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Galveston Island Van Tour 5-Hr Air-Conditioned Sightseeing Tour

By Allstar Transportation Limousine & City Tours
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Overview

Includes complimentary pickup from your central Houston hotel, business or home in Air-Conditioned vehicle [Luxury SUV or Passenger Van based on group size] by a certified guide to begin your 5-hour Day Trip to Galveston which is 50 miles/ 80 kilometres from city centre Houston.

Enjoy 1 hour of scenic road views each way while being briefed on island history from cannibals and pirates to gangsters and presidents followed by 90-minute Sightseeing Tour to include Early Victorian Mansions, Moody Gardens Pyramids, Ocean Views, Bay Area, Beach Area, Port of Galveston Cruise Terminal, Fort Crockett, The Pleasure Pier, The Sacred Heart Cathedral, The Bishop's Palace

This Private Experience allows you the option to skip Sightseeing for direct drop off at Museums, Attractions, Beach Walking, Shopping, Margarita's at Island Pubs or Dining on fresh Seafood, Steaks at Ocean View Restaurants. Additional time can be added to this experience.

Activity location

  • Moody Mansion
    • 2618 Broadway St,
    • 77550-4427, Galveston, Texas, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Moody Mansion
    • 2618 Broadway St,
    • 77550-4427, Galveston, Texas, United States

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate Transport in executive class SUV or Passenger Van
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional guide/certified Tourism Ambassador for Galveston, Texas
  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled water/ salted snacks
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pickup and drop-off (INSIDE CENTRAL HOUSTON ONLY)
  • What's includedWhat's includedTransport and Tour will be in Covered, Air-Conditioned vehicle.
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAlcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge

Know before you book

  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Not recommended for travellers who cannot go 2 hours without use of bathroom
  • Travellers with wheelchairs must be able to get in and out of chair without assistance from guide as well as get into vehicle
  • Only foldable, collapsible, non-motorized wheelchairs can be accommodated on this trip.
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

The Strand (Pass by)
Historical Strand is the original central business district now home to shops, pubs, boutiques, restaurants. Take a quick stroll down the block to gift shop if desired
Moody Mansion
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
Former home of W. Moody. Find out who he was and what he did on the tour. Enter as a museum choice for self guided tour
1892 Bishop's Palace
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
Hear the history of this 1900s storm survivor. Enter as museum choice for extraordinary scenery
Galveston Naval Museum (Pass by)
Viewing only
Minute Maid Park (Pass by)
Major league baseball
Downtown Historic District Market Square (Pass by)
Historical district
Grand 1894 Opera House
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
Enter as museum choice if desired, or drive by.
City Hall (Pass by)
Viewing only.
Galveston Railroad Museum
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
Learn the history of the railway. View antique trains inside and out. Spend time here as a museum choice
Toyota Center (Pass by)
Viewing only.
Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
Learn the history and current procedure of oil drilling. Enter as a museum choice if desired. Self-guided.
Discovery Green (Pass by)
Hear its origin and purpose.
Toyota Center (Pass by)
Home of NBA Basketball and Houston Rockets.
Galveston Island State Park
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
USS Cavala submarine and USS Stewart Destroyer Escort. View only or enter as museum choice.
Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier (Pass by)
An amusement park over the ocean in Galveston. Choose to spend whole day here if desired with paid admission as option for museum entry and enjoy restaurants, rides and fun on the water with gift shops next door or just drive by for viewing
1859 Ashton Villa (Pass by)
One of the oldest homes on the Island as well as most haunted. Hear it's storey on the tour.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESMoody Mansion
    • 2618 Broadway St,
    • 77550-4427, Galveston, Texas, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEMoody Mansion
    • 2618 Broadway St,
    • 77550-4427, Galveston, Texas, United States

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