Highway 1 Self-Driving Audio Tour (Pacific Coast Highway)

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Place: San Francisco

Duration: from 5 hours to 7 hours

Language: English

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Enjoy a self-guided audio tour stretches between San Francisco and Los Angeles, one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world
Learn about Bixby Bridge, Hearst Castle, Malibu Beach, and more as you drive
Admire the stunning scenery as you listen and drive along this must-do scenic highway

What to expect

Highway 1 (also known as the Pacific Coast Highway) is probably the most iconic and scenic route left in America, and it’s a dream destination for avid road trippers, car lovers, and travel geeks in general.

This self-guided audio tour allows you to explore Highway 1 with maximum flexibility and value. This self-guided audio tour stretches between San Francisco and Los Angeles (drive either direction) and features one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world! This self-guided audio tour allows you to explore Highway 1 with maximum flexibility and value. Within 30 minutes of booking, you’ll get an email with the audio tour app link and a unique password.

You can begin the tour in bustling SF. In no time at all you’ll reach Monterey, which epitomizes California living with world-famous Pebble Beach, popular golf courses, and a prestigious aquarium.

Farther south along Highway 1 is the artsy enclave of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Then, the sound of barking sea lions carries inland at Point Lobos State Park, where rocky headlands are interspersed with jewel-like coves.

That’s when you hit Big Sur, the most scenic part of an already scenic road. Enjoy the views, waterfalls, and bridges as you drive.

At Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, an 80-foot waterfall cascades from the granite cliffs onto the beach. Before you get to San Simeon, pull off at Piedras Blancas Beach, where enormous elephant seals pack the beach in the winter months.

Before cutting inland to San Luis Obispo, stop to admire Morro Bay Rock and hunt for anemones in the tidal pools. Enjoy Santa Barbara’s quintessential downtown and then continue down to Ventura and Malibu.

Wrap up the tour in Los Angeles, at the famous Santa Monica Pier.

Want to go the other way? No problem — the tour works in the opposite direction too. Want to go on a different date — you actually have the app forever once you book so it’s totally flexible! Want to go with a car full of people? No worries, everyone can listen in together to one tour!

This is a self-guided tour; no guide will accompany you. The Action Tour Guide app functions as a guide, an audio tour, and a map all in one
Please arrange for a vehicle before you take the tour. You only need to book one tour per vehicle, not per person
After booking the tour, search your email for the phrase "Set up your self-guided tour now." Follow these instructions immediately to finish setting up the tour while you have Wi-Fi/data. Do not wait until you are onsite
Works perfectly without cellular or Wi-Fi with offline maps
This tour has been developed by local guides, curated by creative writers, and narrated by professional voice artists
The audio stories play on their own based on your location. You can start anytime and pause anywhere
Most stops along the tour have animated videos allowing you to visualize what you cannot see, such as snapshots from different centuries or interior rooms
This tour is valid for an entire year - from the moment of booking. You can use it multiple times over multiple trips
This tour is an audio tour guide and not an attraction entrance ticket