Along this 14 day picturesque ride through Manitoba and Ontario, there are many suggestions for sites and attractions to visit.
Arrive into the capital of Manitoba, Winnipeg to pick up your rental car for your road trip. Overnight in Winnipeg.
Travel onto Kenora to take a 2.5 hour cruise on the M.S. Kenora Cruise Ship of the famed Lake of the Woods. Explore Kenora. Overnight in Kenora on the Lake of the Woods.
Journey back in time to Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung, designated as one of Canada’s National Historical sites in 1970. Featuring seven galleries and exhibits, displaying the last 10,000 years of aboriginal history. Overnight in Fort Frances on Rainy Lake.
Travel along to Quetico Provincial park known as North America’s best site for wilderness canoeing. Onto Thunder Bay, located on the world’s largest freshwater lake. Travel to Fort William Historical Park where there’s a depiction and reinactment of the canoe route of the voyageurs and fur traders from the late 17th century. Explore the inner harbour of Thunder Bay by a vessel cruise. Overnight in Thunder Bay.
Travel to Sault Ste. Marie located at the heart of the Great Lakes bordering Michigan. Visit Agawa Indian Crafts and the Indian carver with a collection of North American Native arts and crafts. Sault Ste. Marie is home to the Agawa Canyon Train Tour. A one-day wilderness train tour presents superb scenery while taking an old-fashioned train ride. Photograph the many waterfalls and rocky cliffs. Overnight in Sault Ste. Marie.
Enjoy the Sault Locks, the world’s busiest, and board a Lock Tours Canada Boat Cruise that forms the last of 16 water steps in the St. Lawrence Seaway system. Travel to Manitoulin Island, the world’s largest freshwater island. Overnight on Manitoulin island.
Experience historic Wikwemikong unceded Indian Reserve, one of Canada’s largest First Nation communities. Observe a live theatre production by the award-winning Debajehmujig theatre group comprised of local aboriginal actors. Visit many historic buildings and museums on Manitoulin Island. Visit the world’s largest teepees (accommodating 100 people) and the new state-of-the-art Ojibwe Cultural Foundation and Museum. Overnight on Manitoulin Island.
Depart for Tobermory Ferry across Georgian Bay to Bruce Peninsula that is part of the Niagara escarpment. Hike the world famous Bruce Trail. The deep crystal clear water is a mecca for scuba divers wanting to explore the many shipwrecks in Fathom Five National Marine Park. Visitors can also enjoy a cruise on one of the glass bottom tour boats. Overnight at a tee-pee campground on Tobermory.
This region of Ontario has many sites and attractions including: Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, Huronia Museum & Indian village, Chiefswood National historical site, Woodland Cultural Centre and Kanata village. These historic sites provide insight into the past of traditional ways of life of aboriginal people in Ontario. You can also tour Sweet Grass gardens, a native plant nursery, and Her Majesty’s Royal chapel of the Mohawks with eight beautiful stained glass windows. Overnight in Six Nations.
Depart Six Nations and drive to Toronto to conclude your trip around Ontario and return your rental vehicle to Toronto Airport.
mid-size-car rental
13 nights accommodation
Approximately $2,682.15 CAD per person