Carmel-by-the-Sea's Fairytale Houses: A Self-Guided Walking Tour in Monterey & Carmel booking from $7.99

Carmel-by-the-Sea's Fairytale Houses: A Self-Guided Walking Tour

Overview

Are you looking for a way to see Carmel’s famous Comstock Cottages without joining a tour group? Explore at your own pace with this affordable audio tour.

• See 11 fairytale cottages, and find out about architect Hugh Comstock, who married a dollmaker here in the 1920s
• Hear from producer Lynn Momboisse who co-authored a book about Carmel's historic homes
• Do it all in 40 minutes or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish
• Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it
• Use the virtual tour option at home

Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code.

The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.

Please note that this is a hilly walk.

City: Monterey & Carmel

Mon 23 Dec

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What's Included

Lifetime access to Fairy Tale Houses of Carmel-by-the-Sea tour

VoiceMap Application

Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
All of VoiceMap's audio tours are self-guided and users must bring their own smartphone and headphones to take the tour. We urge all our users to wear facemasks and carry hand sanitizer with them to ensure they're own protection and the protection of others.

What To Expect

Fairy Tale Cottages of Hugh Comstock

The tour explores Hugh Comstock's Fairy-Tale Cottages.

Ocean Avenue

The tour goes past a section of Carmel's Ocean Avenue

Carmel Plaza

Nestled in the heart of downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea, Carmel Plaza is home to one-of-a-kind fashion finds and specialty national brands, distinctive restaurants, gourmet shops, wine tasting rooms, salons and more in a relaxed yet sophisticated setting.

Devendorf Park

The tour ends near Devendorf Park.

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Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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Reviews (48)

Wrldenthusiast

Jul 2020

This was a quick, fun, out of the “norm” experience. The directions were very clear and easy to follow with a lot of fun info at each stop. Depending on how quickly you’re moving you will get through this between 30 min-1 hour. Make sure that you purchase and download the app and your tour with a WiFi signal, before you go. I made the mistake of trying to do this while we were eating lunch beforehand, no WiFi and it took a very long time (until I finally got connected to a WiFi signal) and drained my battery in the process. Also, there are some hills along the way, for those that may have a more difficult time with an uphill walk.

662bernadettew

Jul 2020

Directions are really bad. Poorly organized. We were lost for first 4 houses then neighbor helped. We ended up not finishing mostly cuz of teens. But i would have like to finish. I enjoy walking around. But the directions weren't that great. Maybe adding addresses might be helpfull.

Response from Host

Jul 2020

Hi there, VoiceMap tours go through an experienced editor and are thoroughly tested before being published. All through the process, we make every effort to ensure that the directions are easy to understand and given at the right time and place. There is also a map on the screen at all times and you can follow that if you're uncertain. We have never received a complaint about any lack of clarity on this tour. Is it possible that you didn't start the tour in the correct place? It sounds like this may have been the case if you were lost for the first 4 houses. While we have included text directions to the starting point, a link to a Google Map with directions to the same, and a photo of where you should be standing when you start the tour, we don't actually prevent you from pressing play when you are in the wrong place. I can see how the directions would have been confusing if this was the case. We'd value additional feedback on this. Please email me on [email protected]. Thanks, Iain

bobaQ1350SP

Jun 2020

The tour was very nice. I liked that you could wander off track and upon returning the tour picked up right where it left off. It said a 30 minute tour but taking it slowly we enjoyed it for an hour and a half. Luckily we didn't ride our bikes. We would never have made it pushing them up the hills.

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Carmel-by-the-Sea's Fairytale Houses: A Self-Guided Walking Tour

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