diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/banner.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/banner.scss
index 65813e7f9..3422f7fd3 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/banner.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/banner.scss
@@ -88,8 +88,9 @@
   background: $govuk-blue;
   color: $white;
   margin-top: 10px;
+  margin-bottom: 0;
   padding: $gutter;
-  height: 475px;
+  height: 425px;
   overflow: hidden;
   box-shadow: inset 0 -1em 1.6em 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
 
diff --git a/app/main/views/add_service.py b/app/main/views/add_service.py
index 30a5b586c..115ca77c5 100644
--- a/app/main/views/add_service.py
+++ b/app/main/views/add_service.py
@@ -80,10 +80,9 @@ def add_service():
         )
 
         return redirect(url_for(
-            'main.send_test',
+            'main.start_tour',
             service_id=service_id,
             template_id=example_sms_template['data']['id'],
-            help=1
         ))
     else:
         return render_template(
diff --git a/app/main/views/templates.py b/app/main/views/templates.py
index 3d4856b19..6c392187b 100644
--- a/app/main/views/templates.py
+++ b/app/main/views/templates.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from notifications_utils.recipients import first_column_headings
 from notifications_python_client.errors import HTTPError
 
 from app.main import main
-from app.utils import user_has_permissions, get_template
+from app.utils import user_has_permissions, get_template, get_help_argument
 from app.template_previews import TemplatePreview, get_page_count_for_letter
 from app.main.forms import (
     ChooseTemplateType,
@@ -73,6 +73,34 @@ def view_template(service_id, template_id):
     )
 
 
+@main.route("/services/<service_id>/start-tour/<uuid:template_id>")
+@login_required
+@user_has_permissions(
+    'view_activity',
+    'send_texts',
+    'send_emails',
+    'manage_templates',
+    'manage_api_keys',
+    admin_override=True, any_=True
+)
+def start_tour(service_id, template_id):
+
+    template = service_api_client.get_service_template(service_id, str(template_id))['data']
+
+    if template['template_type'] != 'sms':
+        abort(404)
+
+    return render_template(
+        'views/templates/start-tour.html',
+        template=get_template(
+            template,
+            current_service,
+            show_recipient=True,
+        ),
+        help='1',
+    )
+
+
 @main.route("/services/<service_id>/templates")
 @main.route("/services/<service_id>/templates/<template_type>")
 @login_required
diff --git a/app/templates/views/templates/start-tour.html b/app/templates/views/templates/start-tour.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1fc39ce3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/templates/views/templates/start-tour.html
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{% extends "withnav_template.html" %}
+{% from "components/page-footer.html" import page_footer %}
+{% from "components/textbox.html" import textbox %}
+{% from "components/api-key.html" import api_key %}
+
+{% block service_page_title %}
+  {{ template.name }}
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block maincolumn_content %}
+
+
+  <h1 class="heading-large">{{ template.name }}</h1>
+
+  {{ template|string }}
+
+  <div class="page-footer">
+    <a href="{{ url_for('.send_test', service_id=current_service.id, template_id=template.id, help=2) }}" class="button">Next</a>
+  </div>
+
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_add_service.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_add_service.py
index a83a005b4..6a178cc2b 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_add_service.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_add_service.py
@@ -59,10 +59,9 @@ def test_should_add_service_and_redirect_to_tour_when_no_services(
     assert session['service_id'] == 101
     assert response.status_code == 302
     assert response.location == url_for(
-        'main.send_test',
+        'main.start_tour',
         service_id=101,
-        template_id="Example text message template",
-        help=1,
+        template_id="Example%20text%20message%20template",
         _external=True
     )
 
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py
index fccf008ce..38446df14 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py
@@ -944,6 +944,57 @@ def test_should_create_sms_template_without_downgrading_unicode_characters(
     assert resp.status_code == 302
 
 
+def test_should_show_template_as_first_page_of_tour(
+    client_request,
+    mock_get_service_template,
+    service_one,
+    fake_uuid,
+):
+
+    page = client_request.get(
+        'main.start_tour',
+        service_id=SERVICE_ONE_ID,
+        template_id=fake_uuid,
+    )
+
+    assert normalize_spaces(
+        page.select('.banner-tour .heading-medium')[0].text
+    ) == (
+        'Try sending yourself this example'
+    )
+
+    assert normalize_spaces(
+        page.select('.sms-message-wrapper')[0].text
+    ) == (
+        'service one: Template <em>content</em> with & entity'
+    )
+
+    assert page.select('a.button')[0]['href'] == url_for(
+        '.send_test', service_id=SERVICE_ONE_ID, template_id=fake_uuid, help=2
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('template_mock', [
+    mock_get_service_email_template,
+    mock_get_service_letter_template,
+])
+def test_cant_see_email_template_in_tour(
+    client_request,
+    fake_uuid,
+    mocker,
+    template_mock,
+):
+
+    template_mock(mocker)
+
+    client_request.get(
+        'main.start_tour',
+        service_id=SERVICE_ONE_ID,
+        template_id=fake_uuid,
+        _expected_status=404,
+    )
+
+
 def test_should_show_message_before_redacting_template(
     client_request,
     mock_get_service_template,