Smartphone Audio Driving Tour between Banff and Calgary

Banff, Canada

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Booked 2 times today.

2 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Connect your smartphone to your vehicle's stereo and listen to a tour guide while you drive the iconic Trans-Canada Highway. Follow the route through the foothills of Canada's Rocky Mountains. Learn about indigenous peoples, early pioneers, animals, geography and historical events. Take in views of towering mountains, pristine lakes and rivers, wildlife crossings and mountain towns. Enjoy a location-based trivia game and a live GPS map as you drive.

A convenient and flexible way to explore Canada's Rocky Mountains
Tour available from Banff to Calgary or Calgary to Banff
Enjoy the freedom to stop anywhere and take your time exploring
App can be used offline

What's Included

Ensure you have a good mobile or WiFi connection for the initial download
Flexible dates - tour is yours to keep and enjoy anytime on Tripvia Tours app
No time constraints, take as long as you like to complete the tour
Fun Trivia Challenge (optional)
Only 1 tour booking needed per vehicle

Attraction tickets
Smartphone or tablet
Transportation (use your own vehicle)
**Recommended attractions may be closed/inaccessible due to season or reasons beyond our control.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting points

Select a meeting point

End points

This activity ends in a different location. See details below:

Operating hours

08/14/2020 - 05/14/2027
Monday - Sunday : 12:00 AM - 11:30 PM

Itinerary

Banff Upper Hot Springs (Pass By)

Calgary Stampede (Pass By)

Kananaskis Country (Pass By)

Exshaw (Pass By)

Canmore (Pass By)

Mount Rundle (Pass By)

Banff (Pass By)

Castle Mountain (Pass By)

Kananaskis Village (Pass By)

The Fortress (Pass By)

Banff National Park (Pass By)

Bow Valley Provincial Park (Pass By)

Canmore Museum (Pass By)

Dead Man's Flats (Pass By)

Ghost Lake (Pass By)

Kootenay National Park (Pass By)

Moraine Lake (Pass By)

Mount Norquay (Pass By)

Tunnel Mountain (Pass By)

Three Sisters (Pass By)

Nakiska Ski Area (Pass By)

Copper Mountain (Pass By)

Cascade Mountain (Pass By)

Bow River (Pass By)

Cascade Gardens (Pass By)

Vermilion Lakes (Pass By)

Banff Visitor Information Centre (Pass By)

Hoodoos Trail (Pass By)

Banff Legacy Trail (Pass By)

Tunnel Mountain Trail (Pass By)

Johnson Lake (Pass By)

Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies (Pass By)

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity (Pass By)

Banff Park Museum (Pass By)

Mirror Lake (Pass By)

Cascade Ponds (Pass By)

Fenland Trail (Pass By)

Cascade Waterfall (Pass By)

Cory and Edith Passes (Pass By)

C Level Cirque Trail (Pass By)

Cascade Gardens (Pass By)

Two Jack Lake (Pass By)

Banff Avenue (Pass By)

Cave and Basin National Historic Site (Pass By)

Parker Ridge Trail (Pass By)

Tunnel Mountain Trail (Pass By)

Sunshine Meadows (Pass By)

Bow Falls (Pass By)

Lake Minnewanka (Pass By)

Centennial Ridge Trail (Pass By)

Ribbon Creek Trail (Pass By)

Fireweed Glass Studio (Pass By)

Avens Gallery (Pass By)

Canmore Farmers Market (Pass By)

Big Head Sculpture (Pass By)

Cross Zee Ranch (Pass By)

Tourism Canmore Kananaskis (Pass By)

Kananaski Wildlife Drive (Pass By)

Grotto Canyon (Pass By)

Spray Lakes Road (Pass By)

Upper Kananaskis Lake (Pass By)

Policeman's Creek Boardwalk (Pass By)

Ha Ling Peak (Pass By)

Grassi Lakes (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Service animals allowed
Stroller accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
Wheelchair accessible
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

3.9

based on 25 reviews

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Makes the drive more interesting

DONNA_J, Oct 2025

It was good to get information about the beautiful area we drove through from Calgary to Banff. Interesting facts, and the quizzes made it fun too.

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Thank you for the great 4-star review! We're delighted to hear that our tour successfully made your drive from Calgary to Banff more interesting. We love knowing you enjoyed the interesting facts and found the quizzes fun! We appreciate you recommending the tour and hope you had a wonderful time exploring the beautiful area!

separate cost

Robin_R, Apr 2025

I was routed to another site to purchase another app again. I did not move forward with a 2nd purchase

Response from Host, Apr 2025

Thanks for your feedback, and we're sorry for the confusion. Just to clarify—once the tour is purchased, there’s no separate cost or need to buy another app. It sounds like something went wrong, and we’d love to help sort it out. Please reach out to our support team so we can assist directly.

