Things to do in Toronto
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Distillery District Breakfast Tour Toronto: Architecture WalkA guided breakfast walking tour through Toronto's Distillery District covers the largest collection of Victorian industrial architecture in the city, with a live English-speaking guide leading groups of twelve or fewer. The tour includes hot coffee or tea, a breakfast sandwich and cookies as you walk the neighbourhood's cobblestone streets and historic buildings before it fills with visitors. Tours run about 75 minutes and start early, so you arrive when the district is still peaceful.Is it for me?Choose this if you want a guide-led walk with breakfast included and prefer experiencing the neighbourhood before crowds arrive in the morning.
Toronto Bike Tour: History, Art & Waterfront in 3 HoursYou pedal through 12 stops in three hours — from the Hockey Hall of Fame and Roundhouse Park to Graffiti Alley, Kensington Market, and St. Lawrence Market — with a local guide who knows the stories behind each neighborhood. The tour includes bike rental, helmet, water, and a granola bar, with e-bike upgrades available if you want to ride without the effort. You finish near the waterfront with time to grab food or rest before heading out.Is it for me?Book this if you want to see Toronto's main neighborhoods and landmarks in one morning without planning a route or managing bike rentals yourself — the guide's timing and local knowledge mean you cover more ground than walking and understand it better than going solo.
Toronto: University of Toronto Ghost Tour & ROM Haunted HistoryYou walk the University of Toronto's downtown campus for 75 minutes with a professional guide who tells you the dark history, ghost stories, and eerie tales tied to specific buildings and grounds. The tour ends near the ROM with a final story about the museum itself. You get all fees and taxes covered, and the route is wheelchair accessible throughout.Is it for me?This works well if you want to see the University of Toronto campus in a different light and don't want to research the ghost stories and history yourself — the guide handles the narrative and pacing, so you just walk and listen.
Toronto: 10-Hour Private City Tour & Customized ItineraryYou spend ten hours in a private vehicle with a driver familiar with Toronto, stopping wherever you choose and staying as long as you want at each spot. The tour includes hotel pickup, an air-conditioned vehicle, all fees and taxes, and the flexibility to customize your route on the day itself. You'll need to provide your pickup time and location when you book, and confirm details 24 hours before departure.Is it for me?Choose this if you want to explore Toronto on your own terms without arranging transport, navigating transit, or following a fixed group schedule — the dedicated driver and full-day flexibility are what let you spend your time on what actually interests you instead of logistics.
Toronto Food Tour: Distillery, St. Lawrence & WaterfrontThis 3-4 hour food tour walks you through Toronto's historic districts—Distillery District, Old Town and St. Lawrence Market—with a live guide who shares the history of each neighborhood while you taste five iconic Canadian dishes. Poutine at the Distillery, peameal bacon sandwich and butter tart at St. Lawrence Market, and a beaver tail pastry by the waterfront are included, along with all fees and taxes; vegetarian alternatives are available on request.Is it for me?The tour moves at a relaxed pace over three to four hours, which works if you have a free afternoon but not a full day, and if you'd rather taste your way through Toronto's history than plan five separate restaurant stops yourself.
Private Toronto Kensington Market and Chinatown Walking TourA private walking tour of Toronto's Kensington Market and Chinatown led by a live guide in English. You'll move between a historic home, Toronto's Chinatown with its novelty tea shops and street art, the vibrant food and shopping district of Kensington Market, and the Art Gallery of Ontario, plus a historic synagogue. The tour runs two hours and is fully wheelchair accessible.Is it for me?Book this private tour if you want a guide who knows the neighborhoods and can point out which food stalls are worth stopping at and what to order. A shared group tour moves faster and costs less; this one gives you the pace and the personalized recommendations.
Kensington Market and Chinatown walking tour Toronto: Small groupThis small-group walking tour covers Toronto's Kensington Market and Chinatown neighborhoods with a live English-speaking guide, stopping at a historic home, street art, food vendors and the Art Gallery of Ontario. The tour runs two hours and keeps groups to twelve people, making it possible to move through crowded districts without losing the group. You buy food at your own cost at the stops along the way.Is it for me?Start from a historic home in Toronto without needing a car or hotel pickup—the guide meets the group there, and public transit reaches the neighborhood. This works if you're staying elsewhere in the city or don't want to arrange transportation to the tour.
