Experience the majesty of nature with a walk along the Grand Canyon’s South Rim, plentiful hiking trails through the red rock wilderness, sunset views from Mather Point.
GyPSy Guide’s narrated driving tour of Grand Canyon National Park is an excellent way to enjoy all the benefits of a guided tour while you explore at your own pace.
There are 190+ audio points that play automatically along the tour route, featuring the best things to see and do, stories, tips and driving directions.
A professional tour guide shares advice on how to prioritize your time at recommended “not to be missed” viewpoints, suggested side-trips and places of interest.
Tours work offline, using free GPS signal and location services, so no data roaming, network, or Wi-Fi is required while touring.
Original Route: Start from Flagstaff or Williams Junction and drive north into the park via the main South Entrance.
East Route: Start from Flagstaff or farther north along Route 89 and enter the park via the East Entrance.
Why choose GyPSy Guide?
Grand Canyon Experts: Over half a million travelers trust us, the New York Times, and probably all of your friends who’ve been here before. We’re not just another app—we’re THE dedicated guide for the Grand Canyon, offering deep, expert insights into every facet of this iconic national park.
GPS-Triggered Audio Play: Discover 200+ stops with seamless, automatic audio that plays as you drive. The audio guides you to the best sights, shares local legends, and offers tips to make the most of your journey.
Expert Audio Guidance: Our self-guided audio tour offers professional advice on prioritizing “must-see” viewpoints, suggests side trips, and shares insider knowledge, ensuring you get the most out of your journey—on your terms.
Offline Navigation: Aloha, No Signal? No Problem! Our tours work flawlessly offline, using free GPS—no data, network, or Wi-Fi needed.
What to Expect:
On the 3 – 4hr drive to and along the Grand Canyon South Rim, listen to fascinating stories and hear useful tips for getting the most out of your visit to the park.
On the way there, we’ll offer some cool insights into how this canyon formed, give you some insights into the tribes who once lived here, tell you about some of the local wildlife, recount the drama of some unscrupulous entrepreneurs, and a whole lot more.
Once inside the park, we’ll head for the best viewpoints of Mather Point in the south or Desert View in the east, then make our way to Grand Canyon Village, home to the ever-popular South Rim Trail. Our drive also extends along Desert View Drive, to some unbeatable viewpoints like Grandview Point and Navajo Point, culminating with a visit to Desert View Watchtower.
The tour officially starts and ends at Williams, Flagstaff or Cameron. Or you can join and pick up the commentary anywhere along the route. Narration will automatically trigger at the next commentary point.
Explore at Your Own Pace: With GyPSy Guide, your Grand Canyon journey is in your hands. You set the pace and you decide where to linger and what to skip.
Must-See Stops: We can’t miss the South Rim Trail, the Yavapai Geology Museum, Mather Point, or the Desert View Watchtower.
Cultural Narratives: Along the way, we’ll hear about the Ute people, a woman who shocked the southwest architecture scene, and many more.
What You’ll See:
Some Highlights along the tour route include
Grand Canyon Village
Mather Point
Lipan Point
Desert View Drive
Yavapai Point
Duck Rock
Grandview Point
Tusayan Ruins & Museum
Desert View Watchtower
Route 66 Town of Williams
San Francisco Peaks
Little Colorado River Gorge
Chapel of the Holy Dove
Don't miss out on the best stops and stories. Enhance your National Park experience with our audio driving tours.
Bonus Perks:
No Expiry: Tours never expire—revisit anytime.
Regular Updates: Get the latest on roads and attractions.
Important Info:
iPad Compatibility: Use an iPad with GPS (Wi-Fi + Cellular) for full functionality.
Battery: GPS drains battery—bring a car charger.
