Irish Loop Smartphone Audio Driving Tour Discount Tickets

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Overview

Follow Newfoundland’s Irish Loop on a self-guided GPS audio drive filled with ocean scenery, fishing villages and local stories. Commentary plays automatically as you travel from St. John’s past Cape Spear, Petty Harbour, Bay Bulls, Witless Bay, La Manche, Ferryland, Cape Race, Mistaken Point, St. Vincent’s Beach, Salmonier Nature Park and Butter Pot. This tour is designed to be driven in one direction around the loop—follow the route shown in the app for the commentary to play in sequence. Stop whenever you like and return to St. John’s at your own pace. Download before departure; no signal is required during the tour. Transportation, parking, optional attraction admission, a smartphone and an in-person guide are not included. Mistaken Point fossil access requires a separate seasonal guided-tour reservation.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

The tour begins and ends on Southside/Fort Amherst Road in St. John’s, Newfoundland, showcasing the breathtaking coastline near the Irish Loop.

Language Offered

English-AUDIO

English-WRITTEN

Itinerary

1. Irish Loop
IRISH LOOP AND SHEA HEIGHTS LOOKOUT. Begin a one-direction drive from St. John’s into coastal scenery, fishing communities and layered Indigenous, Irish and Newfoundland history.
2. Deadman's Bay Path
DEADMAN’S BAY PATH. Follow the coast past a trail whose ominous name recalls pirates, peril and early Atlantic travel.
3. Blackhead
BLACKHEAD. Pass a traditional fishing village where rugged ocean views meet Newfoundland’s seafaring heritage.
4. Cape Spear
CAPE SPEAR. Visit Canada’s easternmost point, where historic lighthouses, wartime defences and vast Atlantic views await; the grounds remain open year-round.
5. Maddox Cove
MADDOX COVE. Discover a quiet harbour community shaped by raids, legendary storms, innovation and local folklore.
6. Petty Harbour
PETTY HARBOUR AND VIKINGS ON THE SHORE. Pass colourful fishing stages while exploring the harbour’s long seafaring story and Norse-era context.
7. First Pond
FIRST POND, SECOND POND AND FOREST POND. Travel through a landscape where even large inland waters keep Newfoundland’s familiar pond name.
8. Doyles
DOYLES. Pass a small community whose local voices preserve firsthand memories of life along the route.
9. Bay Bulls
BAY BULLS, BIG PONDS AND IRISH ROOTS. See a historic harbour framed by freshwater ponds, pirate stories and enduring Irish-settler traditions.
10. Witless Bay
WITLESS BAY AND ECOLOGICAL RESERVE. Look offshore toward protected seabird islands famous for puffins, whales and rich marine life.
11. Mobile
MOBILE. Pass a lively summer bay where whales, puffins, eagles and other Avalon wildlife often animate the coast.
12. Tors Cove
TORS COVE AND VIEWPOINT. Pause for island-dotted ocean scenery and a community history marked by dramatic Atlantic storms.
13. La Manche Provincial Park
LA MANCHE PROVINCIAL PARK. Discover coastal trails, hidden beaches and seasonal park access near one of Newfoundland’s best-known suspension bridges.
14. Avalon Peninsula
AVALON PENINSULA WILDLIFE. Watch for seabirds, moose and other animals adapted to Newfoundland’s rugged coastal and boreal landscapes.
15. La Manche Suspension Bridge Trail
LA MANCHE SUSPENSION BRIDGE AND STORM. Reach the trailhead for the rebuilt bridge and the abandoned village reshaped by the devastating 1966 storm.
16. Cape Broyle
CAPE BROYLE AND THE POOL. Follow a sheltered harbour landscape rich in curious place names, ponds and local folklore.
17. Our Lady of The Cape Cemetery
OUR LADY OF THE CAPE CEMETERY. Pass a quiet burial ground associated with tales of flickering lights, glowing graves and enduring folklore.
18. Calvert
