8 Alberta Audio Tours Worth a Morning

1.Icefields Parkway: a Smartphone Audio Driving Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 118 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) Our pick

Review of the $9 Icefields Parkway audio tour, with GPS narration, scenic stops, setup tips, value, drawbacks, and who should book.

“We downloaded the app before we left to drive the highway. Had some trouble getting it to play in the car but finally figured it out. If you like a lot of history then you would probably enjoy it. I did like that it would talk about what was coming up and the was nice because it was not always identified on the highway!”

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2.Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour in Icefields Parkway

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · 8 to 16 hours (approx.) Top rated

Review of the Icefields Parkway audio driving tour, with route highlights, offline GPS guidance, pricing, tips, and who should book.

“A great history lesson of the area travelled. The drive itself is beautiful and the stories described provide even more life to it.”

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3.Smartphone Audio Driving Tour between Lake Louise and Calgary

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 15 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Review of the $8.22 Lake Louise to Calgary audio drive, with flexible stops, Banff sights, quizzes, offline use, and practical tips.

“App kept stopping mid sentence. Had to close and reopen, choose which drive again over 5 times until we have up. Weird computer voice when it was working with only basic basic facts. Just not great.”

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4.Discover the Lake Agnes Tea House Trail with an Audio Nature Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 7 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $8

Review the Lake Agnes Tea House Trail audio tour in Banff, with trail details, app tips, costs, highlights, drawbacks, and booking advice.

“A Very good hike, one of the best things I did in Banff. (please note it’s more than a moderate hike because it is all up hill) The terrain is fairly flat. The audio was nice hear, although it kicked in and out often so I was fussing with my phone to adjust which was a little annoying but worth the money.”

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5.Ghosts of Drumheller: a Smartphone Audio Ghost Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.) · from $6Best value

Explore Drumheller’s haunted sites with a flexible smartphone audio tour featuring hoodoos, coal mines, dinosaurs, and ghost stories.

“My partner and I recently completed the Drumheller Ghost Walk tour through Tripvia and while the tour was overall a great success there were some drawbacks. Two of the stops were off by about a block - Stops 10 and 11 should have been one more block west to be in the correct location. Also - stop 11 which was the Valley Doll Museum needs to be updated as that museum is now permanently closed and there is no sign or anything that it used to be there. The second criticism I had is that as the route takes you from stop 17 to 18 it has you crossing a very busy street…”

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6.Yoho National Park Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.)

Review of Yoho’s self-guided audio drive, with GPS stories, waterfalls, railway history, pricing, stops, tips, and practical advice.

“The only easy part was paying. The guide never worked, the support non-existent. Waste of time and money. Dont waste yours.”

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7.Audio Tour for Self-Guided Drives in Waterton National Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.)

Explore Waterton, Frank Slide, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, and Alberta ranch country with a flexible offline audio driving tour.

“Another great tour by Guide Along. We truly enjoyed the Canadian Rockies & Glacier so decided to add this one for our drive back to Calgary to fly home. We explored Waterton as a result, a real gem! The rest of the tour surely passed the time and kept us engaged. We were a little surprised at the female narrator for part of the journey after a week of our guy, but we adjusted. Haha. We felt like he was a family member after so many days.”

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8.Lake Louise & Moraine Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.)

Explore Lake Louise and Moraine Lake at your own pace with an offline audio tour covering 56 miles, 39 stories, hikes, viewpoints, and Banff scenery.

“The tour was awesome. We enjoyed a lot on our trip to the Lake. The self guided tour added more value to our trip. I'm glad we opted for the self guided tour. It was a great and easy to use. Definitely recommend this tour!”

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