Jerusalem audio guides [Product Review]

On January 2014, during a visit to the old city of Jerusalem, I used an excellent set of audio guides, provided by the Israel Ministry of Tourism.  Each guide focuses on a specific walking tour such as, "The Jewish Quarter", "Via Dolorosa", "Mount Zion to Jaffa Gate", etc.  The tours last a couple of hours and are informative and fun.

The guides can be downloaded unto any mobile device, and contain the audio, the text, and a detailed map of the walking route.  In addition, I discovered that using a GPS-enabled device (such as my Nexus tablet), your current location is displayed on the route map.  What a delightful feature.  No more getting lost on a tour.  When will Lonely Planet have it?

I downloaded the guides via WiFi at the tourism office located by the Jaffa Gate, but I failed to note the URL.  If you know it, please post a comment.

4 comments:

  1. is this it:

    Itunes:
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/old-city-jerusalem-audio-walking/id493089514?mt=8

    Google Play:
    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mytoursapp.android.app312

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  2. That's great. do they also have a video guide? (that way I don't even have to go there)

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