Just outside of Austin, the Wine Country of Texas produces wine at more than 30 vineyards. You can take a self-guided driving tour of the wine trail, but then you might not want to taste wine. You can taste all you want and leave the driving to Texas Wine Country Bus Tours. The company customizes itineraries and will even arrange restaurant reservations, for small to large groups. These day trips are for locals and tourists.
Take a narrated bus tour of more than 30 historical and cultural points of interest. The 30-mile, 90-minute tour includes seeing the Texas Governor's Mansion and crossing the Congress Avenue Bridge over Town Lake. The narrated tour goes by Victorian homes and the state Capital building. You also see the Sixth Street music district and Lady Bird Lake. The educational tours are designed for residents and visitors alike.
Austin Duck Adventures caters to tourists, with amphibious tours, on land and water, of Austin's downtown and Lake Austin. The 75-minute sightseeing tour includes Sixth Street, the Capital, the Bob Bullock State History Museum and the Governor's Mansion. The family friendly tours leave year-round from the Austin Visitor Center. Kids ages 2 and younger are free.
