Toronto: CN Tower, St. Lawrence Market & Harbour Cruise

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Duration4h

GroupUp to 7

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

What's the fastest way to see Toronto's skyline and eat at the world's top food market in one day?

You'll ascend the CN Tower's observation deck with panoramic views, drive past Toronto's landmarks including Nathan Phillips Square and Queen's Park, explore St. Lawrence Market (or the Distillery District if closed), and cruise Toronto Harbour for waterfront perspectives. Pickup and drop-off are included anywhere in downtown Toronto, and the tour operates year-round with a local guide steering a small group through the city's layout in a single day.

Step-by-step itinerary

Toronto city tour with key attractions

Start narrated driving tour
Pass Dundas Square and Queen’s Park
Stop at Nathan Phillips Square for photos
Pass Old City Hall
Drive through University of Toronto campus
Pass Sankofa Square
Pass Nathan Phillips Square again
Visit CN Tower observation deck
Pass Entertainment District
Drive through Financial District
Pass Market Square
Free time at St. Lawrence Market
Enjoy Toronto Harbour Cruise boat tour

The Experience

The CN Tower observation deck sits 342 metres above the city, and on a clear day you can see across Lake Ontario to the horizon. You'll ride the glass elevator up to the LookOut Level, step onto the outdoor terrace, and if you're feeling it, walk across the glass floor—the first one ever built when it opened in 1994. From up there, the whole layout of Toronto makes sense: the harbour to the south, the Financial District's towers, the green space of Queen's Park spreading out to the west. Your guide meets you at the base and walks you through what you're looking at before you go up.

After the tower, you'll drive through the city proper—past Nathan Phillips Square with its famous Toronto sign, through the University of Toronto campus with its mix of old stone buildings and modern glass, along Yonge-Dundas Square where the digital billboards rival Times Square. The guide narrates as you pass Old City Hall with its Romanesque clock tower from the 1880s, the Entertainment District's theatre row, and the Financial District's steel spine. It's the kind of tour where you see the shape of the city without getting stuck in traffic; the driver handles the route while you just look. St. Lawrence Market comes next—National Geographic named it the top food market in the world, and you get free time to walk around, grab lunch, or pick up something local. The market closes Sundays and Mondays, so on those days you'll visit the Distillery District instead, a pedestrian village of Victorian-era buildings now filled with galleries, shops, and restaurants.

The Toronto Harbour Cruise wraps up the day. You board a boat and cruise past the Toronto Islands, the waterfront, and back toward the skyline from the water—the light hits differently from out there, and it's the best angle for photos of the CN Tower and downtown rising up from the shore. During winter months (October through May), Casa Loma replaces the boat ride; it's a 98-room castle built in 1911 that sits on a hill overlooking the city. Either way, you're back downtown by evening, and the whole tour runs as a small group with a local guide who knows the neighbourhoods and can answer questions as you go.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel or downtown pickup, a narrated driving tour through Toronto's neighbourhoods, CN Tower observation deck admission with access to the outdoor terrace and glass floor, a guided stop at St.
Lawrence Market (or the Distillery District if the market is closed), and either a Toronto Harbour Cruise or a visit to Casa Loma depending on the season.
Drop-off is included at your downtown location.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by See Sight Tours

Is this one for you?Book this if you want Toronto's main sights and a food-market stop without arranging transport between them—the fixed route and small-group format mean you see the city's layout and hit the landmarks in one afternoon without navigating yourself.