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For travellers
Audio Tours in Berlin: The Complete Guide to 5 Self-Guided Routes
Self-Guided Tours in Bogota: 3 Routes to Explore the Colombian Capital at Your Own Pace
Why Use Audio Tours: The Best Way to Explore Madrid
Self-Guided Audio Walking Tours: The Complete Guide to Exploring a City Your Way
What to See in Berlin in 3 Days on Foot: A Walkable Itinerary
Holocaust Memorials in Berlin: What to Visit and How to Understand It
The East Side Gallery, Mural by Mural: What the Paintings Are Actually Saying
Discover a city with someone who lives there: audios and tours with local guides
5 Things to See at Castillo San Felipe de Barajas: Is It Worth Going Inside?
For travellers
Audio Tours in Berlin: The Complete Guide to 5 Self-Guided Routes
The complete guide to self-guided audio tours in Berlin: 5 routes (Third Reich, the Wall, Kreuzberg, Reichstag, Museum Island), which one to pick, how to plan your days, and answers to every question. In 7 languages, at your own pace.
Self-Guided Tours in Bogota: 3 Routes to Explore the Colombian Capital at Your Own Pace
Discover Bogota with 3 self-guided audio tours: Plaza de Bolivar and the Gold Museum, La Candelaria to Chorro de Quevedo, or the National Park and La Macarena. In 7 languages, at your own pace.
Why Use Audio Tours: The Best Way to Explore Madrid
Audio guides have revolutionized tourism. Discover why self-guided audio tours are the preferred choice of travelers in Madrid, Berlin and cities worldwide.
Self-Guided Audio Walking Tours: The Complete Guide to Exploring a City Your Way
The complete guide to self-guided audio walking tours: why they beat group tours, how they work, who they're for, how to pick a good one, mistakes to avoid, and a full FAQ. On foot or by bike, in 7 languages, at your own pace.
What to See in Berlin in 3 Days on Foot: A Walkable Itinerary
A realistic 3-day Berlin itinerary on foot: Mitte and the historic centre, the Wall and the east, the Jewish quarter and Kreuzberg. Distances, times, when to take the U-Bahn, and free audio guides in 7 languages for every stop.
Holocaust Memorials in Berlin: What to Visit and How to Understand It
A guide to Berlin's Holocaust memorials: the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, the Sinti and Roma memorial, Bebelplatz, the Topography of Terror and the Jewish quarter. A 3-hour walking route, what each place means, and free audio guides in 7 languages.
The East Side Gallery, Mural by Mural: What the Paintings Are Actually Saying
A guide to Berlin's East Side Gallery: what this stretch of wall really was, the stories behind the kiss, the Trabant and the faces of November, and a free audio walk along all 1.3 kilometres.
Discover a city with someone who lives there: audios and tours with local guides
Hear the stories of every place with gems and, if the guide runs in-person tours, book one with them. You pay nothing until the guide accepts.
5 Things to See at Castillo San Felipe de Barajas: Is It Worth Going Inside?
What to see at Castillo San Felipe de Barajas, the Cartagena, Colombia fortress (San Felipe Castle): tunnels, walls, best view, tickets, hours and audio guide.
For guides
How to earn money as a guide on LightUp: audio guides and in-person tours
Sell audio guides, sell your in-person tours or do both. Here’s how each option works, how people book you and when you get paid.
Social Media for Tour Guides: The Complete Guide to Getting Found and Booked
The complete guide to social media for tour guides: why reels are the new word-of-mouth, which platform to be on, what to post, the mistakes to avoid, and how to turn views into bookings. With a full FAQ.
Your guide page on LightUp: one link for your audio guides, your tours and your bookings
Your tours with a booking button, your audio guides, a QR code and messages through LightUp: everything you do on one page.
Audio-guided places
Stories by local guides, in their own voice or an AI voice
Holocaust Memorial
LightUp5-min audioAI voice7 languagesBerlin, Germany
Light Boxes
LightUp4-min audioAI voice7 languagesBerlin, Germany
Mein Gott hilf mir, diese tödliche Liebe zu überleben
LightUp4-min audioAI voice7 languagesBerlin, Germany
RAW-Gelände
LightUp6-min audioAI voice7 languagesBerlin, Germany
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