Ultimate Acadia National Park Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour
Overview
Recommended: purchase one tour per car. Everyone can listen at the same time!
Experience Maine’s most beautiful sights with this narrated driving tour! Cruise through Acadia’s pristine wilderness, hear the legends of the Native tribes who once called this place home, summit the majestic Cadillac Mountain. Plus, visit the quaint, picturesque coastal town of Bar Harbor along the way.
Due to poor signal in the park, enable OFFLINE MODE while driving.
After booking, you can check your email before downloading the Tour Guide App by Action, 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.
This is not an entrance ticket. Check opening hours before your visit.
No expiration — The tour comes with lifetime validity!
Experience Maine’s most beautiful sights with this narrated driving tour! Cruise through Acadia’s pristine wilderness, hear the legends of the Native tribes who once called this place home, summit the majestic Cadillac Mountain. Plus, visit the quaint, picturesque coastal town of Bar Harbor along the way.
Due to poor signal in the park, enable OFFLINE MODE while driving.
After booking, you can check your email before downloading the Tour Guide App by Action, 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.
This is not an entrance ticket. Check opening hours before your visit.
No expiration — The tour comes with lifetime validity!
Inclusions
- App on your phone: A link to download the Tour Guide App by Action and Password for your tours.
- Flexible schedule: Use any day, any time. Travel over multiple days or on next trip. Never expires.
- Good value: Buy just one per car. Don’t pay for each person. Save money compared to a bus tour.
- Easy to use: Stories play automatically by GPS. Hands-free. Get HELP all day: Call, Chat, or Email.
- Private tour in your/rental car: No group. Take breaks for photos/ snacks/hikes. Go at your own pace
- Offline use: No cell signal or wifi required. Offline GPS Map & route. Stop-to-stop direction.
- Don’t miss a thing: Full itinerary, travel tips, professionally narrated, videos, text, hidden gems.
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Hulls Cove Visitor Center, 25 Visitor Center Rd, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
We enter Maine's famous Acadia National Park at the Hull's Cove Visitor Center. As we begin to explore this beautiful natural preserve, we'll learn about the rich forests and why the foliage here is so vibrant in the fall.
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, ME
Boasting mountain views, Cadillac Mountain Overlook features accommodations with a garden and a patio, around 5.6 mi from Agamont Park.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Park Loop Road, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, ME
Our self-guided driving tour enters the famous Park Loop Road of Acadia. We'll follow this loop all around the park, ending at the summit of Cadillac mountain.
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Sieur de Monts Spring, Behind the Nature Center, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, ME
Our tour takes us past the Sieur de Monts Spring, which plays a significant role in the history of Acadia National Park. In a symbolic sense, it can be said that the birth of Acadia National Park took place in this very spot over a century ago.
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Beaver Dam Pond, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
Secret spot in Acadia National Park ... The Beaver Dam Pond sits along one of the nicest wooded stretches of the Park Loop Road.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Egg Rock Overlook, Park Loop Rd, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
This spot looks out over Bar Harbor’s Frenchman Bay. You might be able to spot a little island in the bay. This is the home of Egg Rock Lighthouse.
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Precipice Trail, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
The Precipice is part of the east face of Champlain Mountain. The Precipice Trail is the most challenging and well-known hiking trail in Acadia National.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Schooner Head Overlook, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
Schooner Head Overlook is located on the east side of Mount Desert Island, just outside Acadia National Park. It can be reached from Bar Harbor without entering the national park via Schooner Head Road or via the Park Loop Road, just prior to the entrance gate to Sand Beach.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Ocean Path Trailhead, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
Here we've got a second option for a detour: Ocean Path Trail. If the steep inclines of Precipice Trail weren't your style, the gentle, winding path here is a great alternative.
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Sand Beach, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, ME 04609
Next up: Sandy Beach! At just 290 yards long, the beach is small, but what it lacks in size it makes up for in fascinating natural history. You might notice a slight greenish tint to the sand. That’s because of the sea urchins!
