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The Sights of Banff: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

Banff, Canada
  • 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

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Overview

Listen to a tour guide through your smartphone as you explore Banff. Discover Banff's past as well as its present as you spot historical buildings, sculptures, and more. Enjoy a location-based trivia game and a live GPS map as you explore. Keep the professional tour guide experience, ditch the crowded tour groups, tight schedules and high prices.
  • Guide available through easy-to-use smartphone app
  • Smartphone app can be used offline
  • Stop and start anywhere along the route
  • Flexible start time

What's Included

  • Download on WIFI before (no signal required or data used during tour)
  • Flexible dates - tour is yours to keep and enjoy anytime on Tripvia Tours.
  • No time constraints, take as long as you like to complete the tour
  • Live GPS map shows route & your location
  • 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.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • 12 Banff Ave, Banff, AB T1L 1A1, Canada

    Tour starts on the Banff Avenue bridge.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours

  • 08/12/2020 - 04/07/2027

    Monday - Sunday : 12:00 AM - 11:30 PM

Itinerary

1

Buffalo Nations Museum

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

2

Banff National Park Administration Building

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

3

Cascade Gardens

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

4

Banff Pedestrian Bridge

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

5

Buffalo Street & Muskrat Street

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

6

514 Buffalo St

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

7

Buffalo Street & Otter Street

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

8

525 Buffalo St #521

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

9

Ken Madsen Path

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

10

117 Grizzly St

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

11

Otter Street & Caribou Street

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

12

The Luxton Home Museum

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

13

Caribou Street & Banff Avenue

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

14

204 Banff Ave

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

15

Box 3100

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

16

Banff Visitor Information Centre

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

17

St. Paul's Presbyterian Church

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

18

Banff Avenue & Elk Street

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

19

Caribou Street & Bear Street

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

20

Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

21

Central Park

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

22

Banff Park Museum

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

23

Banff Avenue & Buffalo Street

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

24

107 Banff Ave

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

25

Rundle United (Ralph Connor Memorial United Church)

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

26

Beaver Street & Buffalo Street

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

27

Royal Canadian Legion Col. Moore Branch 26

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Parks Administration Building (Pass By)

All In The Wild Gallery (Pass By)

Banff Avenue (Pass By)

Canada House Art Gallery (Pass By)

Cascade Shops (Pass By)

Ink Pots (Pass By)

Surprise Corner (Pass By)

Tunnel Mountain Drive (Pass By)

Spray River Trail Loop (Pass By)

Fenland Trail (Pass By)

Banff Gondola (Pass By)

Lake Minnewanka (Pass By)

Bow Falls (Pass By)

Sunshine Meadows (Pass By)

Bow Valley Parkway (Pass By)

Tunnel Mountain Trail (Pass By)

Parker Ridge Trail (Pass By)

Cave and Basin National Historic Site (Pass By)

Two Jack Lake (Pass By)

Vermilion Lakes (Pass By)

Hoodoos Trail (Pass By)

Banff Legacy Trail (Pass By)

Johnson Lake (Pass By)

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity (Pass By)

Cascade Ponds (Pass By)

Helen Lake Trail (Pass By)

Cascade Waterfall (Pass By)

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • 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.

Traveler Photos

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Reviews

3.6
based on 7 reviews
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It was a little hard to...

Brigette_N, Aug 2025
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

Response from Host, Sep 2025

Thanks for the 5-star review! We're glad to hear that you found the tour to be a great and affordable way to explore Banff and its history. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience!

Walking Confusion

Barbara_K, Jun 2024
First part of the tour in the gardens was good. Second part was outdated and not able to be followed. Dialogue was too long and repetitive.

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Thank you for your feedback. We're glad you enjoyed the first part of the tour in the gardens. We apologize for the outdated information. Your comments help us improve, and we'll check to make sure our tour is up-to-date on changes. We appreciate your input.

Good descriptions, but it...

travelady2, May 2024
Good descriptions, but it would have been very helpful to have had a map with the streets. One map, all the stop buttons, but not helpful to be sure we were in the right place. Like the concept and would use again in another city.

Good information but terrible app interface

Craig_A, Jul 2022
Audio information was worthwhile however the user interface and performance of the app was terrible. App would frequently jump out of map to some slogan page.

Response from Host, Jul 2022

We apologize for the poor experience and inconvenience. We became aware of a “bug” that affected a new build we just recently released. It is now fixed but unfortunately some of our tours were affected.

Too cold to walk!

Debbie_C, Feb 2022
The tour was interesting but due to the -19 temperatures we were trying to drive instead of walk so we missed quite a bit. Will definitely try again in the summer months.

Response from Host, Feb 2022

Thanks for the review, we're glad you enjoyed what you could of it. That's very cold for Banff!

Il faudrait vraiment...

Linda_O, Aug 2022
Il faudrait vraiment ajouter la direction. À prendre pour passer d’un site à l’autre. Nous avons beaucoup chercher Les sites recommandés Cependant les audois est intéressants

Response from Host, Aug 2022

Désolé d'apprendre que vous n'avez pas eu une bonne expérience. Nous incluons une carte ainsi que des indications sur les arrêts appropriés.

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