A Highway 49 Drive: A Self-Guided Audio Tour from Placerville to Jackson Discount Tickets

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Overview

Experience California’s historic Gold Country on a driving tour from Placerville to Jackson with this affordable audio tour. • Find out about the hard-rock mining era of the California Gold Rush which began in the 1850s, shortly after the area’s placer mines began to run dry • Hear from producer Lynn Momboisse, a California native with a penchant for telling stories • Do it all in 150 minutes or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it • Use the virtual tour option at home Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code. The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace.

End Point

End point

The tour ends in Jackson.

Language Offered

English-AUDIO

Itinerary

1. Placerville
This self-guided driving tour starts in Placerville. You’ll learn about the hard-rock mining era of the California Gold Rush which began in the 1850s, shortly after the area’s placer mines began to run dry.
2. Plymouth
The tour takes you through Plymouth.
3. Shenandoah Valley
On this tour, you’ll drive through the Shenandoah Valley and learn how wine making, which also started in the 1850s, created liquid gold for some of the early pioneers
4. Villa Toscano Winery
On this driving tour, you'll have the opportunity to stop the tour and partake in a little wine tasting at this venue.
5. Amador Flower Farm
The tour passes by Amador Flower Farm.
6. La Mesa Vineyards
On this driving tour, you'll have the opportunity to stop the tour and partake in a little wine tasting at this venue.
7. Fiddletown
On this self-guided tour, you'll drive through the California Gold Rush towns of Fiddletown, Amador City, Sutter Creek, and Jackson.
8. Drytown
On this self-guided tour, you'll drive through the California Gold Rush towns of Fiddletown, Amador City, Sutter Creek, and Jackson.
9. Bunker Hill Mine
On this tour, you'll find out what remains of Treasure Mine, Kennedy Mine and Bunker Hill.
10. Amador Creek
On this self-guided tour, you'll drive through the California Gold Rush towns of Fiddletown, Amador City, Sutter Creek, and Jackson.
11. Sutter Creek
On this self-guided tour, you'll drive through the California Gold Rush towns of Fiddletown, Amador City, Sutter Creek, and Jackson.
12. Miners' Bend Park
The tour passes by Miners' Bend Park.
13. Kennedy Gold Mine
On this tour, you'll find out what remains of Treasure Mine, Kennedy Mine and Bunker Hill.
14. Jackson
On this self-guided tour, you'll drive through the California Gold Rush towns of Fiddletown, Amador City, Sutter Creek, and Jackson.

Inclusion

VoiceMap App for Android and iOS

Lifetime access to this tour in English

Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

Exclusion

Food/Drink

Smartphone and headphones

Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

Transportation

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

  • 0% refund if cancelled 0+ days before the start date

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Supplied by VoiceMap Audio Tours

Reviews

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