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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Join tour guide Jeff on your smartphone as you discover one of the greatest tragedies in Canadian history. You'll not only see historical sites & landmarks, but hear stories of survival & perseverance during the 1917 Halifax Explosion.
You'll see the Memorial Bell Tower, Hydrostone District, learn about the miracle of Ashpan Annie, the adventures of Billy Wells, the ensuing tsunami & much more!
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 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.
It’s yours! Enjoy anytime, not just on your booking date. Stop & start anywhere along route.
The number of travelers selected is the number of devices you can download the tour to.
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Download on WIFI before (no signal required or data used during tour)
Live GPS map shows route & your location
Flexible dates - tour is yours to keep and enjoy anytime on Tripvia Tours.
Trivia questions at each stop (optional)
Customer Service via Phone & Email
Tour guide commentary automatically plays at each point of interest
Attraction tickets
Smartphone or tablet
Headphones (optional - audio will play from device speaker too)
**Recommended attractions may be closed/inaccessible due to season or reasons beyond our control.
Departure Point
Hydrostone Park, 5547 Young St, Halifax, NS B3K 1Z7, Canada
The tour starts at Hydrostone Park.
Return Details
Hydrostone Park, 5547 Young St, Halifax, NS B3K 1Z7, Canada
The tour starts at Hydrostone Park.
Hydrostone Park, 5547 Young St, Halifax, NS B3K 1Z7, Canada Join tour guide Jeff as you discover one of the greatest tragedies in Canadian history. You'll not only see historical sites & landmarks, but hear the stories of survival & perseverance that surfaced during the 1917 Halifax Explosion.
During the 5km tour you'll see the Memorial Bell Tower, Hydrostone District & various memorials, learn about the miracle of Ashpan Annie, the adventure of Billy Wells, the ensuing Tsunami & much more!
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 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 travelers you select is the number of devices you can download the tour to. 5 minutes
5450 Kaye St, Halifax, NS B3K 0G7, Canada Three moments in time...we'll tell you about the memorial to the Catholic Parish of St Joseph’s. 5 minutes
Novalea Dr & Hennessey Pl, Halifax, NS B3K, Canada We'll tell you how the park began as military grounds to it's rebuilding of a neighbourhood park and memorial today. 5 minutes
MC72+M7 Halifax, NS, Canada SS MONT BLANC, SS IMO & THE EXPLOSION. Here we'll tell you about the ships involved and the events leading up to the explosion. 5 minutes
Halifax Explosion Memorial Bell Tower, Halifax, Canada We'll tell you about the impressive monument to the people of Halifax and Dartmouth, who experienced first-hand, the devastation of the Halifax explosion. 5 minutes
Fort Needham Memorial Park, 5515 Stairs Pl, Halifax, NS B3K 3N9, Canada RICHMOND STAIRCASE. We'll tell you the symbolism of the staircase and railings, into which are the names of businesses that were destroyed in the blast. 5 minutes
3380 Devonshire Ave, Halifax, NS B3K 5R5, Canada RICHMOND SCHOOL. Here we'll tell you how this building, originally built to house a school, was constructed immediately after the explosion and the tragedy of the Roome School.. 5 minutes
M97V+Q8 Halifax, NS, Canada SECRET OF THE TREES. We'll tell what secret made them infamous in lumber mills from Canada to the southern states of America. 5 minutes
3365 Robie St, Halifax, NS B3K 4S2, Canada THE STORY OF FRANCIS MACKEY. You'll hear his story, the pilot onboard the Mont-Blanc, and how his life was profoundly changed after the explosion. 5 minutes
Robie St & Wells St, Halifax, NS B3K 5P9, Canada ROBIE STREET WATER RESERVOIR. We'll tell you about the reservoir, built in 1913, it's survival as well as it's special designation. 5 minutes
M98R+44 Halifax, NS, Canada PATRICIA & HER CREW. Here stands a monument to the firefighters of Halifax who lost their lives on that day in 1917. We'll tell you a bit about the "Patricia" as well. 5 minutes
M99W+82 Halifax, NS, Canada FIRE & ICE & BLACK RAIN. As you are walking, we'll talk about the horrific conditions the explosion and weather caused for the survivors. 5 minutes
M99W+PH Halifax, NS, Canada TSUNAMI. We'll tell you how it swept up this hillside and would have reached your feet had you been standing here then. 5 minutes
M99W+JR Halifax, NS, Canada HOUSE HOLES AND THE RAZING OF RICHMOND. You'll see the changes in the land around you and hear about the ghostly markers of where people once lived and died. 5 minutes
M9CX+66 Halifax, NS, Canada VINCENT COLEMAN. Hear why Haligonians will always remember Vincent Coleman as a hero who is credited with potentially saved hundreds of lives 5 minutes
Barrington St & Duffus St, Halifax, NS B3K 3J7, Canada CAMPBELL ROAD as it was once know, was a simple wide dirt road lined with shops and houses. We'll tell you a bit about it. 5 minutes
M99X+HQ Halifax, NS, Canada ASHPAN ANNIE. We've got a wonderful surprise at this stop - good news about a baby’s miraculous survival!!
