Capital Cruises Tours
208 Barton Springs RdAustin, TX, 78704
(512) 480-9264
Austin, TX, 78704
Austin, TX, 78704
(512) 480-9264
May 22, 2025
If I ever come back to Austin, I plan to go on a boat ride with capital cruises again. Last night we did the bat tour and it was a wonderful unique experience. It was really cheap; I probably would’ve been happy to pay twice as much. I encourage all visitors to Austin to see the Congress Avenue bat colony on the Capital Cruises boat. It’s an experience you will never find anywhere else. Before you go plan where you will park as there are some lots that are much pricier than others within the same walking distance.
May 18, 2025
What an amazing experience ... floating down the river, watching the sunset and then seeing those tiny bats leave the safety of the Capital Bridge in droves. Michael's commentary was both enlightening and humorous. We had 2 teens with us and they too enjoyed this trip. Sailing back to the dock was also beautiful with the lights of the surrounding buildings reflecting off the river. A definite must for any visitor.
May 16, 2025
Captain Beck was awesome! Made the experience so much fun. No mosquitos on tonight’s tour, way better tour of the buildings around lady bird lake than what the city offers. Plenty of bats to see, don’t go the free route and stand on the bridge or the banks of the river, the capital experience was superb.
April 10, 2025
Our wonderful server at Verbena recommended this company to is for viewing the urban bats. We were very happy! They got us on the trip after waiting standby. Carson did a great job driving, narrating, telling jokes, and holding the red light so we could see the bats leaving en mass. Those was a fun and unique yet tame adventure. What a wonderful experience!
March 27, 2025
Capital Cruises offers fun and engaging activities along Lady Bird Lake that elevate any trip to Austin. We have gone on bat tours, swan boats, and kayaks all through Capitol Cruises and the service has always been good, well priced, and thorough. The bat cruise was fantastic with a short tour of Lady Bird Lake and history lesson included. The bats are typically very hard to see from land but with the red lights on the boats they were much more visible. The swan boats were fun although very difficult to row as you use foot pedals and it gets tiring. Lastly, the kayaks were clean and the process of getting into them seamless, we also liked that they offered lockers to store belongings in. Summarily, Capitol Cruises offers many fun and unique aquatic activities that are sure to make your time on the lake fun, we highly recommend them!
March 21, 2025
Our bat tour was amazing! We saw sooo many bats. The tour guide Captain Beck, aka Beck on Deck, did a great job of answering everyone's questions and providing a humorous tone to our ride. He was knowledgeable and friendly. The check in process was very easy and after check in we were allowed to leave the boat to buy drinks or snacks nearby before departure. We departed on time and arrived back in a timely matter too. I would recommend Capitol Cruises to anyone! Side note: the guides accept topping at the end of the tour of you feel inclined and they accept cash or Venmo.
March 20, 2025
Beck was funny and full of inspire and history. He seems to know a lot about the birds as well. It was a lot of fun and laughs! We loved it and will tell you that it is well worth it! The bats were amazing and we were lucky enough to get to see thousands of them!
March 18, 2025
Great experience and would recommend doing the Bat boat tour to anyone (OG or implant) in Austin who hasn’t done this before. The captain was very informative on the landmarks surrounding as well as the bats themselves and it was fun! We got quite the show from the bats taking flight, to a beautiful young lady posing for pictures, to some crazy dude jumping off the maintenance station, and it was awesome!! Bring a jacket as it does get chilly on the water and bring some cash to tip the captain’s as they do try to give everyone a great experience.
February 14, 2025
It was nice, more than one hour on calm water front. Guide was taking us through history of the places. Stopped to watch bats even after the trip time was over. Value for money
Total Score:3375
Lindsay Garcia
We had a great time on the bat tour. We saw hundreds of tiny bats! The view from the double decker boat was incredible. You can get the best photos of the city from the water. I'm really glad we decided to try the boat ride.