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Houston City Sightseeing Tour

Houston, USA

2 hour Houston orientation sightseeing tour

From $63.00

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

2 hours 45 minutes
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

A good choice for first-time visitors to Houston, this tour offers a comprehensive overview of the city. Visit several well-known landmarks, parks, and stadiums including historic Market Square, Discovery Green, Toyota Center, Minute Maid Park, Buffalo Bayou, and more. You’ll also have an opportunity to admire the lavish homes and boutiques in River Oaks. A local guide shares insider information about what to see, where to eat, and what to do while you’re in town.

Sightseeing tour of Houston
Climate-controlled vehicle
Small groups—maximum of 10 travelers
Hotel pickup and drop-off included

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle
Bottled Water, light snack
Curbside pickup from hotels, lofts, and Airbnb's in select areas
1 free souvenir for every 2 people in your party

Tour 1-B: Pickup available from this location on request. $1 parking on WEEKDAYS.

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to your preferred meeting point, or request pickup.

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End point

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Pickup details

PLEASE READ!!! TRAVELERS MUST PROVIDE PICKUP ADDRESS AT BOOKING TIME. *Pickups are only made from locations requested by traveler at booking time. For pickup from Downtown Houston hotels, lofts, Airbnb's, and business in the 77002 postal code, BOOK TOUR OPTION 1-B. * If your hotel is not in postal code 77002 Downtown Houston, you MUST BOOK OPTION 1-C. This option provides pickup from Midtown, Texas Medical Center, Museum District, Uptown Galleria, Greenway Plaza and EaDo area. If you are driving into Houston for the tour, enter 1404 Leeland St. 77002 as your pickup location where you will find all day parking on WEEKDAYS for extra cost (see exclusions section.) Saturday's at 1700 Travis St Parking Lot 77002 *The tour van will pickup at these parking lots ON REQUEST ONLY. Unfortunately we cannot provide pickup from ALL areas of Houston due to size of city.

What To Expect

Downtown Historic District Market Square (Pass By)

Discovery Green (Pass By)

Buffalo Bayou Park (Pass By)

Minute Maid Park (Pass By)

City Hall (Pass By)

Sam Houston Park (Pass By)

Tranquility Park (Pass By)

Bayou Place (Pass By)

Alley Theatre (Pass By)

Sesquicentennial Park (Pass By)

George R. Brown Convention Center (Pass By)

Toyota Center (Pass By)

The Houston Museum of Natural Science (Pass By)

Houston Museum District (Pass By)

Hermann Park (Pass By)

Houston Zoo (Pass By)

Waugh Drive Bat Colony (Pass By)

Annunciation Catholic Church (Pass By)

First United Methodist Church (Pass By)

House of Blues (Pass By)

Downtown Aquarium (Pass By)

Pete's Dueling Piano Bar (Pass By)

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts (Pass By)

Phoenicia Specialty Foods (Pass By)

George R. Brown Convention Center (Pass By)

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts (Pass By)

George H.W. Bush Monument (Pass By)

Wortham Center (Pass By)

JPMorgan Chase Tower (Pass By)

Rice University (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Most travelers can participate
Group capacity will be 10 travelers maximum. You will be picked up in an air-conditioned vehicle.
Must be at least 5 years old
Not recommended for travelers who cannot go 3 hours without the use of a restroom or cigarette
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Reviews

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Wonderful experience and...

Linda_F, Apr 2024

Wonderful experience and tour guide was awesome. I will take another tour with this company. We were able to stop and take pictures and have a snack.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us and we're glad you enjoyed your experience. Thank you for visiting Houston and thank you for choosing Allstar!

Wow!

Amanda_G, Mar 2024

Alan was our driver and tour guide and wow did he do a great job. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour and would highly recommend to any visitors to Houston.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Wow! we're delighted to hear you found such satisfaction with your experience and services received. Thank you for visiting Houston and choosing Allstar for transportation and touring services.

The best of Houston

Ray_E, Mar 2024

Had a very good time.......the guide was very informative and knew all abt Houston.....the guide knew so much I'm thinking abt moving to Houston....the tour bus was very clean, air conditioned and even had snacks for us.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thank you for your feedback and we are happy to hear that your experience was pleasurable. Thank you for visiting Houston

The entire tour was great...

Shirlee_S, Mar 2024

The entire tour was great and the guide very knowledgeable. Van was comfortable plus it was nice to have water and snacks handy.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thank you for sharing and we're happy to hear that all was to your satisfaction. Thank you for visiting!

Excellent tour of Houston

Andrea_B, Feb 2024

Allen was a wonderful tour guide who provided a lot of information about the city and its attractions. He was an excellent driver, and extremely kind. Strongly recommend him.

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Thank you for your feedback. We're delighted to hear you had an enjoyable experience with Allen. We at Allstar were happy to make this possible and thank you for visiting Houston.

