Private Tour
Icefields Parkway Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour
Overview
Available languages
Mobile ticket
Embark on one of the most scenic drives on earth with this self-guided Icefield Parkway tour connecting Canada’s Jasper and Banff National Parks. Witness soaring mountain peaks, ancient glaciers, brilliant turquoise lakes, and much more as you cruise the Canadian Rockies. Dive into Indigenous history, spot diverse wildlife like moose and elk, and discover how this breathtaking landscape has formed and reformed over the eons. A tapestry of beauty and history awaits!
Purchase one tour per car, not per person. Gather your group and journey together!
After booking, check your email/text to download the separate Audio Tour Guide App by Action while connected to WiFi or mobile data. Enter the password, download the tour, and enjoy it offline. Follow the audio instructions and route from the designated starting point.
Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.
This isn't an entrance ticket. Check opening hours before your visit.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How To Access: After booking, you’ll get an email and text with setup instructions and password (search “audio tour” in emails and texts). • Download the separate tour app by Action • Enter the password sent by email and text. • MUST download the tour while in strong wifi/cellular. • Works offline after download.
How to start touring: Open Action’s separate audio tour guide app once onsite. • If there is just one tour, launch it. • If multiple tour versions exist, launch the one with your planned starting point and direction.
Go to the starting point No one will meet you at the start. This tour is self-guided Enter the first story’s point and the audio will begin automatically Follow the audio cues to the next story, which will also play automatically. Enjoy hands-free exploring. If you face audio issues, contact support. Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience.
Travel worry-free: Use the tour app anytime, on any day, and over multiple days. Start and pause the tour whenever you like, taking breaks and exploring side excursions at your own pace. Skip anything you don’t care about or explore bonus content for everything that interests you
Savings tips: Driving tours: purchase just one tour for everyone in the car
Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.
Audio Setup: Connect your phone to your car's stereo system using Bluetooth, USB, or AUX. For the best experience, consider using headphones for walking tours. Audio playback is compatible with Apple CarPlay, with navigation features coming soon. Support for Android Auto is also on the way.
For the best experience, please use an iPhone running iOS 15 or later, an Android device running version 9 or later, or an iPad/tablet with GPS and cellular connectivity, as these are recommended for navigation.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Easy-to-use app: download Action’s Tour Guide App onto your phone
Great value: purchase per car, not per person. More affordable than bus or guided tours!
Engaging storytelling: Uncover unique tales and thrilling history for a memorable journey!
Perfect narrator: nothing can beat listening to a great voice. Proven with tons of rave reviews!
Offline maps: no signal, no problem! Works perfectly without cellular or wifi.
Comprehensive route and stops: See it all, miss nothing, leave no stone unturned!
Go at your own pace: Start anytime, pause anywhere, enjoy breaks for snacks and photos freely!
Hands-free: audio stories play on their own based on your location. Easy to use!
Attraction passes, entry tickets, or reservations
What To Expect
Up ahead is the Valley of the Five Lakes Trailhead. The 3-mile moderately challenging hike takes about an hour and a half to complete and rewards hikers with some amazing scenery. The trail weaves past five pristine lakes. The lakes and ponds in Jasper and Banff are unlike those found anywhere else. That’s because of their unbelievable turquoise and blue hues that seem like something out of a heavily photoshopped postcard. But it’s real! And we have glaciers to thank.
Coming up soon is the Jasper SkyTram, the highest and longest aerial tramway in Canada. The views from the top are simply unbeatable. In the 1940s, Whistler Mountain had already become a major magnet for skiers. Fans of the winter sport congregated on the perfect slopes every year to race each other down. But once at the bottom, they only had a limp tow rope to usher them up the mountain again. Because of the difficulty of the ascent, they never went all the way up the mountain!
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Icefields Parkway Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour
Reviews
16 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Very good except no version in French
alainw551,
Oct 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00The principle is excellent and very precise compared to the journey. It allowed us to see unplanned sites. Beware the tourist sites close after Thanks giving in the national parks of northern British Columbia.
Disappointed.
NancyD G,
Oct 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00Too complicated -never got it going. Why not send a link vs requiring to download an app, use passwords, blah blah blah
Informative and Entertaining
Edie D,
Sep 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00The audio tour was very interesting, we learned about the history and geography of the area. The pace and tone of the speaker was perfect. It made the drive much more interesting! Highly recommend!
Entertaining and a good Overview for the ride.
Matze162,
Aug 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00Very entertaining during the ride and offers a good overview of all the attractions. The details could be brought up to date. Otherwise very worthwhile.
Good for independent travellers.
Kerry B,
Aug 13, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00If you are driving independently, this is really worth having. Easy to download and gave commentary on all the sights along the way.
Getting it to play was bit challenging, but after that it was fine
Spring1972,
Aug 12, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00Even though this tour was downloaded from home where we had wi-fi, we could not play it easily the first time we were trying to use it. The next day, we were able to use it and you can set any view point as your starting point in this tour. And it gives you good information about all the lakes and waterfalls and makes sure you don't miss it. What I had done as a backup was also, printed out the entire tour itinerary and took it in the folder with us (studied it) so we can figure out where we want to stop and what we want to skip. But all in all, a good self-guided tour if you can use it properly
It was a great time. Take...
Angie C,
Aug 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It was a great time. Take you time and enjoy the beautiful view. Wish we had seen a bear but maybe next time
Excellent Guided Tour from Jasper to Lake Louise
richardsD1297IO,
Jul 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was an informative tour and we liked that it was linked to the GPS giving tips and pointers to the scenery around us on the drive. There were many points that we would have missed without this tour. This was a thoroughly enjoyable companion to our drive and would recommend it to anyone doing the same. The only slightly negative feedback I have, please get the pronunciation of some of your words correct. Look up how to pronounce conscientious objector! Also the Maligne changed from Mah lig nee to Mah line (the correct pronunciation I believe) halfway through the guide.
Highly recommend
Elizabeth P,
Jul 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We really liked the flexibility. We were able to travel at our own pace. The app knew where we were, so we could stop and start whenever we wanted to. The parks are spectacular and the narrated trip along the Icefields Pkwy was a great way to get a "taste." Especially good for senior citizens!
Worth the trek
Peter D,
May 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was worth it . Getting to ride the 6 wheel drive bus onto the glacier was a once in a lifetime experience and highly recommended. The sky walk was cool for thoae not afraid of heights
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