Bruce Peninsula Day Trip from Toronto
4.5
Bruce Peninsula Day Trip from Toronto
By Travelling Chicken
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Ages 15-75, max of 14 per group
Duration: 13h
Start time: Check availability
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Live guide: English
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- All park fees to Bruce Peninsula National Park
- Transportation from Toronto
- Guided hiking
- Entry/Admission - Bruce Peninsula National Park
- Entry/Admission - Inglis Falls
What's not included- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
- Drinks
- Gratuities
- Start:Multiple meeting point options.
- Option 1904 Dufferin St, Toronto, ON M6H 4A9, CanadaMeeting in front of Beer Store at Dufferin Mall at 7 am
- Option 2Carpool hw410 & Courtneypark, 895 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga, ON L5T, CanadaCarpool. Meeting at 7.45 am
End:- Option 1Wilson, North York, ON M3H, CanadaYellow subway line
- Option 2Dufferin, Toronto, ON M6H 4E6, CanadaGreen subway line
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 74516P1- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- Availability for shows cannot be checked without making a booking. Credit cards will only be charged upon confirmation of show availability
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Please note, drop off might be change to only Mississauga drop off and Wilson subway station OR Dufferin Subway station, depending on the traffic and timing of the tour. Due to the safety Ontario regulations, our drivers can't work more than 13 hours/day so we might have to cut off one drop off location. However, we will make sure, that you are always dropped off at the subway line (With subway, you will get to downtown faster than by car due to the summer traffic and construction in Toronto)
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 74516P1
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- Roving5646280 contributionsAlgonquinGreat location to experience the wonderful nature of Canada excellently looked after by our guide Joe. Thoroughly recommendedWritten November 10, 2024
- SwissBusinessMan0 contributionsNice tour, great guides, not a good season, terrible organizer.Much of the tour was as expected. The long transfer was no surprise - and at this time of year there was no viable option to make arrangements to stay overnight and enjoy the amazing park. Mike was a great driver and guide and we felt very comfortable. There are pros and cons to doing the tour in late October: On the plus side, there are very few tourists, so the park is more secluded. On the other hand, the forest had lost most of its colours, there were no animals to be seen and no activities other than a few short hikes. The main reason for the lower score: We had booked a month in advance and had to change from Saturday to Sunday a week in advance. This was confirmed by Tripadvisor. A day in advance the organisers said Sunday was not possible as it was overbooked and we would have to do Saturday or cancel. Absolutely ZERO support or refund, just blame Tripadvisor. We don't care who Travelling Chicken use as a distribution channel as they remain fully responsible for any marketing channel they use. This caused quite a stir as we had to rebook our other Saturday plans.Written October 27, 2024
- oliviamF6232BA0 contributionsBeautiful national park tourThis is a beautiful day tour of an amazing national park. Joe is a great tour guide and knew all of the inclines of the hills.Written October 14, 2024
- Nicole P0 contributionsTour CancelledI booked this tour over a month prior to visiting Toronto and then the night before I receive a text that there was an issue with Viator and that they are not able to accommodate my reservation and can book me with another tour company. I did however the new company did not include all the stops and time frame they did and the guide service was very lacking. Beware if you book this tour they may cancel last minute leaving you to scramble for new plans.Written June 22, 2024
- S J O0 contributionsTour cancelled the night beforeI booked a day trip to Bruce Penninsula for December 24th, was really excited as this was one of the few things I wanted to do during my time in Toronto. Was emailed at around 7.30pm the night before the trip saying it was cancelled. They wanted to move me to the 26th for the tour but that was the day I was leaving. Supposed to be getting a full refund but I am still waiting. Can’t comment on the quality of the tour itself as I never got to do it.Written January 4, 2024
- Noz10 contributionsGreat trip but be prepared for a long day!A packed full 12 hour day. Excellent venues to visit and would highly recommend this trip. There were only 6 people on our trip so bizarrely they stuck us all in a car that was quite cramped to be honest. They no doubt saved money not using a transit van equivalent. The trip is really about taking you from A to B as opposed to anything being "guided" but this was fine. The driver was a good person and did a great job ferrying us all around. He was Filipino (apologies can't remember his name) and a credit to the company. We did the boat included for Niagara Falls and this was simply brilliant as you experience the power and sound of the falls. Maple farm was good but the wine location was somewhat small and they only let you try the basic wines. Nonetheless, overall I would recommend this trip to others as we certainly enjoyed it.Written October 2, 2023
