Agawa Canyon ◦ Mackinac Island ◦ Frankenmuth 
Ontario + Michigan Fall Colours Combo Tour

Start with the Agawa Canyon Train Tour and soak in the brilliant fall foliage of northern Ontario. Then enjoy some slots and table game action as we spend one night at the Kewadin Casino in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. 

From there we take you on the ferry to Mackinac Island, another world-famous destination for fall colours. Take a step back in time to a more laid back era of horse drawn carriage rides (did you know cars are not allowed on the island?) and enjoy the equally world-famous lunch at the stately Grand Hotel, surely a bucket list item on many bucket lists!

That evening brings a bit of Bavarian cuisine and culture with an evening and overnight stop in Frankenmuth, enjoying some German food and perhaps doing some Christmas shopping at the world's largest Christmas store! (Yes, it truly is that large!)

​Just about something for everyone on this tour. 
4-Day Trip
Oct 4-7, 2018
This tour travels to the USA. Passports required!

Inclusions

  • Round trip transportation on deluxe highway bus with a washroom and WiFi.
  • Three nights hotel accomodations in Sault Ste Marie, Kewadin & Frankenmuth.
  • 3 breakfasts.
  • 1 boxed lunch on Agawa train.
  • 1 world-famous lunch at Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island.
  • 1 famous Chicken dinner at Bavarian Inn Restaurant, Frankenmuth (Vegetarian & Gluten-Free options available).
  • 1 Agawa Canyon train ticket.
  • Ferry ride to & from Mackinac Island.
  • Private 1½ hr horse-drawn carriage tour of Mackinac Island including the bluffs and Arch Rock.
  • Shopping stops at Bronner's World's Largest Christmas store, Birch Run Premium Outlets and duty-free store on return to Canada.
  • Complimentary bottled water and snacks throughout the tour included.
  • Escorted tour with ShortTrips.ca tour director available during tour. 
  • All tips.

Pickup Locations

For more information about a pickup location, please click on it's name in the list below.
  1. 8:15 AM - Mississauga Carpool Lot, Hwy 401 & Hurontario
  2. 9:00 AM - York Mills Station, Toronto 
  3. 9:35 AM - Vaughan Carpool Lot​
Return Times
  • Mississauga 8:45 PM
  • York Mills 9:20 PM
  • Vaughan 9:50 PM

Tour Dates

Oct 4-7, 2018

Price

All prices are per person, in Canadian dollars. All taxes are included!
  • ​Double $949
  • Single $1199
  • Triple $899
  • Quad $869
To book over the phone
please call (866) 208-2950

Travelling With Children

  • ​Children 10+ are welcome on this, same price as adults. 

Single Supplement

  • We do not charge single supplements or surcharges if you are willing to share your room with one other person. Are you travelling by yourself? We guarantee to find you a roommate of the same gender or we pay the surcharge!
  • ​If you prefer to have a private room by yourself, that is not a problem, please select the Single Occupancy option and pay the single supplement. 

Travel Documents

  • US Immigration requires that all travellers MUST have a passport (or Nexus or EDL cards).  If you do not have a Canadian or USA passport, please make sure that you have the appropriate permissions or documentation to travel to the USA. 
  • If you are denied entry to the US, sadly we will have to leave you at the border.
  • Sorry but no refunds if you are denied entry.

Cancellations & Refunds

  • All payments are final payments and non-refundable.

​Emergency Medical/Travel Insurance

  • Emergency medical and trip cancellation insurance is strongly recommended. Getting ill in the USA can be very expensive. 
  • If you are not covered by a workplace or other policy, we recommend that you purchase insurance for this trip.
  • Both CAA and RBC Insurance sell such insurance online or you can also call Marville Travel at (905) 891-0111 and one of the agents will be pleased to assist you.

Trip Highlights

Agawa Canyon Tour Train

The train departs from Sault Ste. Marie train terminal at 8 AM and returns at approximately 5:30 PM.

