Toronto's Waterfront: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Sugar Beach

  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.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2
  Lower Jarvis Street & Queens Quay East

  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.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Redpath Sugar Toronto

  We'll point out this iconic waterfront factory and tell you a bit about it's history.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4
  One Yonge Street

  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.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5
  Yonge Street & Queens Quay West

  Yonge Street. We'll point out the street that once held the Guinness World Record for longest road!

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6
  Statue of Jack Layton

  We'll point out the statue and accompanying Jack Layton Ferry Terminal and tell you a bit about the man himself!

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 7
  York Street & Queens Quay West

  We'll take you to a great view of the island and tell you all about it!

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 8
  The Power Plant

  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!

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 9
  Simcoe WaveDeck

  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!

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 10
  CN Tower

  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!

  5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 11
  Rogers Centre

  No tour of Toronto's waterfront would be complete without the Rogers Centre, home to the Blue Jays!

  5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 12
  HTO Park

  As you stroll through the park, we'll tell you a bit about it including where the interesting name comes from.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 13
  Spadina Avenue & Lake Shore Boulevard West

  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!

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 14
  Toronto Music Garden

  As you meander through this magical garden, you'll learn about the super unique and interesting story behind t's design.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 15
  Queens Quay West & Bathurst Street

  Billy Bishop Airport. You'll have a great view of the island airport. We'll tell you all about it too!

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 16
  Little Norway Crescent

  We'll point out this small park and tell you about how it was created to commemorate World War Two!

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 17
  Waterfront Trail

  We'll tell you a bit about the beautiful waterfront trail the tour will take you on!

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 18
  HMCS NCSM York

  You're in the Navy now! We'll point out the waterfront fixture since 1959 and tell you about it's purpose.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 19
  Martin Goodman Trail

  You'll walk along a portion of this trail spans the waterfront for over 20 kms!

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 20
  Princes' Gates

  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.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• Toronto Island Park (Pass by)

  You'll see the island from the path, we'll tell you all about it too!

  Admission ticket free
• Hanlan's Point Beach (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

  Admission ticket free
• Centreville Amusement Park (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

  Admission ticket free
• Gibraltar Point Lighthouse (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

  Admission ticket free
• Exhibition Place (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

  Admission ticket free
• BMO Field (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

  Admission ticket free
• Trillium Park (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

  Admission ticket free
• Lamport Stadium (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

  Admission ticket free
• MZTV Museum of Television (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

  Admission ticket free
• Ontario Place (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

  Admission ticket free
• Canadian National Exhibition (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

  Admission ticket free
• Fort York National Historic Site (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

  Admission ticket free
• The National Ballet of Canada (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

  Admission ticket free
• Toronto Harbourfront (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

  Admission ticket free
• The Pier (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

  Admission ticket free
• Toronto Railway Museum (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

  Admission ticket free
• Ripley's Aquarium of Canada (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

  Admission ticket free
• Steam Whistle Brewery (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

  Admission ticket free
• Toronto Harbour (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

  Admission ticket free
• The Power Plant (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

  Admission ticket free
• Roundhouse Park (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

  Admission ticket free
• Harbourfront Centre (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

  Admission ticket free
• Queen's Quay Terminal (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

  Admission ticket free
• Scotiabank Arena (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

  Admission ticket free
• Toronto Islands (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

  Admission ticket free
• Redpath Sugar Museum (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

  Admission ticket free
• Toronto Union (Pass by)

  Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.

  Admission ticket free
• Canada's Sugar Beach (Pass by)

  The start of the tour!

  Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

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