Irish Loop (Avalon Peninsula)
Smartphone Audio Driving Tour $14.99 | Newfoundland
🚗 Discover Newfoundland’s Irish Loop with a Self-Guided Audio Tour!
Set off on a breathtaking coastal journey along the Avalon Peninsula's Irish Loop, a scenic drive through Newfoundland’s rugged beauty, historic fishing villages, and stunning ocean views.
This tour takes you through rolling green hills, dramatic cliffs, and rich cultural landscapes shaped by Irish heritage, early explorers, and Indigenous traditions.
Your GPS-guided tour will transform your drive into an immersive experience, filled with fascinating history, incredible wildlife, and engaging storytelling.
Along the way, watch for puffins, whales, and even icebergs drifting past the coast!
🔊 What to Expect:
✅ Engaging audio commentary on history, culture, and natural wonders
✅ Fun special guests add to the audio story
✅ Scenic highlights including dramatic cliffs, lighthouses, wildlife hotspots, and historic landmarks
💡 Accessibility Note:
This driving tour follows a paved scenic highway accessible to all vehicles.
Listen to samples from the tour!
60+ POI | 312 kms | 6 hours
Don't just see your incredible surroundings, hear what they have to say!
🎧 Why Choose a Smartphone Audio Tour?
✔️ Over 75 tours & 25,000+ happy customers!
✔️ Audio plays automatically at points of interest
✔️ Listen through your vehicle’s stereo
✔️ GPS-guided map shows your location, route, and stops
✔️ Freedom to take detours and explore at your own pace
✔️ Expert storytelling from professional & personable guides
✔️ Turn by turn directions + live map
✔️ Special guests + characters
✔️ Low price point compared to live guided tours
📍Tour Highlights
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St. John’s & Cape Spear – Start at North America’s easternmost point
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Petty Harbour & Bay Bulls – Charming fishing villages with rich seafaring history
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Witless Bay Ecological Reserve – Home to thousands of puffins and whales
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La Manche Provincial Park & Suspension Bridge – A hidden hiking gem
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Ferryland & the Colony of Avalon – Step back into the 1600s
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Cape Race & the Titanic Connection – Site of the first distress signal from the doomed ship
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Mistaken Point UNESCO Site – See 565-million-year-old fossils
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St. Vincent’s Beach & Holyrood Pond – A top spot for whale watching
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Irish Settler Heritage Sites – Learn how Irish culture shaped Newfoundland
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Butter Pot Provincial Park – A final scenic stop before returning to St. John’s
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And much more!
St. John's
60 fully narrated points of interest along the famous Irish Loop / Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada.
Points of Interest
Shea Heights Lookout
Deadman's Bay Path
Blackhead
Cape Spear
Ancient Footsteps - Indigenous Life Before Europe
Maddox Cove
Petty Harbour
First Pond, Second Pond, Forest Pond
Doyles
Goose Pond & Bay Bulls Big Pond
Vikings on the Shore
Bay Bulls / Witless Bay Ecological Reserve
St. Mary's Riverhead Newfoundland's Power Planting Roots: Irish Settlers
St. Joseph's & New Bridge
St. Catherines & Salmonier River
Winds of Change
Salmonier Nature Park
Father Duffy's Well
The Dawn of a New Era
Hawke's Hill Ecological Reserve
Butter Pot Provincial Park
Newfoundland Today
Paddy & Cochrane Pond
Point La Haye
New Shores, New Faces
St. Vincent's Beach
Holyrood Pond
Witless Bay
Mobile
Tors Cove & Viewpoint
La Manche Provincial Park
Avalon's Animals
Lamache Suspension Bridge & Storm
Cape Broyle
Our Lady of the Cape
Calvert
Left on 'The Pool'
The Downs & Ferryland Point Lighthouse
The Colony at Avalon
Ferryland
Aquaforte
East Coast Trail Waterfalls
Fermeuse
Renews
Iceberg Alley
The Avalon Wars
Chance Cove Provincial Park
Cape Race Lighthouse & the Titanic
Edge of Avalon Information Centre & Mistaken Point
Portugal Cove South
Biscay Bay
Trepassy
Trepassey Battery (optional)
Powles Head Lighthouse (optional)
The Arms of Trepassey Bay
St. Shott's Interpretive Site
