Austin Small Group Tour: Capitol, Murals, Cuisine

Austin

Experience the best of Austin on a small group tour. Visit the Capitol, admire murals, savor local cuisine, and enjoy panoramic views. Book now for an intimate and personalized adventure!

Duration: 3 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Texas Capitol - Your tour begins with a visit to the Texas Capitol - the seat of government for the state of Texas. This iconic Italian Renaissance Revival style building was constructed between 1882 and 1888 and is the sixth-tallest state capitol. Our guide will take you on a guided tour around the grounds, where you can admire the Heroes of…

What's Included

Luxury Transportation in an air-conditioned Mercedes Metris van
Fully narrated tour experience with a local guide
All attraction admission fees included
Complimentary hotel pickup and drop-off in Downtown Austin
Self-guided tour of the Texas Capitol
Visit the Pfluger Bridge
Skip the ticket line entry to avoid large crowds and wait times
Exclusive small group tour (maximum of 7 guests)

What's Not Included

Gratuities (optional)
Food and Beverages Not Included

Additional Information

Welcome to the exclusive Best of Austin Tour with Tripsheperd Tours.
The tour kicks off with a visit to the Texas Capitol. The guide will lead a tour around the grounds, showcasing the Heroes of Alamo.
Next, the tour will feature some of Austin’s famous murals, including the “I love you so much” mural and the “Greetings from Austin” mural. A surprise…

Location

Texas Capitol

1100 S Congress Ave,

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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876lynnr

Jul 6, 2025

Perfect tour! - The tour guide customized the tour to whatever we wanted to see. He even made it possible for us to see the troll in Peas Park. He took us to Mt Bonnell, the library rooftop, and was so patient when we came out of the library gift shop late. We had the best time! I highly recommend this tour!

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Aliciaof3341fu

Jul 6, 2025

Great choice if you don't know where to start your Austin experience. - We had an agreeable and experienced guide, John III, who happens to have a music background as well. He followed a very good pace giving us a chance to really learn about and enjoy all the venues that we visited!

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Holly_t

Jun 19, 2025

Excellent: friendly and informative - A good overview of Austin covering major aspects of its history and architecture, as well as the surrounding landscape.

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Marisol_s

May 24, 2025

Not only another tour - John will be not just another guide, he entertains, provide knowledge and open doors to know Austin from within.

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Catherinek255060

Apr 13, 2025

Highly recommend this short tour around Austin - An absolutely incredible tour around the key landmarks if Austin. I booked this tour through Viator - Mike was an excellent guide and able to tailor the tour to my interests

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Timestes

Apr 29, 2025

Tour great but replace the van shocks!!! - John was great, very knowledgeable and entertaining. Excellent tour. Van another story, Nice vehicle but “shot” shocks made for a very bumpy and uncomfortable ride (Like a 3rd world van)

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Gary_o

Apr 28, 2025

Our driver ran 2 red... - Our driver ran 2 red lights and made a couple of political comments that, although they may resonate with some, were pretty inappropriate in general. The building and sights we visited were fine.

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Robm694

May 6, 2025

Disappointed - Tour guide was really nice but only stopped at the state capitol and then a driving tour. I think she may have been new and confused not sure. I saw the itinerary was subject to change so didn't say anything but realized afterwards that "Mt. Bonnell" was in the name of the tour and we didn't even go. We didn't go to the murals, barton springs, the pennybedder bridge or Mt. Bonnell as mentioned in the trip advisor "what to expect". Was very disappointed as we only stopped once.

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Shareens339

Apr 28, 2025

Did NOT see enough of Austin for the price!!!e - John was our guide and very knowledgeble about the capitol but spent way over an hour there on every floor and too much time on paintings etc. We learned nothing about everything outside. On the entire tour he talked too much about himself (I also read that in another review) and the music he is involved in. We were picked up after 1 and not back until about 4 30 and we only did inside state capitol, Mt Bonnelli, a Texas mural and coffee shop and some information driving between these places. In your information tour was to include Pfluger bridge and Pennybacker bridge (which I asked about and he made excuses about not much to see and not going there. I believe he spent way too much time at capitol and then not time to stop other places which were to be included. Information said entry fees included but there were no entry fees as these all free. He drove a new Mercedes van that he did not know how to get air conditioning to the back seat and was very warm that day so not too comfortable. This is an expensive tour (including a tip) as I had a group of 4 at $109 per person and really did not see alot except the capitol and you can go there and get a free tour yourself. I really expected to see alot more of Austin and was very disappointed!

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Karen_c

May 13, 2025

Terrible experience - We did not have a good experience on this tour. Our guide, who never even introduced herself so I can't tell you who to avoid, only stopped at the capital. The rest of the tour was in a car, no stops anywhere. No Mount Bonnell, no nothing. We could have rented a car and done our own thing much cheaper as the capital offers free tours. Don't waste your time with this. I put a complaint in with viator but I doubt they will do the right thing and return my money. Our 3 hour tour was an hour and a half with probably 40 minutes of it at the capital.

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From $109

up to 7 guests

1 - Adult