Self-Guided Driving Tours in Canada: the 5 to Press Play On

1.Icefields Parkway: a Smartphone Audio Driving Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 118 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) Our pick

Drive between Jasper and Lake Louise with Tripvia Tours’ GPS-guided audio experience. Narrator Brian introduces 45 sights, including Peyto Lake, Athabasca Falls, Columbia Icefield, and Mistaya Canyon. Download the tour before leaving service, then listen offline at your own pace in your vehicle.

“Not our favorite. We had other drive along guides that we preferred much more than this one. The jokes and games would have probably been very fun if you had kids in the car, but 2 sixty year olds were getting a little frustrated with it”

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2.Cabot Trail: a Smartphone Audio Driving Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 118 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.)

Drive Cape Breton’s Cabot Trail with a GPS-triggered audio guide in your own vehicle. Learn about Mi’kmaq, Scottish, Acadian, geological, and natural history while finding lookouts, trails, waterfalls, beaches, museums, and food stops. Download it on Wi-Fi before setting out.

“We enjoyed being able to stop often and take in the stellar views or short hikes. The audio tour was very well synced to our position on the Trail.”

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3.Sea to Sky Highway: a Smartphone Audio Driving Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 32 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.)

Drive Highway 99 from Vancouver toward Whistler with 28 GPS-triggered audio points covering Howe Sound, Shannon Falls, Stawamus Chief, Whistler Mountain, and more. You use your own car, download the tour first, and keep lifetime access for your group of up to 15.

“The drive was absolutely beautiful and we were so glad we stopped at the Sea to Sky Gondola where we were able to get a view from way up of majestic scenery. Love the audio play-by-play tour made the drive so interesting.”

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5.Western Canada Self-Driving Audio Guide English and German

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 20 reviews · 365 days

Use your phone as a GPS audio guide while driving across Western Canada. Hear about Vancouver, Victoria, the Rockies, Banff, Jasper, Lake Louise, wildlife, culture, and hiking points in English or German, with automatic playback or map-based audio for $29 per vehicle.

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