Ontario Nature Adventures

Algonquin Park Adventures with Voyageur Quest

ALGONQUIN COTTAGE OUTPOST AND ISLAND RETREAT

The Algonquin Cottage Outpost and Algonquin Island retreat are both located on beautiful Kawawaymog (Round) Lake at the northwest corner of Algonquin Park. The Algonquin Island Retreat is located 1km in the middle of the lake and a short paddle from Algonquin Park access # 1. With 360-degree water views and two decks, the cabin is fantastic for artisans or couples looking for a quiet getaway in the wilderness.

The Algonquin Cottage Outpost is located on the west shore of the lake. With over 1000 feet of shoreline, 6 bedrooms, 3 washrooms 2 docks, a stone terrace and best of all the floating sauna, Algonquin Cottage Outpost was designed for families or groups of 12 – 15 who love to play in the water. Canoe into the sunrise to look for moose , fish for bass, swim , kayak sup, explore the amable du fond river..

Canoe, kayak, fish, bike and hike in the summer. With solar power and a floating sauna, the Cottage Outpost is very comfortable and offers a wide range of packages from rentals, to fully guided adventures with tasty meals. Book a ready to go 3 night rental or adventure package or contact our office to shape a tailor made cottage vacation to fit.

Spring and summer are the ideal time for seeing wildlife, fishing, canoeing and kayaking. . Guided excursions are available that focus on the wild calls of loons, barred owls and wolves. Mountain bikers love the old logging roads and single track forest trails. The fall color season is absolutely spectacular with morning mists, brilliant red maple trees and wolves howling though the crisp air.

Voyageur Quest Outfitting provides canoe and kayak rentals, pre- and post-trip, lakeside accommodation, fishing equipment, full outfitting packages and convenient last-stop store to pick up whatever you forgot for your self-guided adventure. The Broken Paddle Patio offers tasty hot breakfasts and delicious dinners for before and after your adventure. Located at Algonquin Park Access Point #1 on Kawawaymog (Round) Lake, Voyageur Outfitting is the perfect spot to grab your permits, grab your gear and head out on your Algonquin Park adventure.

Address:

Round Lake
Algonquin Park Access Point #1
South River, ON P0A 1X0

Telephone:

416.486.3605

Toll Free:

1.800.794.9660

www.voyageurquest.com

info@voyageurquest.com

Blue Mountain Village

There is ALWAYS something to do at BLUE!

The Blue Mountain Village is located in the Town of the Blue Mountains, nestled between the charming communities of Collingwood and Thornbury, at the foot of Ontario’s largest mountain resort, Blue Mountain.

The Village celebrates Frost Frenzy this winter with FREE family activities every weekend all month long. Enjoy horse & wagon rides, guided snowshoe hikes and, weather permitting, skate on Blue Mountains’ largest outdoor rink with close to 5acres at the base of Blue Mountain. Also open every weekend are Plunge! Aquatic Centre ($), the Ridge Runner Mountain Coaster ($) and Crock-a-Doddle Pottery.

There is ALWAYS something to do at BLUE including five hotels, over 50 unique shops and restaurants, year round award winning Festivals and Events. There is ALWAYS something to do at BLUE. Please visit www.bluemountainvillage.ca and download the new Mobile APP for up to dates events and schedules.

Address:

220 Jozo Weider
Blue Mountains, ON L9Y 3Y9

Telephone:

705-445-0231

Toll Free:

1-877-445-0231

www.bluemountainvillage.ca

info@bluemountainvillage.ca

Carriage Ridge Resort & Carriage Hills Resort at Horseshoe Valley

Carriage Ridge Resort and Carriage Hills Resort in Horseshoe Valley
Spacious condo-suites only 1 Hour North of Toronto

Spacious condominium-style suites await you at Carriage Ridge Resort and Carriage Hills Resorts in beautiful Horseshoe Valley. Resorts are near the Copeland Forest and are great for hiking, walking, cycling, off-roading, skiing, golf, zip lining and so much more!

