Top Austin How to Get Around in 2026

Take your Formula 1 experience to the next level with our Circuit of the Americas Helicopter Tour, offering an unparalleled aerial view of COTA, home of the United States Grand Prix. This 36-mile tour is a must-do for motorsports enthusiasts, racing fans, and thrill-seekers looking to witness one of the world’s most iconic race tracks from the sky. Secure your VIP flight today!

There’s plenty to see in Austin, but covering multiple landmarks in a day can be tiring—especially if exploring the city on foot. This sightseeing tour offers an easier alternative. Ride a vintage double-decker tea bus past lots of top Austin highlights while enjoying premium teas, baked pastries, and acoustic music. With commentary included and everything served onboard, you can relax, sightsee, and eat delicious bites, while exploring city highlights from afar.

The Austin Luxury Tours Brewery Tour offers guests the ultimate all-inclusive Austin craft beer experience in the hill country of the great state of Texas! Get a VIP behind-the-scenes tour of some of the best breweries in the Austin Hillcountry. Enjoy the beer knowledge, great food options, comfortable transportation in one of our luxurious Limousines or Mercedes Benz Party Buses, and lots of delicious beer along the way at the best 3 breweries the Hill Country has to offer!

Explore three Texas Hill Country wineries without having to worry about finding a designated driver with help from this private winery tour from Austin. Visit Duchman Family Winery, Bell Springs Winery, and Wimberley Valley Winery all in one day. Plus, your luxury vehicle that you’ll ride in provides comfortable seating, music, and more. Each winery stop includes wine tasting, too.

Investigate Austin's haunted past—without hours of trip planning—with this app-led photo scavenger hunt. Rack up points and laughs as you seek photo opportunities with your group at places like the Driskill Hotel, the Omni Austin Hotel, and the Governor's Mansion. This is a great trip activity—or everyday challenge—especially for bachelorette, birthday parties, or corporate team-building events.

Packing onto a big city tour can be crowded and expensive, too—see Austin in an alternative way with help from this fun Austin Scavenger Hunt Adventure Experience by Wacky Walks. This scavenger-hunt experience is a royal-themed game you’ll play through a phone on an app. Work with your group to complete tasks and find items. Plus, this app-based game can be played at your own pace, and you can take breaks whenever you’d like.

Discover the best of Austin with City Quest, a fun app-based scavenger hunt company. As you traverse through town and work with your team, you'll seek objects (in any order) and be asked to take a picture or perform a challenge for points. Compete against other teams through the app’s leaderboard. Feel stuck? A remote live agent is available to help. Go explore Austin and have a blast!

Play a fun, zombie-themed game that leaves you searching for items in the city to help your team by booking this Austin Zombie Scavenger Hunt Game Experience. This experience can be played with groups of up to 10 and it gives you an allotted amount of time to collect your items. Plus, it’s a great choice for families or any group of people who are looking to bond over an interactive game.

If you’re looking for a fun and safe party experience, book this Downtown Austin Roofless Party Bus Tour. This open-air party bus features a dance floor, LED lighting, a sound system, and a cooler for drinks to bring your party to life in the best possible way. Plus, with the bus’s top open, you can take in views of the vibrant city as you enjoy your time.

Perfect for groups, this private party pontoon rental adds extra fun to your time in Austin. Along with the pontoon itself, the experience includes Bluetooth surround sound, an aqua lily pad for floating and relaxing, and plenty of space for dancing or chilling out. Best of all, a captain accompanies you, so you can relax without worrying about steering the pontoon or planning a route.

Relax and reflect on your inner landscape as you cruise through the beauty of Lake Travis on the Fathom Freedom, a tastefully appointed 38 foot yacht. The calming waters help to rejuvenate your body and mind as you nibble on healthy snacks and meals plated on nautical-themed dinnerware service with Italian silverware. After a narrated tour of the lake, guests dine and relax before they arrive at a swimming platform for the opportunity to enjoy water sports and play.

Lake Austin is especially scenic at sunset, but organizing a boat rental or navigating the water yourself takes effort. On this small-group cruise, a captain handles the steering while you relax on the water and enjoy sunset views over the Texas Hill Country. With a BYOB setup and plenty of space to relax, you can unwind and take in the scenery without the crowds of larger sightseeing boats.

