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Sunset Bat Tour: Ultimate Bat Watching Experience
4.7
254 Ratings
Austin
Join our Sunset Bat Kayak Tour in Austin for skyline views, bat facts, and a spectacular bat emergence. Book now for an unforgettable adventure.
Join our Sunset Bat Kayak Tour in Austin for skyline views, bat facts, and a spectacular bat emergence. Book now for an unforgettable adventure.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Congress Avenue Bridge Bat Watching - The guide will lead visitors to the renowned Congress Avenue Bridge to witness the spectacular flight of the Mexican Free-Tailed Bats emerging from beneath the bridge.
- Lady Bird Lake Hike-and-Bike Trail - Participants will paddle along the scenic Hike and Bike trail on Lady Bird Lake.
- **Stevie Ray…
- Congress Avenue Bridge Bat Watching - The guide will lead visitors to the renowned Congress Avenue Bridge to witness the spectacular flight of the Mexican Free-Tailed Bats emerging from beneath the bridge.
- Lady Bird Lake Hike-and-Bike Trail - Participants will paddle along the scenic Hike and Bike trail on Lady Bird Lake.
- Stevie Ray Vaughan Statue - Visitors will have the chance to view the Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial, a bronze sculpture crafted by Ralph Helmick.
What's Included
- Water
- Kayak
- Paddle
- Guide
- Water
- Kayak
- Paddle
- Guide
Additional Information
Join our expert guides for an unforgettable bat watching adventure!
The Sunset Bat Tour provides breathtaking views of the Downtown Austin Skyline, intriguing insights about the local bat colony, and the opportunity to witness 1.5 million Mexican Free-Tailed bats take flight from the renowned bat bridge.
Conveniently located just minutes from the Congress Avenue Bridge.
Join our expert guides for an unforgettable bat watching adventure!
The Sunset Bat Tour provides breathtaking views of the Downtown Austin Skyline, intriguing insights about the local bat colony, and the opportunity to witness 1.5 million Mexican Free-Tailed bats take flight from the renowned bat bridge.
Conveniently located just minutes from the Congress Avenue Bridge.
Location
74 Trinity St
Trinity Street
We are located at the Waller Creek Boathouse. We will meet downstairs near the kayak paddles.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(254 Ratings)
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Loriyork5000
Jul 17, 2026
An easy paddle! Fun and educational! Recommended! - A must-do in Austin. Like many who look up "Austin Bats" online, the in-person experience of seeing them is hit and miss. We saw bats! Just not the dramatic black-out sensation I had in my head. Our tour guide Bo was FAB-U-LOUS! Funny, personable, knowledgeable. Hits on all the topics - history, biology, architecture. I learned a lot! Glad I booked through TripAdvisor - I save about $10 over their sticker price.
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Marni_f
Jul 13, 2026
Great time! - I was fun, informative and fantastic to be on the lake! Ethan is a great host and I plan to do this again!
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Leigh_c
Jun 26, 2026
It was an awesome tour... - It was an awesome tour and a fun experience! Our teenager enjoyed and we did as well. Remember to take off your sunglasses, though!
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Christina_s
Jun 23, 2026
Sunset kayak - Our guides Katie and Lauren were so calm and knowledgeable. It was easy, fun and such a grear way to see the skyline. The bats were fun to see as well.
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Roger_l
Jun 28, 2026
Equipment and guide we're... - Equipment and guide we're great! The group was much larger than the 12 max advertised, which made the paddle slow and disjointed with a lot of floating time. We did see bats, but found out that this is a slower time of year as they are birthing and less active. Sounds like it's more active after the babies are born. Overall very well organized and a lot of fun.
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David_s
Jun 23, 2026
Nice Paddle - On this night the bats were not as prolific as I had hoped. Perhaps I was mislead by photos of swarms of bats flying against a dusky sky. That said, we saw many bats especially in the red lights tour guides used to illuminate them. The paddle on Lady bird lake was very nice. Guides did a nice job. I recommend this tour but caution paddlers not to expect swarms of bats emerging at one time. Their emergence occurs over about 30 minutes. Overall a very nice experience.
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Britbritzim
Jul 25, 2026
Beware of the misleading name of tour - "Guided Sunset Bat Kayak Tour in Austin" is the name of the tour. However, they will make you get out of the water before the bats have even come out of the bridge. Our tour was suppose to go from 7:15-9:15pm. We were off the water before 9pm. The kayak sunset was great, but my extreme disappoint stems from being the only tour rushed out of the water. We never got to see the bats. We were never given an explanation why. I expressed my disappointment and was told it came from the boss. I asked to speak to the boss and was told it was not possible. Do not name your tour a bat tour when you do not even let guests see the bats.
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Teresa_g
Jul 20, 2026
Communication and Notice Needed - Our tour was canceled due to the opening of the dam up river, which is understandable, so I can’t really comment on the tour my grandsons and I had been waiting to do during their yearly visit. The reason I gave a poor rating is because the Rowing company didn’t notify us until a couple of hours before our scheduled tour even though the opening of the dam happened at least 24 hours before. They should have anticipated the lake closure the day before, not after we drove all the way to Austin, paid for parking, and were severely disappointed by an email. Please text or call next time! Please consider closures as expected every time dams are opened. Better communication is needed. I fault the Rowing company, not Viator, for this issue.
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Latisha_s
Jul 26, 2026
It was disappointing... - It was disappointing because The Tour was cancelled and we did not get the experience. Then we were told that it could take 10 days for a refund.
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Amanda_v
Jul 25, 2026
This was canceled on us... - This was canceled on us and we did not get any notice and I have emailed everyone to try to get a refund and I am very upset that I was unaware of this cancellation and I cannot get in touch with anyone for a refund OR to reschedule
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