VoiceMap tours are like podcasts that move with you, to tell stories about what you’re seeing right now. They're produced by insightful local storytellers, including journalists, filmmakers, novelists, podcasters, and tour guides. Sir Ian McKellen has even created a tour. It's around London's West End, where he’s performed for over 50 years.
Features:
• Explore at your own pace. Start and stop tours whenever you like, then use the resume option to pick up exactly where you left off.
• With GPS autoplay, you can focus on your surroundings, not the screen. Tap on Start, and let VoiceMap guide you.
• VoiceMap works offline. After you download a tour, the audio will be available offline along with an offline map.
• If you do go off in the wrong direction, VoiceMap plays an audio alert, and you can follow the map on your screen to the next location.
• Listen to tours as many times as you like, both in the destination and with your feet up, at home, using Virtual Playback. This turns every tour into a podcast or audio book.
• With over 1,300 free and paid tours, VoiceMap offers huge variety
VoiceMap works indoors too, and Version 12 of the app combines insightful content that extends your attention span with an interface that helps you make informed choices about how you spend your time at a growing range of museums and art galleries around the world.
Press:
“High-quality self-guided walking tours...Narrated by local experts, they provide insight into corners of the city sometimes overlooked by regular guided tours.”
Lonely Planet
“We may be biased, but could there be anything more helpful than having a journalist in your pocket when touring a new city? How about a historian, a novelist or just a really passionate local? VoiceMap culls city-specific stories from them all and fits them neatly into walking tours.”
New York Times
User Testimonials:
“My wife and I really enjoyed exploring Bruges at our own pace with this audio tour, and there were some memorable stories that the narrator shared. Also, the app worked great in relation to the location-based services. We easily followed the map and the audio was triggered in the appropriate spots. In comparison to the packs of people wandering the city with tour guides, this was a much better fit for us.”
Viator review, Rick A
“Great quality information - interesting and entertaining. The time flew by. And no waffle! This is far better than any other guided tour we found - they are much more expensive and far less informative. And you can do this tour any time, any day, at your own pace, and even do it twice!”
Tripadvisor review, Carcassonne 's Medieval Walls: A Self-Guided Tour
"Thoroughly recommend. Really enjoyed the tour. Very well done. Packed with information and took me round streets I’d never have thought to walk round. An audio and visual treat. Thank you."
Janet, NYC
“Great quality information - interesting and entertaining. The time flew by. And no waffle! This is far better than any other guided tour we found - they are much more expensive and far less informative. And you can do this tour any time, any day, at your own pace, and even do it twice!”
Tripadvisor review, Carcassonne 's Medieval Walls: A Self-Guided Tour
“It was enjoyable to be under no time pressure to freely roam the city of Pisa as we so pleased. Wandering from attraction to attraction. The app is clever, concise and easy to use! Would do again - especially with another person or solo traveler.”
GetYourGuide review, Grace L
“Great value for money, interesting and very clear and easy to follow! I learnt lots about London I didn't already know and I have lived here over 30 years.”
London’s Alternative History Tour, Carmella V.
** Just so you know, GPS runs in the background while you're on a tour. This decreases battery life and it's best to start a tour with your device fully charged.
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VoiceMap audio tour | P1
R19.99
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R59.99
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R79.99
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R99.99
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R119.99
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R149.99
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R149.99
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R199.99
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R199.99
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VoiceMap changed the way I travel
If I’d known about VoiceMap earlier, I could have escaped years of inflexible, expensive guide-led tours on my travels, most of which left me feeling disappointed and herded. VoiceMap tours offer flexibility, authenticity, and simplicity. I don’t see myself taking traditional tours ever again, for as long as there are VoiceMap tours available wherever I travel. Highly recommend.
Latest update
I am not able to load the city of my voice after the latest update. Before the update I was able to see all tours offered in Paris and after the update nothing loads when I choose Paris. Please can you fix
Essential travel app
VoiceMap tours have become my new starting point to orientate myself in any new city I visit. Absolutely love the high quality tours provided by guides across the world.
Manor House groot constantia
Wonderful audio tour. The stories from colourful people added greatly. Loved the bells story. Well done
Interresting Facts and Architectural History
The tour took me just under an hour and was very insightful and relaxing.
Super travel companion
My wife and I did the secrets of Marais in Paris tour. What a wonderful experience. Great app.
Great
Loved it! Would definitely recommend for everyone visiting or living in Paarl!
The app that always surprises me
So often, I think I've "seen" a place or "been there done that", and then a series of new voices offers me fresh perspectives through VoiceMap's growing library of audio tours. Always refreshing, always inspiring - thank you!
Waterfront
Just did the Waterfront tour and it was great. Very descriptive about directions etc and super easy to follow.
Quality issues?
After about 10 to 15 attempts I finally was able to purchase my tour for my school assessment.
Seems like the purchasing through family sharing needs more testing or alternatively a voucher system, as you likely to miss the chance to enjoy the Voice Maps for a location you arrived to. Also noticed other bugs while swiping between comments, about, on tour etc. with the screen not showing up and app seems very slow.
Looking forward to using it tomorrow. Hope it holds up.