The Big Island is difficult to explore without a car. The island’s public bus is designed to bring people to and from work, so its schedule will likely clash with your plans. Big Island tours that come with their own transportation will bring you to some of the island’s highlights but don’t provide you the […]
The Big Island of Hawaii is full of great places to stay. Hilo is a good place to check out rainforests and waterfalls, and Volcano Village makes for a great home base for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park-based trips. But Kailua-Kona is where we recommend first-time Big Island visitors stay – especially if you’re planning on […]
While it’s possible to get stuck in traffic for hours, it should usually take you no more than three minutes to drive across the Golden Gate Bridge. However, in our opinion, no San Francisco tour is complete without a stroll across the bridge on foot. If you have an hour to kill, walking across the […]
Carmel, or Carmel-by-the-Sea as some call it, acts as the northern gateway town to the Big Sur drive. Many people start or end their Big Sur adventures at Carmel, as it’s easy to drive the Big Sur stretch of Highway 1 from there. Action Tour Guide’s Self-Guided Big Sur Tour starts even further north in […]
Yes! Action Tour Guide offers a self-guided Grand Canyon tour that you can affordably and easily download straight to your phone. Modern, self-guided tours are actually one of the best ways to experience this park. The Grand Canyon is notoriously crowded, so taking a traditional tour where you’re traveling with a bunch of other people […]
The Island of Hawaii is known as the Big Island for a reason. Here, you can experience temperatures in the 30s on Mauna Kea while your friends at Hilo have a warm 80 degree day. So the coldest temperatures you experience on the Big Island largely depend on what part of the island you decide […]
There are plenty of San Francisco tours you can take while visiting the Bay Area, although we think your best option is to take a self-guided audio tour instead of paying extra for a tour guide. San Francisco is one of the most interesting cities in California, and it can be tough to find all […]
Hawaii’s Big Island is full of a variety of beautiful beaches, but many of the most popular ones are found on its west coast. We’ve organized a list of the island’s best that beach-lovers and casual travelers alike must-see while touring the island. Best Beaches on the Big Island Kahalu’u Beach Park The clear, calm […]
If you’re bringing your car to the city, we recommend starting off with a San Francisco driving tour so you can hit all the highlights of the area. Once you’ve done that, there are plenty of other great places to drive to. San Francisco has pretty good public transportation, but having a car opens the […]
Driving all the way around the bay will take you about five or six hours, depending on how often you want to stop. If you’re looking for something that won’t take all day, we recommend a driving tour of San Francisco itself. However, if you’re down for a day trip, driving around the bay will […]