The 12 Best Audio Walking Tours in Canada

1.Halifax Churches, Gardens & Graveyards: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 25 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (approx.) · from $8Our pick

This 5-kilometre Halifax walking tour links Victoria Park, the Public Gardens, Citadel Hill, the Old Town Clock, churches, and old cemeteries. Download it on Wi-Fi, then follow the live GPS map as commentary starts near each stop. You can pause, restart, skip breaks, and play location-based trivia.

“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!”

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

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

Follow a GPS-guided audio walk from Pier 21 along Halifax’s waterfront to Historic Properties. Hear stories about immigration, ships, sculptures, markets, and the harbour while playing location-based trivia. Download the English tour on Wi-Fi, then walk at your own pace without a guide or fixed start time.

“Was a perfect opportunity to learn and see the boardwalk. We took 2 days to finish. I think it was a great way to spend our first day visiting Halifax. Would recommend for an informative and laid back walk along the boardwalk.”

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3.Explore Halifax with 3 Unique Smartphone Audio Walking Tours

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 16 reviews · 1 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $18

Use your phone to follow three self-guided Halifax audio walks with more than 85 stories. Guide Jeff leads the Halifax Explosion route, while the other tours cover churches, gardens, graveyards, the boardwalk, and seaport. Download everything on Wi-Fi, then walk at your own pace without a live guide or data connection.

“Nice small group. Experiencing Peggy’s Cove was fantastic. The small group experience allowed for good discussion.”

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4.The Sights of Banff: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 7 reviews · 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $8

Use your smartphone to follow a 5 km return route through Banff, with guide Don’s GPS-triggered commentary, trivia, and stops at Cascade Gardens, the Bow River, historic homes, museums, churches, and Banff Avenue. Download it on Wi-Fi, then walk at your own pace, stopping or restarting whenever you like.

“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.”

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5.Discover Downtown Regina: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 7 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (approx.) · from $6Best value

Start at Regina City Hall and follow a self-guided audio route through downtown, Victoria Park, and nearby historic sites. The app plays commentary automatically as you reach each stop, with optional trivia along the way. Download it on Wi-Fi first, then walk at your own pace with your own private group.

“Worked well. Liked the geolocation. Could just walk down the street and when I passed a site, the audio would automatically start playing. The details for each place were brief, but interesting. Only complaint I have was that the tour did lead me down a street that was under construction and I wasn't sure how to get around it, so I ended up missing about 5 of the sites on the list. In addition, it routed me down a street with a bunch of homeless people and drug addicts, but probably can't blame the app for that.”

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6.Charlottetown Audio Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.) · from $9Top rated

Use the VoiceMap audio guide to walk Charlottetown with narration by Josh L. The 1 to 2 hour route covers shipbuilding, the 1864 Confederation Conference, Prohibition, and the former Black community of the Bog. Pause, restart, or add your own waterfront walk along the way.

“Very informative and knowledgeable. The interactive map that interjects audio at your walking pace is fantastic. Highly recommended!”

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7.Banff Cave & Hot Springs Audio Walking Tour (Not a Ticket)

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 6 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.) · from $9

Use the Action Tour Guide app to explore Banff’s Cave and Basin National Historic Site at your own pace. The 2.2-mile route covers hot springs, First Nations history, the Castle Mountain Internment Camp, Bow River wetlands, and Sulphur Mountain’s Cosmic Ray Station. Admission is separate, and the audio tour works offline after download.

“Scenic views of the Bow River and Sulphur Mtns, interesting stories from the recorded narrative. However, 2nd half of the Marsh route I followed, the path is a big muddy trench used for horse riders so full of horse manure! Would not recommend this route until the path is improved or changed.”

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8.Sights of Moose Jaw Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.) · from $6

Follow a GPS-guided audio walk through Moose Jaw’s historic center. Hear about CNR bootlegging, Al Capone lore, churches, murals, theatres, mineral springs, and local landmarks while answering optional trivia. Download it on Wi-Fi, then walk at your own pace for roughly one to two hours.

“I enjoyed the tour of Moosejaw and found the tour easy to navigate on my phone. The map used was easy to follow.”

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9.Discover Calgary with 3 Smartphone Audio Walking Tours

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5 reviews · 2 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $14

Use your phone to explore Calgary on three self-guided walks through downtown, the Beltline, and along the Bow River. GPS triggers audio at more than 75 points, with optional trivia, offline access, and flexible timing. Expect architecture, civic history, parks, Stampede sites, river views, and a few short walks uphill.

“We covered a decent amount of downtown Calgary territory. The weather was not very cooperative, so we didn't use as much of this as we could have. The prescriptions very good, along with the directions.”

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10.Downtown Calgary a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 4 reviews · 45 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $6

Discover downtown Calgary at your own pace with a GPS-guided audio tour covering 30 points of interest in 45 to 90 minutes. Hear stories about Stephen Avenue, Calgary City Hall, the Calgary Tower, historic banks, churches, Olympic Plaza, and more. Download it on Wi-Fi, then walk without mobile data or a live guide.

“Best to have tech savvy friends. Two of ours couldn’t figure out how to download the app and enter the code.”

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11.The Sights of Canmore: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (approx.) · from $8

Use the Tripvia Tours app to walk a 5 km return route through Canmore at your own pace. GPS-triggered audio covers coal mining, railway history, sculptures, mountain names, parks, and historic buildings. Download the tour on Wi-Fi, then walk without mobile data, stopping whenever you wish.

“Loved hearing about the history and loved walking the trails. Good length and beautiful Sights. The commentary was funny.”

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12.Halifax Explosion Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 3 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours 20 minutes (approx.) · from $8

Follow guide Jeff on a 5-kilometre, self-guided walk through Halifax’s Explosion sites. GPS-triggered audio covers the Mont-Blanc, tsunami, Vincent Coleman, Ashpan Annie, Billy Wells, memorials, and Hydrostone District. Download it on Wi-Fi, then walk at your own pace with optional trivia and no tour group to keep up with.

“Unfortunately, the weather was miserable the only day we had to walk the Halifax Explosion Experience. I'm sure the information on the audio walk was informative.”

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