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Upcoming Trips

Here is a list of our upcoming tours. To book online, please click on the date of the tour. To book over the phone, please call us at (866) 208-2950 any time between 9:30 AM and 5:30 PM, Monday to Friday and speak to any of the agents. 

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2018

June 2018

June 30-July 4, 2018 -- Quebec City, Ile d'Orléans & Saguenay Fjord Cruise
A jam-packed 5-day summer tour to experience the Quebec City area and an optional visit to Saguenay in northern Quebec for an amazing fjord cruise along the Saguenay River. We will be staying at a resort perched right on Lake Delage, just north of Quebec City and traveling to a different region each day of our visit. This tour includes waterfalls & shrines, cheese & chocolate vendors, blackcurrant vineyards and wine tasting, dinners overlooking the St Lawrence and Montmorency Falls and so much more!

July 2018

July 7, 2018 -- Niagara Region Black History/Underground Railroad Tour. Fabulous Lunch Included!
​What happened to the Black fugitive slaves once they completed their journey on the Underground Railroad? Where did they go? What did they do? Join us and be inspired on our day trip which will relive the history of the underground railroad communities in Niagara Region. Our local tour guide is a direct descendant of a fugitive slave from Kentucky and makes this history come alive from a very personal viewpoint. Elegant lunch right above Niagara Falls included.
July 7, 2018 -- 1000 Islands Cruise & Boldt Castle Tour
On this day trip experience the magnificent Boldt Castle as the boat cruise takes you to the most famous of the 1000 Islands . . . Heart Island.  Our tour includes a 1½ hour narrated cruise through the beautiful 1000 Islands plus a 2-hour stop at Boldt Castle. Admission to Boldt Castle is included. The tour also stops at The Big Apple for a lunch break. 
July 8-11, 2018 -- Cape Cod & Martha's Vineyard Summer Tour
Extending some 70 miles into the sea, Cape Cod is home to sandy beaches, natural beauty and quaint colonial villages. Our tour includes enjoyable guided tours with local tour guides in Hyannis, Provincetown and on Martha's Vineyard, a sand dune SUV experience, a farewell dinner in a restaurant overlooking Falmouth Harbour on Nantucket Sound and much more. 
July 14, 2018 -- St Jacobs Shopping & Sightseeing Trip. Mennonite Tour Included
Day trip to the St. Jacobs Farmers' Market, Outlet Mall and Antique Mall. Also includes visiting the quaint village of St. Jacobs, Picard's Peanuts and get a very interesting bus tour of Mennonite country with a local Mennonite tour guide.
July 14, 2018 -- Peterborough Lift-Lock Cruise + "Incredible Edibles" Foodie Festival
What a relaxing day trip to the Peterborough & Trent Hills area! Start with a 2-hour sightseeing cruise through the world's highest hydraulic lift locks on the Trent-Severn Waterway. After the cruise, visit the annual "Incredible Edibles" festival in Campbellford where over 40 vendors will be offering their artisanal food products for you to sample and buy. Mmmmmmm .....
July 14-17, 2018 -- Frank Lloyd Wright in Wisconsin Architecture Experience & Garden Tour
If you have any interest in Frank Lloyd Wright or architecture in general, this is the tour for you! Tour Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio at Taliesin, get guided tours at the S.C. Johnson Wax Administration Building, Research Tower & Fortaleza Hall in Racine and tour the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison. Includes a lunch at Taliesin in the Riverview Terrace Cafe and finish your trip with a guided tour of the world famous Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, MI. 
July 18-20, 2018 -- Manitoulin Island & Tobermory Summer Tour
Our 3-day trip takes you to two of the most iconic destinations in Ontario -- Tobermory, famous for it's glass-bottom boats to view the sunken shipwrecks at Fathom Five National Marine Park and Flowerpot Island. And Manitoulin Island, where Native life and legend meld with European history to provide for an unforgettable tour. 
July 21, 2018 -- Muskoka "Millionaires Row" Lunch Cruise + Arts & Crafts Show
Start with a leisurely 2hr 45min cruise aboard the Lady Muskoka. Get to see wildlife, the nearby cottages and Millionaire's Row. Includes a spectacular lunch on-board prepared by award winning Muskoka chef David Friesen. After the cruise, enjoy the Muskoka Arts & Crafts Summer Show. Now in its 55th year, it features 200 creative artists from across Canada. Browse, admire, chat with the artisans and of course, and shop if something catches your eye.
July 22-25, 2018 -- Cape Cod & Martha's Vineyard Summer Tour
Extending some 70 miles into the sea, Cape Cod is home to sandy beaches, natural beauty and quaint colonial villages. Our tour includes enjoyable guided tours with local tour guides in Hyannis, Provincetown and on Martha's Vineyard, a sand dune SUV experience, a farewell dinner in a restaurant overlooking Falmouth Harbour on Nantucket Sound and much more. 
July 26, 2018 -- St Jacobs Shopping & Sightseeing Trip. Mennonite Tour Included
Day trip to the St. Jacobs Farmers' Market, Outlet Mall and Antique Mall. Also includes visiting the quaint village of St. Jacobs, Picard's Peanuts and get a very interesting bus tour of Mennonite country with a local Mennonite tour guide.
July 28, 2018 -- Kingston Guided Tour & 1000 Islands Cruise
Day trip starts with free time in downtown Kingston and lunch on your own, followed by a guided bus tour of the city with a local expert. Then a 90 minute narrated boat cruise in the 1000 Islands region. Learn about Fort Henry, shipwrecks, classical architecture, Canada's Royal Military College and the Kingston Penitentiary. Experience the Big Apple on the way home for a bite to eat and a chance to purchase all kinds of delicious goodies to bring home with you. Check out the mumble bread! ;-)
July 28-30, 2018 -- New York Finger Lakes Summer Sightseeing Tour & Corning Museum of Glass
A 3-day tour that has something for everyone. Visit the Corning Museum of Glass. sandblast your own design on to a wine glass and take the glass home with you and a private buffet dinner at the museum itself, see amazing waterfalls and gorges in Ithaca, have a wonderful brunch at Belhurst Castle, a sightseeing cruise on the finger lakes, tour the studio and farmhouse at Mackenzie-Childs and more!

