The Forks Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour
Overview
Explore Winnipeg’s historic meeting place at the junction of the Red and Assiniboine rivers on a flexible GPS-guided audio tour. Stories play automatically as you walk the roughly 2.5 km route through public art, museums, riverfront paths and gathering spaces.
Highlights include THE FORKS MARKET, CANADIAN MUSEUM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, OODENA CELEBRATION CIRCLE, NIIZHOZIIBEAN, JOHNSTON TERMINAL and the ESPLANADE RIEL. Hear how more than 6,000 years of Indigenous, fur-trade and railway history shaped this remarkable place.
Start whenever you like, pause for photos, food or museums and finish at your own pace. Download before you arrive; no mobile data or signal is needed during the tour.
What's Included
- No time constraints, take as long as you like to complete the tour
- 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 app for Android & iOS
- Tour guide commentary automatically plays at each point of interest
- Attraction tickets
- Headphones (optional - audio will play from device speaker too)
- Smartphone or tablet
- FORKS HISTORIC RAIL BRIDGE: closed for structural repairs; follow posted detours.
- Parking fees
- In-person tour guide
Meeting Location
1 Forks Market Road
Winnipeg, MB R3C 4L8, Canada
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
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The Plaza at The Forks
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Mahatma Gandhi Statue
5 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Canadian Museum for Human Rights
5 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Shaw Park
5 minutes Admission Ticket Free
VVV9+Q4 Winnipeg
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VVRC+V3 Winnipeg
5 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Esplanade Riel
5 minutes Admission Ticket Free
The Forks National Historic Site
5 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Manitoba Children's Museum
5 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Oodena Celebration Circle
5 minutes Admission Ticket Free
VVRC+V3 Winnipeg
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VVRC+V3 Winnipeg
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Niizhoziibean
5 minutes Admission Ticket Free
The Forks Historic Port
5 minutes Admission Ticket Free
The Forks Market
5 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Manitoba Theatre For Young People
5 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Johnston Terminal
5 minutes Admission Ticket Free
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CN Stage and Field
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Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Activity code: C-214606P16
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