Austin Bat Watching Tours

Join Live Love Paddle — Austin's original bat watching kayak tour company — and witness one of the world's largest urban bat colonies up close. Every evening, millions of Mexican free-tailed bats pour out from beneath the Congress Avenue Bridge in one of nature's most jaw-dropping spectacles. We know exactly where to be and how to see them best.

We meet at our shop on the ground floor of the AMLI South Shore Apartments at 1610 East Riverside Drive right on Lady Bird Lake. We'll get you geared up and then paddle up the lake together to the Congress Avenue Bridge for showtime.

Have questions? Check out our FAQ for everything you need to know about the bat tour. And if you're visiting Austin in the winter (when the bats head south), check out our Urban Kayak Tour — a great way to see Austin's most iconic sights from the water year-round.