Downtown Austin Giant Paddleboard Sunset Tour with Bats

4.9 (67 reviews) 2 h 30 min Free cancellation Private tour

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Downtown Austin Giant Paddleboard Sunset Tour with Bats — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

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About this activity

The advantages of the giant paddleboard over a kayak are many.

You get to stay with your group on one board for a shared experience.

You can stay totally dry if you choose. That saves you a trip to your hotel before and after since you can come dressed as you are and go out straight after the tour. This saves alot of time and money.

You can stand up, sit down, or lay down. The combination of all the above makes a way more comfortable trip.

There is no weight limit and these boards are ultra stable. Sometimes people are afraid of the word "paddle board" but take whatever excuse you have for not going on one of these and reverse it and thats more true. "I don't want to get wet." --- Actually you get wet on a kayak but not on a giant paddle board. Thats true for almost any scenario you can think of.

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At a glance

Duration: 2 h 30 min
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English, Spanish
Operated by: Boats and Bats

Ages: Adults (2–109 years)

What is included

Included

Included: We provide a giant paddleboard, life jackets for everyone, paddles, photos, and a dry empty cooler thats a good storage box and captions seat.

Itinerary

This is the best way to experience the bats hands down. The journey on the 3-6 person giant paddle board starts with epic downtown views during the day, continues with the sunset, then observing the 1.5 million bats fly out and ends the night paddling back after dark in the city glow. March update: The sunset is directly aligned with the river at this time of the year! Book Now for July 4th Fireworks. Its the best night of the year hands down. Booking this tour for the sunset and bats puts you along side Austin's #1 experience "kayaking w/ the bats" only you're on a board! Its the same trip just a different vessel. Don't let the word "Paddleboard" fool you. This is 15 feet long and 4.5 feet wide. It is ultra stable. You will not get wet unless you choose to go for a swim. You can sit down, stand up, or even lay down. It's impossible to fall into the water on accident. The mega paddle boards make for an excellent family or group option cause you get to stay together and share the experience. As a bonus, as soon as you book, my auto-reply welcome message has my personal guidebook to Austin that can help you plan the rest of your Austin vacation!

Stop 1
Congress Bridge Bat

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

This google doc has all the info you need. It includes a google maps link, a video tour of where to park and meet me UNDER THE BRIDGE and more. You really. need to read it now and again the day of your trip.

End point

This google doc has all the info you need. It includes a google maps link, a video tour of where to park and meet me UNDER THE BRIDGE and more. You really. need to read it now and again the day of your trip.

Using your ticket

Watch this video on this page which shows you where to park and where to find me. The video is VERY HELPFUL.

www.boatsandbats.com/tonight

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We will be under the highway bridge at the water's edge. I have a white truck and white trailer and a lot of boats already in the water. Reminder to watch the meet up video!

Because this is a sunset based tour and because the bats' habits adapt to the current weather, the actual start time of your tour should be considered approximate. You need to be flexible by + or - 30 minutes and the actual start time will be updated daily in the website link above.

This link tells you everything you need to know about tonight's tour and will be updated daily to reflect the start time and photo link for the night.

You can read it now to get an understanding of how it works and then read it again the day of your trip to get the up to date info:

www.boatsandbats.com/tonight

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The link includes tonight's start time, a google maps link of where to park, the video tour of where to meet, FAQ, my favorite things to do in Austin and much more. Just open it already!

You need to be about 15 minutes early. If you are not there 10 minutes after the scheduled departure, you will be left without a refund. Think of this as a cruise ship leaving the harbor!

If you booked this tour within 3 hours of the start time, please text us at (512) 800 - 0145 so we don’t miss your reservation while we are preparing the gear.

ATTENTION BIG GROUPS: if you booked this kayaking tour for a group of 3+ you should consider switching to the the giant paddleboard version of the same trip.

Here’s why: https://tinyurl.com/SwitchtoPB

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If you want to switch, just email us your name and what date you booked and we can take care of it. [email protected]

Don’t forget to check the same link the morning of your tour for up to date start times and photo links! See you soon.

See you soon,

Boats and Bats

(512) 800 - 0145