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Silicon Valley: Self-Drive Audio Tour

1. Silicon Valley: Self-Drive Audio Tour

Hop in your car and enjoy this self-guided audio tour of the birthplace of tech. Cruise through Silicon Valley while checking out the headquarters of tech giants and learn about the visionaries who’ve shaped the world, from Bill Gates and Steve Jobs to the controversies around Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos and the eccentricities of Elon Musk. Simply hop in your car, get the tour guide app set up on your phone, and get started. Start your tour at Facebook's headquarters and learn about Zuckerberg and his vision. All audios play automatically based on location. As your tour continues, learn about the oldest struggle in tech — idea vs execution. Arrive at the backbone of Amazon, AWS, and learn about Bezos and Amazon's humble beginnings. Next, head to the Android Garden and learn about the fight between Google and Microsoft. Continue down the road to Google’s headquarters, called the Googleplex, and enjoy a stroll through the campus before arriving at Microsoft and the beginnings of the modern world. Learn about Gates, BASIC, and Windows. Stop at a museum to play the first-ever video game and see one of the first-ever computers. From there, continue onto Apple to learn about the feud between Jobs and Gates and even stop by Jobs’ Garage. Finally, switch from smartphones to smart cars and learn about Elon Musk and Tesla as you drive towards the heart of Silicon Valley. Finish your tour at Stanford, the school of choice for tech entrepreneurs.

Private Tour to Silicon Valley

2. Private Tour to Silicon Valley

Learn about the history of San Francisco and the Bay Area on this guided tour of Silicon Valley. Hear the story of how this area started and relax in a climate-controlled vehicle as your guide takes you to sights like the home of Steve Jobs.  Be picked up from the convenience of your accommodation in San Francisco and travel to Silicon Valley. Take pictures in front of the Oracle Campus and Trimaran of Larry Ellison. Stop at both Facebook campuses and the garage where Hewlett and Packard started Silicon Valley. Be shown you the home of Steve Jobs and visit the Google Campus where you can take pictures with Android. Have the opportunity to visit the Computer History Museum and learn the history of the development of computers. Pass by NASA Ames Visitor Center and stop at the new Apple Park Visitor Center. Uncover the magic of Stanford and take a 2-hour guided walk of the university's campus. Return to you accommodation at the end of your tour. 

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3.6 / 5

based on 21 reviews

Good content BUT we got lost so many times as directions come too late in narrative !! No warning that I have to turn left or right untill it’s upon u! Hard if u driving to navigate at same time!! Even though my hubby tried too!! Many of the places are still closed so for example the google access is closed so to get to the next number after all the google ones was a pain ( list again) , some of the roads are closed off ( construction ) , merchandise store closed ( we were needing bathroom break then! ) access to Amazon also not well marked so missed that all ( if thru entrance to ritz Carlton should say! ) pity all new buildings of FB at no 1 are not explained! Map jumped to small size all the time so one has to navigate to expand all the time instead of just keeping over where blue dot is - exit off highway missed getting to Microsoft ( I think) - sat in afternoon traffic for 30 mins to get off next exit and return - direction there poor !! But it was really interesting!

Silicon Valley: Self-Drive Audio Tour Reviewed by david, 9/30/2021

I did not expect that it work with me that way. I loved the experience of the self-guided tour in Silicon Valley; however, you should take care of the following: 1. You must have a car because the spots are not close to each other. 2. You should be patient at the beginning to know how it works. Once , you understand how it works, it will be perfect with you. 3. The application will take you step by step, but it’s as accurate as google maps; so stick to the route so you can get the best benefit out of it. 4. If you gone away, do not worry; you can select the next stop and let google get you there. The tour application can connect you automatically with Google maps too. Feel free to ask me any questions if you need any assistance. Email: moamenomar@gmail.com Moamen

Silicon Valley: Self-Drive Audio Tour Reviewed by Moamen, 8/2/2021

Good tour and a lot of back history. Read instruction first in the app. If you go on side routes, pause the app and turn back on when you get back to original route. Short notice on turns . Look at big picture first since traffic can be heavy. We enjoyed it

Silicon Valley: Self-Drive Audio Tour Reviewed by kathy j, 3/1/2022

Easy to follow, lots of fun information, possible to jump things on the route.

Silicon Valley: Self-Drive Audio Tour Reviewed by Helene, 11/4/2022

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