More and more tourism outfits are getting on the GPS technology bandwagon and renting ‘GPS Tours’ and I’m not convinced that it’s really worth it for the consumer to go out and rent one of these devices.
One example of this type of service is the GyPSy Okanagan Wine Tour in British Columbia, Canada. You can rent a GPS device pre-programmed with a tour of the Okanagan Wine Making District. The guided tour has audio prompts that tell you where to go and when the point of interest comes into view - Sounds like a basic operation of the middle of the road Garmin Nuvi or TomTom Navigational GPS to me!
GyPSy Tours also has other tours available for western Canada - They’ve covered Banff, Jasper, some of Vancouver Island, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.
The GyPSy Tours can only be rented with a GPS device included and it will cost you about $220 for 7 days and when your done with the device you can drop it off at one of their drop-off locations in the area.
If you do some smart shopping you can get a pretty good Navigational GPS for $220 these days and if you shop around on Amazon.com you’ll be sure to find one that suits your needs in no time. With a little more searching on the internet you can set up your own tour in your GPS (that you get to keep) in no time - don’t forget that that’s what these devices were made for!
But if you still want to check out GyPSys Guided Tours you can find their web site at GyPSy Guide
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