TourGuide POIs

TourGuide files are created by private users or third-party developers. Garmin does not create or support the creation of TourGuide files. TourGuide is a feature available on Garmin devices with MP3 players.

TourGuides consist of custom POIs joined with descriptive .mp3 audio files and accompanying .jpg images. TourGuide POI are chosen as a destination from the Custom POI menu, When approaching the POI the device will play the .mp3 file and display the associated image.

A TourGuide consists of 1 .gpx file that includes waypoint information for each location and a matching .mp3 and .jpg file for each location. All files should be saved in 1 main directory on the computer. One level of sub-folders is allowed to improve organization. The POI Loader integrates all 3 files into the .gpi file when loading to a device.

All associated files must contain the word "TourGuide" in the filename to activate the TourGuide feature on the GPS. The letters T and G must be capitalized. Do not use any keywords, or special characters like the “@” symbol in the filenames. For example, "TourGuide.mp3," "TourGuide USA.mp3" or "TourGuideOKCORAL.mp3" are all valid TourGuide filenames.

A common folder structure for a TourGuide:

~\Documents\Main Folder\TourGuide.gpx
~\Documents\Main Folder\First POI\ - separate sub-folders for each POI containing the TourGuide.mp3 and TourGuide.jpg files