- ElinaVe970 contributionsAmazing dayIt was a pleasure to participate in this daytrip! We saw many great places, canoed, walked two trails (waterfall and lookout point), swam in a lake, drove to the visitor's center and all of this with a very nice group of people. Our guide Mike was super friendly and did his best to make us enjoy the day and see the beauty of Algonquin Provincal Park. Highly recommended trip!Written August 11, 2023
- Nick M0 contributionsUps and downsThe places we were taken too were excellent, hiking and canoeing. Our guide, Joe, was so good. He did an excellent job. However, we felt that there was not enough correct information provided before the day (lunch arrangements and no mention of swimming). Also, for such a long day we spent a lot of time in the van. It would have been a better day if had been able to get out more and walk more. Finally, for safety reasons, two guides would have been a lot better. Joe had to do a lot of driving over the day. Not great for him or us.Written July 30, 2023
- L3031FRclarap0 contributionsGreat experienceGreat experience, we were 4 plus the guide who was very invested. He showed us beautiful places that let us to discover a part of Canada !Written February 22, 2023
- GinaC010 contributionsMaple and Wine, Festival of LightI enjoyed the 1 day tour and festival of light. It was worth the money we paid for this fantastic day. Too bad we didn't stay over night, next year we will. Thank you!!!!Written December 29, 2022
- fist00 contributionsGreat experience with a knowledgeable guideWent to many waterfalls and trails, some great sights and visit to the visitor center. Guide Brian was very knowledgeable and keen on hiking and exploring with us.Written November 14, 2022
- rebecca3320180 contributionsTerribleNot enjoyable at all. Wouldn't recommend. Long, boring and better tours out there at much cheaper rates.Written September 24, 2022
- Johnmmmmmmm0 contributionsWe feel ripped off!We started at 8am for a four hour drive with one stop of at shop and one other pickup. We canoed on the lake for 40mins. Then we where asked if we wanted to do a 5k hike or a 10.5 hike. We felt obliged to do the 10k as the guide seemed very keen as did the others. This hike went on for four hours at high walking speed set by the guide up and down hills. It was boring and not something we wanted to do on our holidays to this length. We have done many hikes in the past much longer and tougher than this but didn't want to do this type of hike for this long on our holidays. Even though the wonderful owner Lenka said that we supposedly struggled by others. After 4 hours of up and down hiking we got back and again stopped at another waterfall then stopped again at a shop for the guide to get himself tubs of ice cream. The tour seems to fit around the guide more than him knowing his audience. We got home at 10pm. We contacted the wonderfully rude owner Lenka who went ahead without our consent and contacted the other members in our group who supposedly stated that we where struggling. Lenka didn't ask our permission to contact the other members of the group which is completely unprofessional and I think illegal. This was a terrible experience from start to finish and an expensive tour when there.betyer ones out there much much cheaper. I'd absolutely avoid and it's been reported to Toronto tourist board.. AvoidWritten September 22, 2022
- OliviaAugust0 contributionsGreat Day in Niagara!!I had the best time on this tour! The itinerary was perfect and it was a well paced busy day with lots of free time to explore! We had some unique stops that If on my own would not have known to visit! Our tour guide Ramiro was very welcoming, organized, and spoke a lot about the area! I highly recommend booking a tour with this company … it’s a day well spent! I will book another tour with them again!Written September 6, 2022
- OldMacD0nald0 contributionsFun trip but it's not a guided tourWe enjoyed our day trip to the Algonquin park with Mike. It was a very long day but all the stops were well timed. Canoeing and hiking were fun, but the best part was swimming in the lake - such an amazing location and crystal clear water. The only downside was that Mike, although called a 'guide', didn't really guide us at all. He was basically just a driver. He didn't speak throughout the whole journey, just played music, and we didn't learn anything from him at the stops about the history of the park or the wildlife. Maybe I was expecting too much, but please be aware of this if you are expecting a guided tour.Written August 27, 2022
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Jess K
County Cork, Ireland11 contributions
Aug 2020
We had a lot of initial trouble with the booking, it was first a tech issue and then a weather issue. I don't feel there was much apology or compensation for this but we got over that.