August 2018

August 4-7, 2018 -- Boston & Salem Summer Tour
Annual jam packed 4-day bus tour to Boston from Toronto over the August Civic Holiday long weekend. ​Highlights include the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Quincy Market, a city tour with a local tour guide that visits Copley Square, Beacon Hill, Boston Common, Harvard University and so much more! Also included is a visit to the historic city of Salem, famous for its witch trials of 1692, admission to Cry Innocent, a renactment of a witch trial and a guided tour at Nathaniel Hawthorne's House Of Seven Gables. 
August 9, 2018 -- 1000 Islands Cruise & Boldt Castle Tour
On this day trip experience the magnificent Boldt Castle as the boat cruise takes you to the most famous of the 1000 Islands . . . Heart Island.  Our tour includes a 1½ hour narrated cruise through the beautiful 1000 Islands plus a 2-hour stop at Boldt Castle. Admission to Boldt Castle is included. The tour also stops at The Big Apple for a lunch break. 
August 18, 2018 -- Kingston Guided Tour & 1000 Islands Cruise
Day trip starts with free time in downtown Kingston and lunch on your own, followed by a guided bus tour of the city with a local expert. Then a 90 minute narrated boat cruise in the 1000 Islands region. Learn about Fort Henry, shipwrecks, classical architecture, Canada's Royal Military College and the Kingston Penitentiary. Experience the Big Apple on the way home for a bite to eat and a chance to purchase all kinds of delicious goodies to bring home with you. Check out the mumble bread! ;-)
August 18, 2018 -- St Jacobs Shopping & Sightseeing Trip. Mennonite Tour Included
Day trip to the St. Jacobs Farmers' Market, Outlet Mall and Antique Mall. Also includes visiting the quaint village of St. Jacobs, Picard's Peanuts and get a very interesting bus tour of Mennonite country with a local Mennonite tour guide.
August 19-22, 2018 -- New York City Summer Tour
Jam packed 4-day summer tour to New York City includes some of the most iconic venues of The Big Apple including a visit to the Statue of Liberty and admission to the pedestal, admission to Ellis Island & the immigration museum, admission and a ride to the observation deck of 1 World Trade Center aka the new Freedom Tower. Also included are guided tours of the Guggenheim Museum of Art, a behind the scenes tour of the famous Apollo Theater. a visit to the 9/11 Memorial and a guided city bus tour of New York City including Central Park & Harlem. Oh yes, there's no city like New York City!
August 26-28, 2018 -- Manitoulin Island & Tobermory Summer Tour
Our 3-day trip takes you to two of the most iconic destinations in Ontario -- Tobermory, famous for it's glass-bottom boats to view the sunken shipwrecks at Fathom Five National Marine Park and Flowerpot Island. And Manitoulin Island, where Native life and legend meld with European history to provide for an unforgettable tour. 
August 30, 2018 -- St Jacobs Shopping & Sightseeing Trip. Mennonite Tour Included
Day trip to the St. Jacobs Farmers' Market, Outlet Mall and Antique Mall. Also includes visiting the quaint village of St. Jacobs, Picard's Peanuts and get a very interesting bus tour of Mennonite country with a local Mennonite tour guide.

