St. Thomas Elevated Park & Port Stanley Beach Trip • 1-Day Bus Tour from Toronto

Port Stanley Beach + St. Thomas Elevated Park
Canada's first and only elevated park • Port Stanley "Blue Flag" Beach • "Jumbo" The Elephant Memorial

The Main Beach in Port Stanley is a long beach with beautiful sandy stretches along the northern shore of Lake Erie. The beach is one of only 23 in Canada to have earned the official Blue Flag status for its excellent care, including water quality, environmental responsibility and safety measures.

Also included on today's trip is a visit to the St.Thomas Elevated Park, Canada's first and only elevated park, joining similar structures such as The High Line in New York and the Promenade Plantée in Paris.

We do a photo stop at the life size "Jumbo" The Elephant Memorial. Jumbo was the star of P.T. Barnum's "Greatest Show on Earth" where, it is said, he brought in the largest crowds in the history of the circus. The City of St. Thomas dedicated a 38 ton statue as a tribute to the most famous elephant who ever lived.

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Tour Dates

1-Day Trip
Sun July 16, 2023

Pickup Locations

8:30 AM Scarborough Town Centre
9:00 AM York Mills Station
9:30 AM Mississauga McDonalds

Price

All prices are per person, in Canadian dollars. All taxes and tips are included!

Youth & Adults • $89 per person
Children 2-10 • $49 per child

Reserve a Seat

To book over the phone
please call (866) 208-2950

Inclusions

Round trip transportation on deluxe bus with a washroom.
Visit to Port Stanley Main Beach for one of the best Blue Flag beaches in Canada. Lunch is not included in price of tour, please bring your own lunch and refreshments or purchase something from one of the options at our lunch stop in the highway service centre.
Visit to St. Thomas Elevated Park and free time to walk the bridge and if you feel inclined, a part of the Trans-Canada Trail.
Visit to "Jumbo" The Elephant Memorial.
Escorted tour with ShortTrips.ca tour director available during tour.
All tips & taxes included.

Approximate Return Times

Mississauga 7:40 PM
York Mills 8:20 PM
Scarborough 8:45 PM

Deposits, Payments, Cancellations & Refunds

100% full refund if you cancel at least 2 days before the trip departure date (by July 14, 11:59 PM)
Sorry but no refunds if cancellation is received less then 2 days before trip departure date.
You can transfer your seat to anyone else you know, up to the time of departure without penalty.

Travelling With Children

Children 2-10 and Youth 11-17 are welcome on this tour. Pricing shown above.

Port Stanley Beach

Photo courtesy Town of Port Stanley

Photo courtesy Ontario's Southwest Tourism

St. Thomas Elevated Park

Simply put, it’s a park in the sky, some 95 feet over the Kettle Creek valley. Constructed in 1929, this bridge once served as a vital transportation route, accommodating over 50 trains per day. This architectural marvel, part of the Michigan Central Railroad, gracefully towered 34 meters above the picturesque Kettle Creek Valley. Now, transformed into an expansive park measuring 30 feet wide and stretching 850 feet long, visitors can walk the bridge surrounded by flower beds, captivating public art, and a delightful trail suitable for leisurely strolls

Photo courtesy ElevatedPark.ca

"Jumbo" The Elephant Memorial

Photo courtesy Ontario's Southwest Tourism

We visit the life-sized statue of the most famous elephant in the world! Jumbo, “The King of Elephants” was tragically killed when he was struck by a Grand Trunk Locomotive in St. Thomas Ontario, on September 15th, 1885. In 1985 on the 100th anniversary of Jumbo’s death, the City of St. Thomas dedicated a 38 ton statue as a tribute to the most famous elephant who ever lived.