CALVERT. Discover a small community whose former name, fishing heritage and unusual coastal formations carry outsized stories.
19. Ferryland Lighthouse
THE DOWNS AND FERRYLAND LIGHTHOUSE. View a landmark lighthouse and sweeping headland scenery from this historic stretch of coast.
20. Colony of Avalon
COLONY OF AVALON. See one of North America’s most important 17th-century archaeological sites, where ongoing work reveals early colonial life.
21. Ferryland
FERRYLAND AND THE AVALON WARS. Pass a historic settlement shaped by explorers, fishing fortunes, conflict and pirate lore.
22. Aquaforte
AQUAFORTE. Enter a sheltered harbour whose name, pirate encounters and local firsts reflect centuries of coastal history.
23. East Coast Trail
EAST COAST TRAIL WATERFALLS. Stop at a scenic roadside cascade near Aquaforte and the long-distance coastal trail.
24. Fermeuse
FERMEUSE. Pass a fishing community where local storytelling and Atlantic traditions remain woven into everyday life.
25. Renews
RENEWS. Discover the origins of this distinctive place name in one of Newfoundland’s oldest European-settled harbours.
26. Chance Cove Provincial Park
CHANCE COVE PROVINCIAL PARK. Consider a scenic detour for rugged coastline, hiking and stories of shipwrecks along the southern Avalon.
27. Cape Race Lighthouse
CAPE RACE LIGHTHOUSE AND THE TITANIC. View the dramatic headland where wireless operators received the Titanic’s distress call in 1912.
28. Mistaken Point
MISTAKEN POINT AND EDGE OF AVALON CENTRE. Discover ancient Ediacaran fossils and Iceberg Alley scenery; entry to the protected fossil zone requires a separately reserved seasonal guided tour.
29. Portugal Cove South
PORTUGAL COVE SOUTH AND POWLES HEAD. See a community shaped by the cod moratorium, coastal resilience and the nearby lighthouse headland.
30. Biscay Bay
BISCAY BAY. Pass a quiet coastal settlement linked to Basque fishers, ship fires and stories of the pirate Black Bart.
31. Trepassey
TREPASSEY BAY AND BATTERY. Explore a harbour with military history and a remarkable role in early transatlantic aviation.
32. St. Vincent’s Beach
ST. VINCENT’S BEACH AND ST. SHOTT’S. See a striking barrier beach between ocean and pond near one of Newfoundland’s most storied southern communities.
33. Holyrood
HOLYROOD POND. View a long coastal lagoon whose unusual geography and rich natural setting distinguish it from an ordinary pond.
34. Point La Haye
POINT LA HAYE. Pass a community where Irish heritage, Ice Age geology and Newfoundland customs such as mummering come together.
35. St. Mary’s
ST. MARY’S AND RIVERHEAD. Discover a harbour community once protected by cannons during the American Revolution and shaped by the river at its head.
36. Saint Catherine's
ST. CATHERINE’S, ST. JOSEPH’S AND SALMONIER RIVER. Follow changing community names past Father Duffy’s Well and the new bridge into the Salmonier landscape.
37. Butter Pot Provincial Park
BUTTER POT, PADDY AND COCHRANE PONDS. Pass a seasonal provincial park of ancient rock and blueberry barrens near Hawke’s Hill Ecological Reserve and the turnoff for Salmonier Nature Park.
38. St. John's
ST. JOHN’S. Return to the colourful capital where salt air, music and centuries of legend bring the one-direction Irish Loop journey to a close.

Inclusion

Flexible dates - tour is yours to keep and enjoy anytime on the Tripvia Tours app

No time constraints, take as long as you like to complete the tour

Only 1 tour booking needed per vehicle

No signal required or data used during tour

Good mobile or WiFi connection needed for the initial download

Exclusion

Smartphone or tablet

Transportation (use your own vehicle)

Attraction admission

Parking fees

In-person tour guide

Cancellation Policy

Check mark icon Refundable tickets

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Supplied by Tripvia Tours

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