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Driving the California Coast: A Self-Guided Audio Tour from Carmel to Santa Cruz

Driving the California Coast: A Self-Guided Audio Tour from Carmel to Santa Cruz

Overview

Take in the picturesque splendor of the coast, its forested interior and patchwork of agricultural fields on a self-guided audio driving tour along Highway 1.

Starting in charming Carmel-by-the-Sea, you'll head north toward Monterey, mostly hugging the coast, all the way to Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. You’ll exit the freeway periodically to drive through picturesque towns that you’d otherwise miss like Fort Ord, Castroville, Moss Landing, Aptos, and Capitola.

Downloading the tour onto the VoiceMap app to enjoy the tour on location or virtually at home. There’ll be an opportunity to visit three state parks, with all fees for entrance, parking and beaches charged separately. If you’re unable to visit one or more of the state parks for any reason, you can always listen to the relevant section after the tour by choosing the Virtual option.

City: Monterey & Carmel

Mon 23 Dec

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Starting at $9.99

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Mon 23 Dec

Starting at $9.99

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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
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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

Fairy Tale Cottages of Hugh Comstock

The tour passes by a few of Carmel's Fairy Tale Houses.

Fort Ord Dunes State Park

The tour includes an option stop at Fort Ord Dunes State Park.

Pezzini Farms

The tour passes by, and includes an option stop at, Pezzini Farms.

Forest of Nisene Marks State Park

The tour includes an option stop at the Forest of Nisene Marks State Park.

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

The tour ends in front of the Santa Cruz Boardwalk.

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (2)

192nickg

Nov 2022

We started off in Carmel and it was a bit foggy. Carmel beach is very pretty and nice to walk on and admire the beachfront houses. The freeway past Monterey is very confusing but a diversion into Monterey is a must to see Canary Row and the aquarium although the aquarium is quite expensive. Parking is also expensive in the main car parks set behind Canary Row but we went about half a mile along the beach road towards Lovers Point and parked there free. On the walk back into town we saw harbour seals sunbathing on the beach. Continuing north we stopped for a coffee by a huge power plant at Moss Landing, you can’t miss the two giant chimneys which we later found out we could see from our hotel in Santa Cruz. In fact the coffee house is called The Power Plant and the coffee is good plus it’s an interesting shop. Would also recommend a short diversion to see Moss Landing where there is a sculpture museum. Our trip was enhanced by having a convertible Mustang and it was a nice drive taking about 4 hours to get to Santa Cruz.

TrailBlazer640492

Feb 2022

Great audio tour if you like to learn new things! Makes your drive more interesting. Saw things like the World's Largest Artichoke and learned interesting history of things we would have otherwise missed. This is our second tour by Lynne and it was great. The VoiceMap app is amazing how it knows where you are with the GPS features and Lynne starts talking just at the right spot. Very helpful navigation cues. Highly recommended.