8 Audio Tours in Hawaiʻi, Compared

1.Kauai Adventure Bundle: 4 Epic Audio Driving Tours

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 211 reviews · 4 days (approx.) Our pick

Use the Shaka Guide app to explore Kauai at your own pace with four GPS-led audio tours, 30 hours of narration, music, directions, history, food tips, and offline maps. Visit beaches, waterfalls, lookouts, cultural sites, and small towns with one purchase covering your entire vehicle for up to 15 people.

“Fun, educational, funny - fantastic. The fact that the software knows where you are and adjusts automatically (for example skipping a venue or just doing a driveby) is great. A lot of fun activities for the more active customer too.”

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2.Shaka Guide Maui “Classic” Road to Hana Audio Driving Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 210 reviews · 10 to 12 hours (approx.)

Shaka Guide’s Classic Road to Hana tour leads you from Kahului through Paia, Hana, and Kipahulu with GPS-triggered narration, Hawaiian history, music, stop-by-stop advice, and an offline map. You choose the pace, skip stops, pause the tour, and follow the return route back toward Paia.

“This tour involves a lot of driving, more time than spent at all of the sites combined. It didn’t help that the road was temporarily closed and flagged in a few spots creating delays of over 15 minutes. The tour itself is fantastic and makes an irritating, long drive very enjoyable and informative. Loved all the waterfalls and wish we could have stopped at more of them.”

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3.Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour in Kauai

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 179 reviews · 6 to 20 hours (approx.)

GuideAlong’s Kauai audio tour turns your rental car into a private sightseeing vehicle. A GPS-triggered narrator, sometimes known as Bob or Butch, gives directions, history, food tips, and advance warnings as you drive. Choose half-day, full-day, or multi-day routes, then stop at places such as Waimea Canyon, Hanalei, Wailua Falls, and the Na Pali Coast.

“I couldn't get the damn thing to work! I would not use this company again... what the heck... it needed another browser”

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4.Big Island Adventure Bundle: 5 Epic Audio Driving Tours

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 138 reviews · 5 days (approx.)

Drive the Big Island at your own pace with five Shaka Guide audio tours covering Kona, Hilo, Kohala, the Hamākua Coast, South Kona, and Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. The app supplies GPS directions, automatic narration, Hawaiian music, food tips, and offline maps for one private group of up to 15 people.

“We were entertained while traveling and following the tour with music and lots of interesting information on the area.”

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5.Self-Guided GPS Audio E-Bike Tour Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 131 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $159Best value

Explore Hawaii Volcanoes National Park by comfort e-bike on a mostly paved, downhill route. A GPS audio app explains Pele, volcanic geology, native plants, and park history as you ride. You’ll visit Thurston Lava Tube, Kīlauea Visitor Center, crater overlooks, and bike-only viewpoints at your own pace. Bring a charged smartphone and warm rain gear.

“We got to see things up and personal, it was AMAZING! The bikes are easy to operate and SUPER FUN to ride.”

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6.Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour in Big Island

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 98 reviews · 8 hours to 1 day (approx.) Top rated

GuideAlong’s GyPSy Guide turns your rental car into a private audio tour of Hawaii’s Big Island. GPS-triggered narration leads you toward volcanoes, waterfalls, historic towns, beaches, and scenic drives, with flexible routes, offline access, and trip planners for half-day to multi-day outings.

“Terrible experience, because it requires you to sign into the tour app with your email if you use Apple and the hide your email function, you cannot sign into the tour app no matter how many times you log out / login. Unfortunately, with Apple iPhones, if you use the hide, my email function, you cannot turn it off and so these types of applications do not work… Cost us $20 to learn.”

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7.Ultimate Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour of Kauai (Na Pali, Waimea), Hawaii

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 86 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.)

Use the Action Tour Guide app to explore Kauai by rental car, from Kalapaki Beach and Old Koloa to Waimea Canyon, Koke’e, and Pu’u O Kila Lookout. More than 60 audio stories play automatically along 35-plus miles. You set the pace, skip stops, and keep lifetime access for up to four people in one vehicle.

“Excellent. Nice to be able to do the tour whenever you want and at your own pace. Good narrative descriptions.”

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8.Volcanoes National Park E-Bike Rental and GPS Audio

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 16 reviews · 4 hours · from $159

Pick up a hybrid e-bike at Bike Volcano in Volcano Village, then follow a GPS audio app through Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. You’ll ride rainforest paths and paved park roads, visit steam vents and a lava tube, and reach Kilauea viewpoints. The four-hour private experience includes a helmet, bike bag, lock, parking, and live phone support.

“There were 6 in our party. We road e-bikes to the volcano and back. The highways were busy and a bit scary at first but the vehicles were very accommodating to those on bikes as long as you stick to the sides of the road and adhered to the parks regulations there were no problems. The audio/map app was a bit hard to navigate, but trails and paths were easily found. Lots of maps on the way to follow. The views of the volcano spectacular. Beautiful, fun and exciting adventure. Would do it again. The e-bikes from Hilo on Bikes, were top notch and easy to operate. Fun fun activity.…”

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