Cape Cod Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour in Cape Cod booking from $14.99

Cape Cod Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour

Overview

** Please purchase one tour per car.

Explore all that Cape Cod has to offer with this self-guided driving tour, from quintessential lighthouses to sandy beaches! As you drive, discover the Cape’s seafaring traditions, Pilgrim history, and miles of beautiful beaches. From Barnstable to Provincetown, visit Nauset Lighthouse (the unofficial Cape icon), First Encounter Beach (which the Pilgrims explored), Marconi Station (a must-do) & more!

Within 30 min, we'll send you two things: a password and an app. Download the app, enter password & download the tour. When you arrive, go to the Cape Cod Visitor Center, launch the app, and follow the instructions! Stick to our recommended route and speed limit for the best experience.

No expiration — The tour comes with lifetime validity!

This is not a ticket to attractions along the route. Check covid rules and opening hours before your visit.

City: Cape Cod

Tue 24 Dec

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What's Included

Easy to use: Stories play automatically by GPS. Hands-free. Get HELP all day: Call, Chat, or Email.

Don’t miss a thing: Full itinerary, travel tips, professionally narrated, videos, text, hidden gems.

Offline use: No cell signal or wifi required. Offline GPS Map & route. Stop-to-stop direction.

Private tour in your/rental car: No group. Take breaks for photos/ snacks/hikes. Go at your own pace

Flexible schedule: Use any day, any time. Travel over multiple days or on next trip. Never expires.

Good value: Buy just one per car. Don’t pay for each person. Save money compared to a bus tour.

App on your phone: A link to download the Action Guide app. Password for your tours. Preview at home

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it works: Once you book a tour, you’ll get a text/email with instructions. Download the app (while in good wifi/signal) and use your unique password to access your tours. To begin touring, go to the Starting Point and launch the app. The audio starts automatically. Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience. Please note that no one will meet you at the starting point.
Good value Purchase only one tour for the entire vehicle instead of taking the bus and paying for each person. You will see a significant saving. Connect your phone to car speakers by a wire or bluetooth. Enjoy the tour by listening together as you drive.
Flexible Schedule: Once the app/tour is on your phone, you can use it any day and at any time. You can use it over multiple days. And, also use it on your next trip here. This tour never expires.
Preview the tour: You can use it before the trip at home (highly recommended), use it during the trip, and use it after you come back.
Don't miss a thing: You will get everything with the app - a complete itinerary, travel tips, professionally narrated audio stories, story script, images, videos, deep dives, hidden gems, exciting locations, recommendations for hikes, adventure, activities, treks, and stop-by-stop direction.
Private tour: You can use it in your car or rental car. No worries about groups or crowds. Start the tour app on your phone. And it will direct you step by step. You can stop for as many breaks as you like. Take a break for Instagram photos, and take a break for lunch/snacks. Go on a hike. The tour will wait for you and start when you start again. You can even do the tour over multiple days. Go at your own pace.
Easy to use: The stories play themselves as soon as the GPS is activated. It requires no use of your hands at all. You can get HELP by calling, chatting, or emailing any time of the day.
Offline: There is no need for a cell signal or Wi-Fi while touring. App’s GPS map works offline.
Expiration/go again: The tour will last for the rest of your life on your phone. It is available for use on any day of your next trip.
Use pictures for a photo book: Create a photo book using clean (no crowd) app images of each spot to make a memorable trip. All the photos and the correct sequence is ready in the app for you to use.
Social media: Share clean (no crowd) images with friends/family.
Devices supported include iPhones with iOS 13 & above, Android phones with version 9 & above and all cellular-enabled tablets & iPads.
Face masks required for travellers in public areas

What To Expect

Scargo Tower - OPEN AS OF JUNE 2021

An optional detour takes us past the fish-shaped Scargo Lake. According to Nauset legend, this lake was built by a great chieftain to comfort his daughter, who could not stop weeping over three dead fish. We'll also learn about the Nauset party who first spotted the Mayflower, and the fears they had about its approach.

Harwich

Another optional detour takes us to Harwich, a quaint Cape town known for its numerous beautiful beaches. If you fancy a swim, this is one of the best places on the Cape for it!

Bank Street Beach

Next, our Harwich detour will take us to Bank Street Beach, the perfect place to relax or dip your toes into the Atlantic.

Eastham

As we continue our drive, we'll enter Eastham, a perfectly picturesque little Colonial town. We'll also hear about the embattled first encounter between the Pilgrims and the Nauset, the daring assistance offered by Squanto, and the very first Thanksgiving, where the Pilgrims and Nauset celebrated a truce.

First Encounter Beach

Continuing down the Cape, we'll arrive at First Encounter Beach, where that dramatic skirmish between Nauset and Pilgrims took place. The beach now bears a plaque commemorating the encounter and the eventual truce.

