Houston's Official City Tour

Overview

Houston's Official City Tour! From the HCT Visitors Center, explore Houston on a 80-minute Houston sightseeing tour, which travels by double-and single deck unique open top buses around the city including sights such as Convention center, Minute Maid Park, Historic District & Market Square, Downtown Aquarium, Houston Heritage Society Park, Financial District, Midtown and more. Enjoy unobstructed views of breathtaking architecture and live onboard commentary. Experience Houston's most noteworthy attraction and explore Houston like never before! Alternate vehicles may be used according to number of passengers, weather or traffic conditions.

City: Houston

Sat 16 Nov

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Starting at $39.95

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Sat 16 Nov

Starting at $39.95

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What's Included

Map and orientation

In-person tour guide is available in the weekends and pre recorded audios are offered every weekdays

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark
Face masks provided for travellers
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

What To Expect

Discovery Green

Beautiful urban park located in the heart of the Convention Center district.

Annunciation Catholic Church

The Mother church of Catholicism in Houston and declared a historic landmark.

Minute Maid Park

Old union train station and now home of the major league team the Houston Astros.

Downtown Historic District Market Square

See the historic place where the first Houstonians built their original areas for commerce and government.

City Hall

Admire this Art Deco 1939 historic City Hall building in front of Hermann square. Depending on weather and construction/traffic conditions, you may hop off for 5 minutes to take photos.

Alley Theatre

Theatre located in the heart of the 2nd largest theater district in America.

Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts

Amazing theatre located in the heart of the 2nd largest theater district in America, and home of the Houston Symphony.

Wortham Center

Amazing theatre located in the heart of the 2nd largest theater district in America, and home of the Houston Grand Opera.

Downtown Aquarium

Filled with seafood restaurants and a sprawling spot for sea life, including touch pools, shark tank & displays of aquatic ecosystems. Depending on weather and construction/traffic conditions, you may hop off for 5 minutes to take photos.

Julia Ideson Reading Room

Admire this 1923 Spanish style historic public library.

Tranquility Park

Beautiful urban park to commemorate the Apollo 11 Mission controlled from Houston.

Buffalo Bayou Park

Go ever a bridge on the Buffalo bayou river, where in 1836 John and Augustus Allen founded Houston.

Toyota Center

Home of the professional NBA basketball team the Houston Rockets.

JPMorgan Chase Tower

This 75-story building is the tallest structure in Texas.

Houston Graffiti Building

Amazing street art and art expressions around this area. Depending on weather and construction/traffic conditions, you may hop off for 5 minutes to take photos.

The Heritage Society

11 historic homes and museums next to the old Sam Houston park.

George H.W. Bush Monument

Overlooking the buffalo bayou, see the statue of the United States' 41st President.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (196)

Mona123a

Nov 2018

it was a cold windy day. We had to go downstairs to avoid the wind so we did not see anything since all those places are high rise buildings in downtown. Even the main door to the bus was broken and the driver couldn’t close it. Seats were wet from the rain. We froze and did not see anything either. The driver and the tour guid guys were good but the bus itself was terrible. It was the worst hop on city tour I’ve ever been. My time and money is wasted. In a day like this they should have a better buses. Not recommending this. This tour should not be on Expedia. Very disappointed!!

db28203

Oct 2018

We had a 10 hours layover in Houston on our way back to Canada. While we were walking down the street, we saw that the tour bus is just about to leave, so we decided to join the tour. On the tour we basically saw everything there is to see in Houston. I would recommend this tour to anyone that has to spend some time in Houston, because you will get to see much more of the city than just by walking around. After the tour, make sure that you spend some time inside their office and have a drink in a genuine Texan atmosphere.

daveriocafe

Oct 2018

The tour itself was great until about half way through. The driver was funny and informative. A little over half way the drive stopped and picked up 3 people. Their first language was not English but that does not excuse their rudness. My Sister in law was seated by a window seat. When this man got on in the middle of the tour he asked her if he could have the window seat and she politely said no. Throughout the rest of the tour he kept reaching his arms in front of her or over her head to position his camera phone to take pictures. He did this Many times even though she was very uncomfortable with him encroaching her space. She finally asked please don't do that, he continued. My wife across the aisle finally said something, and his wife sitting behind my wife started reaching over my wife's head to take photos, and my wife was in an aisle seat. Then he started reaching across the aisle over my wife's head to take pictures. During this time he was still encroaching upon my Sister in laws space again. I had finally had enough and the next time he reached over my wife's head, I stood up and glared at him blocking his photo. ( I was seated next to my wife at the opposite window). He told me to just sit down. I said" pretty rude huh? Almost as rude as reaching in front and over people making them feel uncomfortable. I was amazed all of a sudden he could muster enough English to utter " just sit down!" I then told him how rude he was. I was angry and he new it. The only thing preventing him from getting more aggressive was my obvious disability. I take these tours because I have to carry oxygen and can't walk far. These 3 people came up to the bus while we were stopped and nearly begged to get on. If this joker had to take 50 pictures with his phone, why didn't he get to the tour on time and get a window seat. He and his wife were extremely rude. The irony here is they were European, and Americans are called rude in Europe! This ruined the tour for my Sister in law, my wife, and myself 11:30 tour Sunday 10/21/18.