Smartphone Audio Tours in Canada: The 15 We’d Book

Icefields Parkway: a Smartphone Audio Driving Tour

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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Cabot Trail: a Smartphone Audio Driving Tour

2.Cabot Trail: a Smartphone Audio Driving Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 118 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.)

Review of Tripvia’s Cabot Trail audio tour, with scenic stops, local history, hiking tips, pricing, app advice, and honest drawbacks.

“Easy to install, easy to use and very informative. We were happy to have some notice about where to stop and the background information about what you were seeing. It’s an absolute bargain definitely worth the cost.”

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Smartphone Audio Driving Tour between Banff and Calgary

3.Smartphone Audio Driving Tour between Banff and Calgary

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 25 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

A flexible GPS audio tour between Banff and Calgary with Rocky Mountain history, trivia, scenic stops, offline access, and useful driving tips.

“This did not work well for us at all. To try and listen and observe along the way to Banff and navigate where we’ve never been before just didn’t work for us.”

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Halifax Churches, Gardens & Graveyards: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

4.Halifax Churches, Gardens & Graveyards: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 25 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (approx.) · from $8

Explore Halifax’s churches, gardens, cemeteries, and landmarks with a flexible GPS audio tour priced at $8.98 per device.

“This self paced audio walking tour was great. The tour covers many areas in Halifax and because we were in control of the pace had plenty of time to investigate further the locations. The map easily brought us to the tour locations and with the GPS link it was great as you arrive at the spot the audio narrative begins. Allowed us to also take a break when we needed. Loved this tour very much worth it!”

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Halifax Boardwalk & Seaport: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

5.Halifax Boardwalk & Seaport: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 19 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.) · from $8

Review of Halifax’s GPS audio walking tour, covering 2.5 km of waterfront sights, app tips, value, stops, and who should book.

“My wife needed a nap, so I took the audio tour alone. Excellent way to spend a couple hours alone through an area that would otherwise go without explanation.”

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Explore Halifax with 3 Unique Smartphone Audio Walking Tours

6.Explore Halifax with 3 Unique Smartphone Audio Walking Tours

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 16 reviews · 1 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $18

Explore Halifax at your own pace with three GPS audio walks covering the Explosion, churches, gardens, graveyards, boardwalk, and seaport.

“The only thing that would make this better is having a live guide! The app kicks in when your GPS is enabled; just as you approach the location. It is informative, and the historical pictures are helpful. More would be even better!”

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Smartphone Audio Driving Tour between Lake Louise and Calgary

7.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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Discover the Rockies: 6 Self-Guided Smartphone Audio Tour Bundle

8.Discover the Rockies: 6 Self-Guided Smartphone Audio Tour Bundle

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 10 reviews · 3 to 6 hours (approx.)

Review of Tripvia’s six self-guided Rockies audio tours, covering Banff, Canmore, Lake Louise, Kananaskis, and the Icefields Parkway.

“Mohammed, our guide, was the greatest. He talked to them about the climate, culture, and mountain life. Transportation went smoothly, but the traffic is crazy! Our family suggests this trip!”

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Niagara Peninsula: a Smartphone Audio Driving Tour

9.Niagara Peninsula: a Smartphone Audio Driving Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 10 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.)

Explore Niagara Falls, wine country, canals, battlefields, farms, and hidden corners with a flexible GPS audio driving tour.

“A great way to see things off the beaten path. Very interesting facts along the travel route. we saw things that were non touristy. Had a little trouble with the audio, but over all a great time.”

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Smartphone Audio Driving Tour between Kamloops & Revelstoke

10.Smartphone Audio Driving Tour between Kamloops & Revelstoke

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 8 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)

Review of the Kamloops to Revelstoke audio driving tour, with route highlights, setup tips, value, drawbacks, and advice for road-trip planning.

“We had challenges keeping the route connected and so would regularly skip back to the beginning. We also don’t have children so the style of the commentary was annoying to us. We ended up reading it out to avoid the tone and the dropped connections. It was okay but having purchased a previous one for Joshua Tree which was great, I was disappointed in this one”

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The Sights of Banff: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

11.The Sights of Banff: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 7 reviews · 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $8

Explore Banff’s history at your own pace with a GPS audio walk covering gardens, heritage buildings, museums, and 27 local sights.

“It was a little hard to get used to initially, but once I got the hang of it it was a great introduction to Banff. Nice inexpensive way to get to know the town and it's history”

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Discover Downtown Regina: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

12.Discover Downtown Regina: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 7 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (approx.) · from $6Best value

Explore Regina’s historic core with a $6.72 GPS audio walk featuring heritage buildings, trivia, flexible timing, and offline access.

“Worked well. Liked the geolocation. Could just walk down the street and when I passed a site, the audio would automatically start playing. The details for each place were brief, but interesting. Only complaint I have was that the tour did lead me down a street that was under construction and I wasn't sure how to get around it, so I ended up missing about 5 of the sites on the list. In addition, it routed me down a street with a bunch of homeless people and drug addicts, but probably can't blame the app for that.”

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Irish Loop Smartphone Audio Driving Tour

13.Irish Loop Smartphone Audio Driving Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · 4 to 8 hours (approx.)

Review the Irish Loop Smartphone Audio Driving Tour from St. John’s, with Cape Spear, Ferryland, wildlife, folklore, price, and practical tips.

“Easy to follow instructions. Fantastic million dollar views. To really have the ability to enjoy the stops and scenery we did the tour over 2 days. Recommended!”

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Sights of Moose Jaw Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

14.Sights of Moose Jaw Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

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

Explore Moose Jaw’s historic center at your own pace with GPS audio, murals, landmarks, trivia, and flexible self-guided walking.

“This was a great way to see the sights of Moose Jaw. We took a leisurely walk all around the downtown area. Lots of interesting sights to look at. Lots of history.”

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Ghosts of Drumheller: a Smartphone Audio Ghost Tour

15.Ghosts of Drumheller: a Smartphone Audio Ghost Tour

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

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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