Bayou City Bike Tours

The tour was great and our guide Tobin was very knowledgeable about the different parts of Houston we toured around. The bikes were easy to ride and came with complementary water bottles which was a plus since the weather was quite hot. We had a great time learning about Houston while enjoying the outdoors and exercising at the same time. I will probably do it again when family and friends come to visit.

To the owner I hope you consider having souvenirs for customers to buy.
Other than that loved my tour of the city.

Went on the downtown history tour for mother’s day and it was a GREAT experience. Bikes were beach cruiser style (no baskets for belongings) and came with a complementary bottle of water. Our tour guide Guston was absolutely AMAZING! He was very knowledgeable of all things Houston past and current. He had a great sense of humor and was patient with us beginner bikers. Surprisingly we covered about 8 miles on our tour. We made plenty stops to talk about sites and take pics. Overall it was a awesome experience. We learned, laughed, and broke a little sweat lol. I would definitely recommend this tour to Houston natives, visitors, history buffs, families, friends, or anyone looking to do something different in the city.
P. S. Bring cash so you can tip your guide — you will definitely want to if Guston is your guide :)

My boyfriend came down from Colorado and I wanted to show him Houston. I’m not a native Houstonian, or Texan for that matter, so I didn’t really know where to start. The bike tour was PERFECT! We had such a great time! Our tour guide was friendly and funny. We learned so much and got such a great tour of downtown and the heights. It’s was an amazing day. I highly recommend this tour!

Had tour today, very nice. our guide was knowledgeable, we saw heights, mid n downtown. bikes re comfy. Will recommend to everyone. we did 13miles n it took. 3hours

I’ve lived just outside of Houston my entire life and never really took the time out to enjoy our city’s culture, so I stumbled upon Bayou City Bike Tour and decided to give it a go for my boyfriends birthday. Our tour guide Toben was great! He was informative and engaging. I highly recommend this tour for not only future Houstonians or visitors, but for the natives too. So much fun!

Three friends and I were visiting Houston for the first time and we decided to try the cultural bike tour. Skip was our guide through the Heights and we had such a blast! He was friendly and knowledgable and easily accommodated our rowdy group. The neighborhoods were pretty and the beer was delicious. Highly recommend!

We had a fantastic bike tour with Phil doing the downtown tour. I have lived in Houston 10 years now yet still learned a ton and had a lot of fun doing it. The bikes were in great shape, Phil was very personable and knowledgeable, and the group interaction was also fun. I highly recommend take a bike tour with them!

John booked us in and Tobin led us on the Heights tour, was a perfect day and a very informative ride — thanks for making our afternoon! Looking forward to trying the downtown tour sometime :) I would highly recommend it for anyone new to /​visiting Houston.

Great way to see just about all of downtown Houston! Wasn’t sure if they offered tours on weekdays or not, so I emailed them and they were able to do a tour for a group of three of us on a Tuesday afternoon! This was great because I was leaving the next day. Our tour guide’s name was Tobin, a Houston native, he was excellent! You could really tell he loved his city and his job. He took the extra time to throughly explain every little thing at each stop and answered all of our questions! If you’re considering not doing this tour because of the price, you’ve made the wrong choice! Spend the money! It’s worth it!

This company does an amazing job! We laughed a lot, learned a lot and overall enjoyed our day out with John and his crew! Can’t say enough nice things about this company and this experience. Great for visitors and locals alike!

My husband and I moved to Houston recently and wanted to explore the area. We chose to go on the 3-​hour Bayou City Bike Tour and we loved it! We were able to see an awesome view of the city, learn some history, stop by a really neat lounge for lunch and take pictures by the «We love Houston» sign…

I heard of the tour via Groupon and had a group of 8 go on the bayou tour on 10÷18÷14. Not only was the staff amazing with helping me accommodate last minute changes, we all had the best tour of Houston with the guide! The weather was perfect, and the route she took us on was full of spots I’ve never been before, love being a tourist in my own city! Can’t wait to do the Heights tour!

Great company to work with. I took 15 folks from my singles’ group out for an event and every one of them loved it! Not much more to say other than 5 stars! We will definitely be back!

So much fun. I did the downtown tour and truly enjoyed it. We took routes that I often didnt think of much even as someone who frequents downtown very often. In addition to that, our tour guide, mia, was very attentive and informative. She reviewed the area’s history and answered our questions with absolute delight. The locations picked for the tour have obviously been carefully selected. One more thing: I am an individual who is comfortable riding bikes but terrified of riding on streets with Cars along side. Mia made it very comfortable and safe by riding ahead and along side to check on the group. I highly recommended taking the tour. applicable to Houstonians and Houston guests.