Suite types range from studios with kitchenettes (toaster, coffee-maker, microwave and bar fridge) to one- and two-bedroom suites with fully appointed kitchens, oversized jetted tubs, gas fireplaces, private balconies. All suites have access to shared or private laundry facilities.

Carriage Ridge Resort has an indoor pool and is a ski-in/ski-out property overlooking the hills of Horseshoe and Carriage Hills Resort has an indoor/outdoor pool. Both resorts are located near Settler’s Ghost Golf Course and the Horseshoe Valley Course.

In addition to both resorts pools, enjoy fitness centre, billiards, games, daily activities programs and BBQ’s on site for all guests to enjoy!

Address:

90 Highland Drive
Oro-Medonte, ON

Toll Free:

866-729-7023

Extra Holidays

Cedars of Lake Eugenia Cottage Resort

Cedars of Lake Eugenia Cottage Resort is a family oriented, housekeeping cottage resort located on beautiful Lake Eugenia, at the south entrance to the picturesque Beaver Valley. We have traditional 2 bedroom cottages that sleep 4 to 6 people, modern 3 bedroom chalets will sleep up to 8 people, the chalets are all right on the beach. Each unit has a fully equipped kitchen including microwave, colour cable TV, propane BBQ, deck, deck chairs, fire pit and picnic table, and fireplace for atmosphere, all bedding is provided. Canoes and peddle boats included, motor boats available for rent.

Address:

134 Cedars Resort Lane
Flesherton, ON N0C 1E0

Telephone:

(519) 922-2043

www.cedarsresort.com

info@cedarsresort.com

Georgian Bay Airways

Amaze at the natural beauty of Muskoka and Georgian Bay by float plane!

Let Georgian Bay Airways make your vacation a memorable experience. We provide many services with our legendary float planes including sightseeing tours and flying adventures.

Looking for a unique dining experience? Let us whisk you away to a lakeside restaurant on a “Fly & Dine”! We have many options to chose from including: World Famous Henry’s Fish Restaurant.

View Parry Island and Georgian Bay on a 25 minute tour for $115 +hst per adult or see the 30,000 Islands on a 35 minute flight for $152 +hst per adult.

Spend a day enjoying one of our fly-in adventures: Fly-In Fishing day trips, “Fly & Ride” ATV Adventure or “Fly & Hike” to a remote Georgian Bay Island.

Skip the traffic and arrive in style, charter us to fly you from your local airport directly to your dock in cottage country.

Relax at our waterfront, and enjoy our new restaurant or ice cream parlour & coffee shop, while watching the float planes come and go.

We’d love to take you flying. Will it be our dock, or yours?

Address:

11A Bay Street
Parry Sound, ON P2A 1S4

Telephone:

705-774-9884

Toll Free:

800-786-1704

www.georgianbayairways.com

info@georgianbayairways.com

Outdoorsy – Canada’s Most Trusted RV Rental and Camper Rental Marketplace

Outdoorsy is the largest and most trusted peer-to-peer RV rental marketplace throughout North America. Outdoorsy owners are passionate about RV’s, and are committed to renters having a wonderful trip.

Find your Ontario RV Experience in the areas below:

Bruce Peninsula

York

Kawarthas & Northumberland

Ottawa & Countryside

Haliburton Highlands

Alongonquin Park & Parry Sound

Northern Ontario

Address:

Canada, USA, Australia & New Zealand
, ON

Toll Free:

1-877-723-7232

https://ca.outdoorsy.com

support@outdoorsy.com

Santa’s Village – Muskoka’s Theme Park

Santa’s Village
Santa’s Village is Muskoka’s theme park! We offer a wide variety of rides, games and activities guaranteed to provide family fun for all. You can ride our two exciting roller coasters, captain pirate paddle boats, soar to new heights on the balloon tower, take a turn on one of our two carousels, cool off in our gorgeous splash pad, take a thrilling ride on Santa’s Summer Sleigh on the Muskoka River and more! There are unlimited ways to create lasting family memories in the heart of beautiful Muskoka at this one of a kind park.

