

by Austin Rowing Club
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$110This two-hour guided kayak tour in Austin focuses on the local Mexican Free-Tailed bat colony. Participants paddle near the Congress Avenue Bridge, where about 1.5 million bats emerge at sunset. The tour starts close to the bridge, offering views of the downtown Austin skyline. Along the way, the guide provides information about the bats and the area. The route includes paddling on Lady Bird Lake’s Hike and Bike Trail and passes the Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial, a bronze statue by Ralph Helmick. Water, a kayak, paddle, and guide service are included in the tour.
Congress Bridge Bat
The guide leads the group to the Congress Avenue Bridge to watch around 1.5 million Mexican Free-Tailed bats emerge from underneath the bridge at sunset.
20 min
Lady Bird Lake Hike-and-Bike Trail
Participants paddle along the Hike and Bike Trail on Lady Bird Lake, traveling by water through this popular urban trail area.
Stevie Ray Vaughan Statue
The tour passes the Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial, a bronze sculpture created by Ralph Helmick honoring the musician.
We are located at the Waller Creek Boathouse. We will meet downstairs near the kayak paddles.
End point
We are located at the Waller Creek Boathouse. We will meet downstairs near the kayak paddles.


by Austin Rowing Club
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$110This two-hour guided kayak tour in Austin focuses on the local Mexican Free-Tailed bat colony. Participants paddle near the Congress Avenue Bridge, where about 1.5 million bats emerge at sunset. The tour starts close to the bridge, offering views of the downtown Austin skyline. Along the way, the guide provides information about the bats and the area. The route includes paddling on Lady Bird Lake’s Hike and Bike Trail and passes the Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial, a bronze statue by Ralph Helmick. Water, a kayak, paddle, and guide service are included in the tour.
Congress Bridge Bat
The guide leads the group to the Congress Avenue Bridge to watch around 1.5 million Mexican Free-Tailed bats emerge from underneath the bridge at sunset.
20 min
Lady Bird Lake Hike-and-Bike Trail
Participants paddle along the Hike and Bike Trail on Lady Bird Lake, traveling by water through this popular urban trail area.
Stevie Ray Vaughan Statue
The tour passes the Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial, a bronze sculpture created by Ralph Helmick honoring the musician.
We are located at the Waller Creek Boathouse. We will meet downstairs near the kayak paddles.
End point
We are located at the Waller Creek Boathouse. We will meet downstairs near the kayak paddles.