I bought this app after purchasing the Gypsy app for Yellowstone and Grand Tetons national parks. I was so impressed by the first app, I knew I needed this one when I went to the Grand Canyon. The app starts in Flagstaff (& other areas leading to GC) so there is a build up about the history of the area as you get to the Grand Canyon. Literally like having a tour guide in your car but at a tiny fraction of the price. The narrator has a pleasant voice and talks enough to be informative but not all the time so you can just enjoy the scenery as well. We went in August when there were no guided tours and limited rangers in the park due to COVID. That made this app all the more essential but I would highly recommend this app even when the park fully reopens. Since it operates on GPS, there’s no need to worry about Wi-Fi coverage. It worked flawlessly, always knowing where we were to tell us what attraction was coming up & some history about it. (Suggestion - I’d like to see a Gypsy app for the Sedona Arizona area. Having information about what you are seeing as you travel makes the experience all the more enjoyable & the Gypsy app does a great job).
Developer Response
Glad you enjoyed your tour! A NEW GyPSy Guide app is now released in the App Store so you can keep and purchase all of your tours in one place. Free to download and contains instructions to transfer your old tours, like this one, to the new app. This is the link here on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gypsy-guide/id1460032075 Please help other road trippers by copying your review over to share in the new app too. Happy Travels!
Unbelievably AWESOME! WOW!!
Jodi & Jenkins
Our first trip ever to the Grand Canyon and for the first day we did a two hour Pink Jeep Sunset Tour. I thought it was pretty good... until we did the next day on our own with this APP. OMG! I wish I had done this before spending all the money for the paid tour. We stayed in FlagStaff and played the APP the entire day. My 9 year old LOVED it. Even on our return drive from park, he wanted to keep listening to the stories about the Grand Canyon and associated people. Very informative, not just about the Grand Canyon but also the surrounding area. Excellent recommendations of other things to do and see, and we totally followed through on some of the recommendations. This app and the guided touring was SO good, that it’s availability for other travel destinations could very well influence where we decide to go on a future vacation. Best $7 spent on the vacation with a value that was at least 100-fold. Thank you GyPSy Guide. I cannot stress just how much of a MUST DO your Grand Canyon guide is. Made our first visit perfect and memorable!
Developer Response
Glad you enjoyed your tour! A NEW GyPSy Guide app is now released in the App Store so you can keep and purchase all of your tours in one place. Free to download and contains instructions to transfer your old tours, like this one, to the new app. This is the link here on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gypsy-guide/id1460032075 Please help other road trippers by copying your review over to share in the new app too. Happy Travels!
Extremely well done app with great content
hoverboarder
Everything about this app went well beyond our expectations. We visited the Grand Canyon from Sedona via Williams today. The audio had our group of 3 adults and 2 children captivated and looking forward to each new clip. My 4 and 7 year old were engaged throughout the drive and asked to turn it back on on the drive back. The content was polished and interesting to all ages, and the narrator was perfect. Our kids didn’t ask for their iPads the entire trip and learned a ton of cool facts! We were so delighted to see the audio content matching up with our surroundings - it almost felt like we had a tour guide with us in our car. I was skeptical, but the app worked without a hiccup throughout our entire trip. The interface is very well done, simple, friendly, and intuitive. After the trip, everyone wanted to know what other tours were available, and we look forward to trying them when we get the chance!
Developer Response
Thanks hoverboarder. Always happy to hear we can capture the attention of kids. Hope to be touring with you in some of our new destinations soon too. #gypsyguide
Second time we have used gypsy ..
Teeupdown
And there will be more- we first used your app when we climbed Haleakala and we just used it again during our visit to the Grand Canyon.. what can I say besides these guides added so much to our visits?! - we have 2 sons ( 10 & 12) and we all got so much out of the perfectly timed / well-researched insights, information, tidbits, and stories. Without gypsy, we would have missed so much along the way and we would not have known the significance of certain places, topography, geography, geology, vistas, etc. seriously, I can’t say enough - if this easy-to-use App is available on your specific trip, you’d be crazy not to use it !!!
Developer Response
Glad you enjoyed your tour! A NEW GyPSy Guide app is now released in the App Store so you can keep and purchase all of your tours in one place. Free to download and contains instructions to transfer your old tours, like this one, to the new app. This is the link here on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gypsy-guide/id1460032075 Please help other road trippers by copying your review over to share in the new app too. Happy Travels!
New Content added.
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Version 3.7.2
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Seller
Gypsy Guide GPS LLC
Size
195.5 MB
Category
Travel
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
Location
This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