Visit www.santasvillage.ca for all the details, to plan your stay and to join our Nice List to get all our upcoming offers and events right to your inbox! You can also make a vacation out of it and Stay & Play as a family right across the street at Whispering Pines!

Santa’s Whispering Pines Campground
Voted Best Campground in Muskoka three years in a row! Stay in one of our new cottages, try our yurts, or bring your own tent, camper or RV. You can enjoy family programs every evening including supper with Santa every Wednesday!

Sportsland
Right within Santa’s Village theme park the older kids can enjoy Go-Karts, Bungee-Trampoline, Lazer Tag, Mini-Golf, Batting Cages and the Arcade! There are also two immersive games – challenge your friends or family to a simulated bowling or soccer game!

Muskoka Zip Lines & Aerial Park
Muskoka is soaring to new heights with Muskoka Zip Lines and Aerial park. Ride 7 zip lines for close to 1000′ of heart pounding adventure, or find your adventure in the Aerial park with 34 games over 2 heights to challenge you! Looking for a taste of the extreme? The Jump Tower is waiting for you. We’re sure you’ll find exactly the excitement you’re looking for!

Address:

1624 Golden Beach Road
Bracebridge, ON P1L 1W8

Telephone:

(705) 645-2512

www.santasvillage.ca

information@santasvillage.ca

Scenic Caves Nature Adventures

A designated Canadian Signature Experience. Explore one of Canada’s “great natural wonders”. Scenic Caves Nature Adventures offers year-round seasonal outdoor adventures for all ages. Tour a labyrinth of caves, caverns and geological rock formations at the highest point of the Niagara Escarpment. Venture over Southern Ontario’s longest 420’ suspension footbridge for spectacular 10,000 sq. km. views of Georgian Bay. Additional activities include: children’s adventure playground, gemstone mining, mini-golf, Rocky the Train, trout pond, picnic areas, snack bar and gift shop. Experience an Eco Adventure Tour through one of Canada’s six UNESCO biosphere reserves. You’ll climb high in the treetop canopy, 40 feet above the ground along a web of platform decks spun together by cables and air borne walkways, a mere 10 inches wide. The three-hour guided trek includes a 300’ forest zip line and 1,000 escarpment zip line rides. For added adrenaline-pumping excitement, view a kaleidoscope of passing panoramic scenery from the top of the escarpment to the valley below on the new half-mile Thunderbird Twin Zip Line. In the winter, cross-country ski or snowshoe through a 200 year old forest of 100 foot tall maple, beech and oak trees, rich with wildlife.

Address:

260/280 Scenic Caves Road
Blue Mountains, ON L9Y 0P2

Telephone:

(705) 446-0256

www.sceniccaves.com

info@sceniccaves.com

The Falls Inn

Nestled in the Niagara Escarpment, The Falls Inn – Walter’s Falls an Ontario’s Finest Inns member, offers 15 falls-view rooms, spa, the Bruce trail and more all on the site of Walter’s Falls historic sawmill. Our casual fine dining room features creations by Chef created menus using products from Meaford’s 100 Mile Market.

Perfect for romantic getaways, business retreats and intimate weddings.

Address:

113 Robert Street
Walter's Falls, ON N0H 2S0

Telephone:

(519) 794-4388

Toll Free:

1-866-204-0814

www.thefallsinn.com

reservations@thefallsinn.com

Yours Outdoors

Experience the stunning nature, awe inspiring art, fascinating history, fine folk, and warm hospitality of Haliburton County. Yours Outdoors experience packages offer a rich variety of experiential, informative, active, and entertaining activities led by professional guides and involving local experts, naturalists, artisans, and personalities..

Choose your outdoor experience

… by the season

Winter Packages | Spring Packages | Summer Packages | Fall Packages

…by your interest

Packages are scheduled year-round or by request. Check the calendar for upcoming experiences.

