Be sure to follow instructions for loading apps and redeeming the voucher code well before you start the tour. Also be aware that the tour can only be launched at or near designated start points. The tour guide was great. Points of interest were called out in advance so you don't miss anything. The details, facts and notes along the way kept the drive from getting monotonous. It felt like the guide was in the car with us. I will use this type of tour again.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Support: Toll free phone, chat and email
- Easy To Use: Pre-download and tour offline
- Trip Planners: In-app, web and PDF
- Location Based: Stories, tips & directions that autoplay
- GuideAlong (GyPSy Guide) Audio Tour: 190 Points
- Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so you do not need any in-person guide.
- Buy once, use forever! No expiry, includes free updates
- Flexible Routes: Suggested itineraries or create your own
Excludes
- Entry Fees, National Park Passes, Reservations
- Additional National Park Entrance Fee (Non-U.S. Residents Only) USD 100.00 per person
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- From Flagstaff, drive north on Highway 89 toward Cameron, then turn west onto Route 64 toward the Grand Canyon East Entrance. Commentary begins along the route. Search your email for “Download Audio Tour,” then preview the route in the app.
Return
- From Flagstaff, drive north on Highway 89 toward Cameron, then turn west onto Route 64 toward the Grand Canyon East Entrance. Commentary begins along the route. Search your email for “Download Audio Tour,” then preview the route in the app.
Itinerary
As the audio guides play commentary based on your gps location, you can create your own itinerary along the tour route(s) to match your interests and schedule. Or you can use our trip planners for our suggestions on half, full or multi day itineraries. Some of the many highlights are listed below;
Scenic Route 64 travels between the East Entrance and Grand Canyon Village, following alongside the Rim for about 25 miles. This is a lovely scenic drive with many stunning viewpoints to stop and enjoy including Desert View, Navajo Point, Lipan Point, Moran Point, Grandview Point and Duck on a Rock. The stunning climax of the drive is the Desert View Watchtower. A very worthwhile cultural stop and opportunity to learn more about Ancestral Puebloans is available at the Tusayan Museum and Ruins.
The historic heart of the Grand Canyon and location of famous lodges and businesses, including the Kolb and Lookout Studios. The Village area is very compact and we will have to park the car and explore the Rim Trail on foot, which is something not to be missed. There are many superb views from the flat trail. The log train station and the mule barn are popular sightseeing locations in the Village.
Considered the gateway to the Grand Canyon, the town of Williams also has one of the best preserved Route 66 experiences along its Main St with diner cafes, shopping and lodging. This is the start location for many visitors first arriving to see the Grand Canyon.
No spoilers - we don't really want to get too deep into why Duck Rock has its name, but you can probably work out why easily enough! Just want you to know that it is a highlight that will be pointed out as we tour along Desert View Drive.
This tiny A-shaped Ponderosa log chapel sits along on Hwy 180 in the Coconino National Forest on the route between Flagstaff and the South Entrance. Built in 1961/62 by the Watson Family who were medical practioners in nearby Grand Canyon. The chapel remains open for all passersby for prayer or reflection, or even just a pretty photo.
The highlight of the 25-mile Desert View Drive that connects the Village to the eastern entrance to the park. The tower is an architectural masterpiece by Mary Colter, in the Ancestral Puebloan style and offers impressive 100 mile views up and down the canyon on clear days. Enjoy the architecture, location and the collection of artifacts contained inside the tower.
Lipan Point is one of the not-to-be-missed stops along Desert View Drive. Look way down to the Colorado River and you might be able to see powerful whitewater rapids. Hance Rapid is one of the most challenging along the river and are a class 7 to 8. One of the most active archeological sites in the Grand Canyon is at Unkar Delta, once home to Ancestral Puebloan people. This is one of only a few places in the South Rim where you can see The Grand Canyon Supergroup - layers of rock strata, all the way down to the Vishnu Basement Rocks, oldest at the canyon.
For visitors arriving from Cameron, AZ, the Little Colorado River Gorge might offer the first stop and sneak peak into what lays ahead after entering the National Park. Although, it's actually one of the largest tributary arms of the Grand Canyon, at over 3,000 feet (910 m) deep. The Navajo Tribal Park offers an overlook and picnic ground facilities for a small entrance fee.
One of the many scenic viewpoints along Desert View Drive, but this is one you won't want to miss. Panoramic views into the Grand Canyon and glimpses of the Colorado River. Popular also as it's the location of the now dismantled Grandview Hotel. First built as a simple mining cabin and then expanded as tourism grew. The Grandview Trail follows an original Native American route, that was also used to access the copper, gold and silver mines, before the National Park was established. It's a hike that requires preparation due to its steepness, sun exposure in the summer months and ice and snow in the winter.
