Guided Sunset Bat Kayak Tour in Austin

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Overview

Available languages

English

2 hours

Mobile ticket

Join our guides for the ultimate bat watching experience!

Our Sunset Bat Tour offers stunning views of the Downtown Austin Skyline, fun facts about the local bat colony, and the chance to see the 1.5 million Mexican Free-Tailed bats emerge from the famous bat bridge.

We are located minutes away from the Congress Avenue Bridge.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Water

Kayak

Paddle

Guide

What To Expect

1

Congress Avenue Bridge Bat Watching

Your guide will take you to the famous Congress Avenue Bridge to watch the amazing Mexican Free-Tailed Bats fly from out the bridge.

20 minutes • Admission Not Applicable
2

Lady Bird Lake Hike-and-Bike Trail

We will paddle along the Hike and Bike trail on Lady Bird Lake

Admission Not Applicable

Options

Guided Sunset Bat Kayak Tour in Austin

Reviews

4.78

200 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • What a beautiful way to...

    Heather H,

    Oct 20, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    What a beautiful way to see the city at sunset and with the lights at night. Great view of the bats!

  • The experience is...

    Saul C,

    Oct 20, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    The experience is amazing, especially the part of the bats. The guide shared interesting information not only about the tour but about Austin's history, so it was more enjoyable

  • Cool thing to do!

    Alice D,

    Oct 12, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    We had a wonderful time with Ethan! Great experience! We appreciated his knowledge about the high rises! ❤️

  • October bats & skyline

    Suzanne S,

    Oct 8, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    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.

  • Trip

    Beatriz H,

    Oct 3, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    Great trip beautiful ride on the water at sunset beautiful skyline super nice tour guide safe environment

From $55.00

4.78
200 reviews