Address:

1344 Barry Line
Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0

Telephone:

705-754-3436

www.yoursoutdoors.ca

info@yoursoutdoors.ca

Birch Lodge

At Birch Lodge we have hundreds of kms of natural trails with remote areas and scenic outlooks. Guided daily trips in May & June, and September & October. All five of our fully-equipped housekeeping Cottages face the lake and have a wonderful waterfront view overlooking 870 feet of shoreline and sandy beach area. Each cottage has a glass and screen porch and an outside deck with a picnic table and BBQ. These Cottages all have use of the sauna building. We offer two fire pits for an evening campfire, roasting marshmallows and listening to the whip-poor-will sing. Our sandy beach area is clean and great for swimming. For additional recreation we have a spot for volleyball or badminton and a horseshoe pit, along with a large set of swings for the young and the young at heart. Weekly rates and 3 day packages are available.

Address:

2429 Granary Lake Road
Blind River, ON P0R 1B0

Telephone:

(705) 356-5550

Toll Free:

1-866-807-3334

www.facebook.com/www.birchlodge.ca

birchlodge@xplornet.com

Algonquin Wildlife Research Station

Since its inception in 1944, the WRS has been providing access and logistical support for University and government researchers from Ontario and across North America. The WRS is situated on Lake Sasajewun in Algonquin Provincial Park and operates as a non-for-profit organization.

The AWRS’s Tim Winegard in partnership with Tapley Nature Trail’s renowned naturalist, expedition guide and photographer Robin Tapley and Jamie Giardini have developed new programs to highlight wildlife research in Algonquin Park. Programs will focus on developing an understanding of wildlife life-history strategies (biology, ecology, and behaviour) and how this can benefit ones photographic, naturalist, or other outdoor pursuits.

Address:

Whitney, ON K0J 2M0

Telephone:

(705) 633 - 5621

www.algonquinwrs.ca

wrs@vianet.ca

Camp Missanabie / Northern Walleye Lodge

Camp Missanabie Outfitters / Northern Walleye Lodge and our family want you to experience the serenity of a Canadian sunset, the thrill of a moose or bear hunt, the challenge and reward of fishing, and the happiness found in creating lifelong memories with your family and friends. We offer Housekeeping Packages, American Plan Packages, Modified American Plan Packages, Island Cabin Packages and Outpost Cabin Packages for your vacation.

Our boat-in camp features rustic log cabins, with full amenities, in a remote wilderness setting. Enjoy satellite TV, a pool table, darts, games, and books. Visit the lodge store for licenses, necessities, and souvenirs. In the dining room, get spoiled with fine home-cooked meals. Simply relax by the fire while sharing your fishing memories (or tall tales). Unpopulated acres of outstanding fishing awaits you.

At Camp Missanabie Outfitters / Northern Walleye Lodge, quiet surrounds you except for the lonely cries of the loons. Imagine relaxing and fishing where the only traffic is…underwater. Watch the kids play on the natural sandy beach and enjoying a swim in the clean Canadian waters. Stand in awe of the occasional moose and calves that meander right through the camp, to see a bobcat on a rock, and hear the wolves off in the distance.

Address:

Dog Lake
Missanabie, ON POM 2H0

Toll Free:

1-877-434-2440

www.campmissanabie.com

northernwalleyelodge@live.com

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Evergreen Forest Getaways

Bring your Spirit of Adventure! We offer very private accommodation, deep in the forest of the Bruce Peninsula. Our specialty is Guided Tour Packages, where guests enjoy a 2-night stay, and a choice of themed activities: Canoe-Bike, Sleigh and Snowshoe, Peninsula Girlfriends, and Wilderness Romantic.

Your Getaway may include:

A guided, outdoor snowshoeing experience, and a trail-side meal cooked over a campfire.
Free shuttle service to a local Bruce Trail hiking highlight.
A guided bicycle tour along the Huron coast, and a picnic at a local Garden Center.
A horse-drawn sleigh or carriage ride deep into the wilds of the Niagara Escarpment.
A guided Canoe Tour of a local lake and river system, for beginning canoeists.

Visit Evergreen Forest and explore our Getaways Menu.