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Old Soaker, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
As we continue driving through Acadia, we'll pass Old Soaker. The waves crash against the vertical face of the rock, shooting water up into the air.
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Thunder Hole, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, ME
We'll also see Thunder Hole, a natural rock inlet where waves crash with a thunderous boom.
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Monument Cove, Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, ME 04609
Monument Cove is another example of the seemingly miraculous force of nature. Water and time have worn away at the granite over the centuries, leaving behind a twenty-foot tall pillar of rock that looks like a man-made sculpture.
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Gorham Mountain Trailhead, Park Loop Rd, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
As our tour continues through Acadia's Park Loop Road, Gorham Mountain rises to the right. The steep trail up this mountain features a false summit, where it appears to plateau before continuing up further. But both the false and real summit offers a wonderful view of the surrounding landscape!
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Boulder Beach, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
The rocks on this beach are large, egg-shaped stones. The rough waves of the ocean have tumbled these stones into smooth, bowling-ball sized rocks.
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Otter Cliff, On the east side of the Park Loop Road, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, ME
Next up as we drive as the stunning Otter Cliff and Otter Cove. At the top of Otter Cliff, it’s a steep 110-foot drop down to the chilly Atlantic.
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Hunters Beach Overlook, Park Loop Rd, Mt Desert, ME 04660, USA
A trip to Acadia National Park would not be complete without doing a hike to one of Mount Desert Island's cobblestone beaches.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Aunt Betty Pond Carriage Road, Aunt Betty Pond Carriage Rd, Mt Desert, ME, USA
In addition to Acadia's beautiful hiking trails, there are also over 45 miles of carriage roads built by millionaire philanthropist John D. Rockefeller Jr. between 1913 and 1940. Originally conceived as a way to give city folk an escape to the natural world, the carriage road system wanders through some of the best forested and lakeside scenery and is enjoyed by bikers, hikers, and horseback and horse-drawn carriage riders alike. Rockefeller also financed, designed, and supervised the construction of 16 majestic stone bridges that were built at several stream and gorge crossings throughout the carriage road system. Since each bridge is a unique work of art, it is fun to try to visit them all!
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Jordan Pond, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, ME
Our self-guided tour brings us to Jordan Pond next. We'd highly recommend pausing here to appreciate the views and the restaurant. Jordan Pond was carved out of the earth twenty thousand years ago by a massive glacier.
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Bubble Pond, Park Loop Road Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, ME
Bubble Pond is another glacial remnant, hollowed out of the ground tens of thousands of years ago by a massive ice sheet descending on the island from the Arctic.
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Eagle Lake Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, ME
Our drive brings us past Eagle Lake, which serves as the water source for Bar Harbor. It’s also a food source for local birds.
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Cadillac Mountain Summit Trail, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
Finally, we begin the drive up to the summit of Acadia's crown jewel: Cadillac Mountain. The views from the top are unmatched!
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Hulls Cove Visitor Center, 25 Visitor Center Rd, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
We enter Maine's famous Acadia National Park at the Hull's Cove Visitor Center. As we begin to explore this beautiful natural preserve, we'll learn about the rich forests and why the foliage here is so vibrant in the fall.
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, ME
Boasting mountain views, Cadillac Mountain Overlook features accommodations with a garden and a patio, around 5.6 mi from Agamont Park.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Park Loop Road, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, ME
Our self-guided driving tour enters the famous Park Loop Road of Acadia. We'll follow this loop all around the park, ending at the summit of Cadillac mountain.
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Sieur de Monts Spring, Behind the Nature Center, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, ME
Our tour takes us past the Sieur de Monts Spring, which plays a significant role in the history of Acadia National Park. In a symbolic sense, it can be said that the birth of Acadia National Park took place in this very spot over a century ago.
