
Your guide gets on with you
They ride out with the group from downtown, tell you what the day looks like, and answer the questions everybody is too polite to ask. By the time you park, nobody is a stranger.

Guided trips, also known as ActiveDays
The easiest way into the outdoors is with people who have been before. A Parkbus guide plans the route, sets the pace and keeps everyone together. You bring lunch and say hello to whoever sits beside you.
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No planning, no map reading, and nothing you have to own. Here is the whole of it.

They ride out with the group from downtown, tell you what the day looks like, and answer the questions everybody is too polite to ask. By the time you park, nobody is a stranger.

Our guides have walked these routes before. They know the lookout worth the extra ten minutes, the trail that turns to soup after rain, and how to keep a big group moving without anybody feeling rushed or left behind.

This is the part people do not expect. Getting outside is half of it. The other half is the bus back, when everyone is tired and sunburnt and swapping photographs.
10 trips, with the next date and the price on every one. 2 of these have fewer than ten seats left.
I just recently went on my first guided tour with a friend of mine from work. And man, was it amazing! Speaking from someone who doesnβt drive. This is a must!!
I have always had excellent experiences with Parkbus. I have been to many of their destinations, and I have thoroughly enjoyed myself. The ambassadors have been knowledgeable and friendly. The drivers drive safely, and with the passengersβ comfort in mind.
Hikes, canoe days and bike tours. Every one of these is a trip we run.












The ActiveDays community
Our guided trips have a name of their own. ActiveDays is the programme, and it has a Facebook group that goes with it. If a friend told you to look up ActiveDays, this is the same thing.
Join a week or two before you go. Ask what to pack, say hello to people heading out on the same day, and put a face to your guide before you climb the steps. Turning up already knowing a name or two makes a first trip much easier.
Afterwards is the best part. Everybody puts their photographs in, so you come away with the whole day rather than the corner of it you took yourself.
Join the ActiveDays groupFree to join, and open whether you have been on a trip yet or not.
Plan ahead
Guided trips run right through the year, and the seasonal ones fill fastest. The calendar shows every departure we have on sale.
See the full calendarNew dates go up all year, so it is worth checking back.
8 days out in October, with 28 trips on sale.
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βI just recently went on my first guided tour with a friend of mine from work. And man, was it amazing! Speaking from someone who doesnβt drive. This is a must!!βLinda Ann Β· Facebook Β· Jun 2024
I have always had excellent experiences with Parkbus. I have been to many of their destinations, and I have thoroughly enjoyed myself. The ambassadors have been knowledgeable and friendly. The drivers drive safely, and with the passengersβ comfort in mind.Sharlene Haye Β· Google
Came with my friend in April, our guide Mike did a great job! Nice tour, small group, everything was great! Will go again!Natalia N. Β· Tripadvisor Β· Jul 2025
This is the 1st time I used Parkbus but it wonβt be the last.Brenda H. Β· Google
Took a day trip to Algonquin Park with Parkbus. They pick up on Asquith Ave. in the Bloor/Yonge area and have a quick break stop at the Onroute Barrie. All stops enable guests ample time to explore the destination. This is a highly a good idea trip for those that appreciate spending time in nature minus distractions.OnAir48444 Β· Tripadvisor Β· Oct 2025
Booked in minutes, had an unreal day in Algonquin, and was home by dinner.Cameron Β· Happy Parkbus customer
Used this service for a weekend in Algonquin. These guys stuck to the schedule well and ambassadors checked everyone in at their pickups. Easy drop offs all across the park and across the city. Reasonably priced and no need to think about a rental car to get to the wilderness.James Johnson Β· Happy Parkbus adventurer
This is a great service if you don't have a vehicle or just don't want to drive. I'm so happy to have discovered this. There will definitely be more Parkbus trips in my future!James Taylor Wilson Β· Happy Parkbus customer
Speaking from someone who doesn't drive. This is a must!! I highly recommend this!Linda Ann Β· Facebook Β· Jun 2024

Get first pick
A guided trip is one busload and no more, so the seats go quickly. New dates go up right through the year.
Join 33,000 travellers who get the trip calendar before it goes public. One email a week through the season.
Sixteen years of getting people to the park. Bring a friend or come on your own.