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Support for better visits.

Clear answers about purchasing, digital delivery, guide access, audio, refunds, routes, languages, venue rules, and getting help before or during your visit.

Email supportsupport@tourwhisper.com for purchases, access, audio, and refunds.
Response timeWe do our best to respond within up to two business days.
Digital guides onlyOne-time digital purchases — no physical product is shipped.

After purchase

After you get your guide

Open your guide on your phone, choose your route, language, and experience style where available, then follow the stop list or map when you are ready.

Digital guide

Venue tickets not included.

TourWhisper gives you the self-guided audio experience. Admission, parking, transportation, special exhibits, food, and venue services are separate unless clearly stated.

Quick Help

Start here if something is not working.

These are the questions visitors are most likely to need before buying, after purchase, or while standing at the place.

I need to access my guide

Use the same email address used at purchase. If access does not appear, close your browser and sign in again through the secure email link.

See access questions

The audio is not playing

Check phone volume, silent mode, Bluetooth, and internet, then close and reopen the guide.

Fix audio issues

GPS is not available for my guide

GPS and automatic playback may be available only for selected experiences. Use the stop list or map and tap play manually.

See GPS help

I need a refund

Email support within one hour after payment, from your purchase email, with the guide name and purchase date.

Review refund help

What is included?

Your guide includes the self-guided audio experience. Admission, parking, and venue tickets are not included unless clearly stated.

See ticket questions

Languages and accessibility

Available languages and accessibility features depend on each guide. Check the experience page before purchasing.

See language help

Need help before or during your visit?

Email support@tourwhisper.com for purchases, refunds, account access, and audio issues. We do our best to respond as soon as possible — please allow up to two business days.

Visit-day help

Before you go

Bring your phone, charge your battery, and use headphones where helpful. Check venue hours, tickets, parking, and rules directly with the place before your visit.

Creators & Institutions

Let’s build better self-guided experiences together.

TourWhisper is growing as a platform for meaningful place-based storytelling. We want to collaborate with creators, cultural institutions, tourism partners, and local experts who help visitors understand places more deeply.

For creators

Are you a writer, guide, educator, researcher, photographer, historian, storyteller, or local expert? Contact us to propose a future guide, contribute place-based stories, or explore how your knowledge could become a TourWhisper experience.

  • Propose a new city, route, museum, or landmark guide
  • Collaborate on narration, research, or creative direction
  • Explore future creator credits, partnerships, or revenue models

For institutions

Museums, landmarks, cultural centers, universities, historic sites, tourism boards, and visitor organizations can contact us to discuss collaborations, multilingual experiences, visitor education, corrections, and content updates.

  • Create clearer self-guided visitor experiences
  • Support multiple languages and visit styles
  • Request corrections, updates, or approved institutional context

For partners

If you work with travelers, students, guests, members, or local visitors, TourWhisper can help turn a place into a more flexible, personal, and useful experience before, during, and after the visit.

  • Help visitors get more value from a place
  • Offer guided context without fixed tour schedules
  • Collaborate on routes, themes, and visitor education

What to include when you contact us: your name, organization or creator profile, city or place, the type of collaboration you have in mind, and any existing materials, links, or guide ideas you want us to review.

Contact creators@tourwhisper.com

Popular Topics

Find the help topic that fits your question.

Built for the common questions visitors have with self-guided audio experiences: access, audio, GPS availability, route flexibility, tickets, refunds, languages, safety, and collaboration.

FAQ

Common questions, answered clearly.

This FAQ supports visitors before purchase, after purchase, and during the visit — from digital delivery and access to prices, refunds, routes, audio, tickets, languages, safety, and collaboration.

About TourWhisper

What is TourWhisper?
TourWhisper provides personalized self-guided audio experiences for museums, landmarks, walking tours, scenic drives, road trips, and other meaningful places. Each guide is designed to help you know what to notice, where to look, and why it matters.
Is TourWhisper a live guided tour?
No. TourWhisper is self-guided. There is no live guide, fixed group, or scheduled tour time. You use your phone, begin when you are ready, and explore at your own pace.
What makes TourWhisper different?
TourWhisper connects the place, its stops, the surroundings, and the stories into one experience. Where available, you can choose the route, narration style, and language that fit your visit.

Purchases, digital delivery, and access

How is my guide delivered after purchase?
TourWhisper guides are digital products. No physical product is shipped. After payment is completed, the confirmation screen will indicate that your guide is available. You will also receive an email confirming your payment.
How do I access my guide?
Use the same email address used for the purchase. If the full guide does not appear, close your browser and sign in again. TourWhisper will send a secure sign-in link to that email address. Open the link, return to the purchased guide, and the full audio experience should be available.
How long can I access a purchased guide?
Unless a different access period is clearly displayed before purchase, access lasts for one year from the purchase date.
What information should I include when asking for access help?
Email support@tourwhisper.com from the purchase email and include the guide name, purchase date, device type, and a short explanation of the issue. Screenshots are helpful.
Can I listen with other people?
Yes. You may play the guide aloud for companions who are physically exploring with you, including through a phone speaker, shared audio equipment, headphones, or vehicle speakers. You may not share your account, secure sign-in link, or purchased access so another person can use the guide independently.
How many devices may I use?
You may currently access a purchased guide on up to two personal devices, including at the same time. This allowance does not permit account sharing or separate independent use by another person.
Can I buy a guide as a gift?
Gift options may be added in the future. Until then, contact support@tourwhisper.com if you need help purchasing access for someone else.

