The Forks Historic Site: a Smartphone Audio Tour

Name: The Forks Historic Site: a Smartphone Audio Tour
Brand: Viator
Price: 6.61 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.5 (6 reviews)

4.5(6)1 hr 30 min - 2 hoursEnglishWinnipeg, Canada

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Listen to a tour guide through your smartphone as you explore the incredible Forks!

You'll see & hear about many historical buildings, statues, people, museums & parks that make up this thousand-year old heart of Winnipeg!

Highlights from the first indigenous people to fur traders to new features of today including Shaw Park, Esplanade Riel, Johnston Terminal, Niizhoziibean & the iconic Red River!

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 the crowded tour groups, tight schedules and 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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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
Tour guide commentary automatically plays at each point of interest
Flexible dates - tour is yours to keep and enjoy anytime on Tripvia Tours app for Android & iOS

Not included

Attraction tickets
Headphones (optional - audio will play from device speaker too)
Smartphone or tablet
**Recommended attractions may be closed/inaccessible due to season or reasons beyond our control.

What you'll do

Listen to a tour guide through your smartphone as you explore the incredible Forks!
Live GPS map shows where you are and where to go next. As you get close, audio commentary will automatically play! On this 2 1/2 km self-guided audio walking tour, you'll be going through the thousand-year old heart of Winnipeg. You’ll experience the many turning points of history here, from the first indigenous people to the fur traders who came later, from links to the railway to all the new features of today! Easy. Book the tour, download the app & go! Freedom. No crowds or time constraints allows you ultimate freedom to explore! Booking Options. The number of travelers you select is the number of devices you can download the tour to. Trivia Challenge. Each tour stop has a fun multiple choice trivia question (optional) that adds to the Please note the number of travelers you select is the number of devices you can download the tour to.
5 min
If it's a busy day at the Forks, you'll probably see a number of people walking up and down the pathway
However if you look closely, you’ll probably notice that one of them...
5 min
Canadian Museum for Human Rights
85 Israel Asper Way, Winnipeg, Canada
We might as well talk about the elephant in the room, er, the sky. The enormous building to your right, which sort of looks like a tower wrapped in a glass cape, is...
5 min
Shaw Park
1 Portage Ave E, Winnipeg, Canada
Across the street to your left is a baseball stadium known as “Shaw Park”. You're standing directly behind the scoreboard! The stadium is home to the...
5 min
HIVE FIVE SCULPTURE
Just ahead of you, on the right side of the street, you should see what looks like five airplane wings sticking out of the ground. This is actually a...
5 min
RED RIVER
Considering what tour this is, I would be remiss to not talk about the river on your left, the Red River! The river’s origin lies...
5 min
The bridge you're about to walk beneath is the Esplanade Riel Pedestrian Bridge
which connects The Forks to Winnipeg’s...
5 min
The Forks National Historic Site
Forks Market Rd, Winnipeg, Canada
If you take a look to your left towards the river, you'll see a semi-circular cement object on the banks, or depending on the water level, partially submerged in the river. This is the...
5 min
Manitoba Children's Museum
45 Forks Market Rd, Winnipeg, Canada
Part of the goal of our tours are to make learning fun, and this next location is absolutely perfect for that! It’s called the...
5 min
By now you've probably noticed something a little
different to your right. This is another...
5 min
FORKS HISTORIC RAIL BRIDGE
he origins of this bridge go all the way back to 1888, when it was built as a wooden train bridge to access the...
5 min
NIIMAAMAA
Up ahead on the trail is one of this area’s most meaningful art pieces, and trust me you can’t miss it. This giant sculpture is called Niimaamaa, a name that means...
5 min
We're about to enter the Niizhoziibean trail!
The name means “two rivers'' in Ojibwe (Oh-jib-way), and was given in order to honour Winnipeg’s...
5 min
Just ahead you'll see the Forks Historic Port!
This port goes way back, with it being used as a landing spot for the...
5 min
The Forks Market
1 Forks Market Road, Winnipeg, Canada
The large building to your left is probably the place here that sees the most visitors, the Forks Market! Looking at it now, it might be hard to imagine, but it actually began...
5 min
Manitoba Theatre For Young People
2 Forks Market Rd, Winnipeg, Canada
Welcome to the Manitoba Theatre for Young People, or as it’s more commonly known, the MTYP! The company itself was established in 1965, and at that time it was called...
5 min
Johnston Terminal
25 Forks Market Road, Winnipeg, Canada
If you take a look to your right, you'll see a beige, brick building with red-paned windows. This is the Johnston Terminal, and it’s been around since the early days of...
5 min
PUBLIC ORCHARD & URBAN GARDEN
By now, I'm sure you've seen quite a few trees on the tour, but believe it or not, the ones around you right now are a special bunch! You see...
5 min
Variety Heritage Adventure Park
The Forks, Winnipeg, Canada
By now, you should see what looks like a very colourful playground, with some interesting features. What you’re seeing is called the Variety Heritage Adventure, and it was created...
5 min
PATH OF TIME
If you look to your left, you'll see a circular stone area that looks slightly enclosed. If you look inside, you’ll find a...
5 min
If you take a look to your right, you’ll see a large stone stage with a red roof
This, along with the rest of the area around you, is the CN Stage and Field, and it has been the site of...
5 min
Barn Hammer Brewing Company
595 Wall St, Winnipeg, Canada
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close and you can spend as much time here as you like.
Saint-Boniface Cathedral Parish
180 Avenue de la Cathedrale Ave., Winnipeg, Canada
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close and you can spend as much time here as you like.
Le Musee de Saint-Boniface Museum
494 Tache Avenue, 219 Provencher Blvd, Winnipeg, Canada
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close and you can spend as much time here as you like.
Travel Manitoba Visitor Information Centre
21 Forks Market Road, Winnipeg, Canada
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close and you can spend as much time here as you like.
RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg
375 York Ave, Winnipeg, Canada
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close and you can spend as much time here as you like.
Dalnavert Museum and Visitors' Centre
61 Carlton St, Winnipeg, Canada
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close and you can spend as much time here as you like.
Government House of Manitoba
450 Broadway, Room 235, Manitoba Legislative Building, Winnipeg, Canada
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close and you can spend as much time here as you like.
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close and you can spend as much time here as you like
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close and you can spend as much time here as you like
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close and you can spend as much time here as you like
Manitoba Theatre For Young People
2 Forks Market Rd, Winnipeg, Canada
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close and you can spend as much time here as you like.