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Toronto is a great city for bicycling. There over 100 kilometres of bike lanes (dedicated
on-
There is no better way to get started with your Toronto vacation than a tour of the downtown area.
Smell all the smells and hear all the sounds you miss on a tour bus!
We know Toronto best!
Toronto Tours
2+ Hour Bicycle Tour Old City of Toronto 20kms
In 1840 the City of Toronto was very much different than it is today. The major street was King Street East. There wasn’t much development west of Yonge Street because of a malaria swamp and their was a pub or a bank on every corner
We'll meet at Union Station, York Street side at 10:00 am. Bring your bike on theGO train or subway or bike to the starting point. We'll bike along mostly quiet streets on bike lanes and bike paths through Toronto's downtown neighbourhoods. Depending on the weather and speed of the participants we could include the following locations in the trip:
Union Station, Grand Opera House, Osgoode Hall, Campbell House, Allan’s Gardens, University of Toronto, Toronto’s first Post Office, Queen's Park, Riverdale Farm, Distillery District
Tour includes services of a professional guide, a tour map and guide, a snack and bottled water.
The tour includes:
- The tour as described above
- The services of a knowledgeable guide
- Snack and beverage as described
- Water while touring
- A souvenir tour booklet and map
You will provide:
- A bicycle with bell or horn
(we can help with a rental if you don’t have a bike) - A helmet to be worn while cycling
May we suggest:
- Break-
down coverage - Bad weather coverage
- Health insurance (for foreign visitors)
What ecology-
- Sustainable transportation (bicycle)
- Reduce, re-
use, recycle principals followed - Leave No Trace principles followed
- 1% for the planet
Fee: $15.
Voluntary gratuity for guide: $5.00
We partner with bike rental businesses downtown to arrange bikes for our clients.
You may want to rent the bike for several days after the tour so you can go back and explore all of what Toronto has to offer.
Not bringing your bike? That’s a shame, but never mind...
“An Absolute Delight! The Guide Was Marvellous and Knowledgeable”
Toronto in 1840 book this tour
Our new mayor was William Lyon Mackenzie a well known radical
Muddy York had just been renamed Toronto
