On foot · SELF-GUIDED WALKING TOURS
A route on your phone, your own pace, no group to keep up with. The 11 below are the audio walks and puzzle routes that are actually worth paying for, priced and timed.
Walk through Signal Iduna Park without a guide, following yellow floor markings and scanning QR codes for club videos and facts. See the South Stand, changing rooms, mixed zone, player tunnel, coaching area, and dugouts. The route is relaxed and affordable, but some sections may close for matches or stadium work.
“the qr codes played YouTube videos recorded by the club, enhanced the whole experience massively”
Join a small Waikiki pickup tour to Manoa Falls, where a local guide may share plant lore, island history, and movie-site details along the rainforest trail. The roughly three-hour outing also includes Puʻu ʻUalakaʻa State Park, with views toward Diamond Head and Waikiki. Wear shoes with firm grip.
“Super fun! Even though it rained the whole time we were there! But still beautiful to be in nature !!”
Follow Boston’s Freedom Trail from Boston Common to Charlestown with the WalknTours app. GPS points you toward each stop while audio covers the Revolution, Paul Revere, the North End, Bunker Hill, and the USS Constitution. Pause for food, explore inside, or continue whenever you’re ready.
“This was great! I love a solo tour. It was very informative and timed just right. I would do this in another city in a heartbeat.”
Use the PopGuide app to walk Valletta at your own pace, with audio and written commentary in five languages. The suggested 3 to 4 hour route covers major sights, shopping, restaurants, and useful stops. Your purchase also includes an audio tour of Mdina.
“L ho trovata inutile dal momento che non funziona il tasto " portami qui" per un " errore". A quel punto per recarmi da un area si interesse all altra ho dovuto usare il maps”
Sail from Kaiteriteri with a skipper such as Inky, Claudia, or Frank, passing Split Apple Rock and New Zealand fur seals. After lunch at Anchorage Bay, follow the marked coastal track through bush and beaches to Marahau on a self-guided walk of about 3.5 to 4 hours.
“Was a fantastic day, with lots of excitement!! Great sail, saw some seals and tour guides made it worthwhile while we lost and found our anker again! The walk was very enjoyable and it was a fantastic day”
Drive more than 65 miles from the Cape Cod Visitor Center toward Provincetown, then walk through P-Town with location-triggered stories about Nauset traditions, Pilgrim encounters, lighthouses, whaling, and the Titanic. The Action Tour Guide app works offline, costs $24.99 per vehicle, and remains available for repeat trips.
“We pretty much enjoyed the tour once we got the hang of it. My advice is to listen through before your trip. We had trouble finding the starting point and were at #53 when we began and we lost a lot of time backtracking. There are multiple Cape Cod Visitors Centers. I still do not know which one was the beginning point. Also, the parking at the Pilgrims Monument was $$ and we did not want to do that so it was difficult to navigate away from the stop. However, we enjoyed several lighthouses and views and a beach. Sometimes the narration is too long for the drive by and…”
Walk nearly one kilometre through the Laurentian forest to a 40-meter observatory, then return along a 2.7-kilometre route. You’ll see Mont-Tremblant from above, learn about local plants and wildlife, and enjoy an easy, wheelchair-accessible path near a former fish hatchery.
“Awesome I’m not great with heights so this was challenging for me but well worth it.”
Follow the Trippy Tour Guide app from Notting Hill Gate to Westbourne Park Station. Over two hours, you’ll visit film locations, colorful mews, grand crescents, Portobello Road, and Electric cinema, with audio in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, or Chinese.
“I really enjoyed this self-guided Notting Hill walking tour. The app was easy to use and took me to all the key spots, including famous locations from the Notting Hill and Love Actually movie scenes, plus so much more. A great way to explore the area at your own pace and really soak in the charm of the neighbourhood. Highly recommended!”
Take a short water-taxi ride from Deepwater Basin to Sandfly Point, then walk the flat Milford Track to Giant Gate Falls and back. You set the pace on this self-guided outing, with about 210 minutes for the boat transfer and hike. Geoff and other boat drivers provide directions and local help.
“Geoff our driver was good to chat to and very informative. The walk to Giants gate falls was beautiful. A clear path all the way. Real dense NZ bush. Certainly don’t need a guide. Beautiful”
You’ll explore Weimar independently with 11 sealed envelopes of riddles, directions, facts, and solutions. The route begins at the Bauhaus Museum and reaches Goethe and Schiller sites, Anna-Amalia-Library, the castle, and Ilm Park. Plan for about 2.5 hours, with breaks whenever you like.
“Wir waren 16 Personen, davon 5 Kinder, die alle Spaß hatten, auf diese Art und Weise Weimar zu entdecken. Regen und Kälte hätte es jedoch nicht geben dürfen!! Da wäre es wohl günstiger gewesen, für die Tour mit so einer großen Gruppe nicht nur eine Box mit den Aufgaben zu erhalten. (Bezahlt war ja für 2 Gruppen.) Die Gefahr, dass die Gruppe sich dann etwas verliert, zumal aufgrund angekündigter Demonstrationen sehr viel Polizei unterwegs war, ist einfach zu groß! Ansonsten ist diese "Schnitzeljagd" zu empfehlen, da sie in erster Linie für die Kinder veranstaltet wurde!Read more”
Explore Waimangu Volcanic Valley independently on trails ranging from 45 minutes to four hours. See Echo Crater, blue Inferno Crater Lake, Frying Pan Lake, steaming vents, native forest, and Lake Rotomahana. A courtesy shuttle cuts the walking, while the steep Mount Haszard Trail adds a tougher option.
“Great sites to see and very friendly staff. Highly recommend”
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