Canada · SELF-GUIDED TOURS
Every trip has one free day too few. These 15 self-guided tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Float Calgary’s Bow River in a private raft with gear included, city views, parks, and an optional $9 shuttle to the launch point.
“Great way to be outdoors! Excellent customer service from all the staff we interacted with. Highly recommend.”
Walk a gentle 2.7-km forest route to a 40-meter tower with wide Laurentian views near Mont-Tremblant.
“Awesome I’m not great with heights so this was challenging for me but well worth it.”
Review of the Icefields Parkway smartphone audio tour, with GPS narration, offline access, scenic stops, costs, setup tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Great listening to Brian telling us as we drove really interesting facts and love the quizzes would recommend”
Explore Cape Breton’s Cabot Trail with GPS-triggered stories, scenic stops, hiking tips, and history for one low vehicle price.
“Great way to learn about the Cabot trail. Very interesting commentary about the history and locations.”
Niagara Falls package with Journey Behind the Falls, Skylon Tower views, a Tesla audio tour, and useful advice on vouchers and timing.
“For the price of Behind the falls I really expected there to be more but it lasted less than 15 minutes and could only see the falls in two spots. The instructions to find it were not very clear.”
Explore Ottawa and Gatineau by city bike or ebike with safe paths, flexible routes, major sights, and a helpful RidewithGPS map.
“A rejuvenating experience: six hours immersed in nature, with climbs, descents, and relaxing views. Good organization and a fair price for the duration and quality of the service offered. A big thank you to the very kind and helpful Maria and Sam.”
Cycle Ottawa’s Rideau Canal, parks, and waterways at your own pace with a fitted Giant bike, helmet, lock, and route map.
“Magnifique balade en velo le long du canal Rideau, meilleur moyen de déplacement pour découvrir ces sites bucoliques.”
Ride 29 km through Kelowna’s wine country, taste at three wineries, and enjoy a farm-to-table lunch with a self-guided e-bike route.
“In a nutshell it was amazing. We had the best time, tasting wine and ride our e-bikes. It was so much fun and we even could purchse some wine because the bikes had special bags for the bottles. The service was great and it was so easy renting the bikes. We just headed to the pick up, downloaded the app for navigation, got instruction because it was our first time to ride on e-bikes and off we went. Everything worked out perfectly, eventhough I am not the greatest with navigation with the app we stayed on track. My partner had no phone plan for canada so they let him use…”
Explore Charlottetown’s founding, churches, ghost tales, and Confederation landmarks on a flexible GPS audio walk for $11.99.
“Very interesting historical info. The app was easy to download. It was a bit lengthy for me at one time.”
Review of the flexible Banff to Calgary audio driving tour, with Rocky Mountain stories, offline app access, trivia, and practical tips.
“We really enjoyed the Wildlife tour around Banff, Our tour guide was awesome and the sights were beautiful.”
Explore Halifax’s churches, cemeteries, gardens, Citadel, and historic parks with a flexible GPS audio walking tour for $8.98.
“I liked the audio guide overall, good information and it’s a great way to visit the city. My only complain is that the app would often crash and I needed to reopen it all the time, very annoying!”
Review of the Icefields Parkway audio driving tour, with offline GPS commentary, glacier stops, hiking tips, pricing, and practical advice.
“We used the guide for the glacier route. Easy to understand English and interesting information. It really made this road more interesting.Auto-translated”
Drive PEI’s North Shore at your own pace with GPS audio, coastal views, Green Gables, fishing villages, and National Park stops.
“This is a great concept. We still managed to have a good day. However this tour was problematic and caused considerable stress from start to finish. It was difficult to get started and took us over an hour to work out when time was precious. Tourist Information centre were sooo helpful but they too struggled to get the tour loaded. Once we finally had the app..after some more delay we discovered you had to have your car at an exact spot for the tour to start. So saying start outside tourist info centre is not exact enough. The route was excellent but the interesting commentary muffled, too quiet to hear…”
Rent a quality e-bike in Kelowna, follow offline GPS routes, and explore trails at your own pace with safety gear included.
“Heerlijke fietstocht gemaakt, fietsen zijn prima met sterke motor waardoor het erg makkelijk fietst zelfs de heuvels op. Navigatie makkelijk en er is een charger op de fiets zodat je navigatie lang werkt.”
Explore Western Canada by car with GPS audio in English or German, from Vancouver and Victoria to Banff, Jasper, Lake Louise, and the Icefields Parkway.
Pick a mountain, a shoreline or a table.
