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GyPSy Guide


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 39 attractions in Banff
Traveler Description: An innovative way to enhance your road trip, GyPSy Guide is a small device that you plug into your car or RV stereo and it automatically plays... more »
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Attraction type: Other
Address: 215 Banff Ave.
Sundance Mall Banff, Banff National Park, Alberta T1L 1B4
Canada
Tel: 866-477-4171, 403-762-8200

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3 of 5 stars
OzTravellerBrisbane   21 contributions
Brisbane
Oct 11, 2009

We hired the guide from Calgary as we were heading to Edmonton first and then Jasper, Lake Louise and Banff. Whilst it was entertaining in some sections, I didn’t find the Calgary to Edmonton and Jasper legs value for money (although we didn’t do any of the city tours in either Edmonton or Calgary). In fact some portions of the... more

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5 of 5 stars
dkw5   2 contributions
New Palestine IN
Sep 27, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

We picked up our Gypsy guide in the Calgary Airport and used it for our trip from 9/11-9/20/09. What a good choice! The Gypsy guide(we nickmaned him Robert) gave clear directions, lots of interesting facts about the wildlife, mountains, explorers and history of the parks. We used it during drives through Yoho, Banff and Jasper Parks.( missed having it during... more

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5 of 5 stars
twister_9   2 contributions
Guernsey UK
Sep 7, 2009
2/2 found this review helpful

very highly recommended !! we used it on our car tour through the rockies and found it enhanced our trip. It was simple to use- literally plug and play. we literally didn't use any maps or tour guides for our trip and took it as it happened. We discovered lots of off the track places of interest. Excellent value- highly... more

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5 of 5 stars
dabbler45   42 contributions
westchester county, ny
Aug 22, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

We rented GyPSy in Vancouver and used it there, on Vancouver Island, to drive to Jasper, from Jasper to Banff and then to Calgery where we returned it. It is not cheap, but it was alot cheaper than taking a guided tour. It was informative, interesting, and varied. We had fun naming the various narrators after characters on "Grey's Anatomy".... more

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5 of 5 stars
PWA   25 contributions
Belmont, MA
Aug 17, 2009

This was a wonderful addition to our Canadian Rockies trip. Every mile of our travels had spectacular sites, and wonderful comentary from the GyPsy Guide. What a great idea. We didn't have to join any tour group, and we felt that we learned something about each area that we traveled. We started in Calgary and drove to Banff and Jasper. more

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2 of 5 stars
G8RED   43 contributions
Central Florida
Aug 15, 2009

The only reason we found out about gypsy is through tripadvisor. The issue is we were doing a 2 week trip from Vancouver to Whistler to Kamloops to Jasper to Banff to Calgary. Lo and behold the gypsy covers all of those areas. I guess we can see where someone MIGHT get the value out of this guide if they... more

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5 of 5 stars
rmorritt   1 contribution
Toronto
Aug 7, 2009

I was so pleased with my self guided tour of Banff Lake Lousie and Jasper. The Gypsy guide was so informative and useful. It made our visit to Banff most memorable. We would not of been able to see and do as much as we did without it. Definately well worth it and some.....I wish i had one with me... more

Excellent
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4 of 5 stars
katemee   1 contribution
Banff, Canada
Aug 6, 2009

I travelled to Kelowna using the Gypsy guide, the commentary was fantastic. It made the drive so much more pleasurable knowing the names of mountain ranges and the history of the areas that we were travelling through. It was also great to get some knowledge on the wineries in the region which helped us to decide which ones we would... more

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5 of 5 stars
Dinomom96   6 contributions
Toronto
Aug 6, 2009

I can't say enough about how great this was! We used it for our 2 week vacation in July and it was so helpful. We would have missed so many interesting things (photo ops, picnic locations, hikes, etc.) without the guide. I also didn't have to have piles of maps and guide books open on my lap! My family joked... more

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5 of 5 stars
wonderfulday2day   1 contribution
new york
Aug 4, 2009

Just returned from a wonderful week touring the Canadian Rockies (Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper) and having the GyPSy guide without question enhanced our trip. It was an easy pick up and drop off of the device at Calgary airport (visitor's desk) and we ventured off to sites we might not otherwise have gone to without the guide's recommendation. It's... more

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215 Banff Ave. | Sundance Mall, Banff, Banff National Park, Alberta T1L 1B4, Canada
Tel: 866-477-4171, 403-762-8200