Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour in Icefields Parkway
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Alberta, Canada
- 8 to 16 hours (approx.)
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Get to your tour location without stress via Gypsy Guide’s audio tour. Don’t miss your way and enjoy fascinating stories behind every location you pass or stop by. This audio driving tour covers Icefields Parkway, Crowfoot Glacier, Crowfoot Glacier, Weeping Wall, Peyto Lake, Parker Ridge Trail, Athabasca Glacier, Sunwapta Falls and Canyon, Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre, and Athabasca Falls.
- Self-paced audio guide travel through the Icefields Parkway
- Listen to stories, tips, and directions for every location you stop or pass by
- Audio guide works fine offline, using GPS without wifi or cell service
- Explore the glacier-fed lake, the most visited glacier in North America
What's Included
- GuideAlong (GyPSy Guide) Audio Tour: 150 Points
- Location Based: Stories, tips & directions that autoplay
- Flexible Routes: Suggested itineraries or create your own
- Trip Planners: In-app, web and PDF
- Easy To Use: Pre-download and tour offline
- Buy once, use forever! No expiry, includes free updates
- Support: Toll free phone, chat and email
- National Park Passes
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Lake Louise, AB T0L 1E0, Canada
Start at (Lake Louise or Jasper) or join anywhere along the tour route. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour" and follow the instructions to download now over Wi-Fi/cell service. Then, preview the start location/s and tour route in the app.
End point
- Jasper, AB T0E 0A8, Canada
Commentary plays automatically based on your location, so you have flexibility on where and when you want to start and end your tour anywhere along the tour route.
Operating hours
- 05/16/2023 - 04/09/2027
Monday - Sunday : 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Itinerary
1
Icefields Parkway
8 hours • Admission Ticket Free
2
Crowfoot Glacier
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Bow Lake
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Weeping Wall (Pass By)
4
Peyto Lake
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Parker Ridge Trail
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
6
Athabasca Glacier
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
7
Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre
3 hours • Admission Ticket Free
8
Sunwapta Falls and Canyon
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
9
Athabasca Falls
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- How to Access: After booking you’ll receive an email and text with instructions (search “Download Audio Tour”). Click the link in the email/text to sign in with your preferred Apple or Google account and redeem your voucher code ahead of time.
- Download The GuideAlong App: Download the free app over WiFi or cellular data and sign in with the same Apple or Google account.
- Download The Tour: Download the tour in the GuideAlong app under 'My Tours' over WiFi or cellular data.
- Start The Tour: Open the tour in the GuideAlong app to preview the start locations, tour route and trip planner, or start the tour.
- Location-Based Stories: Audio commentary plays automatically as you drive using your phone’s GPS chip. Wherever you are and whichever direction you’re going, you’ll hear the best stories and tips.
- Flexible Travel Date: Tours are a one-time purchase with no expiry or date/time limit. If your plans change to a different day, there’s no need to change your travel date.
- Tour at Your Leisure: With GuideAlong, you control the pace. Start, stop, and resume the tour any day, anytime, adapting it to your schedule.
- Driving Tours: Group Savings: One purchase covers everyone in the vehicle, making it a cost-effective way to explore.
- Works Offline: No internet or cell service is required once the audio tour is downloaded to your phone, so you can relax and tour offline.
- Bring A Charger: Pack a USB/C car charger for charging and easy sound connectivity, and make sure your device is fully charged.
- Technical Support: The GuideAlong support team is available daily by toll-free phone, online chat, and email.
- The app’s audio will play through your car’s Apple CarPlay and Android Auto display, while the app’s map will display on your phone. You can connect your phone to the car via Bluetooth to listen to the commentary through the car stereo.
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
5.0
based on 24 reviews
Eleanor_L, Sep 2025
We listened on the way to Jasper and on the way back. Great advice on hikes helped an elderly relative decide which hikes to go on.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Hi Eleanor, we’re delighted to hear that our Icefields Parkway audio tour was helpful during your trip to Jasper. It’s great to know that the hiking suggestions were helpful for your relative. We hope to join you on the road again soon!
Jill_J, Jun 2025
Great balance of background of area, points of interest and needed information. This area is breathtaking, historic and worth every minute of the journey
Response from Host, Jun 2025
Hi Jill, thank you for taking our Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour of the Icefields Parkway. We’re thrilled that you enjoyed the balance of history, interesting facts, and breathtaking views. It’s truly a stunning area, and we’re glad the tour enhanced your experience. We hope to join you on the road again soon!
Hasna_F, Sep 2024
Great information , highly recommended. The information provided was useful and helped us navigate our journey better.
Response from Host, Sep 2024
Hi Hasna, thank you for sharing your experience with our Icefields Parkway audio tour. We're delighted to hear that you found the information useful and that it enhanced your journey along this stunning route. We hope to join you on the road again soon!
Sam_E, Jul 2024
This audio guide worked brilliantly on our recent trip. I'd downloaded it all before hand (app and tour) and it worked seamlessly once we arrived at the start of the tour and throughout. We learnt lots more about the area from 'The Dude' that really added to our experience - made a couple of stops that we might otherwise have driven past. Would definitely recommend and a bargain at £10. We used it both heading North and then again the next day when driving back South down the parkway.
Response from Host, Jul 2024
Hi Sam, thank you for sharing your experience with our Icefields Parkway audio tour! We're delighted that it worked brilliantly and seamlessly for your trip, heading both north and south. We hope to join you on the road again soon.
Harshal_S, Jul 2024
A great history lesson of the area travelled. The drive itself is beautiful and the stories described provide even more life to it.
Response from Host, Jul 2024
Hi Harshal, thank you for sharing your experience. We're delighted to hear that the self-guided audio driving tour on the Icefields Parkway provided a great history lesson and added life to the beautiful drive. We hope to join you on the road again soon!
Melanie_H, Jun 2024
We loved the narrators voice and all the information he gave us along the way
. The program was very easy to use.
Response from Host, Jun 2024
Hi Melanie, thank you for choosing our audio tour to explore the incredible Icefields Parkway. There's so much to see and do on this road, and we're so glad to hear that you enjoyed all the information and suggested stops along the drive. We hope to join you on the road again.
Rebecca_R, Aug 2022
Our whole family enjoyed this audio tour. It helped us decide where to stop and made our day super special.
Response from Host, Aug 2022
Hi Rebecca,
Thanks for bringing us along on your drive on the Icefields Parkway! This is one of our favourite drives, and we're so glad that the whole family enjoyed the commentary. We hope to join you on the road again soon.
Marilyn_L, Jul 2025
We used the guide for the glacier route. Easy to understand English and interesting information. It really made this road more interesting.
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Response from Host, Jul 2025
Hi Marilyn, I’m glad to hear you found the guide easy to follow and that it made your Icefields Parkway drive more enjoyable. Hope to join you on another adventure soon!
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