Austin is an incredibly entertaining and welcoming city, and we loved spending time there. If you're like me, and you enjoy a good tour and opportunity to get the lay of the land before wandering about on your own, then be sure to take the Best of Austin tour with Austin Detours.
We were driven ALL around the city for a few hours in a super comfortable passenger van. All along the way, we were treated to insights and fun facts about Austin. We heard about and saw everything from the bat bridge to the state capital building to the music district to historic hotels to ghost stories and food recommendations. I came away from the experience with a good sense of the many different neighborhoods and what makes them fun, and a mental list of all the places we would go back to for a deeper dive.
Although much of the tour is riding in the van and hearing great stories about the sites, we got to get out and walk around a few times - a quick tour of the state capital building, a gelato stop, and a photo op at the Austin postcard mural.
Our tour guide, Jax Washington, was a delight. She clearly loves her job, her company, and her city and her enthusiasm was infectious. In addition to a great tour, she also gave us each a post card about the company and it included restaurant, shopping, and music venue recommendations that were based on her experience rather than some sponsorship.
This company shut down during the early days of the pandemic but then got right back out there and got their people and their vans and their tours moving again. Great spirit! Great company! Great city!