10 Palm Springs Audio Tours Worth Booking

1.Joshua Tree National Park Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 762 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) Our pick

Drive more than 66 miles through Joshua Tree National Park with the Action Tour Guide app playing location-based stories as you go. Learn about Joshua trees, miners, cattle thieves, rock climbers, and desert ecology. The tour includes Hidden Valley, works offline after download, and can be reused on future trips.

“Thought there was a lot of down time where no audio was heard. Long stretch where there was silence.”

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2.Palm Springs Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 211 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.)

Drive more than 22 miles through Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley while 53 location-triggered audio stories explain celebrity homes, desert modernism, Hollywood history, and local landmarks. You start at the Palm Springs Visitor Center and finish near Thousand Palms. The app works offline, costs $16.99 per car, and offers lifetime access.

“The idea of the tour was good, but it cut out many times. We couldn’t actually see much of anything because the houses are behind tall, hedges, and walls and gates. The roads are very narrow and it was difficult to drive or park because of other traffic and large trucks. All in all, I cannot recommend this. It seemed a little bit of a waste of time. If you want to see the homes of the stars and or the mid-century modern homes of repute your best bet is to buy a book that will actually show you the houses and the interiors and give you the stories.”

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3.Palm Springs and Joshua Tree Self-Guided Driving Audio Tours

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 43 reviews · 3 to 5 hours (approx.)

Drive at your own pace through Palm Springs, Coachella Valley, and Joshua Tree National Park with Action’s GPS-triggered audio app. Hear stories about Sinatra, mid-century architecture, desert trails, mining, Hollywood, and the Cahuilla people. The $24.99 price covers your whole car, with offline access and no expiry.

“This was a great summary of the sites. Although I ended up not following directly, I appreciated the summation of sights and descriptions provided.”

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4.Death Valley National Park Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 33 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.)

Drive more than 80 miles through Death Valley National Park with Action’s Tour Guide app, using GPS-triggered audio stories about borax, geology, desert roads, and major sights. The private tour takes about 4 to 5 hours, works offline after download, and costs $16.99 per car for up to four people. Park admission is separate.

“Great tour, some repetition but very informative and engaging I would recommend this to any first time visitors to Death Valley”

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5.Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour in Joshua Tree National Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 20 reviews · 15 to 16 hours (approx.)

Drive from Palm Springs into Joshua Tree National Park with GuideAlong’s GPS-triggered audio tour. The narrator shares park history, directions, wildlife notes, and practical tips as you approach 185-plus points. Stop for Arch Rock, Barker Dam, Keys View, Skull Rock, and more, then continue at your own pace without a live guide or fixed schedule.

“Great tour and information. Lots of great stories about the park and area. The drive along download worked perfectly.”

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6.Self Guided Driving Audio Tour of Palm Springs

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 8 reviews · from $17Best value

GuideAlong, also known as GyPSy Guide, gives you a location-based audio tour of Palm Springs for about $17 per vehicle. Drive at your own pace while stories, directions, and tips play automatically. The route covers mid-century architecture, celebrity homes, Indian Canyons, desert oases, the Aerial Tramway, and Pioneertown.

“Poor quality of download would not advance and no directions to find landmarks. App was not usable during tour. Total waste. If I paid more would contest charge with Amex, not worth my time.”

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7.Death Valley National Park Self-Guided Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5 reviews · 6 to 8 hours (approx.)

Use the Shaka Guide app to tour Death Valley at your own pace, with GPS-triggered narration, music, offline maps, and turn-by-turn directions. The route covers Badwater Basin, Zabriskie Point, Artist's Drive, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, and more. Start near Death Valley Junction or the west entrance, and share one tour with your whole vehicle.

“The tour works without any cell service or WiFi. Just make sure you download it beforehand. You can start anywhere you like and it’ll pick up your location automatically. It’s a Amazing how it does that. Very good narration of the sites including warnings about upcoming roads and curves. I only wish it had more information about the sites while you are there. They could just keep going. I had it playing in the car while driving and then Switched to Shokz headphones while walking. I bought an Airfly adapter from Amazon that allows two headsets to play over Bluetooth. That worked out great. Some of the music background that…”

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8.Joshua Tree National Park Self-Guided Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 5 reviews · 14 hours 37 minutes (approx.)

Drive Joshua Tree National Park at your own pace with Shaka Guide’s GPS-triggered English narration, offline maps, music, history, and practical tips. Start from Palm Springs or several park approaches, choose your stops, hike when you like, and spread the tour across multiple days since it never expires.

“Strongly encourage entry from the south side and travel north and then west one way; or the reverse- you'll see and be able to do the most in one day!”

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9.100+ Self-Guided Audio Tours: Driving & Walking Bundle

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews

Use Action’s Tour Guide app to explore more than 100 self-guided driving and walking routes across the USA. GPS triggers stories automatically, and offline maps keep the tours working without signal or WiFi. Your $89.99 purchase covers one group of up to four people for one year, with admission fees separate.

“The app is not intuitive. We were not able to access the tour even though we had full cell service. We were able to download the app, enter our password but couldn’t access the tour. There was no timely help available just a resent of the initial instructions to my email. Try a different company.”

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10.Journey into Joshua Tree On-Demand Audio Tour and Locals Guide

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews · 3 to 8 hours (approx.)

Drive Joshua Tree National Park at your own pace with a GPS-triggered audio tour from Drives & Detours. Start at the West or North Entrance, stop at rock formations, trails, Keys View, Barker Dam, and Cholla Cactus Garden, then use the included local guide for nearby ideas. The tour works offline and covers your whole vehicle.

“It was a great tool and way to experience Joshua Tree National Park . Ensured we saw the entire park.”

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