Austin City Tour: Culture, History, and Hill Country

Discover the best of Austin’s culture and history on a 1.5-hour sightseeing tour. Explore iconic landmarks, cultural districts, and the stunning Central Texas Hill Country.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • AO Tours Austin - Meet at the starting point for our tours.
  • 2nd Street District - 2nd Street District centers around Austin’s best mix of local retail, restaurants, living and entertainment. It’s a vibrant area of walkable downtown shopping, dining and enjoyment.
  • Willie Nelson Statue - Get a look at the Willie Nelson Statue on Willie…
What's Included
  • Narrated tour with a combination of live commentary and scripted content
  • Signature PinkTag Partner Souvenir luggage tag
  • Tour in a luxury air conditioned vehicle
  • Whistle-stop, Austin in a nutshell, comprehensive city overview
What's Not Included
  • Downtown hotel pickup and drop-off is not included when booked as a private tour
  • State required child safety seat for infants & young children
  • Gratuities
  • Parking fees
  • Food and Beverage not included, but you can bring your own food/beverage
Additional Information

Avoid the hassle of hunting for the best activities in Austin and allow genuine locale experts to guide you through the city’s rich history and diverse culture, coupled with a taste of the renowned Central Texas Hill Country. This classic Austin journey encompasses 30 miles, over 50 points of interest, executed in a continuous 90-minute (1.5 hours)…

Location
103 E 5th St.
East 5th Street
Tours will depart from the Austin Visitor Center located in the historic Phillips Building. Please check-in inside the Austin Visitors Center 15 minutes prior to your departure time.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Odyssey36879974182
Apr 1, 2025
Good overview of Austin - Good overview of the city and near hill area. Several places you can venture back to later in your personal vehicle or walk to.
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Jackanddanny
Apr 1, 2025
Highly Recommend Tour of Austin, TX - We’d pleased to say this was THE BEST city tour we’ve EVER experienced (and we’ve done many, over the years!). It was a good value for money trip. The M-B van was modern, clean and comfortable. The route was varied and packed full of commentary - which was appreciably loud and clear (unlike many others!). Our driver (David) really made the tour, being that he was so friendly, witty and knowledgeable. He drove us smoothly, safely and considerately. We’d highly recommend this trip to anyone visiting Austin. J&L, Southern England 👌🏻👍
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202madelynnt
Mar 31, 2025
Hill Country Too Cool! - David was an AWESOME tour guide. Very knowledgeable, funny and kind. Made sure there was something for everyone on the trip. I loved getting out of Austin and going into Hill Country and getting to see/learn things you can't get just from hanging out around Congress Ave. Thanks!
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Denise_s
Mar 19, 2025
Our tour guide, Matthew,... - Our tour guide, Matthew, was a wealth of knowledge and very courteous. The length times for the various stops were perfect and did not feel rushed.
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Louise
Mar 18, 2025
Tour of Austin - Great tour of Austin and surrounding areas. Our tour guide, Chad, was very knowledgeable and had a lot of facts about what we were seeing.
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Janetbl717
Mar 18, 2025
Wonderful tour and guide! - Great guide! So interesting. Lots of history and current information.suggestions on what to visit/where to eat. Wonderful!
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Vanessa_c
Mar 18, 2025
Great Experience/Visiting Austin - The Guide was Great The bus ride was excellent This is highly recommended for new comers!! AUSTIN IS WEIRD!!
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Cameron_j
Mar 15, 2025
The Sprinter Van tour to... - The Sprinter Van tour to the hill country and around austin was very nice. The Van was well air conditioned! The travel guide was very knowledgeable. Would recommend! especially for family
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Valerie_s
Mar 27, 2025
Friendly and... - Friendly and knowledgeable driver/guide. Comfortable coach van. Covered a lot of ground, but because of traffic flow and coach windows, taking photos was difficult. Also was difficult to see sites that were on the opposite side of the vehicle from where we were sitting. This was all to be expected, but in case you’re looking for a photo op, this doesn’t really allow for that. Lots of facts, stories and history, though, as you glimpse the sites on your way past.
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W469wgkatiet
Mar 13, 2025
Great tour with Delightful Doug! - Our driver and guide was Doug (definitely not Frank 😉) a pleasant and knowledgeable guy who crammed plenty of information in to our 2.5 hour tour. Being a hot day the roof was open which was lovely but boy did it get blowy when he hit the freeways! That said, he kept checking if everyone was comfortable and we were. Doug is a little font of knowledge and his tour gave us an insight in to Austin’s brief history that, otherwise, we would never have known. We’re visiting from the U.K. and were fascinated with the amount of eateries that are mentioned, (not only on this tour but San Antonio too) something that wouldn’t happen on a tour in the U.K. although it was still helpful and helped make our minds up for our lunch stop after the tour. Sadly, we were only in town for one day but we think this tour would be of huge benefit re: orientation and places to go if you were staying longer.
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