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Beaver Dam Pond, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
Secret spot in Acadia National Park ... The Beaver Dam Pond sits along one of the nicest wooded stretches of the Park Loop Road.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Egg Rock Overlook, Park Loop Rd, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
This spot looks out over Bar Harbor’s Frenchman Bay. You might be able to spot a little island in the bay. This is the home of Egg Rock Lighthouse.
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Precipice Trail, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
The Precipice is part of the east face of Champlain Mountain. The Precipice Trail is the most challenging and well-known hiking trail in Acadia National.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Schooner Head Overlook, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
Schooner Head Overlook is located on the east side of Mount Desert Island, just outside Acadia National Park. It can be reached from Bar Harbor without entering the national park via Schooner Head Road or via the Park Loop Road, just prior to the entrance gate to Sand Beach.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Ocean Path Trailhead, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
Here we've got a second option for a detour: Ocean Path Trail. If the steep inclines of Precipice Trail weren't your style, the gentle, winding path here is a great alternative.
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Sand Beach, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, ME 04609
Next up: Sandy Beach! At just 290 yards long, the beach is small, but what it lacks in size it makes up for in fascinating natural history. You might notice a slight greenish tint to the sand. That’s because of the sea urchins!
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Old Soaker, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
As we continue driving through Acadia, we'll pass Old Soaker. The waves crash against the vertical face of the rock, shooting water up into the air.
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Thunder Hole, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, ME
We'll also see Thunder Hole, a natural rock inlet where waves crash with a thunderous boom.
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Monument Cove, Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, ME 04609
Monument Cove is another example of the seemingly miraculous force of nature. Water and time have worn away at the granite over the centuries, leaving behind a twenty-foot tall pillar of rock that looks like a man-made sculpture.
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Gorham Mountain Trailhead, Park Loop Rd, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
As our tour continues through Acadia's Park Loop Road, Gorham Mountain rises to the right. The steep trail up this mountain features a false summit, where it appears to plateau before continuing up further. But both the false and real summit offers a wonderful view of the surrounding landscape!
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Boulder Beach, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
The rocks on this beach are large, egg-shaped stones. The rough waves of the ocean have tumbled these stones into smooth, bowling-ball sized rocks.
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Otter Cliff, On the east side of the Park Loop Road, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, ME
Next up as we drive as the stunning Otter Cliff and Otter Cove. At the top of Otter Cliff, it’s a steep 110-foot drop down to the chilly Atlantic.
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Hunters Beach Overlook, Park Loop Rd, Mt Desert, ME 04660, USA
A trip to Acadia National Park would not be complete without doing a hike to one of Mount Desert Island's cobblestone beaches.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Aunt Betty Pond Carriage Road, Aunt Betty Pond Carriage Rd, Mt Desert, ME, USA
In addition to Acadia's beautiful hiking trails, there are also over 45 miles of carriage roads built by millionaire philanthropist John D. Rockefeller Jr. between 1913 and 1940. Originally conceived as a way to give city folk an escape to the natural world, the carriage road system wanders through some of the best forested and lakeside scenery and is enjoyed by bikers, hikers, and horseback and horse-drawn carriage riders alike. Rockefeller also financed, designed, and supervised the construction of 16 majestic stone bridges that were built at several stream and gorge crossings throughout the carriage road system. Since each bridge is a unique work of art, it is fun to try to visit them all!
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Jordan Pond, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, ME
Our self-guided tour brings us to Jordan Pond next. We'd highly recommend pausing here to appreciate the views and the restaurant. Jordan Pond was carved out of the earth twenty thousand years ago by a massive glacier.
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Bubble Pond, Park Loop Road Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, ME
Bubble Pond is another glacial remnant, hollowed out of the ground tens of thousands of years ago by a massive ice sheet descending on the island from the Arctic.
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Eagle Lake Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, ME
Our drive brings us past Eagle Lake, which serves as the water source for Bar Harbor. It’s also a food source for local birds.
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Cadillac Mountain Summit Trail, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
Finally, we begin the drive up to the summit of Acadia's crown jewel: Cadillac Mountain. The views from the top are unmatched!
