Coastal Bend Kayak has offered professional guided kayak tours, instruction, and rentals for Rockport, Port Aransas, Aransas Pass, Ingleside, and Corpus Christi, Texas since 2002 — more than 20 years serving the Texas Coastal Bend region. Led by Hector Rios, who is licensed through Texas Parks & Wildlife, the business is also certified by the American Canoe Association.
Rentals, Classes, Tours, Birding, and Fishing are all offered, giving guests a genuinely wide range of ways to explore the coastal bays and estuaries by kayak, whether for a relaxed rental, a guided instructional class, or a specialized birding or fishing trip. Shuttle service to and from Port Aransas is available on request, making logistics easier for visitors staying across the bay.
The business carries and is backed by well-known kayak brands including Hobie, Jackson Kayak, Perception, NuCanoe, and Heritage Kayaks, and has been featured on The Weather Channel. Gift certificates are available for anyone wanting to share the experience.
Open daily, sunrise to sunset.
For paddlers, birders, and anglers near Rockport, Port Aransas, Aransas Pass, or Corpus Christi, Texas looking for a genuinely well-established, more than 20-year kayak tour, instruction, and rental operation, Coastal Bend Kayak offers a comprehensive, credentialed operation with Hector Rios.
