Toronto audio tour with City Surf

Wednesday 16 August 2006 by Edward.

City walking tours are about to change. City Surf provides self-guided audio walking tours of Toronto via the MP3 player. While you explore Toronto you listen to the audio tour and maybe find hidden treasures and get first-hand knowledge of the city’s local culture.

Several audio tours are currently offered: Flatiron Building, Philosopher’s Walk, Reservoir Lounge, The Annex, St. Lawrence Market, and Yorkville. Tours are being developed for Montreal and Vancouver. They are put together by writing and research staff, tips from friends who live in the area, people interviewed in the area, and recorded and produced by locals.

At about 30-40 minutes and C$9.00 per tour, with map, the city traveller just might learn a little more about Toronto with this companion.

Rule 16 “The Rule of Telling Stories”, in the book ‘The 25 Immutable Rules of Successful Tourism’ by Roger A. Brooks and Maury Forman, states that ‘Great stories make the campfire memorable’. Whether by word-of-mouth or via iPOD, the story sells the destination and unearths the nooks and crannies of the world. Great stories develop great bonds with the local community.

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