The trip itself was then very very average. It was a nice trip because Bruce peninsula is beautiful but I feel all I paid for was the transportation. We got no information about the place, the environment, the nature etc... There was no "tour guide" element to the trip at all. For example, when we went to see the shipwrecks, we weren't told what the ships were used for or how and when they sank. It would take a quick google for the guide to make the experience more informative and interesting.
Unfortunately the weather wasn't great for us which is no ones fault however, there was no back up plan to the parts of the tour that were cancelled due to this. So there was a lot of hanging around. It felt very unstructured and as though there was no one in charge.
Some people on the tour with us were not consistent with wearing their masks while on the bus and the guide did nothing to regulate this also.
Overall, Bruce peninsula is well worth a visit but this particular tour is unprofessional and not worth the money.
The trip itself was then very very average. It was a nice trip because Bruce peninsula is beautiful but I feel all I paid for was the transportation. We got no information about the place, the environment, the nature etc... There was no "tour guide" element to the trip at all. For example, when we went to see the shipwrecks, we weren't told what the ships were used for or how and when they sank. It would take a quick google for the guide to make the experience more informative and interesting.
Unfortunately the weather wasn't great for us which is no ones fault however, there was no back up plan to the parts of the tour that were cancelled due to this. So there was a lot of hanging around. It felt very unstructured and as though there was no one in charge.
Some people on the tour with us were not consistent with wearing their masks while on the bus and the guide did nothing to regulate this also.
Overall, Bruce peninsula is well worth a visit but this particular tour is unprofessional and not worth the money.
Written August 14, 2020
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Armatian B
Vancouver, Canada82 contributions
Sep 2019
The best trip ever for those who are looking for a real nature, it's indian land and you should not expect highways, highrise,... so the best thing about it is preserved land which you have to walk for almost 30 minutes from parking,in the beach you have to have a good shoes as it's all rock and hard to move in gravels. The water and the cave is unique and I suggest to have a inflatable boat($20) and stay away from the corners as wave may hit you to the cliff!!!
The parking is 15 minutes drive from the main street and not paved so expect to have a full dust car when you return home.The parking has only 60 cars capacity so you should be there early morning otherwise sorry!!!
Only I found a Subway in the main street so be careful about your needs. But it really worth to try
The parking is 15 minutes drive from the main street and not paved so expect to have a full dust car when you return home.The parking has only 60 cars capacity so you should be there early morning otherwise sorry!!!
Only I found a Subway in the main street so be careful about your needs. But it really worth to try
Written August 14, 2020
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Maiii Vi Amor
Toronto, Canada1 contribution
Jul 2020
This agency offers hassle free package. The meeting place was fair enough for everyone, the van was spacious for our legs, and driver was considerate for pee stop :) The travel package itself was 4/5 to me because I was expecting to be in Blue Heron cruise, but instead we took the island tour without hopping off to the Flower Pot and no ship wreck experience ;( (I think it was only a day trip that's why we took the small boat tour). I would suggest to do kayaking instead of going to Inglis Falls cos there's nothing to see there (im sorry Inglis Falls). Overall, I would definitely recommend to book a tour with them, and will definitely book Bruce Peninsula again but this time will be camping. My next trip with them would be Algonquin tour (just fixing my schedule) :))))
Written August 1, 2020
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kevin7178
6 contributions
Oct 2020
The view in Bruce Peninsula is stunning. Travelling Chicken is a great travel company to travel with. Special thanks to Lenka who treated every traveler as her friend. I had the feeling that I was travelling with a friend the entire trip. Pick up was on time. Lenka also went extra miles to drop us off at a place near where we live. In addition, she helped us to take a lot of great photos.
This is my second trip with Travel Chicken and definitely will join their tours again. I highly recommend Travelling Chicken to everyone (especially if you are a solo traveler).
This is my second trip with Travel Chicken and definitely will join their tours again. I highly recommend Travelling Chicken to everyone (especially if you are a solo traveler).
Written October 23, 2020
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Renata N
3 contributions
Sep 2020
If you want to get out of the normal grind of things and into the scenic view of nature I recommend taking this trip. It is only a click of a button. Everything is taken care of. You are picked up from 3 destinations and taken to Tobermory, an extremely beautiful and serene location. There you will take a boat ride to the grotto and hike around the Bruce Peninsula National Park. Make sure to take some comfortable shoes, a rainjacket, water and some snacks. It can get a bit splashy on the boat. Enjoy
Written September 30, 2020
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wanderkaas
Toronto, Canada1 contribution
Sep 2020
Trip was organized all in all though the boat ride was cancelled due to very strong winds which is inevitable. Could've seen more sites. Our tour guide brought us to the coast of Georgian Bay to hang out and have lunch beside the crystal clear waters instead.
