Arrival Airport: Toronto’s Pearson Airport (YYZ)
Overnight Stops: Toronto – Niagara Falls – London – Grand Bend – Waterloo – Toronto 2 nights
What to See & Do in Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe?
The west end of Lake Ontario has the province’s highest population density, clustered close to Toronto, which is Canada’s largest city (and also “Hollywood North”). Head through Hamilton built against the Niagara Escarpment, and see the Welland Canal which lifts ships up the Escarpment, and take in the awesome Niagara Falls. The head west and check out old London on the Thames River and small-town Stratford (famous for its Shakespeare Festival and for Justin Beiber), and take in the sandy shores of Lake Huron and the architecturally interesting cities of Cambridge, Guelph, Kitchener, and Waterloo, before heading back.
Arrive at Toronto’s (1) Pearson International Airport and spend a night in Canada’s biggest and liveliest city. The next day you can drive west and see Hamilton with its mix of industry, old neighbourhoods and forested Escarpment.
From there, travel around the “Golden Horseshoe” to majestic Niagara Falls , with stops along the way in the St. Catharines quaint beach area of Port Dalhousie , and meander through the wonderful Niagara Wine Region before visiting historic Niagara-on-the-Lake, home to the Shaw Festival.
On the way west, see the locks of the 