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Guided Sunset Bat Kayak Tour in Austin
Austin, USA
Guided Sunset Bat Kayak Tour in Austin
Recommended by 94% of travelers
Austin, USA
- 2 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Many of the bat tours that set out on Lady Bird Lake in Austin are filled with so many people, it can be hard to see where your guide is leading you, but not with this Austin Bats Sunset Small-Group Kayak Tour. This tour sets out at sunset with just 12 for a more intimate experience. Take in views from your kayak of the Mexican free-tailed bats as they fly above Congress Avenue Bridge.
- See the bats fly above Congress Avenue Bridge Bat in Austin
- This kayak tour takes place at the best time to see the bats—at sunset
- A small-group experience limited to 12 makes for an intimate tour
- A kayak and paddle are provided for you for an easy day on the lake
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Product code: 291969P2
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4.8
based on 201 reviews
Heather_H, Oct 2025
What a beautiful way to see the city at sunset and with the lights at night. Great view of the bats!
Alice_D, Oct 2025
We had a wonderful time with Ethan! Great experience! We appreciated his knowledge about the high rises! ❤️
Suzanne_S, Oct 2025
Beautiful evening to go kayaking and experience the bat flight. Ethan did a great job sharing information about the bats, Austin skyline, and Lady Bird Lake. Austin info was interesting since we were visiting from out of state and this was our only evening in town.
As for the bats, wow! We are at the end of season and were warned there may not be as many bats since they are starting to migrate. Afterwards we were told that it was a very large (almost full) group that flew out. Upwards to 1.5 million bats is hard to comprehend! It was spectacular and skin crawling at the same time! I was definitely happier to be on the water towards the back of our group rather than closer to being under the bridge or standing on the bridge where the bats fly past. The only negative was not being able to hear Ethan’s comments leading up to the fly out. I was able to listen to another tour guide closer to me.
Kayaking back afterwards beneath the skyline lights and a beautiful night sky was fantastic and not nearly long enough! Beautiful way to end the evening.
Beatriz_H, Oct 2025
Great trip beautiful ride on the water at sunset beautiful skyline super nice tour guide safe environment
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Kim_N, Sep 2025
This tour was listed as approximately 2 hours, but it was not even an hour. It started late and felt very rushed. I don't feel that the person guiding us would have had any idea if anyone in the group had floated astray or fallen in the water. Not until you didn't claim your ID back at the starting point. I would rather have rented a kayak on my own and done this at my own pace.
Lori_D, Sep 2025
Dalton was great. His knowledge of Austin's history and bat culture was 2nd to none. We highly recommend the evening tour.
Wendy_R, Sep 2025
Before coming to Austin I heard seeing the bats was a must do. I’m so glad I went with the kayaking tour vs just standing on the bridge to watch them. Our guide Ethan was brilliant!! Learned lots of local info and of course all about the bats. Watching them fly out of the bridge was spectacular. My other favorite part of the trip was just getting to kayak in the dark, very cool!!
Go Ethan’s gang!!! 🦇
Richard_Z, Sep 2025
Tour guide was great and the experience was nice, although we were only on the water for an hour. Also, I was mainly there to see the bats and we missed the first 10 minutes of their flight. Maybe if we were on the water sooner, we could have been done with the Tour and been floating by Congress closer to Sunset. I understand you never know when the bats will exit, therefore maybe wait at congress closer to sunset.
Victoria_C, Sep 2025
Holden was super knowledgeable and fun! He timed the bats leaving perfectly! I’d highly recommend for family and friends.
Robyn_R, Sep 2025
It was truly a beautiful experience. Your legs will get wet and it will be quite the arm workout. Try to be there in the beginning for the explanation of how to paddle, it’s important! If you’re going with a partner, this is a great way to test how well yall work together lol. The sunset is nice but being in the kayak and seeing the lights when it gets dark is breath taking. The bats added a cute touch.
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