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Big Island Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour: Discover Hawaii's Major Attractions and Hidden Gems

4.8

37 Ratings

Kailua-Kona

Embark on an unforgettable journey across Hawaii's Big Island with GuideAlong's self-guided audio driving tour. Discover major attractions and hidden gems, hear fascinating stories, and explore at your own pace.

Duration: 1 day

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Island of Hawaii - 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;

What's Included

Toll free support via phone, chat, and email
Pre-download tours for offline use
Convenient trip planners in-app, online, and as PDF
Location-based autoplay for stories, tips, and directions
Make a one-time purchase for unlimited use without expiry
Over 460 points of interest in the GuideAlong (GyPSy Guide) Audio Tour
Choose from flexible routes or customize your own

What's Not Included

National Park Passes
Entrance Fees
Reservations

Additional Information

Experience the allure of Hawaii’s Big Island with GuideAlong’s Audio Driving Tour. This adventure will lead you to the island’s iconic landmarks such as the Volcanoes National Park, the Place of Refuge, and Akaka Falls. You’ll also discover prime turtle sighting locations and more hidden gems across the island.

Absorb intriguing behind-the-scenes tales, insider tips, and auto-play directions all tailored to your location.

Delight in the liberty to journey offline at your leisure, affording you the opportunity to linger at locations that pique your interest, and skip the ones that don’t.

Receive automatic stories, tips, and directions based on your location
Journey at a speed suited to you
GPS-guided tours work offline, no cellular service or WiFi required
Proposed trip plans for half-day, full-day, or multi-day usage
One-off purchase, no usage restrictions or expiration, complimentary updates
It’s like having your own personal tour guide accompany you on your drive

One tour purchase suffices for one vehicle.

Location

Kailua-Kona

Commentary plays automatically based on your location, so you have flexibility on where and when you want to start and end your tour anywhere along the tour route.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

4.8

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Beverly_t

Jun 22, 2024

Georgia girl learns a lot. - Loved it. Learned so many things. I now feel like I have a little of a handle on how to pronounce Hawaiian words.

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Cristy_r

Jun 8, 2024

Excellent way to tour on your own time - The drive tour was well worth the money spent! It was nice that we could drive part on one day and pick up where we left off the tour on another day. Very informative and would book a driving tour like this in the future!

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Quiana_m

Jun 1, 2024

Tour Game Changer - Self-Guided Island Tour!! We toured the ENTIRE Big Island in Hawaii! I downloaded the GuideAlong app and bought the Big Island tour for $16.99!! (Guided tours for us can be upwards to $500 for 4 people!) The tour had great commentary and suggestions as we traveled the route! It was spectacular and informative!! The narrowrator was funny! My two tweenage/teenage boys even liked it. Definitely suggest this if you don't want to spend money on an expensive guided tour! Game changer!!

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Lori_p

May 28, 2024

Awesome Audio Tour! - This audio tour was as good as the one we had when we did the road to Hana on Maui. It was great that it didn’t need WiFi or cell service to run because there are definite dead spots on this trail. We loved that he gave directions if you wanted to stop or not or if you wanted to go a different direction on the loop. He was very informative. We took the Saddle Road cut through past Mauna Kea. I wished there was audio for that route too instead of only the big loop. That would be my only suggestion. Otherwise, great tour and well worth the $16 for sure! Thanks!

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Nancy

May 27, 2024

First Time Island Visit - The narrated tour of The Big Island Hawaii was wonderful! History, fun facts and driving directions made it a breeze to visit the island for the first time. We visited multiple segments of the island on different days and it just picked up with wherever we were giving us options. Just know, The Big Island is so big it takes more than a week to see and do. But then there is always next visit.

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Elizabeth_w

May 16, 2024

Informative and fun. - Had a little trouble with the download, but with a little help from customer service I had it going. We saw so many things we would have missed otherwise. The GPS locater was spot on and instructions easy to follow. Loved it!!

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Kevinbehan

May 10, 2024

I loved it. Highly recommended. - I love the tour. The narrator told many stories and was great with directions. I learned a lot about the big island of Hawaii. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting the island. I feel that the value was well worth it. I didn’t have any problems with connecting to car’s Bluetooth.

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Cristal_r

May 10, 2024

Budget traveling or not, it’s great ! 😊 - Not even close to paying a guide for the tour, start and stop at our pace, wherever we wanted . It is just awesome!

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Cathy_r

Apr 7, 2024

Big Success for the Big Island! - This was an excellent product to use driving around the Big Island of Hawaii. The narrator had great insights into the areas, the app itself was easy to use and the GPS functionality was spot on. The narrator advised of great stopping points and pointed out hard to find turnoffs and directions and gave great history lessons in areas were there were no actual attractions to see. We will definitely use this again on our next vacation to a new place. Bravo!

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