Great

Blessing_T, Feb 2024

Wonderful and educational experience we had fun 🤩. Learned a lot about Houston and we will definitely do this again

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Thank you for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your experience. Thank you for sharing and thank you for visiting Houston.

5 STAR EXPERIENCE

Rick_D, Jan 2024

What an incredible way to see Houston! We enjoyed a small , personalized group size. Our driver, Alan was fantastic. He made stops for some of the passengers to take pictures of your beautiful Houston murals… A wonderful time was had by all…

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Thank you for sharing this with us and others. We're glad all was done to satisfaction and thank you for visiting Houston!

Excellent experience

Kemba_M, Jan 2024

Our tour guide was very knowledgeable in regard to the history of Houston! Loved the tour through River Oaks!

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Thank you for your feedback and we're glad that all was done to satisfaction. We were honored to serve you and thank you for visiting!

Would highly recommend

Suzanne_T, Jan 2024

Tour guide went above and beyond. Communication prior to tour is excellent! Very informative, knowledgeable, enthusiastic and loved his home town. Transportation is very clean and comfortable. Would highly recommend.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Thank you for sharing your feedback and we're glad you enjoyed your experience with us. It was our pleasure serving you and thank you for visiting Houston.

Impressed with Houston

Bernice_R, Dec 2023

We were very impressed with our tour guide’s knowledge and expertise in delivery. Our group arrived with little knowledge of Houston and finished enamored with it, and wanting to return.

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Thank you for sharing this with us and others. We're glad you enjoyed your experience and were happy with services received. It was our pleasure to serve you and share Houston with you. Thank you for visiting!

Great drive through Houston

Lyndon_B, Dec 2023

All of the murals downtown and Christmas light show near the galleria. Informative tour. Good ambassador for Houston.

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Thank you for your feedback and we're glad you enjoyed your experience. Thank you for visiting Houston!

Would recommend this...

Lois_J, Dec 2023

Would recommend this tour, our tour guide, Mr. Allen was very knowledgeable, we really enjoyed seeing Houston!

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Thank you for sharing your feedback and we're glad you enjoyed your experience with Allen. It was a pleasure serving you and thank you for visiting Houston.

Our tour guide was very...

Sheri_S, Dec 2023

Our tour guide was very friendly and knowledgeable would recommend this tour if you are in the Houston area

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Thank you for sharing your feedback and we're glad you enjoyed your experience. We were honored to have you and thank you for visiting Houston.

Great tour

Kelly_C, Nov 2023

Learning about the city and the cheap way of getting around to see the attractions. Tour guide was very knowledgeable and provided informative stories.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We are always happy to hear when guest have enjoyed services received. Thank you for choosing Allstar!

Our tour guide was...

Anonymous, Nov 2023

Our tour guide was excellent. He was a wealth of knowledge. The transportation was very comfortable and was able to hear everything being said.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you for your feedback and we're glad everything was to your liking. Thank you for sharing and thank you for visiting. Happy travels

Great intro to Houston

Dave_S, Oct 2023

This tour is a great way to get to know the areas that make up Houston. Our guide Allen is enthusiastic and clearly loves his city! Because this tour covers so much area, you do not make many stops, but you get to see areas you want to go back to. We wanted to check out a BBQ place and some brewery places, so Allen dropped us off at a great area for both! Fun, comfortable ride to see the city.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Thank you for your feedback and we're glad you enjoyed your experience on Houston Sightseeing Tour. Thank you for visiting Houston!

Love Houston

Gretchen_J, Aug 2023

Our tour guide, Greg, was fantastic! He was very informative, entertaining and you could tell he loves Houston.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us and others! We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your experience on the Houston City Sightseeing Tour and that all was to your satisfaction. It was our pleasure serving you and thank you for visiting Houston!

Awesome tour

Jaclyn_S, Aug 2023

River Oaks and downtown was informative and our guide was very knowledgeable. I would recommend this as a great way to learn about Houston.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Thank you for sharing this with us and others! We're glad you enjoyed your experience and that all was done to satisfaction. Thank you for visiting Houston!

Great tour. Driver very knowledgeable and helpful!

Rita_W, Jul 2023

Enjoyed seeing multiple areas of city and pointing out the many parks and areas of interest. Found it fascinating how Houston deals with the homeless as well as recycling uses. Would recommend this tour for first time visitors to Houston. Impressed of the cleanses of the city. Van was clean and comfortable.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thank you for sharing with us and others. We're delighted that you found your experience satisfactory and that you enjoyed all services provided. Thank you for allowing us the privilege of serving you and thank you for visiting Houston.

We had a nice time! The...

Quaronica_P, Jul 2023

We had a nice time! The tour guide was awesome & very knowledgeable! I would love to visit Houston again!

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thank you for sharing your feedback and we're glad you enjoyed your experience. We are honored to have you as a guest and it was a pleasure serving you. Thank you for visiting Houston!

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