Highway 1 (also known as the Pacific Coast Highway) is probably the most iconic and scenic route left in America, and it’s a dream destination for avid road trippers, car lovers, and travel geeks in general.
This self-guided audio tour allows you to explore Highway 1 with maximum flexibility and value. This self-guided audio tour stretches between San Francisco and Los Angeles (drive either direction) and features one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world! This self-guided audio tour allows you to explore Highway 1 with maximum flexibility and value. Within 30 minutes of booking, you’ll get an email with the audio tour app link and a unique password.
You can begin the tour in bustling SF. In no time at all you’ll reach Monterey, which epitomizes California living with world-famous Pebble Beach, popular golf courses, and a prestigious aquarium.
Farther south along Highway 1 is the artsy enclave of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Then, the sound of barking sea lions carries inland at Point Lobos State Park, where rocky headlands are interspersed with jewel-like coves.
That’s when you hit Big Sur, the most scenic part of an already scenic road. Enjoy the views, waterfalls, and bridges as you drive.
At Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, an 80-foot waterfall cascades from the granite cliffs onto the beach. Before you get to San Simeon, pull off at Piedras Blancas Beach, where enormous elephant seals pack the beach in the winter months.
Before cutting inland to San Luis Obispo, stop to admire Morro Bay Rock and hunt for anemones in the tidal pools. Enjoy Santa Barbara’s quintessential downtown and then continue down to Ventura and Malibu.
Wrap up the tour in Los Angeles, at the famous Santa Monica Pier.
Want to go the other way? No problem — the tour works in the opposite direction too. Want to go on a different date — you actually have the app forever once you book so it’s totally flexible! Want to go with a car full of people? No worries, everyone can listen in together to one tour!
Recommended: Purchase one tour per car. Everyone can listen at the same time.
After booking, you can check your email before downloading the Action Tour Guide app, enter your unique password, and access your tour. The preceding steps require good internet/wifi access. Simply follow the audio instructions and the route from there.
New, extra validity — now, it’s yours for an entire year! Use multiple times over multiple trips!
This is not an entrance ticket to attractions along the route. Check opening hours before your visit.
Points of Interest along the PCH:-
- Pacifica
- Pedro Point
- Devil's Slide Bunker
- Gray Whale Cove State Beach
- Montara
- Mavericks Beach
- Half Moon Bay
- Bean Hollow State Beach
- Pigeon Point Lighthouse
- Butano State Park
- Big Basin Redwoods State Park
- Ano Nuevo State Reserve
- Davenport
- Shark Fin Cove
- Coast Dairies State Park
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Cruz Wharf
- Mystery Spot
- Rio Del Mar State Beach
- Sunset State Beach
- Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Monterey Bay
- Carmel Beach
- Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
- Pacific Coast Highway
- Garrapata State Park
- Bixby Creek Bridge
- Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge
- Pfeiffer Beach
- Grimes Point Scenic Overlook
- Seal Beach Scenic Overlook
- Partington Cove
- McWay Falls
- Big Creek Cove Vista Point
- Limekiln State Park
- Pitkins Curve Bridge
- Jade Cove
- Ragged Point
- Piedras Blancas Light Station
- Elephant Seal Vista Point
- Hearst Castle
- Moonstone Beach Drive
- Nitt Witt Ridge
- Cayucos
- Morro Bay
- San Luis Obispo
- Santa Rosa
- Bubblegum Alley
- Irish Hills Natural Reserve
- Avila Beach
- Dinosaur Caves Park
- Pismo Beach
- Monarch Butterfly Grove
- Guadalupe
- Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve
- The Murals of Lompoc
- Lompoc Wine Ghetto
- Jalama Beach
- Arroyo Hondo Vista Point
- Refugio State Park and Beach
- Goleta's Butterfly Grove
- Santa Barbara
- Thousand Steps Beach
- Carpinteria State Beach
- Rincon Beach Park
- Faria Beach
- Ventura
- Point Mugu State Park
- Sycamore Cove Beach
- El Matador State Beach
- Point Dume
- Malibu
- Santa Monica
Benefits Over Live Guides and Group Tours:
- This is a flexible and self-led tour that uses location-sensing technology as you drive.
- The tour features in-depth audio narration that plays as you drive.
- You can purchase just one tour for the entire car and use it as many times as you wish.
- The audio tour is valid for one year after download, and you can use it as often as you want within that time.
- Once downloaded, the tour works completely offline, and you can tour your way by choosing when to start, stop, fast-forward, or rewind.
- If you need any help, you can always reach out to a real person via call, chat, or email.