Prices, payments, promotions, and taxes

Do all guides cost the same?
No. Prices vary by guide. The price displayed on the guide page and at checkout is the price that applies to that purchase.
What currency does TourWhisper use?
TourWhisper’s base prices are set in U.S. dollars. Depending on your location and available checkout options, you may be offered a supported local currency. The final price and payment currency will be shown before you complete the purchase.
How do promotional prices work?
TourWhisper may offer promotional prices or discounts for a limited time. A promotion remains available only while it is displayed on the applicable guide page or at checkout. The final discount and price will be shown before payment.
Will taxes be added?
Any applicable taxes will be calculated and displayed before payment is completed. Your bank or card provider may separately charge foreign-transaction or currency-conversion fees that TourWhisper does not control.
Are payments secure?
Payments are processed securely by Stripe or another disclosed payment provider. TourWhisper does not store your complete payment-card details on its own systems.

Refunds and support

What is TourWhisper’s refund policy?
You may request a full refund within one hour after payment is successfully completed, for any reason. An eligible request remains eligible even if you have already opened, accessed, or listened to part or all of the guide.
How do I request a refund?
Email support@tourwhisper.com within one hour after payment is completed. Send the request from the same email address used for the purchase and include the guide name, purchase date, and order or receipt information, if available. The time the email is sent determines whether the request was made within the one-hour period.
What happens after the one-hour refund period?
After one hour, purchases are generally non-refundable, except where required by law or when a verified TourWhisper technical issue prevented reasonable access to the purchased guide.
How long does an approved refund take?
Approved refunds are returned to the original payment method and normally appear within five to ten business days, depending on the customer’s bank or payment method.
What if the venue is closed?
Venue hours, closures, admission, parking, reservations, and access are controlled by the venue, not TourWhisper. Please check official venue information before your visit. The one-hour refund policy still applies; after that period, venue closures do not automatically qualify for a refund unless required by law.
How quickly will support answer?
We do our best to respond as soon as possible. Please allow up to two business days for a response.

Shipping, returns, subscriptions, and cancellations

Do you ship anything?
No. TourWhisper sells digital audio experiences. No physical products are shipped.
Can I return a physical product?
There is no physical product to return. Requests involving a guide purchase are handled under the Refund Policy.
Does TourWhisper have subscriptions or recurring charges?
Not currently. TourWhisper currently offers one-time guide purchases only. There are no subscriptions, automatic renewals, or recurring charges to cancel.

Routes, stops, and experience styles

Do I need to follow a fixed route?
No. You can follow the suggested route or adapt the experience by skipping stops, replaying stops, or spending more time where you want.
What are route options?
Some experiences include route lengths such as Must-See Route for essential stops, Highlights Plus for a fuller path, and Full Immersion for the most complete experience.
What are experience styles?
Some guides include Thoughtful Explorer for reflective depth, Young Adventurer for a lighter and more playful approach, and Inclusive Learner for clearer, more descriptive guidance.
Can I pause, replay, or skip?
Yes. You can pause, replay, skip ahead, or continue at your own pace.

Audio, GPS, and phone use

What should I do if the audio does not play?
Check phone volume, silent mode, Bluetooth, and internet connection. Then close and reopen the guide. If the problem continues, email support@tourwhisper.com.
Is GPS available for every guide?
No. GPS or automatic location-based playback may be available only for selected experiences. You can still use the stop list or map and tap play manually.
Do I need internet service?
Some features may require internet access. Unless a guide clearly states that offline access is available, plan to use an internet connection.
Can I connect TourWhisper to car speakers?
For driving experiences, you can usually connect your phone through Bluetooth, USB, or the vehicle’s audio system. Set up and test the audio before driving.
Do I need headphones?
Headphones or earbuds are recommended in museums, indoor spaces, and crowded areas. For driving experiences, you may prefer the vehicle speakers.

Tickets and venue rules

Is admission included?
No. Admission, parking, transportation, special tickets, shows, food, and venue services are not included unless clearly stated.
Is TourWhisper an official venue guide?
Only when clearly stated. Some TourWhisper experiences are independently created and are not sponsored, approved, or endorsed by the featured place.
Can TourWhisper guarantee access to a place?
No. The venue controls admission, hours, closures, capacity, accessibility, and on-site rules.

Languages and accessibility

What languages are available?
Languages depend on the guide. Check the individual experience page before purchase.
Can I read instead of listen?
Some experiences include transcripts or read-along text. Availability depends on the guide.
Is TourWhisper accessible?
TourWhisper is designed to support different ways of exploring, including clearer narration and descriptive guidance where available. Physical accessibility also depends on the venue, route, terrain, elevators, stairs, crowds, and local conditions.

Safety

What should I remember while walking?
Pay attention to your surroundings, crossings, traffic, stairs, crowds, uneven surfaces, weather, and venue instructions. Pause the audio whenever you need to focus on safety.
Can a driver operate TourWhisper while driving?
No. Drivers must not hold, read, browse, or adjust TourWhisper while driving. Set up the guide before moving and let a passenger operate the device when possible.

Creators and institutions

Can creators work with TourWhisper?
Yes. Writers, guides, educators, researchers, storytellers, historians, photographers, and local experts may contact creators@tourwhisper.com.
Can museums or institutions contact TourWhisper?
Yes. Museums, landmarks, historic sites, cultural centers, universities, cities, tourism boards, and visitor organizations may contact creators@tourwhisper.com for collaborations, corrections, multilingual experiences, and visitor education.

Still need help?

Email support@tourwhisper.com for purchases, refunds, account access, audio issues, and general support, or contact creators@tourwhisper.com for creator and institution conversations. Please allow up to two business days for a response.