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Ontario Summer Fun 2011

Summer in Ontario for families and couples offers up affordable close to home (staycation) vacations in 2011. Many summer family vacation package choices for getaways are available as well as  Romantic couples summer getaways without the kids.

May 24 Weekend (Victoria Day Long Weekend) is the unofficial start to Ontario summer fun.  Book now for your summer long weekend holiday dates for Canada Day, Simcoe Day (Civic Long Weekend), and Labour Day Join a tradition dating back to the first camping holidays to the lakeside summer resort destinations in Ontario's famous cottage country. Cottage country was accessible only by dirt road, train, lake steamer, or canoe. These were the days before summer vacation packages, Ontario golf courses, and water skiing, windsurfing, and wake boarding. Pick an Ontario Resort type for your next summer family resorts Ontario Vacation. Ontario's Cottage country today is really considered to be north, north east and north west of Toronto. Keep up to date with our Ontario summer fun news

COUPLES VACATIONS

Romantic getaways for couples during the summer of 2011 in the 21'st century are quite different from the 19th century vacation. Spas are now available in most resort destinations and offer a variety of spa treatments, and spa getaway packages. Full service spa resorts are now available where the natural healing of the Ontario out-of-doors, combines with an extensive range of spa treatments, from massages to hot rocks.....especially after a summer outdoor nature adventure.

Ontario Summer Travel Time

Ontario residents now have quick access via excellent highways to the many vacation and resort destinations north.  The major roads north, be it Highway 400, Highway 404, Highway 11, Highway 35, Airport Road, or Highway 6. The east-west toll Highway 407 provides a quicker access time for trips into northern Ontario and cottage country.

ONTARIO SUMMER VACATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTH

Most Ontario travel vacations were originally taken for health reasons. The therapeutic healing and the search for natural environments with a break from city life, the search for silence, the sounds of water running over a waterfall, or lapping against a lake were well known 100 years ago. Ontario's 250, 000 plus lakes make Ontario one of the Blue areas of the world when looking from a satellite. Much summer recreational activities have stayed the same, however many new summer activities make it fun for the entire family or for couples getaway vacations.

FAMILY VACATIONS

Vacations can be about learning about our environment with eco-tourism and a nature adventure, a new sport or activity with the family. Visitors to Ontario can select packages with learning components such as learn to golf packages, learn to fish packages, learn to water-ski or wake board…………there are guided hiking packages with experienced naturalists, learn to canoe lessons, canoeing package expeditions, kayaking packages, mountain bike packages, Hummer packages, ATV packages and fishing packages. And of course there are full family fun filled resort vacation packages and include everything from baby sitting services to supervised kids programs and beach activities. Families also love the cottage and camping experiences, that bring everyone closer to nature. There are a number of Cottage vacation or camping options available. Ontario is famous for the fresh water beach family summer fun getaway, for a day trip to Lake Simcoe, or Georgian Bay and one of the many Ontario beach locations throughout the resort destinations north of Toronto.

For additional summer vacation and holiday ideas see summer Romantic Getaways or Ontario Family Getaways.