Discover Austin’s spooky side on an evening walking tour through the city's most haunted areas. Austin history features stories about forbidden lovers, suicides, brutal murders, and freak accidents. Learn about authentic hauntings that happened in locations such as the Driskill, the Paramount Theatre, and the Museum of the Weird, as well as other popular spots.

Take our fun and friendly Segway tour to get to know the best of Austin on this two-hour tour. Learn about the city's growth and history while we check out North Austin's nightlife hotspots around Balcones District Park and the Domain. Not comfortable on a Segway? We'll teach you how to ride one!

For celebrations or just a good ol’ day with friends, book this Austin Private Pedal Vehicle Pub Crawl Experience to avoid the hassle of finding a designated driver while drinking. This pedal vehicle features 10 pedal seats and five non-pedal seats and a sound system you can connect to your phone to play music as you go. Bring your own alcohol and use the onboard cooler to enjoy your time before you make stops at some of Austin’s coolest bars.

Explore Lake Austin aboard your own private boat with this private charter. Enjoy a relaxing way to soak up the waterside scenery, make your own way to the Loop 360 Boat Ramp, and bring your own beverages. Led by your captain, admire Little Venice, glimpse celebrity homes, and stop for beach or swimming breaks.

Discover some of the best murals in Austin, and enjoy a party bus experience along the way, on this private tour. Ride around town in a one-of-a-kind roofless party bus, supplied with coolers for your use. At each mural we stop at, get a free photoshoot with your friends. Halfway through, we'll stop for coffee or mimosas (own expense) at a picture perfect cafe in Austin's artsy South Congress neighborhood.

Lake Austin is known for its partiers, and booking a public boat cruise can sometimes get a little rowdy. Instead, book this Lake Austin Private Cruise and spend a relaxing day cruising the water on a private boat. A guide takes you around the lake for a short tour and then you can join the party coves if you choose to do so on your own time.

If you’re celebrating something special in Austin, or you just fancy a day on the water with friends—this private party boat tour is an ideal choice. Enjoy a BYOB setup with onboard coolers to help avoid expensive bar tabs. As the trip is private, you don’t share the boat with other groups, and a captain handles the navigation so you can relax and enjoy time with friends.

Book this Austin Private Crime-Solving Detective Experience for a unique way to explore Austin while enjoying a detective-inspired game. This experience should be played with small groups of up to four, and you can choose whether to do it outside or while driving. Audio for the game includes 16 characters voiced by actors. You can also choose modes and difficulty levels before you start to ensure you’re comfortable with the pace of play and how hard it is, too.

Meet up in front of Cosmic Saltillo. A lush garden oasis serving up coffee, brews and cocktails in a unique setting that is the definition of what makes East Austin a top destination for locals to hang out at. We begin our 2 hour walking food tour with a leisure journey through a small part of the east side and stopping for the first food bite at a local favorite food truck that has grown with the neighborhood. There we will try a delicious falafel bite. Our journey will continue with a walk through the neighborhood taking in the Historic sites and street art to our 2nd destination, a place that was once a local convenient store turned brewery. There we try a Tex-Mex bite while learning about how this place became a local favorite brewery that has won multiple awards for their craft and a place that is literally off the beaten path. We then end our food journey with a sweet, unique bite you can’t find anywhere else, from a local place with an Austin cult following.

Explore the spookier side of Austin by booking this Austin Ghost Scavenger Hunt Experience. This scavenger-hunt game is a silly way for groups to bond with one another while they learn about the city’s haunted history. Play challenges while you earn points and visit the city’s sights. Plus, a remote host is also offered for a short period of time to help you if your group needs it.

If you’re looking for a fun experience that takes you through the city and doesn’t stick you in one indoor area like an escape game can, book this Round Rock Scavenger Hunt Experience. Follow the easy-to-use instructions of the game to see sights, hear history, and complete challenges. Plus, get creative and explore with just your own group of up to 15 people.

If you’re looking for a fun, budget-friendly way to spend a few hours in Austin, try booking this Austin Alternate Reality Scavenger Hunt Experience. This scavenger-hunt game features a storyline led by a Big Tech invasion and lets you play with your own private group, making it a great way to bond with family or friends.