Ontario is Canada's second-largest province by area and its most populous, anchored by four of the five Great Lakes to the south and the Canadian Shield's lakes and forests to the north. It is home to Toronto, the country's largest city, and Ottawa, the national capital on the Québec border. Niagara Falls sits about 130 km south of Toronto along the QEW — typically a 90-minute coach transfer — and from there the Niagara Parkway runs through Niagara-on-the-Lake wine country. North of the city, Algonquin Provincial Park and the Muskoka lakes form classic cottage country, a 2.5 to 3-hour drive from Pearson and the heart of our autumn maple programmes.
Maple Fun has run a year-round Toronto office for decades, which is how we keep our eastern Canada operations sharp. For most Japanese groups, Ontario is the gateway into the country east-bound: a 1-night Niagara Falls stay with a Skylon or Hornblower experience, a Toronto city day around the CN Tower and St. Lawrence Market, and a transfer up the 401 / 416 to Ottawa for Parliament Hill before crossing into Québec. Our Autumn Eastern Maple Scenic itinerary takes smaller groups deeper — into Algonquin and Muskoka for canoe-country fall colour around mid-October — while the Grand Canada East-to-West uses Toronto-Pearson as its anchor hub.
Canada's largest city and our eastern operations base. The CN Tower, Ripley's Aquarium, Distillery District and St. Lawrence Market are the standard half-day circuit; Casa Loma and the Toronto Islands add a second day. Pearson (YYZ) is the primary international gateway for all our eastern itineraries, with direct service from Tokyo Narita and Haneda.
About 90 minutes south of Toronto by coach. We typically build in one overnight at a Fallsview hotel so guests see the falls illuminated at night and ride the Niagara City Cruise (formerly Hornblower) the next morning. The Niagara Parkway then leads to Niagara-on-the-Lake — Ontario's oldest wine region, ideal for an icewine tasting and a Shaw Festival theatre option in summer.
Canada's bilingual capital, roughly a 4.5-hour drive or 4-hour VIA Rail trip from Toronto. The Parliament Hill precinct, Rideau Canal (UNESCO), ByWard Market and the National Gallery anchor a comfortable 1-night stay before crossing the river to Gatineau and continuing into Québec. Winterlude in February and Tulip Festival in May are the strongest secondary seasons.
Ontario's iconic cottage country on the southern Canadian Shield, about 3 hours north of Toronto. Algonquin (Anishinaabe territory) is the heart of the autumn maple programme — Highway 60 corridor lookouts, the Lookout and Track & Tower trails, and guided canoe outings on Canoe Lake. Muskoka adds the Group of Seven landscape and lake-cruise options out of Gravenhurst.
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