, but the kayaks and paddleboards and staff were excellent. great value, would definitely do it again!”

“Was nice to kayak. Seems like it was only 1hr and 30 minutes. A little shorter than the stated 2 hours. Our guide was nice however I would have expected more about the history of Austin and of Lady Bird Lake. It was not much…”

“We had a great tour with Ethan. We ended up being the only ones on the tour. Ethan shared a lot of knowledget about Austin with us. We went for a nice swim, easy kayaking and he took photos for us. Overall a great tour…”

“Perfect night, beautiful scene, awesome tour! Would definitely recommend and do this again! Nelly was great!”

“Tour guide was amazing. He was very friendly and well knowledgeable about the tour. Tonight was the perfect temperature to be out on the lake. Wish him the best in school.”

“Sam was a fantastic guide. A quick lesson was all everyone needed to feel comfortable on the water. Despite the large number of us (we were 16) they got us in the water quickly, and off we went on an amazing two hour trip. Sam…”

“I had SO much fun on the sunset bat tour with Nora as the guide. She made the experience so smooth and easy, and was so informative on everything Austin. It was such a great time, and I’m so happy I went!!! I will definitely…”

“Trip was an awesome tour guide. He was very knowledgeable about the river and made it fun yet relaxing. We had a wonderful time!”

“Connor was amazing! He was very knowledgeable and fun! Had an absolute blast! I would definitely recommend this experience to others!”

“Our guide was amazing and very knowledgeable! He took us all around and covered such a wide range of topics. The price was WAY too expensive though for what it was. Would have rather paid him half as much directly.”