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Algonquin Park Fall Colours
Experience the colours from the water and on the ground with this unique canoe and hike trip.
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Downtown Toronto → the Canadian Shield
Outdoor adventure tours.Leaving from Toronto.
Wild, guided trips in Ontario's near north.
Hikes
Canoe Trips
Camping
Tours all year round
Leaving from Toronto
Pick a date. We'll handle the rest.
Every trip leaves from Toronto and is led by certified wilderness guides.
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Fire Tower Fall Colours
Hike a trail only known to locals and enjoy the views from 142m above the tree canopy.
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Canada's forgotten wilderness
A few hours north of Toronto, the modern world gives way to the Canadian Shield. Impossibly huge and unbelievably beautiful.
Formed during the earliest days of the Earth, the Canadian Shield is one of the world's largest surviving wilderness areas. Home to over a quarter million lakes, unending forest and barely anyone around, it remains barely explored.
We've been helping people rediscover this area, and a sense of wonder since 2022.
More than a tour, you'll explore like a local; whether that's learning to canoe, identifying the local wildlife, or starting a fire without modern tools, all led by expert guides.
1/5
of the world's fresh water
8 Million
square kilometres of wilderness
100km
From Toronto
0
gear required
The access
We make the inaccessible, accessible
Ontario's wilderness doesn't get the attention it deserves because it's hard to access. You need a vehicle, gear and to know what you're doing. We're making it easy to explore one of the world's last great wilderness areas.
Limited time? No problem. From day trips to unique single-night backcountry camping trips, we'll show you a side of Canada that would otherwise take a flight and a week of vacation.
- Pickup and return in downtown Toronto
- Permits and campsite reservations
- Guides who have worked and loved these lakes for years, not a season
- Packs, tents, canoes, paddles and cold weather layers provided
- No car, no canoe and no experience required
Who runs it
Ontario's outdoor experts
Wild Toronto is the guided tour program of Wilderness Union, which has been running more than a hundred trips a year across the province since 2022. Algonquin, Killarney and Temagami are not three lines on a global itinerary for us but the land that we live and breathe, week to week.
This is why our tours aren't led by tour guides but wilderness experts who bring a huge depth of knowledge to every trip.
What people say
Loved by Locals and Tourists alike
Was expecting a tour - ended up exploring like a local and picked up skills along the way. Would 100% recommend when visiting Toronto.
Even people like me who have lived here their whole lives will be introduced to new trails and activities they didn't know about.
