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Halifax Boardwalk & Seaport: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour
Halifax Boardwalk & Seaport GPS-Guided Audio Walking Tour
Halifax Boardwalk & Seaport: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour
Halifax Boardwalk & Seaport GPS-Guided Audio Walking Tour
Halifax Boardwalk & Seaport GPS-Guided Audio Walking Tour

Halifax Boardwalk & Seaport: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

By Tripvia Tours
8.4 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$10 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview

Listen to a tour guide through your smartphone as you explore the Halifax Boardwalk & Seaport!

On this 2.5 km tour, you'll explore many tourist attractions, historical buildings, artwork & statues that make up this must-see section of the city.

Highlights include Halifax Farmers Market, CSS Acadia, Halifax Cabling Wharf, Dockyard Clock & more! Don't just see the boardwalk, 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 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 travellers you select is the number of devices you can download the tour to.

Trust the platform with over 75 tours & 17,000+ happy customers.

Activity location

  • Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
    • 1055 Marginal Rd,
    • B3H 4P7, Halifax, Canada

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Pier 22 Pavillion
    • 1031 Marginal Road
    • B3H 4P7, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Halifax Seaport & Boardwalk in English
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m1h 30m
  • Opening hours: Mon 12:00 am-11:30 pm
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
AU$9.87 x 1 AdultAU$9.87
Total
Price is AU$9.87

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedNo time constraints, take as long as you like to complete the tour
  • What's includedWhat's includedDownload on WIFI before (no signal required or data used during tour)
  • What's includedWhat's includedLive GPS map shows route & your location
  • What's includedWhat's includedFlexible dates - tour is yours to keep and enjoy anytime on Tripvia Tours.
  • What's includedWhat's includedCustomer Service via Phone & Email
  • What's includedWhat's includedTour guide commentary automatically plays at each point of interest
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAttraction tickets
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedSmartphone or tablet
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded**Recommended attractions may be closed/inaccessible due to season or reasons beyond our control.

Know before you book

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

Activity itinerary

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
  • 5m
  • Admission ticket not included
Listen to a tour guide through your smartphone as you explore the Halifax Boardwalk & Seaport! On this 2.5 km tour, you'll explore the many tourist attractions, historical buildings, artwork & statues that make up this must-see section of the city. Highlights include the Halifax Farmers Market, CSS Acadia, Halifax Cabling Wharf, Dockyard Clock & more! Don't just see the boardwalk, 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 travellers you select is the number of devices you can download the tour to.
Halifax Seaport Farmer's Market
  • 5m
Visit the oldest continuously open farmers market in all of North America.
Samuel Cunard Statue
  • 5m
Learn about Samuel Cunard from the man himself! Ok, well it's our tour guide pretending to be him, but it's still very informative and lots of fun!
Discovery Centre
  • 5m
  • Admission ticket not included
Discover the Discovery Centre! We'll tell you all about the brand new interactive exhibit. All attractions along the tour are optional. You have the ultimate freedom to visit and pick up the tour right where you left off.
The Emigrant Statue
  • 5m
A statue of a man holding a suitcase. There has to be more to it than that, right!? There is! We'll tell you all about it.
JCVM+43 Halifax
  • 5m
Georges Island. We'll point out a great view of the National Historic Site and tell you all about it! You can even hop on a ferry and visit.
The Way Things Are
  • 5m
No, you're not seeing things.. those light posts are definitely crooked. Well tell you about the inspiration behind the famous sculpture.
Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk
  • 5m
Take in the breathtaking harbour from the comfort of a hammock! We'll show you were to go, and be right there waiting when you wake up from your seaside nap.
Lower Water Street
  • 5m
Take a ride on the big wave sculpture at the boardwalk! Don't worry, they have foam padding in case you fall. We'll tell you about why it's there (hint - it's because people have fallen).
The Piazza at Bishop's Landing
  • 5m
We'll point out the 'Fountain at Bishop's Landing'. A popular cooling off spot, great for a warm summer day.
Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk
  • 5m
Learn all about the boardwalk itself from the boutiques to the murals, statues, attractions & more.
HMCS Sackville - Canada's Naval Memorial
  • 5m
  • Admission ticket not included
Discover what it was like to be a sailor fighting at sea in World War II! We'll tell you all about the ship and museum. If you want to know more, you can always go in and check it out.
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
  • 5m
  • Admission ticket not included
We'll show you Canada’s oldest and largest maritime museum where you can sit on a replica of a Titanic deck chair, or follow World War II convoys in the Battle of the Atlantic.
JCXJ+42 Halifax
  • 5m
Hop on board the CSS Acadia, an Edwardian steamship docked at the boardwalk. We'll tell you all about how this beautiful ship is an example of the graceful design that epitomises the Edwardian Age.
JCXH+FG Halifax
  • 5m
We'll point out the Halifax Cable Wharf, built in 1913 that was once a port for ships laying cable across the Atlantic Ocean and one of the last original structures on the waterfront.
The Dockyard Clock
  • 5m
See Canada’s oldest working clock that's been telling time for over 250 years! The nine-foot pendulum encased in the base is driven by a 250 pound weight.
Halifax Ferry Terminal
  • 5m
We'll point out the ferry terminal, where you can snag a ride across the harbour to Dartmouth. You'll learn a bit about the area too!
The Lower Deck
  • 5m
You'll discover that the popular restaurant is located inside what is likely the oldest building on the waterfront!
1883 Upper Water St
  • 5m
We'll tell you all about the Collins Court & Bank Building, part of the Historic Properties section of the boardwalk.
1869 Upper Water St
  • 5m
The tour ends at the Market Mall, a covered walkway home to pretty much everything and anything you could ask for!
Holy Cross Cemetery (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.
Victoria 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.
Halifax Public Gardens (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.
Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History (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.
Halifax Citadel 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.
Old Town Clock (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.
St. Paul's Church (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.
St. Mary's Basilica (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.
Old Burying Ground (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.
Fort Massey Cemetery (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.
Alexander Keith's 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.
Halifax Central Library (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.
Fairview Lawn Cemetery (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.
Point Pleasant 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.
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (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.
Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo (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.
Georges Island National Historic Site (Pass by)
We'll point out the island and tell you all about it!
C.S.S. Acadia (Pass by)
Hop on board the CSS Acadia, an Edwardian steamship docked at the boardwalk. We'll tell you all about how this beautiful ship is an example of the graceful design that epitomises the Edwardian Age.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESCanadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
    • 1055 Marginal Rd,
    • B3H 4P7, Halifax, Canada

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEPier 22 Pavillion
    • 1031 Marginal Road
    • B3H 4P7, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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