Scenic 17-Mile Drive Tour - Self Drive Audio Guide from Monterey & Carmel in Monterey & Carmel booking from $10.00

Scenic 17-Mile Drive Tour - Self Drive Audio Guide from Monterey & Carmel

Overview

Purchase one tour per car, not per person. Everyone listens together!

Explore the famous 17 Mile Drive in Pebble Beach, Monterey with a self-guided audio tour! Learn about iconic landmarks like Lone Cyprus, Seal Rock, and Spanish Bay as you drive past. Discover the history behind Cannery Row, Monterey's Aquarium, and Fisherman's Wharf. Experience this ultimate scenic drive at its fullest. This self-guided audio tour allows you to explore Monterey with maximum flexibility and value.

Here's how it works: Within 30 min, we'll send you two things: a unique password and an app. Download the app onto your phone, enter the password, and download the tour. When you arrive, go to the first stop, 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 an entrance ticket. Check opening hours and pandemic rules before your visit.

City: Monterey & Carmel

Sun 23 Feb

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What's Included

Freedom to travel: In no cellular area with offline GPS Map, stop-to-stop direction.

Private tour: No crowd. No groups. Take long breaks. Start in the middle. Go at your own pace.

Flexible schedule: Use any day, any time or over multiple days. Use it on your next trip.

Good value: “Action” app and a unique password for the tour guides purchased (one/car).

Don’t miss anything: Pre-travel tips, itinerary, route, stops, images/videos/script. Preview at home

No worries: Help and support available all day - call, chat or email.

Easy to use: Auto-Play professionally narrated, deep-dive, hidden gem audio stories.

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

Asilomar State Beach

The drive then takes us along Asilomar Beach, known for it's tidepools, which teem with life.

Point Joe

Point Joe is infamous as the site of numerous shipwrecks. From the outside, this stretch of beach looks like the entrance to the Monterey Bay harbor. In reality, the beach has a rocky underwater lining that unsuspecting ships often crashed upon. And Monterey’s foggy weather certainly didn’t help matters!

China Rock

The next stop on our 17 Mile Drive tour is at China Rock. This was the exact site of a small fishing village from the 1800s. We'll try to spot the marks from 1800s cooking smoke caked into the rocks!

Bird Rock Vista Point

This rock is a popular hangout spot for the local fauna when they want some downtime. Set in a small cove at one of the best vantage points in the entire bay, it’s home to harbor seals, sea lions, and of course many, many birds. If you’re visiting between November and March, you might even see the far-away spouts of migrating grey whales! Make sure your camera and binoculars are handy.

Seal Rock Creek beach

This brings us to Bird Rock and Seal Rock, both always teeming with life. We'll learn how to spot the difference between seals and sea lions, and identify a couple of the most common birds of the area.

Fanshell Overlook

As we continue to drive along the scenic 17 Mile Drive, we'll also be able to stop at the Fanshell Beach Overlook.

Cypress Point Lookout

As we approach the 17 Mile Drive's most famous attraction, the Lone Cypress, we'll learn all about cypress trees -- and what makes them so resilient!

Lone Cypress

Finally we reach the Lone Cypress! The Lone Cypress stands dramatically at the edge of a cliff, shrouded in fog. Its roots are embedded in a rough outcropping on a granite hillside and it is framed by a backdrop of loud, crashing waves.

Pebble Beach

Our scenic tour of Monterey's 17 Mile Drive ends at the world-famous Pebble Beach, a paradise of pristine white sand and sensational coastal cliffs.

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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 (4)

Trip795778

Oct 2022

The route directions are clear and the gps is accurate, so you hear the information at the right location. For just $10 it is good value for money. If you don't want to spent to much time at one spot you can also read the information at home.

Response from Host

Oct 2022

Thank you so much for your feedback! I’m thrilled that my tour of Scenic 17-Mile Drive added to your learning and that you enjoyed it. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to improve the tour and earn that extra star! I also have 100 other self-guided tours for other parks, scenic drives, cities, and historic sites in the US — hopefully, you’ll get the chance to try them next time! Also, just to remind you, the tour you bought is yours for a lifetime. So, you can listen to it at home or on your next visit.

Alfonso_C

Jun 2022

I didn't use it, tried several times with provided password, kept rejecting me...at one point got something under other name...I just gave up on your service and went with out the audio tour...waisted time and money.

johnhH31GO

Apr 2022

Travelled first time using this Audio Guide Tour. Absolutely worth the tour. Loved the concept of this tour. Heard many interesting stories. Will travel again!!!!

Response from Host

Apr 2022

Thanks so much! I’m thrilled that the tour made your trip around 17 Mile Drive and Monterey so great. We have more self-guided audio tours across the country at ActionTourGuide.com. Thanks again!

Scenic 17-Mile Drive Tour - Self Drive Audio Guide from Monterey & Carmel

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