GuideAlong | GPS Audio Tours Reviews

by Funtimesatthebeach

First I want to say that we started out early in the morning hoping to beat the crowd. Although we thought most of the tour guidance on GuideAlongGPSAudioTours was good, all of the “have to” locations that GuideAlongGPSAudioTours suggested were completely full when we approached them. We later found that there were some other obtainable waterfalls that we not crowded that were not mentioned. So we ended up driving for hours and only stopped at 2 tourist stands to get banana bread and a treat. Ugggg, it was a really long day of just driving. I wish we had had a “heads up” that all the sights would be full and we would have cut our trip short. Also learning on GuideAlongGPSAudioTours the day of the trip that we needed tickets to the park 24 hours ahead of time was not helpful information. Last but not least, the history of the rulers was repetitive and was not what we wanted to listen to the whole way down the mountain. We thought the guide was giving directions to get down but instead gave an account of the rulers. Although I think GuideAlongGPSAudioTours is a great idea and had some great info going up, it missed some opportunities to see some sites that our guide book had mentioned. On the morning of we chose to forgo the guidebook info and solely use GuideAlongGPSAudioTours. We would use the guidebook next time. As I shared before, without opportunities to park and explore because of the crowdedness, we ended up with a very long day of driving.

by Brooke262

Don’t go to Yellowstone without “Gary” (who we found out is actually named Mark but will always be Gary to our group.)We had 8 people, teens and parents in two cars. GuideAlongGPSAudioTours was fantastic for all ages! Info is excellent, what to see, what to skip, about what you’re seeing… educational and funny! We never would have seen the steamboat geyser if it had not been for “Gary.” Traffic was terrible because it was actually erupting (which it does rarely and on no particular schedule.) We would have said, “forget it” due to the traffic but it was a must see area and we caught it along with several other great things by taking “Gary’s” advice. Can’t wait to visit another location that we can use GuideAlongGPSAudioTours for! We told everyone we met at the park to get it! Soooo worth the money, in fact, worth much more! A ton of work went into this one tour! We are incredibly impressed and thankful.

by Katherine817

I purchased the guide for Going to the Sun Road (Glacier National Park in Montana) and it was incredibly helpful. It really opened our eyes to the background of how the road was built and pointed out what to look out for. Even with no service or Wi-Fi, the guide was perfectly on point with tracking our location too. It really helped us appreciate the gorgeous sites we were driving through even more. They even included practical recommendations such as where to pull off if you can and prepared us for what was coming up so we could make a decision on where to stop. The narrator is excellent at is and throws in a few jokes which I loved too. :) I’m telling everyone about these guides and plan to use them for more US National Parks. They’re absolutely worth the money for the download and more!

by Fogmom

We recently used GuideAlongGPSAudioTours for the two parks above (Grand Teton and Yellowstone) and absolutely LOVED it. The narrator was informative, funny and incredibly well-timed. Even though the parks had no cell service and no WiFi, we were always totally informed with functional maps, GPS that was always correctly on point and information at hand about the myriad things to do in the park. We found the narrator’s voice to be soothing and his information really interesting. We learned a LOT, as did our kids, aged 3-10. Highly, highly recommend spending the money on GuideAlongGPSAudioTours for a fun and easy way to navigate a park that is way too vast to do it on your own! He tells you what is “must see” and what you can skip if you’re short on time. Can’t wait to download more of his commentary on future trips.

by Leftyboy65

We just got back from Maui and if you don’t get GuideAlongGPSAudioTours and keep it open while driving around you’re missing out on a huge part of your trip. First off, the narrator’s voice is so pleasant and soothing that anything he says sounds great. You look forward to him just talking about anything just to keep listening to him talk. The points of interest and tips for parking or other things were fabulous. It is so accurate you’d think he was in the car with you. He says look for a sign and you then see it. The stories of the history of Hawaii were great. I’ve been to Hawaii 6 times but now I have a really good idea of the history from the whaling days to now. How it became a state was also eye opening. Really interesting and easy to listen to and hearing it while driving was great. Road to Hana guided audio us a must. You can’t do it by following a book, sorry Maui Revealed, and I had that with me too. Best money you’ll spend on a driving audio guide. No joke. Just leave app open as you drive around audio will chime in every now and then. It changes a boring drive to a really amazing tour. I’m sure all the drives are great. We did Maui and it was amazing. Enjoy.