This one-day wilderness excursion will transport you 183 km. north of Sault Ste. Marie, over towering trestles, alongside pristine lakes and rivers and through awesome granite rock formations and vast forests.

All of the coaches have been recently refurbished and installed with extra large windows so we will truly get to appreciate the beauty of the region and experience the same rugged landscapes that inspired the Group of Seven to create some of Canada’s most notable landscape art.
As the train pulls to a stop at Agawa Canyon park, you will have one and a half hours to experience the pristine beauty of the canyon up close. Enjoy scenic walks on trails leading to several waterfalls or experience an invigorating climb up over 300 stairs to the breathtaking lookout, perched 250 feet above the canyon floor. For those who are looking for something a little more relaxing, you can enjoy a peaceful break in the many picnic areas located throughout the park or just pull up a bench and watch the Agawa River slowly flow peacefully by.

You will have breakfast in the dining car on the train as it rolls towards the canyon. A boxed picnic lunch is also included that you can eat either when we stop in the canyon or on the train on the return journey back to Sault Ste. Marie. 

Kewadin Casino & Hotel, Sault Ste Marie

The Kewadin Casino, Hotel and Convention Center is our hotel for the second night of this trip. With over 300 rooms and multiple dining options, the resort also has more than 37,000 square feet of gaming area, over 2,000 slot machines, live Keno, Craps, Blackjack, Roulette, Let It Ride, Three Card Poker and live poker.

Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island

Welcome to Mackinac Island, a place where time moves at the pace of horse-drawn carriages and bicycles. You will never forget the spectacular views from a rocking chair overlooking the Straits of Mackinac from the world’s longest porch. 
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Grand Hotel is recognized as Travel + Leisure’s 500 World’s Best Hotels and the Best Hotel in Michigan, and Condé Nast Traveler’s Top 5 Midwest Resorts. 

Grand Luncheon Buffet

Here, meals are an event and their world-famous lunch is a bucket list item on many a bucket list. You get to experience it as part of this tour.

​The legendary Grand Luncheon Buffet is a distinct highlight of the Grand Hotel experience. It features hot and cold entrees, seafood, salad, fresh fruit, cheeses, a selection of meats, and desserts baked fresh daily.

​It is served in the Main Dining Room and is a multiple-year winner of the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence.

Bavarian Inn Lodge, Frankenmuth

This sprawling property, our overnight stop on the last night of our tour is designed as if it was still in Bavaria, has four indoor pools (one reserved for adults), three whirlpools, exercise room and four tennis courts (two with nighttime play), 18-hole indoor miniature golf and a family fun center, two lounges, two restaurants, two gift shops, surrounding walking/running trails, gourmet coffee bar, free live nightly entertainment & free Wi-Fi throughout public areas and in guestrooms. Phew! 

Bavarian Inn Restaurant

We will enjoy the famous Frankenmuth chicken dinner at the Bavarian Inn Restaurant which adjoins our hotel. ​Vegetarian and gluten-free options will be available. ​

Since it will be Saturday night, both lounges at the hotel will be offering live musical entertainment as well as their selection of German beers. 

Bronner's Christmas Wonderland

Bronner's Christmas Wonderland promotes itself as the "World's Largest Christmas Store". And it most likely is. If they don't have a Christmas ornament or other item that you're specifically looking for, it's probably doesn't exist. This place is simply huge!

How huge? I'm glad you asked -- designed in a German alpine style of architecture, the building is 7.35 acres in size (yes, that's the size of just the building!)  with landscaped grounds covering 27 acres. Outside the entrance are three 17-foot tall outdoor Santas and a 15-foot tall snowman. Inside, there are approximately 800 animated figurines at various locations throughout the store. Bronner's parking lot can accommodate up to 1,080 cars and 50 buses. Some 100,000 lights illuminate Bronner's half-mile long Christmas Lane in the evening. Huge enough for ya? :-)