Time was still managed for a day trip like this which is important.
Bruce Peninsula with its turquoise waters and beautiful rock formations is amazing, hoping to see more of the area in the future!!!
Time was still managed for a day trip like this which is important.
Bruce Peninsula with its turquoise waters and beautiful rock formations is amazing, hoping to see more of the area in the future!!!
Written October 2, 2020
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vijayan857
Toronto, Canada2 contributions
Sep 2020 • Family
We went on a day trip to Bruce peninsula with Traveling chicken and the experience was awesome. Lenka is a great organizer and your guide. The trip was well planned and all the stops were well timed. It was not feel rushed at any point. My 6 year old daughter accompanied us and she enjoyed it thoroughly. I stronglg recommend this day trip for all ages!
Written October 1, 2020
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Fabiola A
1 contribution
Oct 2024 • Family
No way worth the price. The day before the tour we were informed that the tour guide had fallen ill. We will meet our replacement guide only at the park. Would've been okay. On the day of the tour we got a mail that our bus has a technical problem and the departure is thus delayed by about 1.5 hours. But we were already at the place of departure. Departure was then not until 9am instead of 7am. The program also included a stop at Inglis Falls and the town of Tobermory. Unfortunately, these did not take place. Bus very uncomfortable. In addition, it would make sense not to call the hiking tour for Beginners. The hiking trails are not paved. Hike leads over stick and stone. Some people in the group had their problems with this. So we had to wait again and again. The park is definitely worth a visit. Just not with this provider. As an excuse, there was only one "sorry."
Took a tour to Niagara Falls the next day with another vendor. For almost the same price we got a perfect tour here. Welcome gift and water for free. Boat trip and buffet dinner were included in the price.
Be sure to compare suppliers!
Took a tour to Niagara Falls the next day with another vendor. For almost the same price we got a perfect tour here. Welcome gift and water for free. Boat trip and buffet dinner were included in the price.
Be sure to compare suppliers!
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Written October 7, 2024
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Amador C
Quito, Ecuador5 contributions
The tour was very packed and we didn't have enough time on all activities, but I could do multiple activities that otherwise I wouldn't have done like going to the Winery and the Mapple store. The food was okay, the boat was great and the Niagara falls were amazing.
What I like the most (besides the falls) was the guide. Very charming and funny guy that made the trip very pleasant. I would love to tour with them again.
What I like the most (besides the falls) was the guide. Very charming and funny guy that made the trip very pleasant. I would love to tour with them again.
Written October 30, 2024
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Anastasia K
1 contribution
Aug 2024 • Family
This Saturday, we had an amazing experience on a Bruce Peninsula hiking tour with my husband and my father in law! The trip included a visit to Tobermory, swimming at the Grotto, and hiking to stunning spots and lakes. As I’ve recently arrived to Toronto, it’s been challenging to explore interesting places here without a car, but this tour made it easy to see the beautiful nature of Canada. A special shoutout to our guide, Joe, who knows every interesting spot in the park and made this trip unforgettable. Thank you!
Written September 1, 2024
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Will you be running this tour in October?
Written August 8, 2022
Does this include a trip back to Toronto or is this only one way to Tobermory? As well, will there be time to swim?
Written August 2, 2022
Hi! I’m Brenda and I would love to go on this day trip during the week next month that will be hotter. Just wondering if the responsible person can call me. I’m all alone and just wondering if I can just book for me. And what should I get in my bag other than food and water. Please if you can contact me. Thank you!
Brenda
Written July 12, 2022
Are kids below The age of 14 free? Also, if I purchase tickets in advance and the US puts a halt on travel, will my tickets get refunded? Or do you recommend waiting to purchase the tickets a week prior to the trip?I am not sure how availability has been affected due to social distances measures have been implemented and the requirements for smaller groups. If I want to purchase tickets a few days in advance, will space/ availability be limited ultimately preventing the purchase of multiple tickets?
Written August 10, 2020
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