St. Lawrence Market food tour Toronto: 90 min with the founderA 90-minute walking food tour of Toronto led by Jusep Sim, founder of the award-winning Chopsticks+Forks, covering St. Lawrence Market and the Distillery District with seven tastings at four stops — peameal bacon sandwich, Nanaimo bar, poutine with Montreal smoked meat, iced London Fog, and butter tart — with priority entry at each shop and no gratuities expected. The pace is flat and unhurried, built for families with children from age 3 and grandparents; vegetarian and pescatarian versions are available at booking.Is it for me?Book this tour if you're traveling with children, grandparents, or anyone who prefers a slow pace and flat ground — the 90 minutes and easy walk make it work for families and mixed-age groups, and Jusep's connection to each shop means you're tasting food, not just eating it.
Toronto Helicopter Tour: CN Tower & Skyline 15-Min FlightYou check in at Polson Pier, board a 3-passenger helicopter with your pilot, and spend 15 minutes at 2,000 feet seeing the CN Tower, Rogers Centre, Royal Ontario Museum, Scotiabank Arena, and the Distillery Historic District from angles you can't get any other way. Bottled water is included, and you choose your departure time between 11am and 8pm.Is it for me?Book this if you want to see Toronto's major landmarks and skyline in one flight without spending hours on a bus tour or planning multiple ground-level visits — 15 minutes in the air covers what would take all day to see from street level.
Toronto: Private Walking Tour CN Tower & Hockey Hall of FameYou walk Toronto's core landmarks — from the Gooderham Building and Old City Hall to Nathan Phillips Square, the Hockey Hall of Fame, and views of the CN Tower — with a private guide who shares the history and hidden details. No groups, no fixed schedule, and local recommendations included. The tour covers the downtown core on foot and takes roughly three to four hours depending on how long you linger at each stop.Is it for me?Book this if you want Toronto's main downtown landmarks explained by someone who knows the city's hidden details and architectural stories, without the pace or group dynamics of a larger tour. The private format means you set the rhythm and can linger wherever interests you.
Toronto: Bus Tour, Distillery District & Optional Harbor CruiseYou board a climate-controlled coach in downtown Toronto and spend the day gliding past the CN Tower, St. Lawrence Market, Yorkville's luxury shops, and Kensington Market's bohemian energy. You stop for photos at City Hall, get free time to eat and explore the Distillery Historic District, and finish at the waterfront with an optional harbor cruise. The local guide brings the city's history and culture to life while you stay seated and comfortable.Is it for me?Choose this if you want to see Toronto's main neighborhoods and landmarks in one day without arranging your own transport or timing—the fixed route and local guide handle both, and the slow pace lets you actually absorb the city instead of rushing between stops.
Kensington Market and Chinatown self-guided tour: GPS audio walkA self-guided GPS audio tour of Kensington Market and Chinatown in Toronto, starting at the Art Gallery of Ontario and ending at Kensington Market. The VoiceMap app delivers audio directions automatically using your phone's location, plays offline, and takes about 75 minutes to complete. You control the pace and choose which stops to linger at; the audio cues you when to turn and what to look for along the way.Is it for me?Solo travellers and small groups who want to explore at their own speed without waiting for a group or keeping to a fixed schedule — the audio guides you turn by turn, but you choose when to stop, which side street to explore, and how long to linger at each neighbourhood.
Toronto Food Tour: St. Lawrence & Distillery DistrictYou walk through St. Lawrence Market tasting peameal bacon, poutine, and pasta, then move to the Distillery District's cobblestone streets for galleries and boutiques, finishing with a Nanaimo bar and butter tart. The private format means flexible start times and dietary accommodation if arranged in advance, all wrapped in just over three hours of walking through Toronto's food neighborhoods.Is it for me?Right for someone landing in Toronto with a free afternoon who wants to eat the city instead of just seeing it — the private format means you're not waiting for a group to gather, and the guide handles the stops so you're tasting instead of navigating.
Black Creek Ghost Tour Toronto: Haunted Pioneer VillageThe Village at Black Creek Ghost Tour is a 75-minute guided paranormal tour through Toronto's preserved pioneer village with a live English-speaking guide. The site features over 40 restored buildings set against a natural backdrop, making it one of the most active haunted locations the tour operator visits. Not recommended for children under 12 or easily frightened adults.Is it for me?The tour runs 75 minutes on foot through the village grounds at your guide's pace, which suits anyone who wants a paranormal experience grounded in a real historic site and documented activity, rather than a theatrical production. If you're new to Toronto or have a free evening, this is a specific, local take on the city's haunted history.
