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The Forks Historic Site: a Smartphone Audio Tour
The Forks: A GPS Guided Audio Walking Tour
The Forks: A GPS Guided Audio Walking Tour
The Forks: A GPS Guided Audio Walking Tour
The Forks Historic Site: a Smartphone Audio Tour

The Forks Historic Site: a Smartphone Audio Tour

By Tripvia Tours
8 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is £4 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview

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 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

  • The Plaza at The Forks
    • R3C 4X1, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • The Forks Market
    • 1 Forks Market Road
    • R3C 4L8, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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The Forks Historic Site: a Smartphone Audio Tour in English
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h2h
  • Opening hours: Thu 00:00-23:30
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
£4.09 x 1 Adult£4.09
Total
Price is £4.09

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 includedTour guide commentary automatically plays at each point of interest
  • What's includedWhat's includedFlexible dates - tour is yours to keep and enjoy anytime on Tripvia Tours app for Android & iOS
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAttraction tickets
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHeadphones (optional - audio will play from device speaker too)
  • 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
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

The Plaza at The Forks
  • 5m
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 travellers 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 travellers you select is the number of devices you can download the tour to.
Mahatma Gandhi Statue
  • 5m
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...
Canadian Museum for Human Rights
  • 5m
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...
Shaw Park
  • 5m
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...
VVV9+Q4 Winnipeg
  • 5m
HIVE FIVE SCULPTURE. Just ahead of you, on the right side of the street, you should see what looks like five aeroplane wings sticking out of the ground. This is actually a...
VVRC+V3 Winnipeg
  • 5m
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...
Esplanade Riel
  • 5m
The bridge you're about to walk beneath is the Esplanade Riel Pedestrian Bridge, which connects The Forks to Winnipeg’s...
The Forks National Historic Site
  • 5m
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...
Manitoba Children's Museum
  • 5m
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...
Oodena Celebration Circle
  • 5m
By now you've probably noticed something a little.. different to your right. This is another...
VVRC+V3 Winnipeg
  • 5m
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...
VVRC+V3 Winnipeg
  • 5m
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...
Niizhoziibean
  • 5m
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...
The Forks Historic Port
  • 5m
Just ahead you'll see the Forks Historic Port! This port goes way back, with it being used as a landing spot for the...
The Forks Market
  • 5m
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...
Manitoba Theatre For Young People
  • 5m
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...
Johnston Terminal
  • 5m
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...
VVQC+6G Winnipeg
  • 5m
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...
Variety Heritage Adventure Park
  • 5m
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...
VVQC+JP Winnipeg
  • 5m
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...
CN Stage and Field
  • 5m
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...
Barn Hammer Brewing Company (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close and you can spend as much time here as you like.
Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint Boniface (Pass by)
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 (Pass by)
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 (Pass by)
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 (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close and you can spend as much time here as you like.
Sir Hugh John Macdonald House Dalnavert (Pass by)
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 (Pass by)
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 (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close and you can spend as much time here as you like.
The Forks National Historic Amphitheatre (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close and you can spend as much time here as you like.
The Fort Garry Hotel, Spa and Conference Centre (Pass by)
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 (Pass by)
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close and you can spend as much time here as you like.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESThe Plaza at The Forks
    • R3C 4X1, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEThe Forks Market
    • 1 Forks Market Road
    • R3C 4L8, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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