by Mischind

I was told about GuideAlongGPSAudioTours as my husband and I were prepping for a trip to the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone. I downloaded it thinking we would use it just to pass time as we drove to the destinations I had mapped out in the park. Little did I know that I could have done much less planning and coordinating for our visit. GuideAlongGPSAudioTours does it for you—from giving history of the parks, to hints on where to pull off for beautiful vistas and wildlife. We even learned about side stops that weren’t mentioned in any blog or travel sites. We did a fair amount of hiking, and we even got tips about where to find trailheads and other short hikes.
We met up with my brother and his family along the way, and I told them about GuideAlongGPSAudioTours . They liked it so much they downloaded The Badlands and followed Gypsy through that park on the way home. Highly recommend!

by Susan Yeley

A friend recommended Gypsy guides for our trip, and are we ever glad she did! We downloaded and listened every day we were in the Rocky Mountains, Grand Teton, Yellowstone, and Badlands/Southwest South Dakota. The guide (we liked him so much we googled him) provided interesting and engaging commentary covering both the science and the history of the places we were seeing. It was invaluable context. We did feel that the commentary could have been augmented with more information about how the native people lived on and used this land - it was very white centric, though more nuanced with Native American history in South Dakota - but nonetheless, we so appreciated the information that was provided. Dave became our favorite traveling companion! And we found when we were in areas Gypsy Guide didn’t cover, that we really missed his insights! We will never do a national park without him again!

by 81645

We purchased the O’ahi tour and we loved it. If this is your first time using GuideAlongGPSAudioTours , just know there are no directions to get you to the tour path. However, once you get on the tour path the directions and commentary are AMAZING. When you select Start Driving you don’t have to do anything but sit back and relax. The commentary automatically triggers and you hear some interesting information. The directions are clear too with advice on which lanes to get in when there could be confusion. I feel like we went to some little known places that we wouldn’t have gotten on a paid tour. We also visited the must see places. Even when we were retracing our path we still listened to the commentary again. This is a GREAT tour guide where you set your own pace!!! Can’t wait to travel more and see if Gypsy Tour has that city on the list.

by 2 Doors Down

We stumbled upon GuideAlongGPSAudioTours when trying to decide whether to take a tour of the Grand Canyon from Sedona or drive ourselves. We preferred to drive ourselves so I googled "self guided tour to Grand Canyon" and this wonderful app popped up. It was only $5.99 and it seemed too good to be true. Not only was this NOT too good to be true, it was amazing. I think it is underpriced. I would have paid $30-$40 for this self guided tour. I was looking at spending $800 for a guided tour for our family of four. It was perfect, easy to use, and started and stopped on its own as we arrived at each talking point along the route. The narrator was engaging, funny and informative. We loved going at our own pace and in our own car. It made the experience personalized and incredible. We will never pay for a tour in person if Gypsy tours offers a self guided tour! Thank you for the experience. It was just wonderful!

by SchuFirefly

We use GuideAlongGPSAudioTours for our great Smoky Mountains trip in September 2021. I found this on the Apple App Store and thought it would be pretty cool to have a self narrated tour of wherever we went little did we know it was very in-depth. It came with so much information which was really interesting to know and it was very informative as we drove up and down the mountain it would give us information going up and different information and going down it was really fun. I found those and told my wife about it who is normally the super nerdy one. She was very happy to see this working really well we had no cell phone coverage in the mountains no data but ours narrator was with us the entire time I’m not really sure how that works but it was phenomenal. This was just a great app and well worth the cost to purchase if only we lived closer to the other road trips.

by TN Jeff 1

We purchased the Utah Mighty 5 tour bundle based on the recommendation of a friend. GuideAlongGPSAudioTours is Awesome!!!!!! Our whole family listened intently to everything our guide said on the tours. It was like having a personal NPS Ranger in the car. We learned so much more while driving and listening to the guide - far more than just stopping to read every sign. Even the drives between Zion and Bryce Canyon were entertaining as well as the drove from Canyonlands to Arches and Moab (and vice-versa). Make sure you download the data while in cell coverage as most of the parks do not have data service. Highly recommend!!!!!!! Will purchase tours for future road trips! My only comment for improvement is the Bryce portion needs to be updated to reflect a new traffic circle at the Highway turnoff from the main Highway into Bryce Canyon City.

by MiZu!!

