AUDIO TOURS · MULTILINGUAL AUDIO GUIDES
Ten languages at one desk, sometimes twenty. The 11 below list what each actually carries, because a site advertising "multilingual" often means five European languages and nothing else.
Review of Athens Acropolis ticket with multilingual audio guide, timed entry, Parthenon highlights, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“The audio tour was great and informative and the skip the line ticket made it very easy to go in without waiting”
Review of Geiranger’s 80-minute bus tour, with Flydalsjuvet, Eagle Bend, Seven Sisters views, audio guide, price, and practical tips.
“Was ok. Good for bus ride to get great views! The audio didn't work however. At first stop bus dropped us off and left to turn around pick us up in different location, with no notice! People on our bus were a little panicked until we found where bus was. If you want bus ride this is good though.”
Review of Budapest’s $14.40 Danube sightseeing cruise, with Parliament views, audio app details, seating tips, and honest value advice.
“It was not very great experience. I would not recommend. Kids needs more interactive tour. For couples may be ok. Boat was clean and good. Staff was friendly.”
Review of Granada’s Alhambra audio guide ticket, covering sights, Nasrid Palace exclusion, ticket pickup, price, audio quality, and practical tips.
“We got tickets at the last minute. Unfortunately this didn’t include access to the palace, which was a shame, but we enjoyed our time nonetheless. Audio guide required internet and the free wifi has black spots.”
Review of Castel Sant’Angelo’s €34.94-style audio tour, covering the castle, terrace views, ticket process, phone app, and key drawbacks.
“Good tour (and skipping the line alone was worth it!) but the one thing that took some time to adjust to was the audio guide didn't tell us very well when and where to press play, pause, etc... There were descriptions, but they weren't terribly clear, and my party and I didn't really get into the grove until we were through the room of urns without realizing it... That could well be on us, but a more direct "when you see X, press play on chapter 4" wouldn't hurt. Once we got caught up, loved it, and recommend this tour.”
Explore Bologna on a 3.5 km GPS audio walk with 35 stories, flexible timing, and highlights including Piazza Maggiore and the Two Towers.
“Very good audio tour when we worked out how it worked. It was good as the information appeared as you approached the points of interest.”
Explore Trier’s Roman landmarks, cathedral, Hauptmarkt, and Karl Marx House with a flexible GPS audio walk in seven languages.
“Great tour of Trier with good explanation and explanation of the sights. Nice to do at your own pace.Auto-translated”
Explore Düsseldorf on foot with a GPS audio guide covering 28 stories, the Rhine promenade, Königsallee, St. Lambertus, and Hofgarten.
“Take a screenshot of the tour before you start…..the recommended route disappeared so didn’t know which route to follow. The device would sometimes alert me when i was in range for a sound clip and sometimes not. The information provided was mediocre at best. I would’ve much preferred a city walking tour highlighting the city and not just little antidotes about quirky little things”
Explore Cádiz on a flexible 6.6 km audio walk covering the cathedral, Roman theater, castles, squares, and 27 GPS-guided stops.
“The guide kept us on track to see all the cool sites in Cadiz. We would have been lost without it. Very easy to use.”
Explore Nijmegen’s Roman past, Gothic church, WWII sites, and parks with a GPS audio walk in seven languages for $8.87.
“I used the Italian guide and it is not good at all. Apart from the information (pretty useless, it is something that I, as a tour guide, use sometimes just to pass the time…), I found the language used really bad, it sounded like a translation made by a non native speaker or by IA and the voice reading the texts was definitely computer generated. So no, I would not get it again.”
Explore Rotterdam’s landmarks and stories at your own pace with a GPS audio walk in seven languages, covering 5.9 km in about three hours.
“Really disappointed with the app and information on how to get the map guide onto the phone. We started off okay but then started to loose GPS despite a strong WiFi signal. Clicking on continue didn't do anything so had to restart the app. After doing this for the umpteeRead more”
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