15 Audio Tours in Canada That Survive the Shortlist

1.Icefields Parkway: a Smartphone Audio Driving Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 118 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $9Our pick

Review of the Icefields Parkway audio tour, with GPS-triggered stories, practical setup advice, costs, stops, strengths, and drawbacks.

“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!”

Check availability →Read our full review

2.Cabot Trail: a Smartphone Audio Driving Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 118 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $9

Review of Tripvia’s $9 Cabot Trail audio drive, with GPS narration, scenic stops, practical tips, technical drawbacks, and value advice.

“This audio tour was well-worth the money. We learned a lot about the Cabot Trail throughout our drive. There were some hidden spots to pull-over and see that we wouldn't have otherwise known about.”

Check availability →Read our full review

3.Niagara: Behind The Falls, Skylon Tower Ticket & Tesla Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 69 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $38

Review of Niagara’s Journey Behind the Falls, Skylon Tower, and Tesla audio tour, with honest advice on value, vouchers, timing, and winter visits.

“Full access to the falls was closed due to the weather; there was no Tesla audio self guided tour available, there were no ponchos provided as stated in the description. Guest should have been made aware so that an informed decision could have been made on purchasing tickets.”

Check availability →Read our full review

4.Sea to Sky Highway: a Smartphone Audio Driving Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 32 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.) · from $8Best value

Review of the Sea to Sky Highway audio tour, including GPS commentary, scenic stops, app tips, value, drawbacks, and who should book.

“The information provided was very useful and interesting. I would certainly recommend this to anyone driving the Sea to Sky Highway. I am not a techie but I had no trouble syncing this with my rental car's GPS and speakers. The only reason I didn't give it five stars is the narrator sometimes was a little needlessly corny in his attempted humor.”

Check availability →Read our full review

6.A 7th-Gen Local’s View of Downtown Charlottetown: An Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 27 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $11

Review of Charlottetown’s local audio walk, covering history, landmarks, app tips, value, route, drawbacks, and who should book it.

“We had many problems connecting; and following the directions. Audio issues. Other thank this, we loved the entire 5k walk. Great idea too. Wonderful history.”

Check availability →Read our full review

7.Smartphone Audio Driving Tour between Banff and Calgary

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 25 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $8

Review of the Banff to Calgary smartphone audio tour, with route highlights, app tips, costs, drawbacks, and advice on who should book.

“Excellent tour. We left Airdrie with the app open and logged into our tour and it started automatically when we arrive at the starting point. Lots of great information and the trivia was very engaging.”

Check availability →Read our full review

8.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 churches, gardens, cemeteries, and landmarks at your own pace with GPS audio, trivia, and offline access for $8.98.

“We chose this option over an expensive cruise sponsored excursion. The audio works very well, the auto start is a nice feature. The walk is lovely. It can be demanding if you’re physically challenged. Uphill and some uneven walking paths. Be advised. Great tour and would recommend!”

Check availability →Read our full review

9.Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour in Icefields Parkway

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · 8 to 16 hours (approx.) · from $19Top rated

Review of the $19.99 Icefields Parkway audio tour, with offline GPS guidance, scenic stops, practical tips, and itinerary advice.

“Our whole family enjoyed this audio tour. It helped us decide where to stop and made our day super special.”

Check availability →Read our full review

10.Self Guided Audio Driving Tour of the North Shore of PEI

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 24 reviews · 2 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $13

Explore PEI’s North Shore by car with GPS audio, coastal views, Green Gables, fishing villages, and flexible stops for one low group price.

“We are relatively computer neophytes, and could not navigate in the direction we wished to travel. It was quite frustrating. A recommended course of travel is a fine thing, but being more flexible and able to open a description ‘on demand’, we feel, would be beneficial..”

Check availability →Read our full review

11.Western Canada Self-Driving Audio Guide English and German

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 20 reviews · 365 days · from $29

Explore Western Canada by car with GPS audio in English or German, from Vancouver and Victoria to Banff, Jasper, and the Icefields Parkway.

Check availability →Read our full review

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

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

Explore Halifax’s waterfront at your own pace with GPS audio stories, trivia, and 20 stops for just $8.95 per device.

“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.”

Check availability →Read our full review

13.Art Center and Museum Audio Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 18 reviews · 1 day · from $12

Explore Montreal art, 19th-century paintings, artist studios, and Grévin wax figures in a historic Griffintown building for $12.

“c’est original et curieux d’entrer dans un atelier d’artistes”

Check availability →Read our full review

14.Self-Guided Audio Tours for the Canadian Rockies

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · 12 hours to 1 day (approx.) · from $39

Explore Banff, Jasper, Lake Louise, and the Icefields Parkway with a flexible GPS audio tour that works offline for one group price.

“We’ve toured so many places on our own. I honestly didn’t want to get this but my wife thought it wouldn’t hurt if we needed it (Banff vacation; our first time there). We loved it. Great information, amazing navigation and enjoyable to listen to. Really cool technology that works to take stress out of the vacation experience.”

Check availability →Read our full review

15.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.

“Good value for having 3 walking tours. Seaside and churches tour are very interesting and showing the most beautiful parts of Halifax. The Halifax explosion tour is very informative, but less to see at the places. The maps showed clearly the next stops, unfortunately not every tour gave the oral explanation to go to the next stop. One aspect I didn't like was the fact that my app shot itself down after 2 minutes. So many times after listening to the information I had to login, search the tour again before I could go on with the tours.”

Check availability →Read our full review