Ultimate Cape Ann Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour in Gloucester and Rockport in Gloucester booking from $14.99

Ultimate Cape Ann Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour in Gloucester and Rockport

Overview

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

Discover the natural beauty of New England’s most picturesque coastline with this narrated driving tour. Hear the tragic tale of the Perfect Storm and how that fateful day still reverberates along this coast. Cruise past perfect beaches, explore the history of quaint fishing towns, visit iconic lighthouses, and learn why the locals find the call of the sea so impossible to resist.

Here's how it works: Within 30 mins, 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 a ticket to attractions along the route. Check covid rules and opening hours before your visit.

City: Gloucester

Sat 19 Oct

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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

Wheelchair accessible
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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

Niles Beach

As we drive along scenic Cape Ann's waterfront, we'll discover beaches both big and small. We can choose to stop at one, some, or all, as we learn more about what's unique about each one.

Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House

Beauport, also known as Sleeper–McCann House, Little Beauport, or Henry Davis Sleeper House, is a beautiful historic home tucked away on the Cape Ann waterfront. As we drive, we'll dive back into Cape Ann's history.

Eastern Point Lighthouse

During the early 1800s, maritime trade in Gloucester was booming. Ships traveling between these ports and China or India were turning enormous profits, and captains started to become especially anxious at the prospect of losing their extremely valuable cargo in a shipwreck. Enter: lighthouses!

Thacher's Island

Thacher Island is a small island off Cape Ann on the Massachusetts coast in the United States. It is a part of the Town of Rockport. It was a place where some naval confrontations, both minor and major, took place, which helped secure a victory for the colonists.

Rockport

Our scenic drive along Cape Ann now leaves Gloucester and brings us into Rockport. We'll learn more about Rockport and the region as we drive.

Bearskin Neck

This land was once home to a large number of bears, but don’t worry! They’re long gone now. According to legend, one such bear was caught by the tide and killed in 1700, which is how this place got its name.

Front Beach

Front Beach is a beautiful sandy beach on Sandy Bay in Rockport. From warm summer days to bright winter mornings, this beach is enjoyed by visitors

Halibut Point State Park

Halibut Point State Park and Halibut Point Reservation are adjacent parcels of conserved, oceanside land located on Cape Ann in the town of Rockport, Massachusetts.

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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 (50)

A1635DClaurentd

Sep 2020

This is a great way to discover Cape Ann. It really felt like we had a tour guide with us and we learned a lot about the history of the area. We really appreciated the tour taking us to places that we would have not gone to otherwise. This is well worth the money. A few notes: - Going back up to Granite St after you go down to Granite Pier (34) cannot be done as depicted on the map as the "going back up" section of Wharf Rd has a "do not enter" sign. It seemed legit (maybe this section is just "one way") and it's really not an issue at all since you can come back up the way you went down. But just reporting this. - Once you get to (37), you can't seem to continue on the road towards the Emerson Inn die to another "do not enter" sign. We were not sure it was legit and Google map didn't show this as a private road so we went anyway. - We did this on a weekday (Tuesday) on September 29, on a partly cloudy day. Traffic and parking was never an issue - Better make sure you're not going to run out of gas once you're out of Gloucester. There seems to be only one gas station in Rockport. The experience was very good. What would make it excellent for us would be to have turn by turn direction integrated (not by adding artificially more blue dots) but truly integrated with Google Maps and/or Apple Maps. Not sure this is easily possible though.

Response from Host

Oct 2020

So thrilled you enjoyed the tour and thanks a ton for the detailed review!! We’ll take a closer look at 34 and 37 ASAP and make sure that it’s all 100% accurate. We have considered “true” turn-by-turn nav for a while but when we first tried it, it created more questions instead of reducing them! But your review definitely has us thinking again about our decision. Thanks again!

Tom_E

Sep 2020

Took an audio tour in Hawaii. You should use that as a standard to meet. Yours missed the Mark. Very thin commentary. Poor directions. Beautiful area but left with lots of questions.

Response from Host

Sep 2020

I’m sorry your experience wasn’t excellent! Can you tell us if there were specific areas where the directions were off or where you wished to hear more? 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. Our contact links are on your ticket.

Z2383LHalans

Sep 2020

Information was very good — both interesting and informative. Learned some very interesting history. Appreciated the way the app used my location to cue the narrative. A couple of times, it wasn’t clear where we needed to turn, and had to backtrack a little. We couldn’t get the app to talk through the car stereo, which was frustrating, but we managed without that. The tech guy who responded to our call was very nice and said this was not an unusual problem, which is a shame and ought to be fixed. Overall, enjoyed this, especially in the current time of avoiding group activities, and would definitely buy another tour from these folks.

Response from Host

Sep 2020

Thanks a lot for the review. Glad you liked the tour. Hope you book with us again.

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Ultimate Cape Ann Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour in Gloucester and Rockport

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