The Sights of Banff: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour
Banff, Canada
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1 hour 30 minutes
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Offered in: English and 1 more
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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- 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.
Meeting point
12 Banff Ave, 12 Banff Ave, Banff, AB T0L, Canada
Tour starts on the Banff Avenue bridge.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
1
Buffalo Nations Museum
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.
Duration: 5 minutes
2
Banff National Park Administration Building
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!
Duration: 5 minutes
3
Cascade Gardens
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.
Duration: 15 minutes
4
Banff Pedestrian Bridge
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!
Duration: 5 minutes
5
Buffalo Street & Muskrat Street
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!
Duration: 5 minutes
6
514 Buffalo St
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.
Duration: 5 minutes
7
Buffalo Street & Otter Street
Any idea what an inukshuk is? We'll point one out and tell you all about it.
Duration: 5 minutes
8
525 Buffalo St #521
You'll stroll by the Banff Powerstation and learn how it powered the town's streetlights and homes in 1905.
Duration: 5 minutes
9
Ken Madsen Path
While you venture down the scenic path, we'll tell you a bit about the history of Banff.
Duration: 5 minutes
10
117 Grizzly St
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.
Duration: 5 minutes
11
Otter Street & Caribou Street
While you walk to the next point of interest, we'll keep things 'cool' and tell you about Banff's climate!
Duration: 5 minutes
12
The Luxton Home Museum
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.
Duration: 5 minutes
13
Caribou Street & Banff Avenue
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.
Duration: 5 minutes
14
204 Banff Ave
We'll point out the four sentries sculpture, a mainstay on Banff Ave.
Duration: 5 minutes
15
214 Banff Ave
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!
Duration: 5 minutes
16
Banff Visitor Information Centre
We'll point out the visitor centre where you can get more information on the all the amazing things to do in the area.
Duration: 5 minutes
17
St. Paul's Presbyterian Church
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.
Duration: 5 minutes
18
Banff Avenue & Elk Street
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.
Duration: 5 minutes
19
Caribou Street & Bear Street
You'll see the old Cascade lodge, home to the Banff Freemasons.
Duration: 5 minutes
20
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
You'll learn about the museum, which seeks to preserve and make accessible the history and culture of the Rocky Mountains.
Duration: 5 minutes
21
Central Park
You'll take a stroll through Central park, and we'll tell you about a big pile of rocks in the middle. Seriously.
Duration: 5 minutes
22
Banff Park Museum
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.
Duration: 5 minutes
23
Banff Avenue & Buffalo Street
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.
Duration: 5 minutes
24
107 Banff Ave
You'll see Harmony Lane, a prominent commercial building built in the rustic National Park style, with beautiful river stone pillars.
Duration: 5 minutes
25
Rundle Memorial United Church
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.
Duration: 5 minutes
26
Beaver Street & Buffalo Street
You'll see the Superintendent's Residence and learn about the responsibilities of the Park Superintendent, who live here.
Duration: 5 minutes
27
Royal Canadian Legion Col. Moore Branch 26
Finally, you'll see the Banff Legion and the cenotaph that was built out front in 1920!
Duration: 5 minutes
28
Parks Administration Building
You'll see this amazing building!
Duration:
29
All In The Wild Gallery
Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Duration:
30
Banff Avenue
You'll walk up and down this famous Avenue during the tour.
Duration:
31
Canada House Art Gallery
Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Duration:
32
Cascade Shops
Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Duration:
33
Ink Pots Hiking Trail
Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Duration:
34
Surprise Corner
Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Duration:
35
Tunnel Mountain Drive
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Duration:
36
Spray River Trail Loop
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Duration:
37
Fenland Trail
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Duration:
38
Banff Gondola
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Duration:
39
Lake Minnewanka
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Duration:
40
Bow Falls
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Duration:
41
Sunshine Meadows
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Duration:
42
Bow Valley Parkway
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Duration:
43
Tunnel Mountain Trail
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Duration:
44
Parker Ridge Trail
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Duration:
45
Cave and Basin National Historic Site
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Duration:
46
Two Jack Lake
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Duration:
47
Vermilion Lakes
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Duration:
48
Hoodoos Trail
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Duration:
49
Banff Legacy Trail
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Duration:
50
Johnson Lake
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Duration:
51
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Duration:
52
Cascade Ponds
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Duration:
53
Helen Lake Trail
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Duration:
54
Cascade Waterfall
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and can spend as much time as you like here.
Duration:
- 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
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