City sights, thundering falls, and cottage-country calm — a perfectly paced week through Ontario's highlights.
Ontario packs remarkable variety into a compact loop — city energy, natural wonder, and cottage-country calm all within a few hours' drive.
Day 1–2: Toronto. Walk the Distillery District, visit the Royal Ontario Museum, and catch sunset from the CN Tower.
Day 3: Niagara Falls. Drive 90 minutes south; ride the Hornblower cruise to the base of the falls, then explore Niagara-on-the-Lake's wine country.
Day 4–5: Niagara to Muskoka. Head north through cottage country; stop in Gravenhurst and settle into a lakefront cabin in Bracebridge or Port Carling.
Day 6: Algonquin Provincial Park. Drive the Highway 60 corridor for moose sightings and short trails like Booth's Rock.
Day 7: Return to Toronto via Huntsville, stopping for a final lakeside lunch.
Best from June to October when lake season is in full swing and fall colours peak in late September.
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