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Show your friends and family the best time on one of our motorized vessels that you can rent and operate yourselves!  First Donut Boats in Texas! The Donut Boat’s unique design seats up to 10 people around a center table, outfitted with a center-post umbrella to shade you while cruising Lady Bird Lake. The quiet […]

We’ve been working behind the scenes for the past few months, poring over every last detail, overhauling our website to best serve you, the customer. Just like the next cruise you book or boat you want to rent, we’re ecstatic to be launching this incarnation of CapitalCruises.com. Throughout the brand new site, you’ll find a […]

Looking to kayak at sunset on the lake? Capital Cruises now offers a Guided Sunset Kayak Tour Thursdays through Saturday evenings. Cost is $40 per person and includes a ~1.5 hour tour. See the striking downtown skyline as well as a great view of the sunset cast against the lake. Thursday – Saturday evenings departing […]

Ring in the New Year on our one-hour Public Fireworks Watching Tour on New Year’s Eve from 11:30 pm – 12:30 am. $20/seat. Book here (choose “NYE fireworks”). Private options are still available by calling (512) 480-9264.

First Donut Boats in Texas! The Donut Boat’s unique design seats up to 10 people around a center table, outfitted with a center-post umbrella to shade you while cruising Lady Bird Lake. The quiet electric motor drives with the ease of a golf cart on the water and allows you to casually chat with your […]

Now offering Sunset Tours. November – February (weather permitting).  Closed 11/22 – 11/25; 12/24-12/26 Enjoy sunset on Lady Bird Lake and views of the Austin skyline! At this time of year, most of the bats are gone, but some do stay around (bat viewing is limited). Bring a jacket, some snacks, and a beverage of your choice. […]

Now accepting reservations for Holiday Parties including New Year’s Eve. Celebrate the holiday season with friends, family, or coworkers on Lady Bird Lake. Socially distanced and outdoors for a COVID safe activity. For reservations, call (512) 480-9264 Rent an intimate Duffy boat (2-8 passengers) or a larger vessel (9-50 passengers; capacities are limited due to […]

Did you know? Typical bat viewing varies from night to night but here are the general patterns: March-mid/late May – Good; June (birthing month) – varies from night to night with later emergences; July-Sept/Oct. – Best as the pups are flying with the rest of the colony. Of course, the bats are wild animals and can change their patterns any time […]

Starting November 1- February: 10 am to 5 pm for rentals (weather permitting).  Now accepting reservations for Holiday Parties including New Year’s Eve. Celebrate the holiday season with friends, family or co-workers on Lady Bird Lake.  For reservations, call (512) 480-9264 Capital Cruises will be closed on the following days: November 22nd-25th and December 24 – 26. […]

The Anne W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge is the home of the largest urban bat colony in the world. Austin’s bridge bats are Mexican free-tailed bats. They migrate each spring from central Mexico and return to Mexico in early Fall. Capital Cruises offers public bat tours from March through mid-November.