Just got back from Yellowstone/grand Tetons. GuideAlongGPSAudioTours was the star of the show. With no cellphone signal you either preplan every single stop on your way and plot your path on an offline map or just take your chances possibly missing important stops co you just didn’t realize what’s there (for example the fairytale trail leading to the spectacular must see a vermillion over the prismatic spring)
GuideAlongGPSAudioTours delivers it all offline. With a map and GPS tracker you know you won’t lose your way. And with heads up commentary about each possible stop you get to make up your mind where to stop and when to skip.
Having GuideAlongGPSAudioTours is not an excuse though to skip pre planning for your visit, but with minimum planning GuideAlongGPSAudioTours can be a huge asset. Even with a detailed pre plan GuideAlongGPSAudioTours will extremely enhance the experience.
I will be looking for guides from gypsy guides for my next trips!

by Techpmp

Raging fan here!!!! In Maui on vacation and decided to do the Road to Hana. Spent numerous hours researching stops to hit and trying to make sure we had all the directions needed. That was a complete waste of time.

I just happened to come across GypsyGuide and downloaded the Maui Tour. Absolutely phenomenal!!! There is little to no cell service on the tour so having all the directions and audio offline was amazing. Everything was on point and truly made us feel like there was a tour director along for the ride. Do yourself a favor and purchase the entire Maui tour. There is so much more included and the narrator gives you the history of Hawaii and other information as you drive around the Island. This will be our go to app when ever we travel. I just can’t say enough about how great this was. We would have missed so much on the journey both in stops and information!!!!

by BlockMami

My husband and I took a road trip through the Midwest that we barely planned out. We ended up at Yellowstone without any prior knowledge of the park or experience with visiting national parks. By chance we came across GuideAlongGPSAudioTours while trying to figure things out in a magazine, and it was the best decision we made.

The tour follows where you are in the park and knows when to give you the needed information. It tells you about the park’s history, it teaches you the science required in order to understand the features in the area, it gives you anecdotes, it recommends hidden gems, it helps you navigate this huge park! It was amazing.

I’ve never actually written a review before, but I felt inclined to for this one because I hoped that everyone who was visiting the park could also enjoy it. I definitely plan to check it frequently to see what other tours they add, as we were very happy with it this time around.

by 46statesandcounting

I purchased the Black Hills/Rushmore/Badlands/Spearfish Loop tour package after a recommendation from a friend. When my teens heard I had purchased an audio tour, they laughed at me, but, after just the first tour, they were converts! We enjoyed the interesting facts and stories. As someone who had never been to this area before, following the included tour routes was a huge blessing as we saw the main highlights but also were pointed to some lesser known spots (like the spot where they filmed the final scene of Dances with Wolves and the historic fish hatchery, which is way cooler than it sounds). The tour gives very clear directions which was another huge blessing as the driver got to enjoy the tour as well without trying to figure out how to get to the next spot. Definitely follow the guide’s recommendation of which direction to drive to Mount Rushmore through Custer State Park for it makes for an amazing drive. I highly recommend GyPSy Guide, as do my teens.

by Lolathegr8

I first used GuideAlongGPSAudioTours when traveling through Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon and loved it. When I was going to Hawaii this year, I made sure to get it for the Big Island. At first, my 21-year-old daughter wasn’t sure about using GuideAlongGPSAudioTours , probably thinking it would only be interesting to those in the middle age bracket. After a few days, she admitted she enjoyed GuideAlongGPSAudioTours & made sure it was turned on when we went for a drive. GuideAlongGPSAudioTours told us about the Hawaiian culture, landscape and areas of interest that we wouldn’t have known otherwise. I’ll definitely use GuideAlongGPSAudioTours again when I travel. We weren’t sure what the guy’s name was who narrates GuideAlongGPSAudioTours . He has a calm steady voice so I called him Bob (after Bob Newhart). My daughter didn’t know who this was so she called him Fred. His voice becomes so familiar it’s like having him on the trip. I’ll have to look up his real name next time I use GuideAlongGPSAudioTours . Thanks Bob or Fred or whoever you are for making our trip more enjoyable!