Just north of Flagstaff, as we drive to, or from, the National Park, the San Francisco Peaks are a volcanic mountain range and the highest point in the state of Arizona, rising to over 12,000 feet.
For many visitors this is the very first view they will have of the massiveness of the Grand Canyon. It's a first impression that will stay with you forever. Easily accessed from a large parking area using paved all-mobilities trail. There is a large Visitor Center and cafe at the same location. It is a scenic and rewarding but flat walk to use the Rim Trail to connect between the Village and Mather Point.
For visitors arriving at the Grand Canyon through the South Entrance, Yavapai is often the second panoramic view they will stop to enjoy after Mather Point. You can dive deeper into the complicated geological story of the Grand Canyon at the Yavapai Museum of Geology. This combination bookstore, museum, with exhibits and visitor center is built in harmonious canyon rock to blend with the surrounds. It provides a covered viewing area with large picture windows. The three dimensional map models allow an appreciation of the scale and colored layers throughout the South Rim.
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Easy to listen to with great explanations of the area. It was exact to the spot we were at when traveling. Good information. Well worth every cent.
Was perfect for our schedule. We flew into Flagstaff, drove straight to the Tuscayan entrance and spent 5 hours there. Next morning went back early for another 5 hours. The app and download worked perfectly and we managed to see all the highlighted sights before we drove to Phoenix.
Great descriptions, instructions, and easy to follow, when hit a point of interest, the description immediately started, easy to install.
Excellent self-driving tour. Great value for the money. We have booked these tours in both Maine (Acadia) and recently as well in the Grand Canyon and both were great. Whole heartedly recommend these self-driving tours.
This is our 3rd time using this tour. Twice in S Dakota. The best. As good or probably better than organized tours.
Very cool audio drive, would recommend it for doing the desert scenic view drive.
Very interesting tour with extreme detail, history, and interesting facts. Spot on navigation. Highly recommend.
This was the best way for us to see the Grand Canyon. It allowed us to go at our own pace. There was lots of great information about the history connected to the Grand Canyon, especially Mary Coltter. It was great to play it over the car speakers for everyone to hear.
This was a great way to learn about the history of Flagstaff and Grand Canyon, where to stop, what to look at or for. You can spend as much time as you want and do what you want and the audio tour picks right back up to get you to the next destination. Highly recommend!!
It was great at first. I downloaded the tour, but it stopped talking once we got to the main visitor center. After that, we took the free shuttle buses to all the points ourselves. No more tour guide.
Easy listening.very helpful and informative.tells you when to turn too! Glad we did this! It was a beautiful drive
The tour provided historical information about the stops along the route. This is valuable because your party can hear at the same time decreased need to read information at the stops and more time to view the scenery.
We didn’t have a lot of time for the Grand Canyon, so we chose this self-guided tour to visit on our own schedule. The stories about the Canyon and its history were very interesting and the guide is entertaining. We will be looking for more of these as we continue on our road trip!
Excellent app. Simple to use and very helpful!
The commentary was well done and informative. Lots of great content and works well. Helpful for suggesting stopping points
This was our second GuideAlong self-guided tour. These tours are excellent! We were able to go at our own pace and stop at what we wanted to see. The commentary was informative and entertaining. We highly recommend these self-guided tours and will use them again.
The audio guide was easy to use and we really enjoyed that it started and stopped according to our location. The additional information/stories given were very informative and entertaining, especially during the less interesting parts of the drive. It was like having a guide in the car with us! Would definitely recommend and use this service again.
We are well traveled people so we just needed to be told about the highlights with directions. Then we were one our way. It is perfect if you don’t want to join a group tour.
Perfect for us - could go as fast to slow as we wanted. Didnt have to worry about missing something. Great stories along the way.
Highly recommended! Excellent!
I loved this audio tour. We played some of the sections a few times. It helped us plan our 2nd and 3rd days also
Amazing way to drive yourself through the Grand Canyon for your own private tour. You can go at your own pace and choose where to stop instead of being stuck with a group
The app was to help guide us through the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. It linked up to our gps and knew where we were and described the area for us. It was pretty good.
Super informative and easy to use. Loved the overview of the park history—touched on geology and animal life as well. Highly recommend.
First time to the Grand Canyon and had no idea what we were doing. This app was very informative and gave us the best experience. Super easy to follow and made the experience not stressful!
It gets colder at the higher elevations, dress in layers. I was not prepared for the wind and colder temps.
Easy to follow and allowed us the freedom to do exactly what we wanted. Went to Grand Canyon and had spotty service, but was able to navigate with this tour. Thank you, it was great!!!
