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Discover Downtown Calgary: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

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Location: Calgary, Canada
Duration: 45 to 90 minutes
Product code: 214606P31


Overview
ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this productStop At: City Hall, 716 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, Alberta T2G 2M3 CanadaListen 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 4km 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. Duration: 5 minutesStop At: Family of Horses statue, 800 Macleod Trail SE Municipal Plaza at City Hall, Calgary, Alberta T2G 2M3 CanadaWe'll point out this unique sculpture and tell you about it's origin.Duration: 5 minutesStop At: Arts Commons, 205 8 Ave SE, Calgary, Alberta T2G 0K9 CanadaIt'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!Duration: 2 minutesStop At: Calgary Tower, 101 9 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 1J9 CanadaYou'll definitely see this one too, but we'll tell you about why you may want to take a trip up!Duration: 5 minutesStop At: Hotel Fairmont Palliser, 133 9 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 2M3, CanadaOne 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!Duration: 5 minutesStop At: Grain Exchange Building, 815 1 St SW, Calgary, AB T2P 1N3, CanadaYou'll learn all about this historical building!Duration: 5 minutesStop At: Eighth Avenue Place, 525 8 Ave SW, Calgary, AL, 8 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 1G1, CanadaWe'll point out this incredible modern skyscraper and tell you a bit about it.Duration: 5 minutesStop At: 8 Avenue Southwest, 8 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P, CanadaWe'll tell you about the origins of this popular street while you ogle at the high end retail stores and delicious smelling restaurants.Duration: 5 minutesStop At: The Galleria Trees, Downtown Commercial, Calgary, AB T2P 2Z2, CanadaWhile you stroll under the canopy of these metal trees, we'll tell about where they came from and what they mean.Duration: 2 minutesStop At: Canada Life Assurance Building, 301 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 1C5 CanadaWe'll point out this historical and eye-catching building.Duration: 5 minutesStop At: The Palace Theatre, 219 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 1B7 CanadaYou'll learn all about this still operating theatre!Duration: 5 minutesStop At: Conversation Sculpture, 200 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 1B5 CanadaYou might miss it at first glance, but we'll point out and tell you about the two stone figures chatting on the sidewalk.Duration: 5 minutesStop At: Alberta Hotel Building, 801 1 St SW, Calgary, AB T2P 1B5, CanadaYou'll hear about why this heritage building was once the place to be in Calgary!Duration: 2 minutesStop At: 8 Avenue Southeast & Centre Street South, 8 Ave SE & Centre St S, Calgary, AB T2G 0K6, CanadaFive 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!Duration: 5 minutesStop At: Hudson's Bay, 200 8 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 1B5, CanadaWe'll point out Hudson's Block, home to the very first Hudson's Bay Department store in the city!Duration: 5 minutesStop At: Centre Street South & 8 Avenue Southwest, Centre St S & 8 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2G 0K6, CanadaWe'll point out another historical bank building, the Imperial Bank of Commerce
Supplier Name
Tripvia Tours
Additional Information
Confirmation will be received at time of booking,Service animals allowed,Near public transportation,Stroller accessible,Surfaces are wheelchair accessible,Transportation is wheelchair accessible,Wheelchair accessible,Most travelers can participate,This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers,Face masks required for travelers in public areas,This is a self-guided tour, so you'll use your own smartphone and headphones (if you choose to). Please abide by all provincial health requirements. Kindly note at the moment masks are mandatory in closed public spaces.
Inclusions:
Customer Service via Phone & Email,Download on WIFI before (no signal required or data used during tour),Flexible dates - tour is yours to keep and enjoy anytime on Tripvia Tours mobile app,No time constraints, take as long as you like to complete the tour,Live GPS map shows route & your location,Tour guide commentary automatically plays at each point of interest,Trivia questions at each stop (optional)
Exclusions:
Attraction tickets,Headphones (optional - audio will play from device speaker too),Smartphone or tablet,Entry/Admission - Calgary Tower

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