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Self-guided Audio Tours: Explore the World at Your Own Pace
In collaboration with our partners at VoiceMap, we create engaging audio tours that use your phone to guide you through the world famous destinations. Self-guided audio tours provide a great alternative to traditional guided tours, allowing travelers to explore at their own pace and learn fascinating stories from local storytellers.

Easy To Use

All you need is your smartphone and earphones. Just download the free VoiceMap app, purchase the self-guided tour and begin your journey!

GPS Triggered Autoplay

With GPS autoplay, simply pop in your earphones and let the app guide you and uncover the hidden stories of your surroundings.

Works Offline

After you purchase and download your tour, your audio will be available offline along with an offline map.

Flexibility

No awkward groups or rigid schedules – you’re free to go on your own whenever you want. You can always pause or stop the tour for shopping, lunch, or taking photos or videos at your own pace.

Cost-effective

Self-guided audio tours are often more cost-effective than guided tours, as travelers don't have to pay for a guide or join a tour group. This makes them a great option for budget-conscious travelers.

Social Distancing

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, self-guided audio tours can be a safer option as they allow you to maintain social distancing while exploring a new place.

How to use our audio tours:

Download free VoiceMap app to your phone and create an account.
Purchase tour below and instantly receive a tour code from us over email.
In VoiceMap app, go to “Tour Codes” and enter your code in the “Enter Codes” tab.
Download audio files to your smartphone and charge it up.
Follow directions to the starting point and enjoy your tour!

Move and Listen is delighted to choose VoiceMap as the preferred platform to showcase our self-guided audio tours. As avid travelers ourselves, we have experienced firsthand the immersive and convenient nature of VoiceMap's app. We believe in embracing the future of traveling, and VoiceMap represents the new means of exploring destinations, offering an unparalleled combination of storytelling, location-awareness, and personalized experiences. Join us on VoiceMap to embark on unforgettable journeys that bring places to life in a whole new way.

Experience the magic of VoiceMap’s GPS audio walks, cycles, drives, and even boat rides. They’re like podcasts that move with you, to tell stories about what you’re seeing right now.

       


Our Tours

Audio tours is a perfect way to explore world destinations at your own pace, with no schedule or large groups. All you need is your smartphone and earphones.
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For every audio tour purchased on our website, $1 is donated to the California Preservation Foundation

What our customers say

I loved the tour. I'm not new to the area, but there were so many surprising spots and historical facts that were novel to me - how did I not know about them before? For example, the Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden or Rodin sculptures inside the Stanford campus! The narrator has an excellent voice, and the temp used in the audio has definitely helped me stay focused and enjoy the tour. Thank you for putting it together! I saved so much time by not researching all the details and making my walk educational and fun!
This wasn’t my first trip to Stanford but definitely the best one to date. Having a guide walk me through the most notable spots on campus and share their history added a whole new dimension to my experience. This tour is so well researched and thoughtfully designed, easy to follow and engaging, that I enjoyed myself thoroughly the entire 90 minutes and discovered a few cool spots I never knew existed! Strongly recommend

FAQ

A self-guided audio tour is a tour that allows you to explore a destination or attraction at your own pace using an audio guide. You can listen to prerecorded audio commentary through your smartphone, providing you with information about the sights you are visiting.

To take a self-guided audio tour, you need to download free VoiceMap app to your smartphone and create VoiceMap account. Then you purchase one of the tours on this website and receive a unique alphanumeric code in the confirmation code. Just enter your code in the VoiceMap app, follow directions to the starting point and Enjoy!

Self-guided audio tours offer several advantages over traditional guided tours, such as flexibility, cost-effectiveness, and personalization. They allow you to explore at your own pace, choose which sights to visit, and skip over locations that do not interest you. They are also often more affordable than guided tours, making them a great option for budget-conscious travelers.

No. You'll only need your smartphone and earphones. Some people bring a portable power bank charger with them in case they haven't fully charged their smartphones prior to the start of the tour or if they are uncertain whether their phone's battery can handle active GPS and screen use throughout the duration of the tour.

Yes, self-guided audio tours can be accessible for people with disabilities. They allow you to explore at your own pace without the need to keep up with a group, making them a great option for travelers with limited mobility.

No, the tours can be used without an internet connection. However, you would still need to download the VoiceMap app and the tour files to your smartphone at your convenience. A lot of our users prefer to download all necessary files from their home/hotel when connected to Wi-Fi, and then just play the tour when they arrive to the starting point.

The length of a self-guided audio tour varies depending on the destination and format (walking/biking/driving etc.). Some tours may be as short as 30 minutes, while others may take several hours or even a full day to complete. It's always best to check the tour details beforehand to get an idea of how long the tour will take.

Yes, one of the advantages of self-guided audio tours is that you have full control over the pace of the tour. You can pause or replay the audio commentary at any time, allowing you to spend more time at a particular sight or listen to the commentary again if you missed something.