Big Bend National Park Self Guided Audio Tour Guide
Recommended by 96% of travelers
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Texas, USA
- 8 to 9 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Rather than joining a guided tour and rushing through Big Bend National Park’s dramatic local landmarks, explore the area at your own pace with this self-guided audio tour. Pause whenever you like to take in towering cliffs and rugged canyons, hike through trails such as along the Rio Grande River, keep an eye out for local wildlife, and much more.
- The audio narration plays automatically as you drive
- Don’t worry about losing signal—the GPS map works completely offline
- Take the tour again whenever you like with lifetime access
- Your audio guide will play stories and music, and offer local travel tips
What's Included
- Hours of audio narration with stories, travel tips and music
- Audio narration that plays automatically as you drive using GPS
- Offline map (map and GPS work completely offline - no wifi or data needed)
- Tours NEVER expire
- Turn-by-turn directions using GPS
- Freedom to explore at your own pace
- Take the tour when you want
- Tour Start is Customizable
- Parking Fees
- Entrance Fees$30.00 per booking
- Meals and Refreshments
- Entrance fee - Boquillas Crossing Fee
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting points
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End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Operating hours
- 02/09/2024 - 07/17/2027
Monday - Sunday : 12:00 AM - 11:30 PM
Itinerary
1
Sam Nail Ranch
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Sotol Vista
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Mule Ears Viewpoint
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Tuff Canyon Overlook
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Castolon
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
6
Santa Elena Canyon Overlook
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
7
Santa Elena Canyon Trail
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
8
Dorgan Sublett Trail
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
9
Homer Wilson Ranch
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
10
Chisos Mountains
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
11
Panther Junction Visitor Center
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
12
Fossil Discovery Exhibit
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
13
Dugout Wells
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
14
Hot Springs Trailhead
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
15
Rio Grande Overlook
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
16
Rio Grande Village Visitor Center
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
17
Rio Grande Village Nature Trail
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
18
Boquillas Crossing
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
19
Boquillas Canyon Overlook
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
20
Boquillas Canyon
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Most travelers can participate
- Travelers must have a smartphone compatible with the Shaka Guide app.
- The app must be downloaded and the tour redeemed before arrival.
- Strong Wi-Fi or cellular data is required to download the tour in advance.
- Location services (GPS) must be enabled on the device
- Travelers are responsible for securing any required entrance passes, reservations, or permits before starting
- The tour takes between 1-2 days to complete.
- The park is open 24/7.
- $30 entrance fee per car, valid for 7 days. Credit or debit card only.
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.7
based on 23 reviews
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Steve_E, Apr 2026
The one day guide covers the whole park and you can’t really see it all in one day.
The guide was very interesting and with the price.
Caroline_M, Apr 2026
Good tour with a few shameless plugs to remind you to leave a review. Wide variety of information and music to keep you entertained throughout the park.
Joel_T, Apr 2026
The tour offered perfect recommendations and historical information about the park. It made the time spent in the park more efficient.
Sheila_C, Mar 2026
I would give this 10 stars if I could! What a wonderful way to experience a national park! It was like having a park ranger in the vehicle with us all day. I cannot recommend Shaka Guides Big Bend National Park Self Driving tour enough. It was fabulous!
Michael_F, Mar 2026
Nervous about connectivity issues, getting it “started”, etc. … worked like a charm! Of course I had loaded the apps, Viator, etc.
Stated and stopped and “restarted” just fine!
Len_G, Feb 2026
Really helped in making all your time valuable. Helped in many instances with planning what to do next.
Dianne_K, Apr 2025
We enjoyed two days listening to the audio at Big Bend! The information, stories and music were AWESOME!
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Thank you so much! We're thrilled to hear you had an awesome two days at Big Bend with the audio guide. So glad you enjoyed the info, stories, and music—it's all about making the journey unforgettable. Hope to join you on another adventure soon!
Karen_W, Mar 2025
This audio tour makes a long drive interesting. Highly recommend. We enjoyed the extra history lessons.
Response from Host, Mar 2025
Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re so glad to hear that the audio tour made the drive more interesting for you, and that you enjoyed the history lessons along the way. It’s always great when learning and exploring can be part of the adventure. 😊
If you’re planning any other trips, we’d love to help make them just as enjoyable. Thanks again for the recommendation!
TIFFANY_C, Mar 2025
Very helpful, insightful. I look forward to using this app again for other adventures. Some of the music was meh, but that's just my personal opinion. And it did immerse us into the culture.
Response from Host, Mar 2025
Thank you for the thoughtful feedback! We’re so glad you found the app helpful and insightful, and that it helped immerse you in the culture. We appreciate your thoughts on the music, as we’re always looking for ways to improve. Looking forward to being part of your future adventures!
Dorothy_R, Jan 2025
We highly recommend the tour. No large groups, on your own schedule and in your own order. This tour was thorough and the suggestions were helpful in making the most of the trip.
Response from Host, Feb 2025
Thank you for your positive review! We're glad that you're finding our app useful and easy to navigate, and we appreciate your support.
Melissa_B, May 2024
Thought the trip in would be boring, but we found this and it made it interesting and fun! We visited places we didn't know about and made a plan we didn't have.
Response from Host, May 2024
We're delighted to receive your positive review! We're always striving to improve our app, and your feedback helps us to know that we're on the right track.
Susan_S, Mar 2024
Everybody from 14 to 80 enjoyed the narration, stories, and guide. Will use again for our next national Park visit.
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Thank you for your kind words! We're thrilled to have you as a satisfied user of our app, and we look forward to continuing to serve you in the future.
Paul_M, Mar 2024
Narration was great, loved the stories about the park! The app was a little fussy if put on hold and then starting it again but we powered thru it.
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Thanks for your feedback. We’d like to know the details of the problem you mentioned so we can pass it along to our development team and see if there is any way we can improve it. Please send the details to aloha@shakaguide.com.
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