Toronto: St Lawrence Market Food Tour & Hockey Hall of FameYou'll taste the Peameal BLT that made St. Lawrence Market famous, walk through Old Toronto sampling sushi, pierogies and Butter Tarts while your multilingual guide explains the city's culinary history, visit the Hockey Hall of Fame to see the Stanley Cup, and finish with a maple syrup tasting — all in a private group with no strangers, customized to your dietary needs, and built into a single morning or afternoon.Is it for me?Book this if you want to taste Toronto's actual food story — not a tourist version of it — without arranging stops, timing tastings or navigating the market alone; the private format and customization mean the tour moves at your pace and skips anything you don't want.
Niagara Falls Day Tour from Toronto: Boat Cruise & Behind FallsYou're picked up from downtown Toronto at 8:30 AM and driven to Niagara Falls in a climate-controlled bus. Once there, you choose between the Hornblower Boat Cruise with a souvenir poncho or Journey Behind the Falls with skip-the-line access, plus stops at the Floral Clock, Whirlpool Rapids, and a maple syrup and chocolate tasting. Lunch is optional. The return drive to Toronto takes about two hours, with the full day running roughly ten hours from pickup to drop-off.Is it for me?Book this if you want to see Niagara's main attractions without renting a car or figuring out parking and ticket lines yourself—the fixed pickup time and skip-the-line options are what compress a full day into ten hours instead of twelve or more.
Niagara Falls autumn tour from Toronto: Helicopter or hikingThis nine-hour guided tour from Toronto combines Niagara Falls' iconic viewpoints with a choice between a helicopter flight over the gorge or a boardwalk hike beside White Water Walk, plus a Canadian-themed lunch with maple syrup and chocolate tasting. The itinerary includes Table Rock Centre, Whirlpool Rapids lookout, and Queenston Heights Park, with round-trip transportation and a live English-speaking guide. Book the helicopter option for an aerial view of fall foliage blanketing the Niagara Parkway, or choose the White Water Walk for a ground-level walk among turquoise rapids framed by autumn trees.Is it for me?Choose the helicopter option if you want a bird's-eye view of how fall colours blanket the entire Niagara Gorge and Parkway; pick the White Water Walk if you prefer to stay grounded and feel the power of the rapids up close from a riverside boardwalk.
Toronto Distillery District: Whisky Exploration Game and TourThis is a self-guided exploration game and tour through Toronto's Distillery District, played on your phone using the Questo app. You start at Cherry Street Gate, solve clues at each stop to unlock directions to the next one, and follow the story of Rocco Perri, an infamous Canadian bootlegger, as it unfolds across fifteen locations including Spirit of York Distillery, Corkin Gallery, Balzac's Distillery District, and Izumi Sake Brewery. You control the pace and can linger at any stop as long as you like. The game takes roughly one to two hours to complete, though you set the speed. A tour guide is available as an add-on option if you prefer narration; entry tickets to individual attractions are optional and not required to finish the game.Is it for me?Choose the self-guided version if you want to move at your own pace and linger at locations, or add a live guide if you prefer someone narrating the history and bootlegging stories as you walk.
Sunset Canoe Tour Toronto Islands: City Skyline from the WaterA sunset canoe tour of the Toronto Islands near downtown Toronto where you paddle a traditional Voyageur canoe with a guide in the same boat, learning strokes and island history while moving through sheltered channels toward the harbour for the skyline. The 1-hour paddle covers the 5-kilometre archipelago's calm waterways, with life jackets and all equipment provided; the guide shares knowledge of the islands' Fur Trade past and points out flora and fauna along the way.Is it for me?You paddle the canoe yourself rather than sit as a passenger, which is what makes the hour feel active and gives you control over the pace—good if you want exercise and engagement, not a passive boat ride with a view.
Toronto Airport Transfer: Luxury Limo & SUV PickupYou land at Toronto airport and text your driver — they're already in the pre-arranged pickup area waiting for you. Choose your vehicle based on group size (Lexus for one or two, Suburban or Yukon for up to seven), and the driver handles the route to your hotel or destination in the Toronto area, Niagara, or beyond. Infant car seats are available if you need them, and the price is locked in before you arrive.Is it for me?Best for travelers arriving with luggage or a group, or anyone who values knowing the cost and having a driver waiting rather than hunting for transport after a flight. The fixed price removes the negotiation, and the pre-arranged pickup means one less thing to figure out when you land.
