Big Sur Smartphone Driving Tour: Scenic Coastal Route

Embark on a scenic coastal driving tour of Big Sur with a smartphone as your guide. Explore must-see sights, learn about the area’s history, and enjoy trivia along the way!

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Santa Maria - The city we’re just to the north of now, Santa Maria, was actually called ‘Central City’ originally. In 1885, it adopted the name Santa Maria.
What's Included
  • No time constraints, take as long as you like to complete the tour
  • Only 1 tour booking needed per vehicle
  • Flexible dates - tour is yours to keep and enjoy anytime on Tripvia Tours
  • No signal required or data used during the tour
  • Good mobile or WiFi connection needed for the initial download
What's Not Included
  • **Recommended attractions may be closed/inaccessible due to season or reasons beyond our control.
  • Attraction Tickets
  • Smartphone or tablet
  • Transportation (use your own vehicle)
Additional Information

Connect your smartphone to your vehicle’s stereo and listen to a tour guide while you drive Big Sur!

Follow the suggested route along the Pacific Coast Highway, one of the most scenic drives in the world! Start anywhere along the route between Santa Maria & Monterey. Tour experience is the same in either direction.

Pass over the incredible Bixby Bridge, visit San Luis Obiso’s Bubblegum Alley, check out Morro Rock & the famous Hearst Castle. We’ll point out must-see sights, state parks, tourist attractions and recreation areas and give a historical overview of the area and its original inhabitants.

With no time constraints, enjoy the freedom to stop anywhere and explore. Tour guide commentary will play automatically as you drive. No data is used during the tour.

This audio guide will keep your group entertained and engaged! Most points of interest also have a fun multiple-choice trivia question about the sights.

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Location
Betteravia Road & U.S. 101 Business
The tour starts at either Santa Maria or Monterey, although you can start anywhere along the route. The specific point for Santa Maria is Highway 101 at E Betteravia Road.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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322triciaw
Aug 25, 2023
Like having a tour guide sitting in the backseat of our car. - We loved using this app! It was like having a tour guide in our car. Experienced places we never expected and learned more about the area than we ever knew. Will definitely use it for other trips. Hoping they extend to other areas where we will travel.
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Brandon_s
Aug 7, 2024
Good tour but poor navigational assistance. - Dialogue was interesting but a little corny. The directions were not very user friendly and not easily manipulated while driving. Definitely need a passenger that is phone tech savvy with you as the driver won’t able to easily use the app.
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Ddoncov77
Dec 1, 2023
Worth the miney - Please double check pacific coast hey1 for closure I didn't look carefully and had to turn back driving north Not many crossover from rt1 to 101 Nice trivia It was worth the money Should still some homework ahead of time
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Mark_b
Sep 12, 2023
Download link not working - Download link not working and refused to issue refund. Had to book directly from vender website so paid twice.
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