Explore Dundee at your own pace

Beneath Dundee's riverside shimmer lies a city forged in adventure and whispered secrets. Every street holds more than meets the eye if you know where to listen.

Set out on a self-guided audio tour that turns familiar landmarks into gateways of intrigue. Follow winding lanes from the awe-inspiring RRS Discovery to soaring cathedral spires and buzzing modern arcades, hearing tales most passersby never uncover.

What desperate act turned a polar expedition into a fight for survival? Who hid messages in plain sight at the Diocese of Brechin while conspiracies stirred? What absurd rule once sparked outrage inside the Overgate Centre's bustling walls?

Photo: Zack Davidson, Unsplash

Tour details

Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes, entirely at your own pace

Distance: around 3.8 km (2.4 miles)

Stops: 15 landmarks, including RRS Discovery, V&A Dundee, Caird Hall

Audio: up to 38 minutes of narration

Starts at: RRS Discovery

Map data by Mapbox and OpenStreetMap contributors

How it works

Book here and a redemption code arrives by email within minutes.

Download the free AudaTours app on your phone and enter the code.

Download the tour once and the whole thing works offline.

Walk to the first stop and press play. The audio for each landmark starts automatically as you approach it, so your phone can stay in your pocket.

There is no fixed date and no start time. The date you pick at checkout does not matter, and the tour stays on your phone permanently, so you can use it whenever you next visit and walk it again as often as you like.

What is included

Professionally narrated audio that plays automatically at each stop

An interactive map showing the walking route between landmarks

Full offline access once downloaded, so you need no data or signal

Freedom to start, pause and resume whenever you like

Lifetime access - your code never expires

Where you will stop

RRS Discovery

V&A Dundee

Caird Hall

St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee

Seagate bus station

Wellgate Centre

Gardyne's Land, Dundee

Dundee City Chambers

Diocese of Brechin

Overgate Centre

LiveHouse Dundee

Dundee Science Centre

Dundee Contemporary Arts

D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design

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What is AudaTours?

AudaTours turns a walk through a city into a story. Our guides bring landmarks to life with the history, the scandals and the detail you would never get from a plaque.

Immersive: real stories about the places in front of you, not a dry commentary

Offline: download once and use it with no data, anywhere

At your own pace: start, pause and resume whenever you want

Accurate: every story is built from verified historical sources and checked before release

Good to know

This is a self-guided audio tour on your own phone. There is no in-person guide.

It does not include entry to any building or site along the route.

The landmarks on the tour are not affiliated with AudaTours.

You need a smartphone with Android 7.0 or later, or iOS 16 or later.

Bring headphones and start with a charged phone.

Who it suits

Solo travellers, couples, families and small groups who would rather explore on their own schedule than follow a guide and a fixed departure time. It suits a first visit, and it suits anyone who has already seen the famous sights and wants to know what actually happened in them.

Image credits

Photos: Zack Davidson, David Ross (Unsplash); AudaTours.

Description supplied by the event organiser.