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Hal Newsom's Airboat Tours, Galveston, TX
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Hal Newsom's Airboat Tours

Hal Newsom's Airboat Tours is a tour in Galveston, TX, part of the Houston & Galveston guide. Cost: $25 to $50.

14302 Stewart Rd · Galveston, TX

Why you should go…

Capt. Hal Newsom's Airboat Tours runs guided airboat excursions through the marshes and bay waters near Jamaica Beach on Galveston Island aboard a 450 horsepower airboat called the Gator Getter. Tours depart year round by reservation and show riders stingrays, fish, sharks, alligator gar and coastal birds. The operation also offers night bowfishing and floundering trips for licensed anglers.

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