Toronto Tours Ltd.
The 1½ and 2-hour narrated City Tours provide an introduction to the city and allow you to select places where you will want to spend time later on. Luxury coaches cruise through the Bay Street financial district and on to major shopping areas such as Eaton Centre. The CN Tower, which was the world's tallest free-standing tower until 2007, and Rogers Centre, Toronto's multipurpose stadium, are also on the list. Other points of interest along the way are beautiful Casa Loma, the harbourfront area and the theatre district, third largest in the English-speaking world according to Toronto Travel Secrets.com. Tours operate May to November, and pickup is available at downtown hotels.
Toronto Tours Ltd.
259 Lakeshore Blvd. East, 1st floor
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5A 3T7
(888) 811-9247
The Bus and Boat Tour
If you like a little wind in your hair while you see the sights, this is the perfect tour for you. The buses are open-air double deckers, and the bus tour is followed by a canal-boat outing around the harbour and its 14 islands. Features of the hop-on/hop-off bus portion of the tours are Chinatown, the Ontario Art Gallery, the Hockey Hall of Fame and historic St. Lawrence market. Guides are along to offer informed commentary and to answer your questions. The price of one ticket covers both tours, which are available May through September from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Bus and Boat Company
249 Queen's Quay West, #114
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2N5
(877) 856-6610
Gray Line
Gray Line operates two continuous-loop hop-on/hop-off tours. The North/South Loop, which operates year round, covers the traditional points of interest, but also includes Fort York, the Royal Ontario Museum, Bata Shoe Museum, Maple Leaf Garden and the village of Yorkville, which is known for its upscale shops and restaurants. The East/West Loop operates from June to September with 25 scheduled stops including attractions such as the historic distillery district and the Art Gallery of Ontario. A salute to Toronto's multiculturalism, this tour allows you to soak up the exotic ambiance of diverse ethnic neighborhoods such as Little India, Korea Town, Greektown, Little Italy, Chinatown and Little Portugal, where neither the shopping nor the food is commonplace.
Gray Line
184 Front Street E
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5A 4N3
(800) 594-3310
