Day 1
Fly to Toronto
On arrival into Toronto, pick up your car hire and head to your hotel and enjoy an evening in this cosmopolitan city
Overnight: Chelsea Hotel or similar
Day 2
Toronto
Enjoy a day exploring this vibrant city, highlights being the Ice Hockey Hall of Fame, the CN Tower and the Aquarium. We particularly like the Distillery District, with its independent boutiques, quirky bars and great restaurants.
Overnight: Chelsea Hotel or similar
Day 3
Day trip to Niagara Falls
You’ll be picked up from your hotel in the morning and taken to Niagara Falls. Here you will have plenty of time to view the thundering water and get those all-important photos, and then you’ll be all aboard a Hornblower Niagara Cruise to get up close to the stunning Horseshoe Falls. Enjoy a delicious lunch at the Fallsview Restaurant overlooking the Falls. Later in the afternoon you’ll be taken to “Canada’s Prettiest Town” – Niagara on the Lake – where you’ll have free time to explore the lovely boutiques and perhaps try out some of the local wine in one of the many winery tasting rooms (extra charge).
Overnight: Chelsea Hotel or similar
Day 4
Toronto to Algonquin Provincial Park
Set off from Toronto this morning around 8am and drive out north to the Algonquin Provincial Park to arrive around 12pm for activities to start at 12:30pm. After lunch, the group loads their packs and departs by canoe into the Algonquin Provincial Park, receiving a lesson on paddling along the way. Camp is set on a scenic point cover in Red Pines, followed by a delicious meal cooked by a campfire. Relax under the stars before retiring to your tent (this holiday is based on two people sharing a tent).
Overnight: Tent camping in the Algonquin Park (Lunch & dinner included)
Day 5
Hiking and canoeing in Algonquin Park
After breakfast, break camp and paddle east through a series of beautiful lakes. A floating lunch provides the energy to paddle up a bog with great opportunities to see moose, herons and beaver. The final stop is on a beautiful lake with time to hike, swim, fish or simply relax. Enjoy fresh baked bannock bread cooked over the fire and listen to old stories and myths of travelling through the Canadian wilderness.
Overnight: Tent camping in the Algonquin Park (Breakfast, lunch & dinner included)
Day 6
Hiking and canoeing in Algonquin Park
Wake up to the smell of coffee brewing and bacon frying for breakfast, then hike through a mixed maple forest, learning about the unique mix of flora and fauna. Discover how to paddle and navigate a canoe solo, stopping along the way for lunch. Reaching the shore late afternoon, you’ll then transfer by truck to the Algonquin Log Cabin. Check into your room to freshen up and then relax over some wine & cheese, followed by dinner in the cabin.
Overnight: Algonquin Log Cabin (Breakfast, lunch & dinner included)
Day 7
Hiking and canoeing in Algonquin Park
After breakfast, explore the hiking trails around the Algonquin Log Cabin. A hike to Music Lake features a talk about the boreal forest, the beaver pond and spruce bogs. Enjoy a picnic lunch at Music Lake and then hike to Surprise Lake. Here a 26 foot Voyager Canoe will be moored, and you’ll enjoy a leisurely paddle, island hopping, back to the log cabin. The remainder of the afternoon you are free to relax, swim or take a sauna. A Canadian dinner is followed by a night paddle.
Overnight: Algonquin Log Cabin (Breakfast, lunch & dinner included)
Day 8
Algonquin Park to Toronto
After breakfast take one last excursion, taking a wild edible walk to Lookout Bluff overlooking Algonquin Lakes, working up and appetite for lunch. Afterwards you have some more leisure time until you drive back to Toronto. You’ll arrive back in Toronto about 4.00pm to check-in to your hotel.
Overnight: Chelsea Hotel or similar (Breakfast & lunch included)
Day 9
Toronto departure
If you’ve time before your flight home, you could show off your canoeing skills on Lake Ontario. Then you can either fly home or extend your Canadian adventure with an extension to Niagara Falls, or take the train to Quebec for further explorations.
