bricktown water taxi

A little bit of history narrated by a friendly guide, down the canal of Bricktown, for $9.50 for 40 minutes, a pleasant and interesting diversion. It's great to see OKC revive this area--it used to be desolate, dangerous, abandoned, and now it's a thriving district of restaurants and tourists. It would be welcome to see some more local, unique businesses lining the canal rather than Hooters, the Toby Keith place, and Starbucks, but it's nice to see the area become vital and bustling again.

Really nice! You pay $9.50(adult) and the guide tell you a lot of nice histories about the construction of the canal and about the buildings and restaurants around there. It takes around 30 minutes. Recomended!

My Wife and I have made use of this Service many times to take a very nice tour of Oklahoma City area. Each Boat trip is a narrated venture through the city. I would highly recommend this service to any new or old visitors to the Oklahoma City area. D.J.Julian

This was a nice treat. I and a few friends took this just outside of Toby Keith's restaurant. We had to get the tickets across the water on the other side before hand. We did this before we ate. It was a nice way to see downtown OKC and also to hear a little history lesson. I loved the iron statues of the Land Run. I liked that I could go back on again if I got tired of walking along the river walk. Pretty nice, just take some water with you if its hot!!! And sunscreen!!!

This is a nice little trip thru the "Happening" part of downtown OKC. As locals, we have taken the water taxi several times with out of town guest. We have found it depends upon the Tour Guide on how fun & informative the ride can be. If you are lucky enough to get a "chatty" Guide, it can be quite enjoyable and enlightening about OKC history and trivia. Otherwise, it is still a nice way to spend 45 mins sitting down while getting a unique view of the city and learning a little a little history.

Once you have done it, you usually do not do it more than once unless you bring guests in from out of town. It's a nice view of Bricktown and I believe it will be expanded in the future.

Some friends and I used the Water Taxi to see all of Bricktown (upper and lower) as we were recommended it. Although the canal is fairly modern and is in a still growing part of the City, there was plenty to see, and our Tour Guide James was both informative and funny.He gave us a history of Bricktown, as well as OKC in general, and described many aspects of the City. His tour had a strong lean on sports, relating many aspects of the History to the various teams and sports practiced in OKC, which may not be to everyone's interest, however my friends and I loved it, as did the rest of our boatload.I would definitely recommend this if you want a relaxing run around the Bricktown area for 45 mins, or just want to take in the sights.

We took the water taxi with a family group who were all from out of town. We all enjoyed the history and stories the guide told.

Short ride with most places closed around 2pm weekday. Doesn't hold a candle to the river walk in San Antonio. Nice people and clean with a lot of construction. It is growing.

Reading the reviews, it seems that a lot of the Water Taxi experience depends on the boat guide. We had a great one - full of history and stories about Bricktown. He was able to answer all the questions that the people on the boat asked. The all-day wristband pass was $9.50, which allows you to use the boat like a taxi. We just took the 40 minute ride from one end to the other, and never got back on, so we probably didn't get the best use of our money. There were people getting on and off during the ride, however. This is also the best way to see the Oklahoma Land Run Monument, which was otherwise a little hard to find. This wasn't the best thing that we did in OKC, but wasn't the worst, either. With a good boat guide, I'd recommend it.

We enjoyed the water taxi ride thru Bricktown. Boat guide was informative and entertaining. Price for the ride is a bit pricey - $9.50 for adults. It really doesn't go very far and not sure why you would want an all day ticket. We only rode it once.

The guide was very enjoyable and knowledgeable, we went at night when you couldn't see much, the lights aren't working by the statues which was a real bummer, but nothing to do with the water taxi itself. We were the last ones on the tour - they were very kind and allowed us to get on after he had already been around the bend and told us after everyone got off he would take us to the part we missed. How cool is that?! We would go again - it is very expensive for what you get, but it was fun and the kids (19, 16, 10) enjoyed it. We did tip (they do ask for it) but we felt that since they went out of their way to make sure we got the whole experience it was worth it.

Considering how expensive this was, I really thought we would be getting some kind of information that was relevant to the history of the area. There was not much of that coming forth and the ride was brief. I think you could save your money and walk it rather than pay for the ride.

My family and I took this ride thinking it was going to take us up and down the attractions letting us off at different points. Our thought it was like a bus taking people around the canal and sites. Not really....! Its a very limited trip with volunteer "boat" captains that pick visitors (for tips) up mid way, drive up the canal, then down and bring you back to the middle; never stopping. Visitors would be better off just walking and not wasting the time it takes waiting for the boat, then riding it to nowhere only to end up where you started. OKC did a great job with the revitalizing the area, but trying to pass this boat ride off as a valid transportation around and to the attractions is misleading. For a family of 7, it cost $66.50 for a 15 minute trip. If the cost was not enough, the boat captains highly encourage a tip for their trouble. What a waist of money.

Okay...so this is really the Disney jungle cruise...but on a man made concrete canal through Bricktown. Its a handy way to see more of Bricktown without walking ...but if you are able to walk the area, go that route instead and save your money!