September 2018

Sept 2-5, 2018 -- Cape Cod & Martha's Vineyard Summer Tour
Extending some 70 miles into the sea, Cape Cod is home to sandy beaches, natural beauty and quaint colonial villages. Our tour includes enjoyable guided tours with local tour guides in Hyannis, Provincetown and on Martha's Vineyard, a sand dune SUV experience, a farewell dinner in a restaurant overlooking Falmouth Harbour on Nantucket Sound and much more. 
Sept 8, 2018 -- 1000 Islands Cruise & Boldt Castle Tour
On this day trip experience the magnificent Boldt Castle as the boat cruise takes you to the most famous of the 1000 Islands . . . Heart Island.  Our tour includes a 1½ hour narrated cruise through the beautiful 1000 Islands plus a 2-hour stop at Boldt Castle. Admission to Boldt Castle is included. The tour also stops at The Big Apple for a lunch break. 
Sept 15, 2018 -- St Jacobs Shopping & Sightseeing Trip. Mennonite Tour Included
Day trip to the St. Jacobs Farmers' Market, Outlet Mall and Antique Mall. Also includes visiting the quaint village of St. Jacobs, Picard's Peanuts and get a very interesting bus tour of Mennonite country with a local Mennonite tour guide.
Sept 16-19, 2018 -- Atlantic City & Cape May Tour
First energize yourself with the neon lights, the glitter and the 24-hour energy of Atlantic City and then wind down with the slow pace and tranquility of Victorian Cape May. Enjoy Atlantic City's famous beaches & boardwalk, mere steps from our hotel. Also included is an Atlantic City Skyline cruise, a chance for you to hunt for your own Cape May "diamonds" on the beach and a tour to the unique and historic cobblestoned town of Smithville. ​
Sept 22, 2018 -- Kingston Guided Tour & 1000 Islands Cruise
Day trip starts with free time in downtown Kingston and lunch on your own, followed by a guided bus tour of the city with a local expert. Then a 90 minute narrated boat cruise in the 1000 Islands region. Learn about Fort Henry, shipwrecks, classical architecture, Canada's Royal Military College and the Kingston Penitentiary. Experience the Big Apple on the way home for a bite to eat and a chance to purchase all kinds of delicious goodies to bring home with you. Check out the mumble bread! ;-)
Sept 23-24, 2048 -- Pelee Island & Windsor Tour
This tour has something for everyone: A visit to Pelee Island, Canada's Southernmost Point (we have to sail for 1½ hours on the ferry to get there!), patio lunch with wine tasting at Pelee Island Winery, Underground Railroad history & tour of Uncle Tom's Cabin, a narrated river cruise on the Detroit River, an extensive dinner buffet and of course an overnight stay at the deluxe Caesar's Casino & Hotel.  And all in just two days!
Sept 26-28, 2018 -- Agawa Canyon Fall Colours Tour
View fall colours like you have never seen them before! ​For decades the Agawa Canyon Train has been a favourite way to experience some of the most spectacular fall colours in North America. Algoma Country, as the area is known, is ablaze with colour during the last two weeks of September and first two weeks of October. And if you are a fan of the Canadian artists known as the Group Of Seven, you will recognize many of the their iconic paintings in the scenery along the train route. 
Sept 30-Oct 2, 2018 -- Agawa Canyon Fall Colours Tour
View fall colours like you have never seen them before! ​For decades the Agawa Canyon Train has been a favourite way to experience some of the most spectacular fall colours in North America. Algoma Country, as the area is known, is ablaze with colour during the last two weeks of September and first two weeks of October. And if you are a fan of the Canadian artists known as the Group Of Seven, you will recognize many of the their iconic paintings in the scenery along the train route. 

