Capital Cruises Tours
208 Barton Springs RdAustin, TX, 78704
(512) 480-9264
Austin, TX, 78704
Austin, TX, 78704
(512) 480-9264
April 20, 2018
Such an amazing experience in Austin while visiting for a conference. Seeing the bats emerge from the boat on the water at sunset is just AMAZING and well worth the $10. Our "tour guide" Tyrell was super knowledgable and injected a little humor in to keep us entertained. Highly recommend for everyone!
April 19, 2018
Decided to go on the sunset cruise with my lady kind of at a last minute idea, and I was concerned about the weather and how it would all play out, as it was starting to rain and was rather cold for Austin with a big fog bank blanketing the city, but I was able to get in contact with someone from the cruise down at the dock itself (I was already there) who informed us that there was only 2 other people going to go, and the weather was ok if we still wanted to go which was nice. Some places would have cancelled given only having 4 people going on the cruise. We grabbed a pizza from Homeslice and went to the dock at our cruise time, and they nicely brought out a table and set it up for us to put our food on and away we went. Our captain was very knowledgeable of the city and pointed out all the landmarks and birds as we went along, telling us stories about the various locations and the people who influenced them. He also went into pretty great detail about the bat population that was living there and its positive effects its hard on the surrounding farmers and city. The boat traveled along very slowly allowing for ample time to look around and take pictures as desired. The lake is regulated heavily for other boating, so really it was just us on the lake with the occasional canoe or row team passing by making it pretty relaxing and very enjoyable. I would recommend however to bring a jacket as the temperature on the water does drop significantly more than on the city level. The captain and the other staff was very nice and polite and I would highly suggest you book a cruise if you ever find yourself looking for a relaxing boat ride or want to learn about the area.
March 25, 2018
We did the bat tour && it was an awesome experience. Tyrone was our Captain of the day☺ Very knowledgeable, good sense of humor, and over all, great tour guide
March 25, 2018
Really cool way to watch the bats. Fun facts for days with the tour guides. Would do again.
February 13, 2018
Captian swan was awesome will def recomend to my friends
November 22, 2017
Wonderful tour! It covers a lot of landmarks and incorporates nature too. The bat tour is really fun! Would recommend to tourists and locals alike.
November 15, 2017
Amazing tour. Only 10 bucks..so cheap... and nice guiding for an hour thank you Bruce for making nice trip
November 14, 2017
We did the bat tour several years ago with my sister and her young children. It was a fun experience for us. Even living here in Austin we had never done it before so it was a great time. However, my son and his wife purchased us a gift card last Christmas for the take the boat out yourselves and have dinner on the boat. I cannot say enough about how great the experience was. The people at Capital Cruises were awesome and so accommodating. We had a wonderful team helping us with everything. From getting the food on the boat to showing us how to use the boat and how to travel the river. Everything was perfect! I just hope that we can do this again in the future. We have told our friends and neighbors to definitely try this because it was the most fun relaxing time that we’ve had in ages!
October 16, 2017
I took the love of my life on a private electric boat for 2 hours. Such a fantastic way to celebrate life :)
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call911mfc
Took the Bat Watching cruise and had a great time! Our guide not only shared a lot of information about the bats, but also about downtown Austin, as well. Definitely will be back!