5 minutes
3099 Barrington St, Halifax, NS B3K 5M7, Canada We'll tell about the controversy around this structure and why it ended up being built here. 5 minutes
MC92+3J Halifax, NS, Canada THE AMAZING ADVENTURE OF BILLY WELLS. As you are walking we'll tell you his incredible story. 5 minutes
3115 Veith St, Halifax, NS B3K 3G9, Canada HALIFAX PROTESTANT ORPHANAGE. You'll see a colourful memorial on the white picket fence painted by the children of the Veith House. 5 minutes
MC74+X2 Halifax, NS, Canada THE ROYAL NAVY COLLEGE once stood across the road, we'll tell you how the efficiency of the co-commander helped everyone survive. 5 minutes
MC72+7V Halifax, NS, Canada TO THE RESCUE. We'll tell you about the amazing help Halifax received from around the world and a tradition that is still followed today. 5 minutes
Novalea Dr & Kane Pl, Halifax, NS B3K 3N9, Canada HYDROSTONE DISTRICT. You'll hear about the town planner and how he brought the idea of English garden cities to Halifax. 5 minutes
M96X+WM Halifax, NS, Canada QUAINT FUNCIONALITY - THE HYDROSTONE'S BACK LANES. Hear about the reason for "back-lane" business! 5 minutes
Hennessey Pl, Halifax, NS B3K, Canada DESIGN: TUDOR REVIVAL. As you walk along you'll see a block of rowhouse cottages, built using the English style, for surviving families. 5 minutes
MC62+M3 Halifax, NS, Canada HALIFAX RELIEF COMMISSION BUILDING. We'll tell you about the committee formed to deal with the emergency in this building, now designated a cultural historic site. 5 minutes
Hydrostone Market, Halifax, Canada We end our tour here at the Hydrostone Market. This tour was not about monuments or buildings but about the people who lived through that awful day and those who raced to help them. We hope their stories are an inspiration. Our starting point is just across the road in the park. 5 minutes
HMCS Sackville - Canada's Naval Memorial, Halifax, Canada Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
170 Joseph Zatzman Dr Unit 3, Dartmouth, NS B3B 1L9, Canada 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, Halifax, Canada 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, Halifax, Canada 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, Halifax, Canada 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, Halifax, Canada Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, Halifax, Canada Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk, Halifax, Canada 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, Halifax, Canada 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, Halifax, Canada 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, Halifax, Canada 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, Halifax, Canada 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, Halifax, Canada 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, Halifax, Canada 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, Halifax, Canada 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, Halifax, Canada Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
Holy Cross Cemetery, Halifax, Canada 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, Halifax, Canada Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax, Canada 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, Halifax, Canada Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Wheelchair accessible
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
Cathy_J
07 Jul 2022
Good, relevant, and often humourous content! Had some technical difficulties. Liked the freedom to do it when we wanted since it rained earlier in the day!
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