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Free Cancellation
June 19100% refund
June 20No refund
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Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour in Mesa Verde National Park
2 Adults x $19.99
$39.98
Approx Total
$39.98
Inclusions / Exclusions
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Support: Toll free phone, chat and email
Easy To Use: Pre-download and tour offline
Trip Planners: In-app, web and PDF
Location Based: Stories, tips & directions that autoplay
GuideAlong (GyPSy Guide) Audio Tour: 100+ Points
One-Time Purchase: No time or date use limit or expiry
Flexible Routes: Suggested itineraries or create your own
National Park Price 2024 (Car & Bicycle - Winter/$20, Summer/$30)
Ranger-led tours
Overview
Don't miss a thing as GuideAlong's Audio Driving Tour takes you on an incredible self-guided journey through the first US National Park created to preserve archeological and cultural sites.
Along the way, you'll be guided to all of the famous highlights as well as lessor known gems including North America's largest cliff dwelling and the park's highest 360 degree viewpoint.
Download and discover more on your road trip with fascinating behind-the-scenes stories, local tips, and directions that play automatically along the drive.
You'll have the freedom to explore offline at your own pace. 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
✅ Tour offline using GPS, no cell service or WiFi needed
✅ Suggested itineraries for half, full or multi day use
✅ No time limits or expiry, free updates
Purchase one tour per vehicle.
Meeting points
Start at one of the official tour introduction points (Cortez or Durango) or join anywhere along the route and pick up the commentary at the next audio point. Open the GuideAlong app to preview the tour route and browse the suggested itineraries and trip planner.
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.
Itinerary
Mesa Verde National Park
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
5 hours
Balcony House
Located on the Cliff Palace Loop, Balcony House is one of the more adventurous of the cliff house tours as it requires climbing multiple ladders and even squeezing through tight passageways.
The best non-tour view of Balcony House is from the Soda Creek Overlook Trail, also located on the Cliff Palace Loop Road.
To see inside Balcony House, you must have a ticket for the Ranger-guided tour.
1 hour
Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum
This museum has a superb collection of items and exhibitions and provides an excellent opportunity to experience more of the culture, beyond just seeing the ruins.
1 hour
Cliff Palace
Perhaps the most famous of all the cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde, Cliff Palace was first re-found by rancher Richard Wetherill, though he'd received tips of its existence from a local Ute member. It is the largest cliff dwelling in North America with 151 rooms and 23 kivas.
Getting into Cliff Palace requires a pre-purchased ticket and the tour is considered Ranger-assisted. Your timed visit is supervised by a ranger who provides information, but you are somewhat allowed to self-explore.
1 hour
N/A
Mesa Verde is most famous for its cliff dwellings and rich archeological sites, but its elevated mesa-top setting also means we get to enjoy some fantastic views in every direction.
Though its naming is factually incorrect, the Montezuma Valley Overlook reveals a landscape where we can see as far as 100 miles away. This view is also significant because it shares the locations of other significant pueblo sites in the valley below.
20 minutes
N/A
There are many worthwhile scenic views throughout Mesa Verde, but this one must rank as the best. A full 360 degrees of viewing can be enjoyed from this highest, easily-accessible point in the park.
On a clear day you should be able to see into each of the Four Corners states, as well as numerous mountain ranges and specific geological features such as Shiprock.
20 minutes
Spruce Tree House
Spruce Tree House is located at the same access area as the museum and other park services. Though it is not as large as Cliff Palace, this dwelling is considered the best preserved. It is easily appreciated and photographed from the viewpoint behind the museum.
Unfortunately due to some rock falls and destabilization, it is not possible to visit inside the Spruce Tree House for an indefinite time moving forward.
There are also 2 popular but somewhat strenuous hiking trails that leave from this location; Petroglyph Point Trail - which as the name suggests, leads to a petroglyph panel, and the Spruce Canyon Trail. Expect each of these hikes to take approx 2 hours.
20 minutes
Step House
Step House is the best opportunity in Mesa Verde to be able to get up-close and personal with a cliff dwelling, but does not require a that you join a ranger-led tour, and that you do not need tickets to see.
Step House is located at the end point of the excellent drive along Wetherill Mesa Road. The bonus of visiting Step House is the many outstanding views along the 20 minute each way drive.
30 minutes
Sun Temple
Sun Temple was one of the last mesa-top pueblos built at Mesa Verde. The distinction is that it is built on the land, and not in a cliff alcove - almost like a regular building!
30 minutes
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Additional Info
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Minimum mobile OS version iOS 15 / Android 9 (Pie). iPad models with GPS chip.
Free Cancellation
June 19100% refund
June 20No refund
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews
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60
4 stars
9
3 stars
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2 stars
0
1 star
5
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Best way to get a tour at your own pace!
Published on Nov, 2024
This is such a great way to get the history and stories about a place at your own pace…..will do again at other parks!!
Superior audio tour
Published on Oct, 2024
The cliff palace
The pit house
The views
The audio tour guide was very knowledgeable and had a great sense of humour.
The commentator was...
Published on Oct, 2024
The commentator was excellent. Had a few jokes. Our worst part was Internet service wasn’t the best but when we had it, it was great
AWESOME guide.
Published on Sep, 2024
Explaining the culture and funny jokes throughout. I LOVED this. I will definitely be a future customer!
Mesa Verde audio tour
Published on Sep, 2024
Excellent audio tour. Really put sites at Mesa Verde in perspective
and demonstrated their accomplishments for their times.
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