Overview
Listen to a tour guide through your smartphone as you explore Toronto's incredible waterfront!
On this 4.5 km sightseeing tour, you'll discover incredible views, buildings, tourist attractions, statues & urban parks.
Highlights include the CN tower, Rogers Centre, Sugar Beach, Princes' Gates, Toronto's Music Garden, One Yonge Street + more! Don't just see Toronto's waterfront, hear what it has to say!
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 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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What's included
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.
Customer Service via Phone & Email
Tour guide commentary automatically plays at each point of interest
Attraction tickets
Headphones (optional - audio will play from device speaker too)
Smartphone or tablet
Meeting and pickup
Travelers meet at the meeting point.
Meeting point
The tour starts a few steps east of Sugar Beach and proceeds west. Please note the tour experience is very similar in either direction.
End point
The end point of the tour is Princes Gates, the entrance to the CNE. Please note the tour experience is very similar in either direction.
Good to know
Thanks for booking the Toronto Waterfront audio walking tour!
**HOW TO DOWNLOAD THE TRIPVIA TOURS APP & START THE TOUR**
Tour Code TORO51
1. Download and install the Tripvia Tours app (look for the logo with the multi-coloured letters). If you're reading this on your phone, tap on this link www.onelink.to/tripvia.
2. Open the app and find the tour you booked
3. Enter tour code TORO51.
4. Tap 'download tour' ***It is very important to ensure you have a good Wi-Fi or mobile data connection for the download process.
5. Follow the tutorial before leaving for your tour to learn how the app works.
6. Enjoy your tour!
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What to expect
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Sugar Beach
5 min
Listen to a tour guide through your smartphone as you explore Toronto's incredible waterfront!
On this 4.5 km sightseeing tour, you'll discover incredible views, buildings, tourist attractions, statues & urban parks.
Highlights include the CN tower, Rogers Centre, Sugar Beach, Princes' Gates, Toronto's Music Garden, One Yonge Street + more!
Don't just see Toronto's waterfront, hear what it has to say!
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.
It’s yours! 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 to. -
Lower Jarvis Street & Queens Quay East
5 min
Toronto's Industrial Past. We'll give you a bit of a pre-curser to the next tour stop and explain how important the industry was to the development of Toronto.
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Redpath Sugar Plant
5 min
We'll point out this iconic waterfront factory and tell you a bit about it's history.
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One Yonge Street
5 min
The Toronto Star Building. We'll point out the impressive skyscraper and tell you all about it's longtime tenant that has been churning out newspapers since 1892.
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Yonge Street & Queens Quay West
5 min
Yonge Street. We'll point out the street that once held the Guinness World Record for longest road!
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Statue of Jack Layton
5 min
We'll point out the statue and accompanying Jack Layton Ferry Terminal and tell you a bit about the man himself!
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Queens Quay West & York Street
5 min
We'll take you to a great view of the island and tell you all about it!
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The Power Plant
5 min
You'll see the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery and learn a bit about why you may want to visit! Note - you can take as much time as you like on the tour, there are no time constraints!
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Simcoe WaveDeck
5 min
No, the deck isn't warped. It's art! We'll point out and tell you all about the mind boggling piece of art you can walk on!
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CN Tower
5 min
It would be hard NOT to stare at the once world's tallest building, so you might as well learn something about it while you do!
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Rogers Centre
5 min
No tour of Toronto's waterfront would be complete without the Rogers Centre, home to the Blue Jays!
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HTO Park
5 min
As you stroll through the park, we'll tell you a bit about it including where the interesting name comes from.
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Spadina Avenue & Lake Shore Boulevard West
5 min
You'll get a good view of one of Toronto's most popular and busiest streets. You'll also get the opportunity to listen to a song from the 80s about the Spadina Bus!
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Toronto Music Garden
5 min
As you meander through this magical garden, you'll learn about the super unique and interesting story behind t's design.
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Queens Quay West & Bathurst Street
5 min
Billy Bishop Airport. You'll have a great view of the island airport. We'll tell you all about it too!
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Little Norway Crescent
5 min
We'll point out this small park and tell you about how it was created to commemorate World War Two!
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Waterfront Trail
5 min
We'll tell you a bit about the beautiful waterfront trail the tour will take you on!
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HMCS NCSM York
5 min
You're in the Navy now! We'll point out the waterfront fixture since 1959 and tell you about it's purpose.
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Martin Goodman Trail
5 min
You'll walk along a portion of this trail spans the waterfront for over 20 kms!
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Princes' Gates
5 min
The final stop on the tour. We'll tell you all about the incredible gates and Canada's National Exhibition that takes place annual inside them.
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Toronto Island Park
5 min
You'll see the island from the path, we'll tell you all about it too!
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Hanlan's Point Beach
5 min
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
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Centreville Amusement Park
5 min
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
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Gibraltar Point Lighthouse
5 min
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
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Exhibition Place
5 min
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
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BMO Field
5 min
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
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Trillium Park
5 min
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
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Lamport Stadium
5 min
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
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MZTV Museum of Television
5 min
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
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Ontario Place
5 min
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
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Canadian National Exhibition
5 min
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
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Fort York National Historic Site
5 min
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
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The National Ballet of Canada
5 min
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
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Toronto Harbourfront
5 min
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
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The Pier
5 min
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
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Toronto Railway Museum
5 min
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
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Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
5 min
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
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Steam Whistle Brewery
5 min
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
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Toronto Harbour
5 min
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
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The Power Plant
5 min
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
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Roundhouse Park
5 min
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
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Harbourfront Centre
5 min
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
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Queen's Quay Terminal
5 min
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
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Scotiabank Arena
5 min
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
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Toronto Islands
5 min
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
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Redpath Sugar Museum
5 min
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
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Toronto Union
5 min
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
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Canada's Sugar Beach
5 min
The start of the tour!
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the start time.
Times are local to the experience (America/Toronto).
Additional Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Up to 10 travelers per booking
- Each booking must include at least one adult.
FAQs about Toronto's Waterfront: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour
Can I cancel Toronto's Waterfront: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour for free?
Yes. For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the start time.
How long does it take?
It takes about 45 min–1 hour 30 min.
Where does it start?
The tour starts a few steps east of Sugar Beach and proceeds west. Please note the tour experience is very similar in either direction.
What's included?
- 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.
- Customer Service via Phone & Email
- Tour guide commentary automatically plays at each point of interest
What's not included?
- Attraction tickets
- Headphones (optional - audio will play from device speaker too)
- Smartphone or tablet
Which places does it visit?
It visits Sugar Beach, Lower Jarvis Street & Queens Quay East, Redpath Sugar Plant, One Yonge Street, Yonge Street & Queens Quay West, Statue of Jack Layton, Queens Quay West & York Street, The Power Plant.
Which languages is it offered in?
It is offered in English.
Is it suitable for children?
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
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