Lady Bird Lake runs through the edge of downtown Austin and features the most active hike and bike trails in town. It also serves as home to the Congress Bridge Bats and several companies offer tours to view the bats by boat and kayak. You can learn more about bat watching tours here. When the bats leave town, the tour companies change their offerings to feature sightseeing tours. These offer a similar experience but without the bats. They’re still widely popular, affordable, and one of the best tour experiences in Austin.
The nature of Austin’s weather is such that you can get some really great temperatures during the winter month. Below we highlight 3 different companies featuring Lady Bird Lake tours in the winter months.
Capital Cruises
The team at Capital Cruises features a Sunset and Sightseeing tour in the evenings during the week. They also feature a Sightseeing tour on weekend afternoons and Kayak tours Thursday - Saturday afternoons. In addition to these public tours, they offer private dining cruises for small to large groups. You can read the full write up about Capital Cruises here. You can also use the button below to check the booking calendar. Find Available Dates and Times
Capital Cruises Sightseeing Tour on Lady Bird Lake
Lone Star Riverboats
The team at Lonestar riverboats offer a sunset cruise Friday - Sunday in the evenings. They also offer two Sightseeing tours on weekend afternoons and a special Moonlight cruise a little later on Friday nights. You can learn more about Lone Star Riverboats here. You can also use the button below to check the booking calendar. Find Available Dates and Times
Lone Star Riverboat Tours on Lady Bird Lake
Live Love Paddle
The kayak experts of Austin, Live Love Paddle rolled out the original kayak bat watching tour years ago. Later they created an Urban Kayak Tour during the afternoons for those on a different schedule. The Urban Kayak Tours run all year round when weather permits. You can read up on Live Love Paddle here. You can also use the button below to check the booking calendar. Find Available Dates and Times
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