Canada · AUDIO TOURS
The 15 best audio tours you can book right now, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Review of the $9 Icefields Parkway audio tour, with GPS narration, offline use, scenic stops, setup tips, and honest value advice.
“This digital tour was great for our ride through the Columbia Icefields. My husband, teenage children and I found the information interesting and the quizzes entertaining. Worked well downloaded to my iPhone.”
Review of the Cabot Trail smartphone audio tour, with practical tips on downloads, scenic stops, history, value, and common app glitches.
“A great way to not miss out on any stops along the Cabot Trail for sure! Trust that the app will let you know what's coming up and you will totally enjoy this awesome product!”
Review of Niagara’s Journey Behind the Falls, Skylon Tower, and Nikola Tesla audio tour, with practical tips on tickets, timing, value, and winter visits.
“If I could give this experience and company 0, I would. The whole trip is a sham. The company doesn’t send you any detailed instructions about the tour. You are better off buying there at the spot. Too long to write exactly what happened at our tour but we didn’t even get to see the Tesla tour as this company gave 0 instructions Journey behind the falls is a waste of time, we came at 3 as the company didn’t tell us what time we had to arrive, just stated times 10-5. We came they gave us hard time About the vouchers then we waited for about 2 hours to…”
Explore Charlottetown with a local audio guide, GPS directions, major landmarks, quirky stories, offline maps, and flexible self-guided walking.
“Great App self guided tour which gave us an excellent way to explore the town ans see all the important sites and historic buildings without the high cost of a full coach or on-person guided tour.”
Review of the Banff to Calgary smartphone audio tour, with route highlights, app tips, value advice, drawbacks, and booking guidance.
“Visiting Lake Louise was one of the best experiences I have ever had. This site is so pristine and full of History. my family and I enjoyed it as part of our audio tour.”
Review of Halifax’s self-guided audio walk through churches, gardens, cemeteries, and landmarks, with route details, value, tips, and drawbacks.
“It is an interesting technique to give a self guided tour. The mapping technology is a bit buggy, but not insurmountable. The tour is interesting, but I found some of the stops really uninteresting. “The oldest outdoor park in Canada.” Okay, kind of cool, but it just looked like a park. :) Fun, if you have the time.”
Review of the Icefields Parkway audio driving tour, with GPS-guided stories, glacier stops, practical tips, pricing, and advice for planning your route.
“Our whole family enjoyed this audio tour. It helped us decide where to stop and made our day super special.”
Explore PEI’s North Shore by car with GPS audio, coastal views, Green Gables, Acadian history, and flexible stops for one low group price.
“My experience was terrible. The app kept repeating itself, driving me around in circles going nowhere. I followed the instructions and still got very easily lost. Gave up after 20 minutes. Not worth the money, which by the way, if you’re honest and declare all the passengers in your car, you pay more for!! It shouldn’t matter if it’s one person or a full car. It should not cost more when we’re all in the same vehicle.”
Explore Western Canada by car with GPS audio stories in English or German, from Vancouver and Victoria to Banff, Jasper, and the Icefields Parkway.
Review of Halifax’s self-guided boardwalk audio tour, with GPS commentary, trivia, key sights, pricing, app tips, and practical advice.
“I was not able to download the app .;-) I was suppose to use the audio yesterday September 11th 2023”
Explore Montreal art, 19th-century paintings, artist studios, and Grévin wax figures in a historic Griffintown building for $12.
“Le temps que j’avais à ma disposition j’étais pas pressé j’allais à mon rythme”
Explore Banff, Jasper, Lake Louise, and Yoho with a GPS audio guide offering offline stories, directions, and flexible routes.
“We absolutely LOVED having this guide on our trip. So many interesting tips and facts that we would have otherwise missed. The narrator pointed out so much interesting history, geography, nature and even some funny stories. It truly kept us engaged and exploring even longer just to see everything that was mentioned. We went on and purchased another guide for SW Alberta & Waterton to continue our road trip because we enjoyed it so much.”
Explore Halifax at your own pace with three GPS audio walks covering the Explosion, churches, gardens, graveyards, boardwalk, and seaport.
“This was the worst experience ever trying to navigate how to use the tour on our phone. It was cumbersome, frustrate and ultimately useless. I’m calling now that I’m back in the US to request a full refund.”
Review the Icefields Parkway audio tour from Jasper to Lake Louise, with 76 stories, offline maps, flexible stops, and practical tips.
“great way to export the Icefield Parkway. Great history, stories about spots along the way and descriptions so you can decide to stop and trails, outlooks,etc on the way. Parkway is beautiful, audio tour made it very interesting.”
Review of the Lake Louise to Calgary audio driving tour, with route highlights, app tips, value advice, and honest drawbacks.
“The explanation about tunnel mountain, which does not have a tunnel going through it. Very entertaining and audio would start with the geographical location. Silly quizzes were entertaining, too.”
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