The guide along was excellent and easy to follow! The pink jeep to tour was following me. I did the same your as they did but for a fraction of the price and at my speed
This audio tour was such an awesome surprise. The guide supplied so many great tips and interesting stories. We easily would have missed so much if we hadn’t been listening along as went went. I signed up for the audio tour on a whim but after our fantastic experience I will be checking to see if there are other audio tours available in other places we visit. 100% recommended!!
What a great and inexpensive way to see the Grand Canyon! The tour was easy to follow, provided points of interest and knowledge of the area, and gave ample time to make decisions on what you wanted to see in order to direct you on which way to turn.
This was a great purchase! We had it on from Williams to Grand Canyon Village, throughout the village and back to Williams. Extremely informative and educational.
We absolutely loved this audio tour! It was everything I was hoping it would be and more! We wanted to do a more self guided experience and still learn about the history of spots along the south rim. The auto play tour along the drive was the perfect solution and for $20 it was a great value!
This app was amazing. It was very informative and we were on our own schedule. We could take as long, or as little, time as we wanted and the narrator just picked up where he left off when we returned to the car. We chose what we wanted to see and what we didn’t want to see. The choice was entirely ours. We saw so much more than what we would have seen had we been on our own. From a price standpoint, it was great. Many of the other tours were cost prohibitive for a family of four. I would absolutely recommend it.
This was the perfect tour for us. Our time was limited, and we wanted to see everything we could in the Grand Canyon at our own pace. The narrator was informative and added some humor. We highly recommend it.
Good audio guide to highlight stop offs and share stories of the history of Grsnd Canyon along the self-drive route. We loved the narrator.
It was informative but I didn't really care for this man's voice. I would have liked to have had more history and tribal information while traveling rather than silence. My cousin asked me to turn it off because he was annoyed by this particular voice.
We found the app to be very helpful, well worth the price. It gave us background info on the important locations to visit along with suggestions on what to look for. The one-hour drive to and from the canyon location was filled with interesting history and commentary. It took us a bit to figure out how to select commentary out of sequence or repeat something that we didn’t get the first time around. My only criticism is there is apparently an accompanying PDF to download that I never found. But I purchased the app on my phone in a hotel room so I didn’t have ideal conditions to search or browse. Again, though, for the purchase price, no complaints. I would use this product again as opposed to the $200 to $400 live tour options that were available for our trip.
Worked flawlessly, full of insightful and interesting information. Just enough info without droning on.
I used the self-guided audio tours for both the Grand Canyon and Lake Tahoe. Once we were in the area the tour worked seamlessly based on our location and direction of travel. The narrator is clear, easy to understand, personable and knowledgeable. Although I've been to both locations multiple times the audio tour provided background information that I did not know that added to our understanding of the place and suggested stops that have no signage but were still worthwhile. Directions were clear and accurate. Definitely glad I got the tours and recommend them without hesitation. My only unfulfilled wish was wishing the tour was available in more languages than just English. The friends i was traveling with are German and, though their English is good, they would have been more comfortable with German.
Best $20 I ever spent. Go at your own pace, stop wherever you want, and spend as much time as you want. The system figures out where you are based on GPS and gives appropriate narrative.
Super informative in a conversational tone! Felt like the narrator was in the car with us. Loved going our own pace, spending as much time as we chose at each stop, and skipping stops, all of which are not available on more expensive tours. Best value for the money!
Fantastic App that worked flawlessly. Our guided application was a last minute addition to this trip but we were so glad to have found it as it added some historical information to our visits
The audio volume was a bit low at times, but overall the quality of the guided tour was excellent. The program’s ability to remain attuned to our gps was very impressive.
I absolutely loved this!! The app has other tour options as well, but this was perfect for our first trip to the Grand Canyon. Lots of facts and stories and it automatically paused and started our music when it kicked in, which was amazing. We stopped at lots of cool view points and the directions were great for not really being gps. I absolutely plan on using this again with friends and taking a different route. I will def be using this app in the future!
The gps-based audio worked great. The audio included a lot of interesting history and side notes. The timber and recitation speed, etc were engaging and personable.
Great way to tour the Canyon in the comfort of your own vehicle on your own pace. Connect your phone to your cars bluetooth to enjoy the tour over your cars speakers. Definitely recommend!
Did not work!! Will dispute the charge. Tried to download the ap and it didn’t work still. Need to be simpler than that and to work!
Excellent addition to the family trip. The whole family enjoyed listening to the fun facts for our long drive to and around the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. We started in Williams and ended in Flagstaff. Definitely recommend!
This audio tour was excellent. It led us to places around the canyon. We never would have found on our own. Also get you out of the congestion of the entrance area. Very informative and interesting with a sense of humor as well.
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