Can’t say enough good things about these guys and their product. Five hugely enthusiastic stars.
My out-​of-​town friend stumbled upon Bayou City Bike Tours on Trip Advisor and asked that we look in to it while she was in town. The Unilocal reviews and the generally informative website were enough to get me to say yes. We booked two seats on a Saturday morning tour of downtown Houston.
The launching point of the tour is up in by the Target, north of Washington and a little east of Sawyer (west of Dallas). We arrived ten minutes early and found another couple waiting around for the tour as well. Moments later, the tour guide came to gather us and showed us to where he kept the bikes. We signed releases and got fit for bikes. All of the bikes are cruisers — nice high handle bars, adjustable seat height, three gears (a few bikes were single/​fixed gear), comfortable seats. In the end, there were ten of us on the tour. We set off with very little fuss or instructions — setting the laid back tone for the entire experience.
Instead of attempting to recreate a play-​by-​play, some key points:
1) This tour is really fine for people of any athletic ability: there is so much stopping and chatting about history that the actual time spent on bikes doesn’t feel that significant. I think I heard the guide say it was 8 miles total. I’d be surprised we covered that much ground — it felt like less.
2) Our guide, John, was just phenomenal. Guy knows his history and is a really capable storyteller. Everything was interesting and informative.
3) We made some great stops for pictures with the downtown skyline and some other key sites around downtown.
4) The downtown tour stops for about 30 minutes at Market Square to allow people to grab lunch.
5) Currently they offer two tours: the downtown one I did, and another tour of The Heights. They’re currently trying to figure out how to launch a tour of Montrose, but it’s not as bike friendly so they’re working through issues and questions with neighbors.
I really just can’t recommend this experience enough. Though I’d get the same dose of history, I’d totally take this same tour again with other out-​of-​town friends: it’s an especially effective way to brag about our city’s history and show some really beautiful sides that are best experienced on bike.
Some minor website feedback for the Bayou City Bike Tours team: when I went to book our tour, it was totally empty (i.e. we were the first to book seats). I wasn’t allowed to book a reservation unless I booked two seats at that point, since two is the minimum for a tour to move forward. I changed the number from one (for myself only) to two (to include my friend) and I was allowed to make the reservation. My friend and I sorted the money between us, but it would be nice if singles could book reservations without needing to worry about not being the first to book.

Fantastic and knowledgeable guides. Great way to sight see houston and find out more about the history, landmarks and recommended hotspots! I’ve taken friends for both the heights and downtown tour with Zack an Mia, and enjoyed every minute.

Fun Fun Fun!!!
You think you know Houston but there is so much to learn on these tours. The tours last 3 hours and the whole time is so fun. The starting point is the Spring Street Studios over by the Target on Taylor. From there you have the option of the Downtown tour or the Historic Heights tour. The downtown tour goes through iconic places in Houston to include Old Quality Hill, Minute Maid, Discovery Green, Market Square, and other spots along the Bayou. The Historic Heights tour is all about the eclectic style of the Heights and the history dating back to the early 1900’s. I learned so much on both tours and I am a Houston resident.
The bikes are comfortable, the tour guides are knowledgable and friendly, and the tours themselves are entertainment at its best.
I would definitely recommend this to everyone.
P. S. Bring some cash as there are places to stop for food or a beer along the way.

I found this tour through a LivingSocial deal and man, I’m really glad I bought it! My husband and I went on the historic tour through downtown and even though we’ve both lived here for a decade, we kept learning new things about the city! All sorts of cool things were pointed out to us. Our guide made sure that everyone stayed hydrated and as cool as possible during August in Houston. Heck, even the weather tried to help by producing a storm during the last bit of the tour!
Overall, this tour was a lot of fun and very relaxed. I definitely want to go back and do the Heights tour next!

I took my mom and sister on this tour, and we all really enjoyed it. The route we took was absolutely awesome, but not difficult by any means. We stopped in a lot of cool places and learned some really neat stuff. Even though I have lived in Houston for a few years I still really enjoyed hearing a lot of the information, and learning about cool things that I didn’t know existed.
It is great for people from out of town, or if you just want to try something different and see some nice sites around the city.