Guided Tours of Austin

GPS Ranger Tours

Available from the Austin Visitors Center, this tour is a cross between a guided tour and a self-guided tour. BarZ Adventures provides the GPS Ranger technology and local personalities and multimedia guide you as you follow maps, audio, and video directions to each destination on the tour.
Call 512-478-0098 (Austin Visitors Bureau) and ask for GPS Ranger info.

SegCity Austin

If you've been downtown you may have seen groups of Segway riders. They were probably part of a Segway glided tour. It's a unique way to tour Austin that combines the ease of a bus tour with the upclose and personal experience of a walking tour. After teaching you how to ride a Segway Human Transporter you'll take off on a guided / glided tour of downtown Austin.
512-402-9299

Texpert Tours

Experience the wild, weird, and wondrous in the Capital City with party planner and music historian Howie Richey. See Central Austin or the odd side of town south of the river. You'll learn fascinating facts about this Groover's Paradise and get the insider's scoop on its past and present. Your scenic Hill Country drive includes tasting Texas wines. Departures at 9, 1, or anytime of your choosing, most days.

Austin Overtures

Hop in a pink (fuchsia) van and get a 90 minute narrated sightseeing tour of Austin points of interest starting from the Austin Visitor Information Center on 6th Street. There are two to four tours available each day. Sights along the way include the Capitol, Texas State Cemetary, UT, Camp Mabry, Mt. Bonnell, Wild Basin Preserve, The Warehouse District, Zilker Park, and much more.
Call 512-659-9478

Austin Duck Adventures

Tour Austin on land and in the lake in an authentic amphibious military landing vehicle. Board the DUCK downtown and get a "Duck's-eye-view" of the State Capitol, the Governor's Mansion, the LBJ Museum, and 6th Street while listening to facts about Austin and enjoying some of the music that gives the city its nickname "Live Music Capital of the World." Daily tours (schedule changes with the seasons). Making reservations 1-2 months in advance is recommended.
512-4-SPLASH

Lone Star Riverboat

Many groups rent out this authentic paddle wheel riverboat for weddings, birthdays, meetings, or parties. You can also book a tour on Lake Lady Bird (formerly Town Lake) or take one of the scheduled public cruises. Bat watching/sunset tours are available from March through October.
512-327-1388

Austin Tour Guide Association

The Austin Tour Guide Association represents around 20 tour guides in Austin, all of whom are certified. Each member is an independent contractor and they are mostly "step-on" guides for buses or conventioneers who rent vans or buses, or hotels. They sometimes do "meet and greet" and help groups and destination management companies. They can be hired by any group that wants a tour. They are trained, professional guides who share Austin, its nightlife, history, culture, etc. with visitors. They also do tours of the wineries, Fredericksburg, the LBJ country, the Highland Lakes, and more. Anne Dilworth gives tours through the Driskill hotel dressed in period costume as Mrs. Driskill. Some of the guides have their own commercial vehicles.