by Happyseller13

What a great find! We start our retirement trip west in May of 2021 and return home in September of 2021. Our plan was to visit the National Park west of the Rocky Mountain National Park. We had never took a road trip west and a family member told to check out the GyPSy App. We decided to purchase the Rocky Mountain trip. We were so Wowed we purchased many of the tours. However for some reason we didn’t purchase the Arches National Park tour. By the end of the day we were so overwhelmed and exhausted. It hindsight we were like kids in a toy store running around taking pictures and missing the details. From that on point the GyPSy guide was downloaded and ready to play though our truck radio. We saw and heard about gems we never would have known about. In October we decided to revisit Smoking Mountains National Park first thing we did was down loaded GyPSy guide. We saw and learned so much more this time at the park thank you GyPSy guide! Covid restrictions dampened our trip west but the GyPSy guide truly a created experience that we will never forget! Thank you, Katie and Brian Rumpilla

by Sunsetsally

First trip to Maui for my daughter’s 25th birthday. We heard horror stories about driving the Road to Hana. I was overwhelmed trying to figure out the sights and Mile marker numbers on a map and realized there would be no cell service on our trip. I read about GuideAlongGPSAudioTours online and was skeptical, but figured I could use all the help I could get. Reading review after review to “just get it” I purchased the full Maui tour. All I can say is JUST GET IT—don’t hesitate or think twice—this made driving the Road to Hana a breeze!! I literally pressed the “start driving” button and our narrator (we called him Joe) talked us through the entire trip! Suggesting when to get gas, food, which stops were coming up, which were worth it and which to skip. I honestly could not recommend it more highly!! We saw everything we wanted and more without having to fumble, turn around, get lost—it was literally a life saver. I enjoyed all the narrations and learned a lot about Maui. While driving, “Joe” was THE perfect co-pilot! Just get it!! You will not regret it! HIGHLY recommend!!

by NWArkies

We had planned where to go for our 30 year anniversary, but really had no idea what all the “must sees” would be. We felt so lucky to find GuideAlongGPSAudioTours. It was wonderful. The narrator (who we named T.G. for tour guide😜) was very personable and witty and anything but annoying. His voice was pleasant and the knowledge he provided was invaluable. We would have missed so many things on this trip had we not used it. We used the guide for the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone and the one for our travel into South Dakota for the Black Hills, Crazy Horse, Mt Rushmore and the Badlands. We had dreamed about this trip and wanted to experience “all the things”. The tour guide provided so much insight and made the trip so fun. He comes on automatically when you get on route (doesn’t matter from which direction you start) and makes it very smooth. We told some other couples in our hotel about it and they used it and were delighted! They said it saved them $1,000 on actual tour guides, let them be on their own schedule, paid $9.99 for GuideAlongGPSAudioTours and loved it. Gypsy Guides has trips for several places, so go check it out! You’ll be sooo glad you did.

by Picky Peter

I admit we did almost zero preparation for our 1 day trip to Yellowstone’s lower loop. We would have missed so much without GuideAlongGPSAudioTours. The narrator (I wish I knew who it was because he sounded familiar) was easy to listen to and had lots of little tidbits about the park. I was scared he’d be annoying but he wasn’t!
I wasn’t fully confident that the tour would load since cell service is very limited in the park (AT &T is our carrier but we were told that Verizon has much better coverage there), but as we followed the map, the narrator would magically start speaking when we hit the arrows on the map.
There were a couple of times GuideAlongGPSAudioTours felt a little glitchy like when we resumed from a stop, but it always worked out. We also had a couple of moments where we weren’t 100% sure we were doing what was suggested.
Yellowstone did not disappoint and neither did GuideAlongGPSAudioTours. Well done, Gypsy tour!

by Amnaanmzzingf

We have used 6 of Gypsy Guides travel guides for Canada and Utah. Highly recommend for your driving trip, we enjoy the commentary along the way that gives historical information as well as ideas for places of interest that I wouldn’t have otherwise known about and much more..