Admission Ticket is not included.
Duration: 10 minutes
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- How it works: Once you book a tour, you’ll get a text/email with instructions. Download the app (while in good wifi/signal) and use your unique password to access your tours. To begin touring, go to the Starting Point and launch the app. The audio starts automatically. Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience. Please note that no one will meet you at the starting point.
- Good value Purchase only one tour for the entire vehicle instead of taking the bus and paying for each person. You will see a significant saving. Connect your phone to car speakers by a wire or bluetooth. Enjoy the tour by listening together as you drive.
- Flexible Schedule: Once the app/tour is on your phone, you can use it any day and at any time. You can use it over multiple days. And, also use it on your next trip here. This tour never expires.
- Preview the tour: You can use it before the trip at home (highly recommended), use it during the trip, and use it after you come back.
- Don't miss a thing: You will get everything with the app - a complete itinerary, travel tips, professionally narrated audio stories, story script, images, videos, deep dives, hidden gems, exciting locations, recommendations for hikes, adventure, activities, treks, and stop-by-stop direction.
- Private tour: You can use it in your car or rental car. No worries about groups or crowds. Start the tour app on your phone. And it will direct you step by step. You can stop for as many breaks as you like. Take a break for Instagram photos, and take a break for lunch/snacks. Go on a hike. The tour will wait for you and start when you start again. You can even do the tour over multiple days. Go at your own pace.
- Easy to use: The stories play themselves as soon as the GPS is activated. It requires no use of your hands at all. You can get HELP by calling, chatting, or emailing any time of the day.
- Offline: There is no need for a cell signal or Wi-Fi while touring. App’s GPS map works offline.
- Expiration/go again: The tour will last for the rest of your life on your phone. It is available for use on any day of your next trip.
- Use pictures for a photo book: Create a photo book using clean (no crowd) app images of each spot to make a memorable trip. All the photos and the correct sequence is ready in the app for you to use.
- Social media: Share clean (no crowd) images with friends/family.
- Devices supported include iPhones with iOS 13 & above, Android phones with version 9 & above and all cellular-enabled tablets & iPads.
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Lupita_S
April 2022
It was great we were able to go at our own pace and the information was great as well. The park was closed in some areas but it was due to the off season. We still enjoyed it.
It was great we were able to go at our own pace and the information was great as well. The park was closed in some areas but it was due to the off season. We still enjoyed it.PinkyLace
February 2022
It did not work and some of the areas are closed so this did not give any info, it wasn’t useful. I guess they have to update the maps and we still have to rely on the visitor center.
It did not work and some of the areas are closed so this did not give any info, it wasn’t useful. I guess they have to update the maps and we still have to rely on the visitor center.Amy_W
February 2022
I was expecting a step by step route to all the points of interest. You had to travel on your own then once you got to the point then you would get a voice education
I was expecting a step by step route to all the points of interest. You had to travel on your own then once you got to the point then you would get a voice educationCarol_S
April 2022
Incredible scenery, no crowd in April, plenty of short walks. The app only allowed me to heat narration with headphones in. I followed the instructions and turned cellular off. It looked like the sound was playing but I could only hear it using my headphones ad we drove. It played fine in the rio...
Incredible scenery, no crowd in April, plenty of short walks. The app only allowed me to heat narration with headphones in. I followed the instructions and turned cellular off. It looked like the sound was playing but I could only hear it using my headphones ad we drove. It played fine in the riom we stayed in before we got started.Nicole_P
November 2021
Was great, but the road was closed after Jordan pond, so we missed the last 25% of the tour. Would be great if we could finish the tour when we come back next year.
Was great, but the road was closed after Jordan pond, so we missed the last 25% of the tour. Would be great if we could finish the tour when we come back next year.Claude_M
November 2021
Audio tour provided insight and was well worth the price. Will look into the company’s other tours on future trips.
Audio tour provided insight and was well worth the price. Will look into the company’s other tours on future trips.