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

Make a reservation

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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)

Trudi0

Jun 2018

I say average but I think it was a little better than that. Firstly it is not a Hop On Hop Off it is a Hop On drive around Downtown Houston and you drive past 23 places of interest over 1.5 hours. Now for me I guess I got sort of lucky as it was raining so we had an enclosed bus and as a result our driver actually stopped and let us out at 3-4 points where applicable to allow us to take photos. Our tour guide was young and reasonably intuitive about Houston so that was OK. Our driver Ray was awesome his personality alone made up for any tour guide shortcomings. The visitor centre staff where you book your tickets were great and very helpful. They also have a cute little gift shop of all things typical Texas. If you go with the view of getting to understand the layout of Downtown then this is definitely for you. When the rain subsided I went walking and passed by some of the features we missed on the bus and took photos. Interestingly I was the only single on the bus and Ray went out of his way to ensure he took my photo against all the relevant stops we made which I really appreciated. All in all I felt it was a worthwhile spend.

Escape-overseas

Jun 2018

The tour is a sightseeing drive around downtown with no opportunity to hop on and off. The bus stopped twice for photo opportunities only. I requested a map of the route when I paid and was told that none were available as they are being reprinted. Funny that, my wife was told the same thing over a week ago when she was passing through. The ‘double decker bus’ with vantage views from the top deck was in fact a single decker, with netting over limiting views. Whilst the weather forecast correctly predicted rain throughout the day the first bus had open side and wet seats, changed half way through the tour to another single decker, fully enclosed. The tour served to orientate me to the city and principle points of interest but left me to return by Uber, since I was unable to ‘hop on hop off’. Initial commentary mediocre, improved when the driver took over. Overall a disappointing tour, failing to provide what is advertised. The trip should not be advertised as a ‘hop on, hop off’, but a sight seeing tour, and perhaps ones expectations would more alined to what is provided. Not particularly good value and not to be recommended.

brianlal02

May 2018

This is Not a Hop on Hop Off Tour. Basically it is a straightforward sightseeing trip across Downtown Houston. The only stops were at traffic lights and back at the Houston Visitor Centre at the conclusion. This is false advertising. The tour was all over in under an hour. Not happy at all and would strongly advise wasting your money on this