• Buffalo Nations Museum - Experience an engaging tour through your smartphone as you explore the wonders of Banff!

Embark on this 5 km (round trip) sightseeing tour to discover Banff’s rich history and vibrant present. The tour highlights historical buildings, sculptures, sights, and attractions.

Key attractions include the Banff Administration Building, Luxton Home Museum, Central Park, and the Cascades of Time Gardens!

Don’t just witness Banff’s beauty; listen to its stories!

A live GPS map guides you, showing your location and the next destination. As you approach, the tour guide’s commentary will play automatically.

The tour also features an entertaining location-based trivia game. After the commentary, check your device and tap your guess for the answer.

Enjoy a professional tour guide experience without the crowded groups, strict schedules, or high costs.

Explore at your convenience, not just on your booking date. Start and stop anywhere along the route.

Note: The number of travelers selected determines the number of devices the tour can be downloaded to.

• Banff National Park Administration Building - Be amazed by this stunning building. While you admire it (it’s perfectly fine to do so), learn all about its history!

• Cascade Gardens - Discover this enchanting 4-acre park, established in the 1930s, featuring gardens terraced into the picturesque hillside. The garden includes two distinct points of interest: the Cambrian and Devonian pavilions.

• Banff Pedestrian Bridge - As you gaze over the majestic Bow River from the pedestrian bridge, learn about the man known as Mr. Banff!

• Buffalo Street & Muskrat Street - Try to find the elevation marker (resembling a coin) embedded in the sidewalk. While you search, discover its significance!

• 514 Buffalo St - Discover the Crandell Peck Cabin, one of Banff’s oldest structures, built by Edward Henry Crandell in 1907 using mostly local materials.

• Buffalo Street & Otter Street - Curious about what an inukshuk is? We’ll point one out and explain its meaning.

• 525 Buffalo St #521 - Pass by the Banff Powerstation and learn how it powered the town’s streetlights and homes in 1905.

• Ken Madsen Path - As you wander down this scenic path, learn a bit about Banff’s history.

• 117 Grizzly St - Discover one of Canada’s historic sites, the Tarry-a-while residence, home to Mary Schaffer Warren, known for her explorations, writings, and paintings of the Canadian Rockies.

• Otter Street & Caribou Street - As you walk to the next point of interest, learn about Banff’s climate!

• The Historic Luxton Home Museum - Visit this historic home, offering a glimpse into the life of a pioneer family and Banff over nine decades.

• Caribou Street & Banff Avenue - Explore Caribou Corner and learn about the Brewster family’s arrival in Banff in 1886.

• 204 Banff Ave - Discover the four sentries sculpture, a staple on Banff Ave.

• 214 Banff Ave - View a large mural on Banff Ave depicting the Cave & Basin site, and learn all about it!

• Banff Visitor Information Centre - Find the visitor center for more information on the area’s amazing activities.

• St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church - Learn about this beautiful church built in 1930, with a history dating back to 1887.

• Banff Avenue & Elk Street - Take a seat at the stone monument and learn about its significance.

• Caribou Street & Bear Street - See the old Cascade lodge, home to the Banff Freemasons.

• Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies - Discover the museum dedicated to preserving the history and culture of the Rocky Mountains.

• Central Park - Stroll through Central Park and learn about the intriguing pile of rocks in the center.

• Banff Park Museum - Learn about this National Historic Site of Canada, established in 1895 to house taxidermy specimens of animals, plants, and minerals associated with the park.

• Banff Avenue & Buffalo Street - Discover the Dave Whyte block, a significant heritage site as one of Banff’s oldest commercial buildings.

• 107 Banff Ave - See Harmony Lane, a prominent commercial building in the rustic National Park style, featuring beautiful river stone pillars.

• Rundle Memorial United Church - Learn about the man behind the church’s name through our tour guide’s engaging impersonation.

• Beaver Street & Buffalo Street - Visit the Superintendent’s Residence and learn about the Park Superintendent’s responsibilities.

• Royal Canadian Legion Col. Moore Branch 26 - Finally, see the Banff Legion and the cenotaph built in 1920!

• Parks Administration Building - Marvel at this incredible building!

• All In The Wild Gallery - Not a tour point of interest, but feel free to spend time here.

• Banff Avenue - Walk along this famous avenue during the tour.

• Canada House Art Gallery - Not a tour point of interest, but feel free to spend time here.

• Cascade Shops - Not a tour point of interest, but feel free to spend time here.

• Ink Pots Hiking Trail - Not a tour point of interest, but feel free to spend time here.

• Surprise Corner - Not a tour point of interest, but feel free to spend time here.

• Tunnel Mountain Drive - Not a tour point of interest, but feel free to spend time here.

• Spray River Trail Loop - Not a tour point of interest, but feel free to spend time here.

• Fenland Trail - Not a tour point of interest, but feel free to spend time here.

• Banff Gondola - Not a tour point of interest, but feel free to spend time here.

• Lake Minnewanka - Not a tour point of interest, but feel free to spend time here.

• Bow Falls - Not a tour point of interest, but feel free to spend time here.

• Sunshine Meadows - Not a tour point of interest, but feel free to spend time here.

• Bow Valley Parkway - Not a tour point of interest, but feel free to spend time here.

• Tunnel Mountain Trail - Not a tour point of interest, but feel free to spend time here.

• Parker Ridge Trail - Not a tour point of interest, but feel free to spend time here.

• Cave and Basin National Historic Site - Not a tour point of interest, but feel free to spend time here.

• Two Jack Lake - Not a tour point of interest, but feel free to spend time here.

• Vermilion Lakes - Not a tour point of interest, but feel free to spend time here.

• Hoodoos Trail - Not a tour point of interest, but feel free to spend time here.

• Banff Legacy Trail - Not a tour point of interest, but feel free to spend time here.

• Johnson Lake - Not a tour point of interest, but feel free to spend time here.

• Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity - Not a tour point of interest, but feel free to spend time here.

• Cascade Ponds - Not a tour point of interest, but feel free to spend time here.

• Helen Lake Trail - Not a tour point of interest, but feel free to spend time here.

• Cascade Waterfall - Not a tour point of interest, but feel free to spend time here.

• 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.

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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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.