Your own personal guide

Connie_G, Nov 2024

Was great while taking a bus ride to banff and back! Easy to use and learned many new things about the area, that I would have never got on my own.

Response from Host, Dec 2024

Thank you Connie for the great review and taking the time to share your thoughts!

Great affordable narrator

Carolyn_D, Sep 2024

Loved the audio that recognized where we were & played accordingly. Unfortunately we couldn’t get the rental car to play it but did hear it from my phone.

Response from Host, Sep 2024

Thank-you for the lovely review, Carolyn! Bummer the Bluetooth in the rental car didn't pick up the audio, but we're glad you were able to enjoy the "great and affordable" narration nonetheless!

Superlative Lake Louise

Kathleen_D, Aug 2024

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.

Response from Host, Aug 2024

Thank-you for the great review, Kathleen! We're so happy you got to experience visiting Lake Louise and enjoyed hearing all about the area and its rich history through our audio tour!

Feel cheated!!

Peggy_D, Jul 2024

Was supposed to be able to access afterwards and can’t get to my booking and I as unable to play them tour. Viator doesn’t impress me.

Response from Host, Jul 2024

Your tour is still available to you and we are sorry to hear that you had an issue. Please email us directly at info@tripvia.tours and we will give you the code and instructions to access the tour for whenever you would like.

Good local history and description of points of interest.

Robert_A, Jul 2024

The tour was somewhat difficult to get started and determine where it was describing. Once it caught up to where we were in the trip the information was interesting!

Response from Host, Jul 2024

Thank you for taking the time to give us a review. We appreciate your thoughts on the audio tour as your input helps us refine and enhance the experience for future tours.

Audio tour

Jeanne_S, May 2024

This did not work well for us at all. To try and listen and observe along the way to Banff and navigate where we’ve never been before just didn’t work for us.

Response from Host, May 2024

We're sorry to hear that your experience with our tour did not meet your expectations. We value all feedback, positive or negative, as it helps us improve our tours.

We really enjoyed the...

Diane_J, Oct 2023

We really enjoyed the Wildlife tour around Banff, Our tour guide was awesome and the sights were beautiful.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thanks for the wonderful review! Happy to hear you enjoyed your tour!

Definitely the way to go.

hunterdavidj, Sep 2023

Great way to find out about the surroundings as you drive. Sometimes a bit cheesy but that just adds to the fun.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Thanks for your great review and for taking the time to share your thoughts!

Not the best

Lynn_R, Sep 2023

I love GPS guided apps and this one did work for. It gave good history and background on many. I recently used the Shaka app in Kauai and that seem to work much. Much better than this one did, plus this narrator was kind of lame. I would say you need to work on your GPS navigation to be more trouble free.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Thank you for bringing your concerns to our attention. We will do our best to address the issues you raised and ensure that future customers have a positive experience on our tours.

Fun to hear the stories and facts along the way.

William_S, Jun 2023

Historical facts and locations noted throughout the tour were entertaining and informative. Really kept us alert as we drove.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Thank you!! Happy to hear you found the between Banff and Calgary tour information and entertaining!

Definitely Worth Going

Sarah_H, Jun 2023

The whole tour was excellent made only better by Kady our excellent host. The most memorable part was when we saw a grizzly bear, the first of the season spotted by our host.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Thanks for the wonderful review!!

A Fun History Lesson

Brian_H, Apr 2023

For the price, it's well worth signing up. Super interesting and a fun history lesson along the way.

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Thank you for your wonderful review! We appreciate your feedback and hope to see you again on one of our tours in the future.

Great experience

Daniel_O, Apr 2023

Great commentary on Canadian history and trivia from the start of the tour until the end. We only drove from Calgary to Banff, so only got a couple of hours of the tour. Looking forward to more tours as we drive more trans-Canada routes.

Response from Host, Apr 2023

We're happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour. It's our goal to provide insightful and interesting information about the history and culture of the area. We look forward to "seeing" you on future tours!

The history commentary...

Gina_S, Jul 2022

The history commentary was very interesting and we also enjoyed the trivia along the way. Good value.

Great tour Calgary to Banff

Debbie_C, Feb 2022

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.

Response from Host, Feb 2022

Thanks for your review, we're glad you enjoyed it!

Good driving experience

Kim_M, Aug 2021

Information and stories were good. There were some accents used which I don’t think were necessary. I really liked how the GPS would trigger the talks but they stopped abruptly. Maybe say ‘see you at the next stop’ or something. The trivia was ok but sometimes distracting during the driving. Nice and easy for the driver!