Calgary: Bow River Trail Smartphone Audio Walking Tour
ID: GYG411312-746223
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Country: Canada
Description
Discover Calgary's majestic Bow River Trail on this smartphone audio walking tour. Experience the sights and sounds of Calgary's many different cultures, and play location-based fun trivia games.
Explore the highlights around Calgary's stunning Bow River with an audio walking tour of the Bow River Trail on your smartphone. Find out about the city's history and admire its sights.
From the starting point, follow the audio on your smartphone, which plays automatically as you approach points of interest, and use the app offline to save your data. You'll occasionally detour off the path to experience Calgary's varied cultures, too.
Hear information and interesting facts about contemporary Calgary, the Calgary Folk Festival, Eau Claire Market, the Turkish Festival, and the not-for-profit Calgary Zoo with its new zoo bridge. Discover the mission of the Chevron Learning Pathway and the Ripple.
Learn about Calgary’s impressive history as you pass by the Mewata Armouries, Prince’s Island Park, Fort Calgary, the Inglewood Bridge, and two famous houses reputed to be haunted.
Discover the Avatamsaka Monastery, the Peace Bridge, the Chinese Cultural Centre, and Sien Lok Park. Take a break and admire the Centre Street Lions, and check out the views from Rotary Park and the Mount Pleasant Viewpoint.
Highlights
- Marvel at the sights along the Bow River Trail with a smartphone audio guide
- Visit bridges, cultural centres, historic houses, a monastery, and an armoury
- Enjoy the freedom to see the sights at your own pace, even over a few days
- Find out about Calgary's history an audio guide that plays automatically
- Take your tour at any time or as many times as you like — it's yours to keep
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Although you will book for a specific date, you can use the tour at any date or time
Wi-Fi or a good mobile signal is required to access and download the app
The number of people you select for this tour is the number of devices you can download the tour to
The tour starts at the Mewata Bridge, west of Shaw Millennium Park.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
