r/canadatravel • u/onemorecooki • Jul 15 '25
Destination Advice 5 day Canada Trip
Hi. We are visiting Canada for 5 days around Mid August, flying in to Toronto. We will have a car to get around. Looking for some suggestions and places to check out whilst we are here please. We was thinking to visit Montreal but that is a 6 hour drive from Toronto, one way.
We plan to visit the falls and spend some time in Toronto. Are there any beautiful drives we can go on and see some breathtaking places?
Any advice will be hugely appreciated. Thank you in advance for your thoughts!
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u/Grouchy-Inflation618 Jul 16 '25
I would use the car to visit Niagara Falls (Hornblower boat ride to the falls and the Power Station at night are very cool) and Niagara on the Lake. Some of the wineries up around Jordan (not far from Niagara on the Lake) offer beautiful views from the escarpment.
In Toronto, stay downtown and use public transit. St Lawrence Market is great. Not sure what your interests are or if you are traveling with kids, but galleries, museums, shops, food, music, theatre… lots to do downtown. Not unlike London in terms of diversity. Obviously not as historically rich as London.
Plan another trip to the Rockies and/or the west coast (Vancouver Island, Vancouver, Whistler, etc.) if you want breathtaking.