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Driving Lake Tahoe: A Self-Guided Tour from South Lake Tahoe to Tahoe City

Driving Lake Tahoe: A Self-Guided Tour from South Lake Tahoe to Tahoe City

Overview

Take in the stunning state parks of Emerald Bay, Eagle Lake, D.L. Bliss and Sugar Pine, scattered along Lake Tahoe’s West shore, on a driving tour.

On this tour, you’ll explore the early community of Al Tahoe, the Tallac Historic Site, and view three early Tahoe summer homes. The tour continues with optional hikes to Vikingsholm at Emerald Bay, Eagle Falls, and Eagle Rock. Enjoy the picturesque splendor of Lake Tahoe and its surrounding snow-capped mountains as you drive, along the way hearing stories about:

• Some of Tahoe’s colorful characters
• Early Native American history in the Tahoe Basin
• Lake Tahoe’s early history
• The trees of Tahoe’s pine forest
• Historic homes dating back to the late 1800s and early 1900s
• The history of gaming in Lake Tahoe

This driving tour can be completed in about two hours without any stops. Along the way, you’ll have the option of visiting a number of state parks. Parking fees are not included in the price of this tour.

City: Lake Tahoe

Mon 23 Dec

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Starting at $11.99

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Mon 23 Dec

Starting at $11.99

Make a reservation

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What's Included

VoiceMap App for Android and iOS

Lifetime access to this tour in English

Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Public transportation options are available nearby
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 sanitiser with them to ensure their own protection and the protection of others.

What To Expect

South Lake Tahoe

The tour takes place in South Lake Tahoe.

Tallac Historic Site

The tour passes by the Tallac Historic Site.

Inspiration Point Vista

The tour includes an optional stop at Inspiration Point Vista.

Vikingsholm

The tour passes by Vikingsholm.

Emerald Bay State Park

The tour passes by Emerald Bay State Park.

D.L. Bliss State Park

The tour passes by D.L. Bliss State Park.

Meeks Bay Beach

The tour passes by Meeks Bay Beach.

Sugar Pine State Park

The tour passes by Sugar Pine State Park.

Chambers Landing Bar and Restaurant

The tour passes by the Chambers Landing Bar and Restaurant.

Eagle Rock Hiking Trail

The tour passes by Eagle Rock Hiking Trail.

Gatekeeper's Museum

The tour passes by the Gatekeeper's Museum.

Tahoe City

The tour ends in Tahoe City.

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (14)

Lalena C

Jul 2022

Educational, interesting and pretty sites to see. Saw parts of Tahoe I’ve never seen before. Liked how it tracked where we were.

cookjg

Jul 2022

We loved using the driving tour from South Lake Tahoe to Tahoe City! The driving directions were clear and gave plenty of advance warning about lanes to be in. The background info was interesting. The route took us off the beaten path a little and pointed out som locations that we would have skipped. We stopped a few times and hiked. My only trouble was that the app owner said to end the route if stopping for more than a few minutes. I was not able to resume the route and had to download everything all over which was hard in a remote hiking area. But one I got the hang of the features provided, it was great! I plan to use Voice Map again.

Iryna_M

Jul 2022

Poor tour information. We did travel twice around the Lake Tahoe and both times used Audio Tours: VoiceMap ($11.99) and Action Tour Guide ($10). Strongly recommend to by Auction Tour guide .

Response from Host

Jul 2022

Hi Iryna – We're sorry you didn't get as much value from this tour as you should have! Unfortunately you appear to have started it in the middle instead of following the route from the Hard Rock Hotel, so you missed a lot of the tour. You also don't appear to have finished the tour. The script is nearly 9,000 words long, so there's plenty of content, and it's all thoroughly researched. It's a pity you didn't experience it because other reviews of this tour are overwhelmingly positive and VoiceMap's app has a better overall rating than Action Tour Guide's.