Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour in Blue Ridge Parkway
Download the GuideAlong self-guided audio tour and you'll discover more on your Blue Ridge Parkway road trip. Hear fascinating behind-the-scenes stories, local tips and directions play automatically along the Parkway, all based on your location.
You'll be guided to all of the area's famous highlights as well as lessor known gems including an engineering marvel that's also the Parkway's most famous bridge, an iconic watermill, a mile-high suspension bridge and an ideal sunset spot sitting at the highest elevation.
Enjoy the freedom to explore offline at your own pace, spending more time at places that interest you, and bypass any that don’t. ✅ Stories, tips and directions play automatically based on your location ✅ Travel at your own pace ✅ Tour offline using GPS, no cell service or WiFi needed ✅ Suggested itineraries for half, full or multi day use ✅ Buy once, use forever! No expiry, includes free updates. ✅ Like having a tour guide along for the drive Purchase one tour per vehicle.
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Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour in Blue Ridge Parkway
What's included in Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour in Blue Ridge Parkway
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Blue Ridge Parkway
As the audio guides play commentary based on your gps location, you can create your own itinerary along the tour route to match your interests and schedule.
Asheville
A lively and sometimes alternative-feeling small city, Asheville boasts an impressive collection of breweries, more great restaurants than you could eat at in a year, and too many art galleries to count, Asheville is a must-stop if you’re going to make your Blue Ridge Parkway trip a multi-day affair. Also home to the French Chateau-styled Biltmore Estate, one of America's most prestigious and historically significant properties. Make time to explore Asheville - and make it at least one full day if you want to combine it with a visit to Biltmore Estate.
Blue Ridge Music Center
Perhaps it's a surprise to find a music center along our National Park drive. This part of the drive is the birthplace of country and bluegrass music, and as a stop on Virginia’s Crooked Road Music Trail, the Blue Ridge Music Center is keeping the memory and spirit of these genres alive. Displays celebrate famous musicians, familiar songs, and other influences from the region. Daily jam sessions - called Midday Mountain Music - take place from noon to 4pm and are free to enjoy. The Summer Concert Series brings in established and up-and-coming bluegrass acts weekly from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Inclusions
- Support: Toll free phone, chat and email
- GuideAlong (GyPSy Guide) Audio Tour: 765+ Points
- Location Based: Stories, tips & directions that autoplay
- Buy once, use forever! No expiry, includes free updates
- Trip Planners: In-app and web
- Easy To Use: Pre-download and tour offline
- Flexible Routes: Suggested itineraries or create your own
- Explore Park Admission Fees ($3 Daypass)
- Grandfather Mountain Admission Fees (Adults $15-$28, Children $10, Seniors $13-$26)
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- How to Access: After booking you’ll receive an email and text with instructions (search “Download Audio Tour”). Click the link in the email/text to sign in with your preferred Apple or Google account and redeem your voucher code ahead of time.
- Download The GuideAlong App: Download the free app over WiFi or cellular data and sign in with the same Apple or Google account.
- Download The Tour: Download the tour in the GuideAlong app under 'My Tours' over WiFi or cellular data.
- Start The Tour: Open the tour in the GuideAlong app to preview the start locations, tour route and trip planner, or start the tour.
- Location-Based Stories: Audio commentary plays automatically as you drive using your phone’s GPS chip. Wherever you are and whichever direction you’re going, you’ll hear the best stories and tips.
- Flexible Travel Date: Tours are a one-time purchase with no expiry or date/time limit. If your plans change to a different day, there’s no need to change your travel date.
- Tour at Your Leisure: With GuideAlong, you control the pace. Start, stop, and resume the tour any day, anytime, adapting it to your schedule.
- Driving Tours: Group Savings: One purchase covers everyone in the vehicle, making it a cost-effective way to explore.
- Works Offline: No internet or cell service is required once the audio tour is downloaded to your phone, so you can relax and tour offline.
- Bring A Charger: Pack a USB/C car charger for charging and easy sound connectivity, and make sure your device is fully charged.
- Technical Support: The GuideAlong support team is available daily by toll-free phone, online chat, and email.
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Start at (Cherokee, NC or Waynesboro, VA) or join anywhere along the tour route. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour" and follow the instructions to download now over Wi-Fi/cell service. Then, preview the start location/s and tour route in the app.
End Points
- Commentary plays automatically based on your location, so you have flexibility on where and when you want to start and end your tour anywhere along the tour route.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
STEPS TO GET YOUR GUIDEALONG AUDIO TOUR: 1. SIGN IN + REDEEM your VOUCHER CODE: https://store.guidealong.com/voucher 2. DOWNLOAD the GuideAlong App 3. SIGN IN to the GuideAlong app with the same Apple or Google account as Step 1 4. DOWNLOAD the Audio Tour NOW FIND YOUR VOUCHER CODE AND INSTRUCTIONS - Email: Search your inbox for “Your Tour Operator Sent You A Message” and “Instructions for GuideAlong Audio Tour.” Check All Mail and your junk/spam folder. - Text: Check for a text message from +17817732638. - This Ticket: Find the voucher code at the top under the QR code and redeem at Step 1. - Viator App: Open your booking and select Contact Support > Contact Tour Operator. - TripAdvisor App: Open your Account and select Messages. - Need help? Call GuideAlong toll-free on 1866-477-1791. DOWNLOAD THE GUIDEALONG APP & TOUR NOW You must pre-download both the GuideAlong app and audio tour to your phone over reliable wifi or cellular data before you drive out of signal. If you can OPEN your tour and see the START TOURING button, your tour is downloaded. No service is required while touring. FLEXIBLE TRAVEL DATE There’s no expiry, date or time limit for your tour, so download the GuideAlong app and audio tour now. If your plans change to a different day there’s no need to change your travel date. CHARGING & SOUND We don’t recommend connecting your phone to the vehicle's USB port. Instead, use a USB/C car charger adapter in the auxiliary power outlet (cigarette lighter) to prevent an automatic secondary pairing and keep your phone charged. CarPlay and Android Auto are not yet supported, so listen to the tour through your phone’s speaker or pair it to your car stereo via Bluetooth: guidealong.com/travel-tips-bluetooth/. HELP & SUPPORT - FAQs: Check the offline Help menu in the GuideAlong app or online FAQs at guidealong.com/faq. - Contact GuideAlong Support: Call toll-free 1866-477-1791, chat online at guidealong.com, or email [email protected].