We have a 5-star Trip Advisor rating; amenities include woodstove, A/C, private washrooms, wireless internet and satellite TV. We’re close to the Bruce Trail, OFSC Trail, and Sauble Beach. We’re probably just 2 or 3 hours from YOU right now; deep in the forest, far away from bright lights, among the whispering conifers. How to get here? Go North to the Bruce, then DEEP into the forest!

Address:

381135 Concession 17
Georgian Bluffs, ON N0H 2T0

Telephone:

(519) 534-9398

evergreen-bed-and-breakfast.com

evergreenbandb@gmail.com

Travelling Chicken

Travelling Chicken aims to redefine small group travel. When you travel with us, you are travelling among friends, all while supporting local. Meet great people, learn new things, and soak up authentic local experiences.

We organize adventure and sightseeing tours in Ontario and Quebec City. Our group tours are designed for solo travellers and small groups. If you wish to travel only with your group of friends, family or business partners, we can organize private tour or transportation.

Prices of group tours are very reasonable and we we don’t have minimum number of people for private tours. We travel in cars, minivans and 15 passenger vans, but we can also organize school bus or coach bus tours.

Our tour guides are experienced locals, who grew up in Ontario or lived in Ontario for past 10 years and know the area very well. Our tours are not just regular bus tours, we take you as our friend, not just a customer and we make sure to talk to everyone in the group. So don’t worry if you travel alone, we guarantee you, that you will meet new friends on our tours!

View our SHORT TRIPS

Travelling Chicken offers several trip styles to cater to your needs. If you are interested in any of the short trips and you prefer to travel just with your friends, family or business clients alone we can organize a private tour just for your group. We can accommodate small or large groups such as corporate corporate groups, student groups, family reunion or esl students.

Simply send us email with the size of your group, dates of travel and your travel interests. We can organize guided or self guided tours with the car rental and hotel packages or airport pick up. We can plan outdoor adventure tours, sigthseeing tours, foodie tours, overnight tours or day tours.

We can also arrange car, minivan, 15 passenger, bus or school bus transportation with the driver in Ontario.

View our PRIVATE TOURS

Address:

, ON

Telephone:

1-647-625-9033

Toll Free:

1-888-823-8801

https://www.travellingchicken.ca/

info@travellingchicken.com

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Humdinger Bicycle Tours

Humdinger offers premium, single- and multi-day fully supported and guided bicycle tours, specializing in Georgian Bay, Muskoka, Huntsville, Haliburton, Grey and Simcoe. Cycle at your own pace in Ontario’s cottage country while enjoying views of crystal clear lakes, Canadian Shield rock cuts, and vast forests. Learn about local artists and artisans, history, and culture. Take time to relax by the lake at boutique accommodations. Taste Ontario’s superb regional food and drink. We are knowledgeable locals who do all the planning of routes, accommodations, and meals for you. We aim to give all guests a sense of home away from home. You just show up and cycle, dine, relax, and enjoy!

Address:

2379 Old Barrie Road East
Oro-Medonte, ON L0L1T0

humdingerbicycletours.ca

info@humdingerbicycletours.ca

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Treetop Trekking

Barrie – Huntsville – Peterborough – Brampton – Stouffville

Take Fun to the highest level with Treetop Trekking, Ontario’s most popular zip line and aerial course adventure! Now with five locations in Ontario, there has never been a better time to plan your Treetop adventure.

During your 3-hour guided tour you will explore the forest canopy on zip lines and exciting games like wooden bridges, swinging logs, Tarzan swings, and much more! Not only is Treetop Trekking loads of fun, but it is also great exercise and creates a new appreciation for nature. With varying levels of difficulty, no experience is necessary to enjoy a visit. Treetop Trekking is the perfect outing for families, groups of friends, school and corporate groups, teams and clubs, or anyone else looking for an exciting day outside!

Ages 9+ (Stouffville has activities for all ages)
Open April to October annually.
Family and Group Rates Available
Reservations strongly recommended.

Barrie Park Contact

Huntsville Par k Contact

Ganaraska Park (Peterborough) Contact

Brampton Park Contact

Stouffville Park Contact

Address:

Barrie - Huntsville - Peterborough - Brampton - Stouffville, ON

treetoptrekking.com