Salt Pond Visitor Center

A little farther on, we'll arrive at the Salt Pond Visitor Center. This miniature museum is the perfect opportunity to catch up on some extra Cape history, use the bathroom, or just stretch your legs.

Nauset Light

As we continue our drive up the Cape, we'll spot the Nauset Light, the quaint little lighthouse that features in every quintessential Cape Cod photograph. We'll also learn about its importance, and how the Cape's rough waters earned the nickname of "ocean graveyard" before the lighthouse was built.

Nauset Lighthouse

The Three Sisters Lighthouses

Continuing our drive, we'll come to three squat white lighthouses called the Three Sisters Lighthouses. What's peculiar about these lighthouses is that they're not on the coast at all! They're actually nestled among a thicket of trees pretty far inland. Hear about why that is, and how they came to be there. We'll also learn about how the Cape transformed from Nauset land to Colonial fishing towns, and then from fishing towns to a tourist hotspot.

Marconi Wireless Station

As we continue driving, we'll pass Marconi Station, the first radio station to ever send a wireless message across the Atlantic! The station also played a pivotal role in an infamous oceanic tragedy: the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Learn how a radio station hundreds of miles away saved lives on that fateful day!

Pilgrim Spring Trail

As we continue driving, we'll pass the Pilgrim Spring Trail, a short hike which leads to one of the first places the Pilgrims came after landing on the Cape. Here, the weary travelers found their first freshwater spring--an essential find in helping them survive. Afterward, we'll continue on toward Provincetown.

Pilgrim's First Landing Park

Finally, we'll end up where it all began: the site where the Mayflower first struck land. Explore the park and imagine what it must have been like for the settlers, after ten harrowing weeks at sea, to step onto Nauset soil right here on November 11th, 1620. Our tour officially ends at this historic stop.

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (74)

Christine_P

May 2021

Let me start with the fact that we never got the tour. We arrived at the start point and there was nobody there to meet us. WE spent 1/2 and hour waiting. We then called the number on our information sheet - the person who answered was no help at all. She also seemed to have trouble hearing. We finally gave up in disgust and left for our own tour. Very poor work!

Response from Host

Sep 2021

The tour instructions and password are sent via both email and text message. As clearly stated, this is a self-guided tour so there is no one who will meet you. Please do not wait until the last second to call — we are available nearly 24/7 to help. We attempted to send you the instructions and password multiple times and tried calling you back as well.

Beth_Z

May 2021

The beginning of the tour was great and informative. The 12th site through the 25th sites were not even mentioned. By the 30th site there was no verbal information. The driving map going into Povidence was confusing, at one point it had us going up a 1 way street the wrong way.

Response from Host

May 2021

Thanks for letting us know. I’m curious why the second half of the tour seemed to stop working properly while the first half worked. I’d love more details so that we can troubleshoot and fix the issue ASAP. Could you tell us what phone model you have? Was the audio simply not playing for the second half? Did you get the chance to connect with us over call, chat, or email for support? We’re always working on improving the tour so any feedback would be a huge help. We’d also be happy to offer a refund since your experience wasn’t what you expected. Please email us about it — our contact links are on your password email.

Patty_H

May 2021

I was so excited to take this tour and it was such a disappointment! There were NO actual directions I could find..just drive straight..all that was said. All I can say is maybe I didn’t know how to use app or didn’t hear the directions as there was background noise...As I could not look at map while driving..how would I know? Not one word about getting on highway...I GUESSED I should get on highway after I stopped, looked at map and saw TWO mid cape highways ! when I got on highway it said take 9a to scargo tower.. wrong way! Missed the ‘sites’ in between beginning and scargo...no direction to or about beaches. I called 2x for help, maybe I was missing something? and people from a different place than Massachusetts didn’t know how to help and only said..I’ll report to someone!!! I was so frustrated that after lavender farm I went back to hotel! Why can I not contact the ACTUAL company that offers this tour instead of these people I have difficulty understanding? So..only saw scargo tower and lavender farm...which I have already visited on previous visits...so I had an idea where they were!

Response from Host

May 2021

Thanks for reaching out. I’ll suggest a few helpful tips here but please shoot us an email to get more details: First, click on the List/Map button. Within Map, click on the Preview toggle. This will show you the entire route. You’ll be able to see where it begins (Cape Cod Visitor Center) and what route it follows (Rt 6). As you begin driving from there, every audio story will pop up and start playing automatically as you go through it. You can also see the suggested detours in red. We don’t offer turn-by-turn directions for all of the detours since the route is pretty much a straight line but we’ll take your recommendation into account for the next update. I would highly recommend checking out our FAQ page as well (linked in the same message where we outlined the steps to download the tour). It has a lot of helpful information and frequent tour questions. We are a small family business, located near Boston. Some of our team do have accents. Please send us an email so that someone else can help you out.

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Cape Cod Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour

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