Private Tour
Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour in Kauai
Overview
Available languages
Mobile ticket
Don't miss a thing as GuideAlong Audio Tour takes you on an incredible journey of Kauai's wondrous set of natural features. Along the way you'll be guided to all of the island's famous highlights including the 'Grand Canyon of the Pacific', favorite spots of monk seals, and the Garden Isle's most famous waterfall.
This self-guided audio tour helps you discover more on your Kauai road trip with fascinating behind-the-scenes stories, local tips and directions that play automatically along the drive.
Enjoy the freedom to explore offline at your own pace so you can spend 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
✅ Tours work 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.
Purchase one tour per vehicle.
Additional Info
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.
The app’s audio will play through your car’s Apple CarPlay and Android Auto display, while the app’s map will display on your phone. You can connect your phone to the car via Bluetooth to listen to the commentary through the car stereo.
Important Note: Please note that recent Kona storm impacts in Hawaiʻi have caused flooding, debris, and temporary road disruptions. Although conditions are getting better, some parts of Maui County and Hawaiʻi Island may still experience delays, cleanup work, or closures. Please review current road updates before your trip.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Kauai
As the audio guides play commentary based on your gps location, you can create your own itinerary along the tour route(s) to match your interests and schedule. Or you can use our trip planners for our suggestions on half, full or multi day itineraries. Some of the many highlights are listed below;
Ha'ena State Park
Ha'ena State Park is essentially the end of the road as you drive around the north shore of Kauai. The three most popular things to see and do at the end of the Kuhio Highway is to visit Ke'e Beach, or Tunnels Beach which is also called Ha'ena Beach Park, and to walk the Kalalau Trail. This is also the trailhead for overnight hikers and campers heading to the Na Pali Coast. Due to the extremely limited parking availability, you must either reserve a parking space or use the shuttle service to access the park.
What‘s Included
Support: Toll free phone, chat and email
Easy To Use: Pre-download and tour offline
Location Based: Stories, tips & directions that autoplay
Buy once, use forever! No expiry, includes free updates
Trip Planner: In-app
Flexible Routes: Suggested itineraries or create your own
GuideAlong (GyPSy Guide) Audio Tour: 280+ Points
Entrance Fees
Timed Entry Reservations
Options
Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour in Kauai
Reviews
204 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great app
Dennis F,Apr 3, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00A fantastic app that worked much better than expected. With the GPS linked narrative, the good natured narrator gave us an explanation of so much (the chickens of Kauai), it made the drive so enjoyable. Well done.
Guided driving tour
Sherry W,Apr 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This was the best money we spent. It is a great narrated drive. If you want to go at your own pace and learn the history of Kaui, I would highly recommend getting this guide.
If I could give it 100 stars, I would! Highlight of the trip!
Audrey S,Mar 29, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This app was incredible. I’ve been to Kauai twice before and still found it super invaluable. Not only did it give great instructions as we were driving (once more accurately than Google maps!) but it also filled the stretches of driving with fun facts and stories and restaurant recommendations. I was really curious how it was going to work way up north or feel in Waimea canyon since I know I have no cell service there — I’m happy to report that the app continued to work great (I suspect because we had to download content for it in advance that it was able to work seamlessly offline). This app was legitimately my favorite part of the trip, and that’s not to say we didn’t do a ton of other amazing things, but just how impressed with the app I was. I would 100% recommend this app to anyone.
So helpful!
nikitaessue,Mar 29, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This audio guide tour was amazing. The tour guide was detailed and so much information about the histort and culture of Kauai, Hawaii was provided. The GPS detection is also very accurate, whenever the guide suggested a stop, they would also give the specific turns and inform us of if there is a lot of parking and if its paid. We named our tour guide "Joe" and he became a part of the family as we explored all of Kauai!
Must use if renting a car
Heidi Y,Mar 28, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00First time trying this and it was wonderful! I will choose again if it is available where I travel next.
Great thing to do for the money it gives a lot of history
Susan C,Mar 27, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Be patient with it because it comes and gives you a little bit of a blurb and then just be patient because the next one will show up
Self drive tour
Nicolle R,Mar 24, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Such a unique and fun experience learning about the island while driving to different areas! The recommendations and directions were spot on!
Guide & Tour
Gary S,Mar 21, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00I had this idea back in the earl '80s, before GPS. This worked liked I'd imagined it would but even better. It was like having a private guide with us in our car. We found places and restaurants that we would have missed without it. Highly recommend.
We loved the stories, very educational.
Carmela H,Mar 20, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00It allowed us to leisurely tour parts of Kauai. We lived the stories it was very educational and we learned a lot even being from Hawaii. We only had one issue with reconnecting our tour after one of our stops.
Great - strongly recommend, bring your charging cable
Jeffry G,Mar 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Great App! Using it really rounded out our driving experience on the island! Strongly recommend! Ensure you have a charger for your phone as the app & roaming eat up your power, or bring your USB cable.
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