The 10 Walking Tours in Calgary That Repay the Ticket

1.Calgary City Highlights 3 Hour Walking Tour | Gratuity-Based

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 378 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $5Our pick

A 3-hour downtown Calgary walk led by a local guide, covering tower views, Stephen Avenue, +15 Skywalk, Devonian Gardens, and more.

“We recently did a 3-hour walking tour of downtown Calgary. While our guide was very nice and personable, the experience itself fell short. The tour felt unstructured, with no clear flow or storytelling to tie things together. At times it was quite long without any short rest stops, which made it tiring. Unfortunately, we didn’t come away having learned much, as the information shared was quite superficial and didn’t provide much depth or insight into the city. With additional training and more focus on structure and content, this could become a much stronger tour.”

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2.City Highlights Walking Tour | 3-Hour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 271 reviews · 3 hours · from $5

A 3-hour Calgary highlights walk that teaches you the Plus 15 system, hits major downtown landmarks, and includes tips plus discounts from a local guide.

“Tristen was the perfect guide! He showed us everything and told us a lot about Calgary! I really recommend this tour. This was only one tour still available. Toonie tours is very good.”

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3.Calgary Downtown: 2-Hour Introductory Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 216 reviews · 2 hours · from $21

A 2-hour Calgary downtown walking tour with public art, frontier-to-modern history, and weather-friendly +15 skywalks, ending on Stephen Ave.

“My mother and really enjoyed this tour. Annalise was a fantastic tour guide! Her knowledge was incredible. Her presentation covered the history, the culture, the art, the food, the architecture, and even the weather of the city! If you want to learn the nitty gritty of the city, I highly recommend this tour.”

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4.Street Art & Craft Beer Walking Tour w/ Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 23 reviews · 3 hours · from $89

A 3-hour Calgary walk pairing street art murals with craft beer tastings at two breweries, plus local tips and easy downtown views.

“Excellent tour with Daniel. Saw some terrific mural art in downtown Calgary. Stops at two beer serving establishments was an added treat.”

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5.Calgary Food Walking Tour: Calgary Farmers Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $78Top rated

Calgary Farmers Market WEST food walk with a local guide, brunch, 15 tastings, and recipe booklet in about 3 hours for $78.68.

“Kerry was upbeat and informative. She knew all the ins and outs of the Market and the vendors. The savoury start to or tour was wonderful. Felt the other food samples could have been a bit more generous, having gone on multiple food tours in the past. Having an option for tea would have been welcome. The Market was a wonderful foodie spot to explore.”

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6.Discover Calgary with 3 Smartphone Audio Walking Tours

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5 reviews · 2 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $14

Explore Calgary at your pace with 3 self-guided smartphone audio walks, GPS maps, offline downloads, 75+ stops, $14.93 per person.

“The Devonian Gardens, The Famous Five and the Olympic Park were my favorite parts of tour. The narrator was very informative and witty. I liked the quizzes after each stop.”

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7.Grotto Canyon Majestic Ice Walk tour from Banff, Calgary, Canmore

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $108

Grotto Canyon ice walk near Banff, Calgary. Small group, spikes provided, frozen waterfalls and pictographs, guided 3 to 4 hours.

“Amazing experience. Be prepared for the up hill walk at the begining. Watch for the spots where the ice is wet. Habib the guide is excelent”

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8.Downtown Calgary a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 4 reviews · 45 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $6

A self-guided smartphone audio walk through downtown Calgary with 30 stops, offline playback, and GPS guidance for about 45 to 90 minutes.

“Best to have tech savvy friends. Two of ours couldn’t figure out how to download the app and enter the code.”

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9.Walk the Best of Calgary – Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $661

Private 3-hour Calgary walk with skyline views from Calgary Tower, Stephen Avenue history, +15 Skywalk, Devonian Gardens, and Fairmont Palliser.

“Our guide Andrea was fantastic - he created a custom tour that more than met our expectations. He was very knowlegable about the city and we enjoyed our afternoon very much!”

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10.Best of Calgary: Private Walking Tour with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★3.2 · 3 reviews · 1 - 6 hours · from $48

A private, flexible Calgary walking tour with a local resident guide, featuring Stephen Avenue, Calgary Tower views, and Prince Island Park.

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