October 2018

October 4-7, 2018 -- Northern Ontario Fall Colours Triple Experience Tour
We added one extra day to our classic Agawa Canyon Fall Colours Tour to create this triple-whammy of a trip that allows you to experience the glory of the fall colours in Northern Ontario by all three modes of transportation: Train, Road AND Boat! Tour includes the Agawa Canyon Fall Colours Train Tour + Lake Superior Fall Colours Bus Tour + Georgian Bay Fall Colours Boat Cruise!
Oct 10-12, 2018 -- Agawa Canyon Fall Colours Tour
View fall colours like you have never seen them before! ​For decades the Agawa Canyon Train has been a favourite way to experience some of the most spectacular fall colours in North America. Algoma Country, as the area is known, is ablaze with colour during the last two weeks of September and first two weeks of October. And if you are a fan of the Canadian artists known as the Group Of Seven, you will recognize many of the their iconic paintings in the scenery along the train route. 
October 13, 2018 -- Algonquin Park Fall Colours Hiking Trip
Hike in the breathtaking scenery of Algonquin Park during the fall season as many of the trees such as maples, aspens and red oaks all change colour. Our day trip includes a visit to the fabulous Algonquin Park Visistors Centre & Museum and two optional hikes, one is rated easy and the other one is rated moderate-to-difficult. 
October 13, 2018 -- St Jacobs Shopping & Sightseeing Trip. Mennonite Tour Included
Day trip to the St. Jacobs Farmers' Market, Outlet Mall and Antique Mall. Also includes visiting the quaint village of St. Jacobs, Picard's Peanuts and get a very interesting bus tour of Mennonite country with a local Mennonite tour guide.
October 14, 2018 -- Algonquin Park Fall Colours Hiking Trip
Hike in the breathtaking scenery of Algonquin Park during the fall season as many of the trees such as maples, aspens and red oaks all change colour. Our day trip includes a visit to the fabulous Algonquin Park Visistors Centre & Museum and two optional hikes, one is rated easy and the other one is rated moderate-to-difficult. 

November 2018

November 10, 2018 -- St Jacobs Shopping & Sightseeing Trip. Mennonite Tour Included
Day trip to the St. Jacobs Farmers' Market, Outlet Mall and Antique Mall. Also includes visiting the quaint village of St. Jacobs, Picard's Peanuts and get a very interesting bus tour of Mennonite country with a local Mennonite tour guide.
Nov 24-25, 2018 -- "Black Friday" 2-Day Christmas Shopping Weekend to Pennsylvania
Bargains galore! Please join us for our annual "Black Friday" Christmas Shopping Weekend to tax-free Pennsylvania. We do want to caution you, this tour is called the "Shop, shop, shop till you drop" tour for a reason. We're not kidding! No sales tax in PA on clothes, children's products and many other categories!
Nov 24-26, 2018 -- "Black Friday" 3-Day Christmas Shopping Weekend to Pennsylvania
Bargains galore! Please join us for our annual "Black Friday" Christmas Shopping Weekend to tax-free Pennsylvania. This is a 3-day tour so compared to our 2-day tour, this tour allows for more shopping time at the stores and also includes visits to additional stores not included in the 2-day tour including a visit to America's largest women's retailer, a buffet lunch and an optional evening visit to Presque Isle Casino. We do want to caution you, this tour is called the "Shop, shop, shop till you drop" tour for a reason. We're not kidding! No sales tax in PA on clothes, children's products and many other categories!

December 2018

December 15, 2018 -- St Jacobs Shopping & Sightseeing Trip. Mennonite Tour Included
Day trip to the St. Jacobs Farmers' Market, Outlet Mall and Antique Mall. Also includes visiting the quaint village of St. Jacobs, Picard's Peanuts and get a very interesting bus tour of Mennonite country with a local Mennonite tour guide.
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