Self-Guided Driving Tour from Lake Tahoe to Virginia City

3.9(27)4 hFree cancellationBy VoiceMap Audio Tours

About this activity

Drive the road to Nevada’s Silver Rush with a GPS-triggered audio guide that plays automatically as you go. From South Lake Tahoe, climb the Kingsbury Grade for sweeping views over the Carson Valley, then follow prospectors, gunslingers and a young Mark Twain through Genoa (Nevada’s first settlement), Carson City, Silver City and Gold Hill to the boardwalks of Virginia City, the boomtown built on the Comstock Lode.

Voice actors play a frontier lawyer, a desperado, a judge and Mark Twain himself. Hear how the Comstock got its name, how miners worked deep underground and why the Sutro Tunnel came too late.

Great value: a guided day trip to Virginia City usually costs $70-80 per person. This tour is one low price for your whole car (up to 15 people).

Download the VoiceMap app the night before so it works offline. Daytime is best and you can pause any time. Do the Stops if you like (admission is separate) or simply drive past. It’s your choice!

What's included

✓Get unlimited, lifetime use of the the virtual tour option
✓Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
✓App for Android and iOS
✓Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start

Not included

✕As this is a self-guided driving tour, transport isn't included
✕Admission and/or Parking Fees
✕Mobile phone or Headphones
✕Water and Food

Meeting and pickup

This tour starts at the Starbucks parking lot (4000 South Lake Tahoe Blvd).

Good to know

Wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
This 50-mile driving tour can be completed in about 2 hours without any stops.
You may stop where you want, when you want, and for as long as you want.
You can take this tour at any time, but daytime hours are best for this tour.

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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