Galveston Tree Carvings: Segway Tour Experience
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25 Ratings
Galveston
Embark on a thrilling Segway tour in Galveston to discover the stunning tree carvings created by local artists. Learn about the efforts to restore dead trees into beautiful sculptures that adorn the island.
Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Tree Sculptures - Our wonderful Tree Sculpture Tour will take you to these unique pieces of art.
  • The Seawall - After the devastating 1900 Hurricane, Galvestonians unified to replenish the island, building the Seawall for protection.
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Professional guide
What's Not Included
  • Insurance
Additional Information

Experience the exquisite creations of Galveston’s sculpture artists, who have given a rejuvenated existence to what was once ravaged by the forces of nature. Embark on a journey, alone or with family, marveling at the beautiful tree sculptures around you. It’s a rewarding endeavor that highlights the initiatives of local inhabitants and the Galveston Island Tree Conservancy aimed at transforming deceased trees into decorative sculptures that now batch the island.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
519 25th St
25th Street
Please arrive 30 minutes before your scheduled tour time for training SegCity Segway Galveston is located at 25th Street and Church Street, just a few blocks from the Strand and the Cruise Terminals.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Jane
Mar 6, 2024
A fun way to tour and learn about the history of Galveston - Segway tours are always a fun way to see the city. Our tour guide Asa was friendly and very knowledgeable about the history of Galveston. He also gave good recommendations for restaurants and sites to visit. The tree carvings were impressive and the historical homes were beautiful. The tour started in the Strand. We went through the historical homes at the East end where the carvings were located and then also rode on the Sea Wall sidewalk. I would recommend this tour early in your visit of Galveston so that you can get ideas on other sites/ activities to see and do. Our tour lasted over 2 hours , which I enjoyed, but we forgot to bring water with us. I highly recommend this tour. Everyone on the tour had ridden on Segways before so we only had to watch an instructional video. But I’m sure they would help anyone get accustomed to it more if they needed more practice before starting the tour.
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Helen_d
Feb 23, 2024
Great segway tour - This was our first time on a segway-wasn't hard to learn how to maneuver & made the trip fun! Our guide was spectacular-shared stories, history about Galveston, saw the tree carvings, old Galveston houses and the stories behind them, pier. Highly recommend this tour!
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Culture64745797598
Feb 4, 2024
Best guest service ever, very friendly. We look forward to seeing you again.hotel was very clean. The drinks were great. - Spencer and the front end staff was great, Tae, Vonny, Will and Michelle the bar tender were fantastic!!!!! Tae made us special Mardi Gras rubber ducks.
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Kathleen_o
Dec 29, 2023
Very Enjoyable and Fun - My friend and I booked this tour with Viator, we were in Galveston to go on a cruise and we came in a day early. We are both in our 60's and had never ridden a Segway before. There were two others in the tour, a father and teenage son, and our guide, Aaron. We were able to get acclimated to the Seg pretty quickly. I will warn you that your legs get really sore pretty quickly- I had not expected that! My feet were cramping terribly. However, Aaron had breaks scheduled in, which really helped. Aaron knows his stuff- learned so much about Galveston history, art, etc. I particularly enjoyed his story about the 3 use fountains (horses, dogs, people) and how helpful those were to the city at the time. And the gorgeous historic houses. I never knew Galveston had such a history or that it had been such a center of wealth at one time. Also learned a lot about the hurricanes, especially the one from 1900 (or 1901)? We covered a lot of ground - no way this could have been done on a walking tour. I would absolutely recommend and would do another SegCity tour if I am back in Galveston.
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Culture61062378917
Dec 29, 2023
Amazing tour - My friend and I were in Galveston to take a cruise; we came in one day early and had booked the tree carvings tour in advance. This was the first time either of us had been on a Segway. We enjoyed the tour very much! We were both nervous about the Segway but it was pretty easy to use after a few minutes practice. We are both in our 60's. Our guide was amazing, he was so full of knowledge about Galveston's history. We roamed all over town- downtown, tree carvings, historic houses and out to the port. I learned so much about Galveston's history and other things in just a few hours. The weather was perfect. When the tour was over, our guide gave us very detailed directions as to how we could walk to the restaurant we had booked for dinner. I would definitely do a tour with SegCity again.
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Nancy_s
Nov 14, 2023
This is a great way to tour Galveston! - Enjoyed the historical perspective of the tour guide! He was very knowledgeable and gave us a great variety of facts and stories. He was always open for questions and happy to answer them all!
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Bmount514
Oct 24, 2023
Fun, fun fun - This was a fabulous tour. The segways are so much fun. It takes jus ta few minutes to learn to ride. You do need to be able to balance well. The tour guide was very knowledgeable about the history of Galveston. The tree carvings were so cool to see.
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Nikkiphil2015
Apr 18, 2023
Segway tour - First time on Segway our guide was fantastic and showed us both historical & tree carving as booked plus visiting tall ships that happened to be in dock. Great fun way to see historical Galveston
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O2587tlsandram
Apr 17, 2023
Segway joy in Galveston - This was one of the best excursions I have ever done! Jay, our guide had a vast knowledge of the history of Galveston which enabled us to see the town through a whole new lens. I did the trip with my teenage son, who despite affecting boredom, was able to regale my husband and other son with all the stories of pirates and mafia wars when we caught up later. We both loved it and I would highly recommend this to anyone!
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Phyllis_p
Dec 31, 2022
Highlight of our Trip! - My daughter and I throughly enjoyed this tour. We were skeptical at first, but Asa our guide was very informative about using the Segway. Being 67 years old I was a little leery, but after a while, became confident. Asa was an excellent guide and knowledgeable about the history of Galveston. We definitely would go again..
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