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The Sights of Banff: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour
By Tripvia Tours
6.4/10
6.4 out of 10Free cancellation available
per adult
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 1h 30m
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
Overview
Listen to a tour guide through your smartphone as you explore incredible Banff!
On this 5 km (return) sightseeing tour, you'll explore Banff's past and present as we point out historical buildings, sculptures, sights & attractions.
Highlights include the Banff Administration Building, Luxton Home Museum, Central Park & the Cascades of Time Gardens! Don't just see the beauty of Banff, hear what it has to say!
GPS map shows where you are and where to go next. As you get close, tour guide commentary automatically plays.
The tour also comes with a fun location based trivia game. After the commentary plays, look at your device and tap your answer.
Keep the professional tour guide experience, ditch crowded tour groups, tight schedules & high prices.
Enjoy anytime, not just on your booking date. Stop & start anywhere along route.
The number of travelers you select is the number of devices you can download the tour to.
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Activity location
- Buffalo Nations Museum
- 1 Birch Ave, On banks of Bow River
- T1L 1A8, Banff, Canada
Meeting/Redemption Point
- 12 Banff Ave
- 12 Banff Avenue
- T1L 1A1, Banff, Alberta, Canada
Check availability
Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour of Banff Avenue & Central Park in English
- 1h 30m
- Opening hours: Sat 0:00-23:30
- English
Language options: English
Price details
P 364.00 x 1 AdultP 364.00
Total
What's included, what's not
- No time constraints, take as long as you like to complete the tour
- Download on WIFI before (no signal required or data used during tour)
- Live GPS map shows route & your location
- Flexible dates - tour is yours to keep and enjoy anytime on Tripvia Tours.
- Tour guide commentary automatically plays at each point of interest
- Smartphone or tablet
- Headphones (optional - audio will play from device speaker too)
- Attraction tickets
- **Recommended attractions may be closed/inaccessible due to season or reasons beyond our control.
Know before you book
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Activity itinerary
Buffalo Nations Museum
- 5m
- Admission ticket not included
Listen to a tour guide through your smartphone as you explore incredible Banff!
On this 5 km (return) sightseeing tour, you'll explore Banff's past as well as it's present as we point out historical buildings, sculptures, sights & attractions.
Highlights include the Banff Administration Building, Luxton Home Museum, Central Park & the Cascades of Time Gardens!
Don't just see the beauty of Banff, hear what it has to say!
Live GPS map shows where you are and where to go next. As you get close, tour guide commentary will automatically play.
The tour also comes with a fun location based trivia game. After the commentary plays, look at your device and tap your guess at the answer.
Keep the professional tour guide experience, ditch the crowded tour groups, tight schedules and high prices.
Enjoy anytime, not just on your booking date. Stop & start anywhere along route.
Note: the number of travelers you select is the number of devices you can download the tour to.
Banff National Park Administration Building
- 5m
You'll be in awe at this incredible building. While you stare (it's ok to stare in this case), we'll tell you all about it!
Cascade Gardens
- 15m
Discover this magical 4-acre park built in the 1930s that features gardens terraced into the scenic hillside. The garden includes two separate points of interest you'll experience: the Cambrian & Devonian pavilions.
Banff Pedestrian Bridge
- 5m
As you stare out over the majestic Bow River from the pedestrian bridge, we'll tell you about all about the man known as Mr. Banff!
Buffalo Street & Muskrat Street
- 5m
See if you can find the elevation marker (looks like a coin) that's implanted in the sidewalk. While you look, we'll tell you what it means!
514 Buffalo St
- 5m
We'll point out the Crandell Peck Cabin, one of Banff's oldest buildings. It was built by the original owner, Edward Henry Crandell in 1907, using almost entirely locally sourced materials.
Buffalo Street & Otter Street
- 5m
Any idea what an inukshuk is? We'll point one out and tell you all about it.
525 Buffalo St #521
- 5m
You'll stroll by the Banff Powerstation and learn how it powered the town's streetlights and homes in 1905.
Ken Madsen Path
- 5m
While you venture down the scenic path, we'll tell you a bit about the history of Banff.
