Icefields Parkway: a Smartphone Audio Driving Tour

The following are highlights from the Icefields Parkway Driving Tour. Whether you're starting in Jasper or Lake Louise, this immersive, self-guided experience features 45 captivating audio points of interest, including the awe-inspiring Columbia Icefields, the vividly turquoise Peyto Lake, the thundering Athabasca Falls, and much more.

Discover the wild beauty of Jasper, Alberta, where towering peaks, crystal-clear lakes, and abundant wildlife await around every corner.

We'll tell you about a couple of the peaks you are seeing and what the Takakkaw Falls Canadian claim to fame is.

Here we'll tell you an "overly dramatic" story of how the lake came to be named!

Follow the suggested route from the audio guide between Jasper & Lake Louise, and discover the Icefields Parkway, one of the world's most scenic drives! The tour experience is the same in either direction. Learn about the incredible mountains towering about you and the early explorers who first found them. Discover the beauty of Banff & Jasper National Parks. Hear about Peyto Lake, the Columbia Icefields & and other sights at your own pace. With no time constraints, enjoy the freedom to stop anywhere and take your time exploring. Fun audio clips will play automatically as you drive, using a live GPS map. No data is used during the tour. This tour is easy to navigate and family friendly. This audio guide will keep you and your family engaged and having fun. Each point of interest along the way has a fun multiple-choice trivia question about the sights.

Here, we highly recommend you make a stop. It’s an unbelievable sight and fantastic picture opportunity.

As you are driving through the Alberta portion of Yoho National Park, we'll tell you about some of the other famous parks in the Canadian Rockies.

We'll tell you what river feeds the two Waterfowl lakes and a bit about this favourite campground.

As you look at the tip of Mount Murchison, we'll tell you a bit about its long, long history.

Here is a trailhead for a short route that leads to the Mistaya Canyon, a very short and easily do-able half kilometre trail... we recommend it!

You'll be passing the Saskatchewan River, we'll tell you a bit about this major Canadian river.

Mount Erasmus. We'll tell you a bit about each of these mountains and why they were named.

We'll tell you how this mountain to the west of you was named.

If you choose to stop here, we even have a tour you can listen to while you walk the short trail! Simply check the tour list and download the Peyto Lake overlook tour. It’s a great compliment to the fantastic view.

We'll tell you about this incredibly scenic trail and how long the average hiker needs to complete it!

We'll tell you why Dolomite Peak is so named and it's claim to fame!

Even if you choose not to take this trail, we'll tell you about all the mountain peaks you can see.

Here you are actually surrounded by water.... we'll tell you the sources!

You will now be at the namesake of the road you are travelling - we'll tell you about it!

Warning.... this next stop is not for the faint of heart!! We'll tell you why.

SUNSET PASS leads to a trail is not for your average Sunday stroller. We'll tell why!

We'll tell about this incredibly world famous scenic highway!

We'll tell you about the most prominent peak entirely in Alberta and how it got its name.

We'll tell you here about the origins of the National Park and where it got its name.

Here is a beautiful falls close to the highway that you can stop at.... we'll tell you where it's water originates from.

You'll hear about the largest lake in Jasper National Park and how it got there.

Another recommended quick stop.... we'll tell you why!

& GERALDINE MOUNTAIN PEAKS. You'll see two sharp mountain peaks and we'll tell you a bit about them.

MUSHROOM PEAK. Mushrooms and chains? We'll tell you about them!

We’ll tell you the story behind this powerful and picturesque waterfall!

We'll tell you about this canyon and what makes it a slot canyon.

We'll tell you a bit out the local ski resort and the animal it was named after.

We'll tell you a bit of Jasper's history and the super high, super long Skytram.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time here as you like.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time here as you like.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time here as you like.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time here as you like.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time here as you like.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time here as you like.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time here as you like.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time here as you like.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time here as you like.

We'll give you some of the history of Jasper National Park before it became a world famous park.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time here as you like.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time here as you like.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time here as you like.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time here as you like.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time here as you like.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time here as you like.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time here as you like.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time here as you like.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time here as you like.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time here as you like.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time here as you like.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time here as you like.

The tour either runs between Lake Louise & Jasper or Jasper & Lake Louise on the Icefields Parkway 93. Tour experience is the same in either direction.

The tour either runs between Lake Louise & Jasper or Jasper & Lake Louise on the Icefields Parkway 93. Tour experience is the same in either direction.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but you'll pass by and can spend as much time here as you like.