San Marcos River: Night Crystal Kayak Tour

Discover the San Marcos River at night in a glowing crystal kayak. Choose your LED light color and explore the aquatic underworld with expert guides.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • San Marcos River - The San Marcos River bursts forth from the Edwards Aquifer through 200 spring openings at the bottom of Spring Lake in the heart of San Marcos, Texas. The river provides a refreshing playground for swimming, canoeing, and tubing.
What's Included
  • All equipment is provided: Kayaks, paddles, life jackets, etc.
Additional Information

Experience the beautiful San Marcos River at night using translucent kayaks equipped with special underwater LED lights. The crystal kayaks are like a magnifying glass into the amazing aquatic underworld beneath you, and the LED lights offer seven different colors and settings for you to choose from. All equipment is provided for your tour, including…

Location
City Park
Charles Austin Drive
Park in the parking lot and walk over towards the circular drive near Lions Club tube rental. Look for the blue PaddleSMTX van!
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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163hayesj
Sep 13, 2025
Fun Times, Fun Facts, and a Little Bit of Exercise!! - Had a blast, learned a lot, Izzy was the best! The river was very beautiful, the lights were very beautiful on the kayaks, we saw a bunch of wildlife, and learned a lot of facts about them. Just my kind of party! Woo hoo!!
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836vyp
Sep 13, 2025
night time kayakingg - We had so much fun! Izzy was an amazing tour guide, she was very informative about the history of the spring branch and the river.
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Jmz110312
Sep 12, 2025
Had loads of fun and were able to take lots of pictures - Our tour guide Izzy was amazing!! Very knowledgeable of the area and so much fun. Very professional and yet kept us all engaged!! Will definitely refer you’ll again
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290wadec
Sep 6, 2025
Great evening - Kat was a personable knowledg eable wonderful guide. Had a great time . Beautiful evening under the stars. Awesome young lady!
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Silviasd5841im
Sep 5, 2025
Awesome Tour 😎 - Our tour guide Kat did an excellent job. She gave us a phenomenal experience. It was our first time with kayak under the lights and we would definitely recommend it. Izzey was also there to greet us and they were both very friendly and made the experience unforgettable. Definitely would come back and recommend 💯.
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Scenic49447283539
Aug 31, 2025
Wonderful experience! - Ben and the crew were great! It is definitely worth it to book this experience. Very relaxing and fun! We will be back. Do it!
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576catyn
Aug 30, 2025
Family Time😃😃!!! - Excellent and fun family time and our guide Izzy explained everything very well and helped us at all times and the guy James explained everything very well to us so we could rent the kayak online because it was our first time and we didn't know how to separate the tour thanks James, and yes I would do the tour again😃!!!
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Flormp1528tq
Aug 29, 2025
Night time, fun, spontaneous - Ben & Sam were amzing guides. We did the night trip. Great time with our group. we were able to meet new people and learn so much about the land.
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209glendah
Aug 20, 2025
Fun at night! - This was fun! We got to see the night wildlife. Izzy was a great guide and very helpful. Something different to add to your list!
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Davedk7346ol
Aug 30, 2025
Sad - Although our guide Sam was nice, the trip was disappointing. We began very late because we waited 25 minutes for a group who showed up late…we should have started without them. The tour should have been done with two guides—it took far too long to get the canoes loaded and on their way…lighting equipment was defective…no one really was able to see anything and with only having one guide, we wandered aimlessly down the river. What was expected to be a unique and relaxing experience turned out to be frustrating and very disappointing.
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