by DanMan1223

Used Gypsy for the first time on a trip to the Grand Canyon. Tips for sights were super helpful and the stories and facts along the way were interesting and passed time along the way.

by Fearndoc

Used GG in Bryce Canyon today and learned much more than I’ll ever remember. We tell everyone we visit about GG. The first guide we used was Yellow Stone and learned how valuable a guide in the car is! We call it Bruce and just love him so much.

by Ford Plank

Great to have many of these audio tours in the same app now. Gotta get back out on the road and check out these places.

by Vincincy

This is a brilliantly designed app. Example for others to role model. Great intuitive user experience. Truly one of the best travel related apps. You guys should expand to many more locations.

by Mel3792

We named our guide “Do Ho”. He was amazing!!! The highlight of our road trip to Hana. I’ll download these guides everywhere I go from now on. What a treasure. Don will also guide us back to the airport and car rental return. I’m looking forward to his commentary.

by Drjoelr

I have been using GyPsy guides for about three years on five road trips. I would not go on a road trip without one. We have found cool places we would have missed and avoiding wasting time at mediocre places because of GuideAlongGPSAudioTours .
To add to my 5 stars is tech support. I had to change phone platforms and they were quickly available to help with the transition.
I really appreciate GuideAlongGPSAudioTours and the team at GyPsy.

by Leimiegruber

My husband and I were completely satisfied with Roger (that’s the name we gave our guide) it was incredibly helpful to know what was coming up and the information about rock formations, composition and history was wonderful. Recommended it to other hikers. We are heading to Zion and Bryce and my next job is to sign up for that package.

by JoSidd

Such a great addition to our Maui adventures! We enjoyed all the interesting and informative commentary throughout the island, and our Road to Hana trip would not have been the same. Awesome customer service response, as well, when I called with a question on the tour options. Will absolutely use Gypsy again!!!!

by Handsofmyreesescereal

Used GuideAlongGPSAudioTours for our road to Hana adventure and it did not disappoint. It’s like having a local tour guide right on your phone. You’ll get a good idea of what your seeing along with a lot of historical and cultural context to make the trip that much more worth while. You’ll even grow to like the way the narrator pronounces peninsula.

by Adventureswiththelabrums

I looked onto gypsy guide apps a couple of years ago on a trip to Hawaii. The first app I ever got, what is the Road to Hana. We loved it so much, that every time we visit a national Park now, we add to our collection. This new app is too notch. Love it. Informative. Educational. Historical. Just enough to be entertaining without being boring! Our kids love it too. Thanks for the hard work!

by RandDVA

We used GuideAlongGPSAudioTours for Going to the sun road, Yellowstone, and grand Tetons. I would not go again without it. Until you use it, you don’t know what you have missed. The history and details and places to go off the beaten track were great! We also enjoyed the benefit in Yellowstone when we were driving In the dark early one morning. There are not a lot of lights in the park. GuideAlongGPSAudioTours told us we had missed a turn. So appreciative. We can’t wait for more.

by NC Raider

GyPSy guides are an excellent resource to use when traveling thru the parks. We have bought and used Yellowstone, Zion, Bryce, Arches and Smoky Mountain guides. They are all informative and entertaining. As the driver, I especially like the information about upcoming turns to decide before we get to the turn whether to turn in or not.
We buy guide books and read extensively before going to the National Parks, but we continue to learn from the commentary. I recommend GySPy guides to all my friends and wouldn’t want to drive thru a national Park without them.

by LoriD42

We got the Maui package and used it on our trips down the road to Hana and the summit of Haleakala. It gave a lot of good information regarding the best places to stop along the way, as well as a lot of information on the history of Hawaii and other interesting things, like how to pronounce Hawaiian words. The one thing that we found missing was on the road to Hana trip, when we got to The Pools at ‘O’he’o and found that it was part of the Haleakala National Park and had an entrance fee of $30, which we decided was too expensive for that stop. He didn’t mention it would be good for 3 days -we found that out the next day when we were listening for the trip to the summit. If we had known on the first day that it was good for 3 days we would have done both.

by 1304981304991

GuideAlongGPSAudioTours could cost three times as much and it would be worth every penny.