117 Grizzly St
- 5m
We'll point out one of Canada's historic places, the Tarry-a-while residence. This was the home of Mary Schaffer Warren. Mary was well-known for her early explorations, writings and paintings chronicling the Canadian Rockies.
Otter Street & Caribou Street
- 5m
While you walk to the next point of interest, we'll keep things 'cool' and tell you about Banff's climate!
The Historic Luxton Home Museum
- 5m
- Admission ticket not included
You'll see the historic home, which features a glimpse into the life of this pioneer family, and of Banff, over a period of nine decades.
Caribou Street & Banff Avenue
- 5m
You'll take in Caribou Corner while we tell you about when the Brewster family came to Banff in 1886 and set-up shop right here.
204 Banff Ave
- 5m
We'll point out the four sentries sculpture, a mainstay on Banff Ave.
214 Banff Ave
- 5m
We'll point out a big mural on Banff Ave that depicts the Cave & Basin site, which is the perfect opportunity to tell you all about it!
Banff Visitor Centre
- 5m
We'll point out the visitor centre where you can get more information on the all the amazing things to do in the area.
St. Paul's Presbyterian Church
- 5m
We'll tell you about this beautiful church that was built in 1930, but the story starts well before that as St. Paul’s church was established in 1887.
Banff Avenue & Elk Street
- 5m
Go ahead and have a seat at the fire, warm up a bit! Well, it's made of stone, so we'll just tell you about the monument instead.
Caribou Street & Bear Street
- 5m
You'll see the old Cascade lodge, home to the Banff Freemasons.
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- 5m
- Admission ticket not included
You'll learn about the museum, which seeks to preserve and make accessible the history and culture of the Rocky Mountains.
Central Park
- 5m
You'll take a stroll through Central park, and we'll tell you about a big pile of rocks in the middle. Seriously.
Banff Park Museum
- 5m
- Admission ticket not included
You'll learn about the National Historic Site of Canada, which was established in 1895. It's purpose was to house an exhibit of taxidermy mounted specimens of animals, plants and minerals associated with the park.
Banff Avenue & Buffalo Street
- 5m
We'll point out the Dave Whyte block, which has significant heritage value as one of the oldest remaining, largely intact, commercial buildings in Banff.
107 Banff Ave
- 5m
You'll see Harmony Lane, a prominent commercial building built in the rustic National Park style, with beautiful river stone pillars.
Rundle United (Ralph Connor Memorial United Church)
- 5m
Learn about the man behind the church's name, from the man himself! Er, our tour guide Don doing his best Mr. Rundle impersonation I mean.
Beaver Street & Buffalo Street
- 5m
You'll see the Superintendent's Residence and learn about the responsibilities of the Park Superintendent, who live here.
Royal Canadian Legion Col. Moore Branch 26
- 5m
Finally, you'll see the Banff Legion and the cenotaph that was built out front in 1920!
Parks Administration Building (Pass by)
You'll see this amazing building!
All In The Wild Gallery (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Banff Avenue (Pass by)
You'll walk up and down this famous Avenue during the tour.
Canada House Art Gallery (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Cascade Shops (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Ink Pots Hiking Trail (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Surprise Corner (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Tunnel Mountain Drive (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Spray River Trail Loop (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Fenland Trail (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Banff Gondola (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Lake Minnewanka (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Bow Falls (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Sunshine Meadows (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Bow Valley Parkway (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Tunnel Mountain Trail (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Parker Ridge Trail (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Cave and Basin National Historic Site (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Two Jack Lake (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Vermilion Lakes (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Hoodoos Trail (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Banff Legacy Trail (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Johnson Lake (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Cascade Ponds (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Helen Lake Trail (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Cascade Waterfall (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Location
Activity location
- Buffalo Nations Museum
- 1 Birch Ave, On banks of Bow River
- T1L 1A8, Banff, Canada
Meeting/Redemption Point
- 12 Banff Ave
- 12 Banff Avenue
- T1L 1A1, Banff, Alberta, Canada
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