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Downtown Calgary a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

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Listen to a tour guide through your smartphone as you explore the heart of downtown Calgary! You'll see & hear about the many historical buildings, statues, people, skyscrapers, sculptures & theatres that call downtown Calgary home.Highlights from the 4 km route include Calgary City Hall, Calgary Tower, Fairmont Palliser Hotel, Stephen Avenue, the Grand Theatre & more!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.It's yours! Enjoy anytime, not just on your booking date. Stop & start anywhere along route.Trust the platform with over 75 tours & 25,000+ happy customers.

Overview

Listen to a tour guide through your smartphone as you explore the heart of downtown Calgary!

You'll see & hear about the many historical buildings, statues, people, skyscrapers, sculptures & theatres that call downtown Calgary home.

Highlights from the 4 km route include Calgary City Hall, Calgary Tower, Fairmont Palliser Hotel, Stephen Avenue, the Grand Theatre & more!

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.

It's yours! Enjoy anytime, not just on your booking date. Stop & start anywhere along route.

Trust the platform with over 75 tours & 25,000+ happy customers.

Itinerary

  • Listen to a tour guide through your smartphone as you explore downtown Calgary!

    You'll see & hear about the many historical buildings, statues, people, skyscrapers, sculptures & theatres that call downtown Calgary home.

    Highlights from the 4 km route include Calgary City Hall, Calgary Tower, Fairmont Palliser Hotel, Stephen Avenue, the Grand Theatre & more!

    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 too.

  • Family of Horses statue

    We'll point out this unique sculpture and tell you about it's origin.

  • It's the size of a city block, so you don't really NEED us to point it out, but we will anyways! We'll also tell you about what's inside!

  • You'll definitely see this one too, but we'll tell you about why you may want to take a trip up!

  • One of the most beautiful hotels you'll ever see! We'll tell you a bit about it's origin and ties to the creation of Calgary!

  • You'll learn all about this historical building!

  • We'll point out this incredible modern skyscraper and tell you a bit about it.

  • We'll tell you about the origins of this popular street while you ogle at the high end retail stores and delicious smelling restaurants.

  • While you stroll under the canopy of these metal trees, we'll tell about where they came from and what they mean.

  • CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE BUILDING.... We'll point out this historical and eye-catching building.

  • You'll learn all about this still operating theatre!

  • Conversation Sculpture

    You might miss it at first glance, but we'll point out and tell you about the two stone figures chatting on the sidewalk.

  • You'll hear about why this heritage building was once the place to be in Calgary!

  • Five historical buildings in one tour stop! We'll point out the Bank of Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia, Merchants Bank Building, Tribune Block & Calgary's oldest flour milling factory!

  • We'll point out Hudson's Block, home to the very first Hudson's Bay Department store in the city!

  • Rounding out our historical bank buildings is the impressive Toronto Dominion Bank Building. We'll throw in the Calgary Public Building for good measure!

  • Famous Five Statues

    You'll see the 5 women honoured here and hear about how important they were to the women's rights movement.

  • As you stroll around Olympic Plaza, we'll tell you about a day when it was much more crowded.

  • We'll point out this small, but very impressive church.

  • We'll show you both the Legion as well as the Grunwald Hotel and tell you about the importance they have on the City.

  • You'll see the massive greenhouse and learn about what's inside. You may even want to take a peek yourself!

  • Our second, slightly more impressive, historical church on the tour. They have a small cafe if you're thirsty, or tired, or both.

  • We'll point out the Grand Theatre and tell you about it's origins, as well as the historical Lougheed Block.

  • You'll see the impressive Telephone & Utilities buildings from the turn of the century!

  • You'll hear a bit about the hall that's not odd at all!

  • Arguably the most impressive skyscraper in Calgary! We'll tell you who's inside, and suggest you walk through a giant head.

  • We'll point out the oddly angled fire hall and tell you why it was built that way.

  • The tour ends with some family time as you walk amongst the Family of Man Sculptures. We'll also tell you about the North-West Travelers Building as we tearfully say our goodbyes.

Location

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Calgary, AB T2G 0J2, Canada

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Inclusions

  • 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
  • Tour guide commentary automatically plays at each point of interest
  • Flexible dates - tour is yours to keep and enjoy anytime

Exclusions

  • Attraction tickets
  • Smartphone or tablet
  • Headphones (optional - audio will play from device speaker too)
  • **Recommended attractions may be closed/inaccessible due to season or...

Additional Information

  • 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
  • Note: the number of travelers you select is the number of devices you can download the tour to. Trust the platform with over 75 tours & 17,000+ happy customers.

Guide Languages

  • English

Cancellation Policy

  • A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.

  • No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.

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