It sits in the world's largest freshwater archipelago, the famous 30,000 Islands, where windswept white pines cling to bare Canadian Shield granite. We drive you north, put you on the water, and bring you home the same evening.
Pick your date below. The bus leaves from 34 Asquith Avenue, just north of Yonge and Bloor.
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A Parkbus guide leads the group all day, so you do not need to know the trail.
A short, flat walk on even ground, at your own pace.
So, here's the thing about Georgian Bay Islands National Park. You can only reach it by boat.
That one fact is why it stays quiet, and it is also why most people who mean to go never actually get there. Beausoleil Island sits in the world's largest freshwater archipelago, the famous 30,000 Islands, where windswept white pines cling to exposed Canadian Shield granite. Getting to it means a car, a drive up Highway 400, somewhere to park, and a water taxi timetable that has to line up with all of it.
Parkbus gets you from downtown Toronto to and onto the water to Beausoleil Island without a car, without the Highway 400 stress, and without figuring out water taxi schedules. We handle the logistics. You handle the adventure.
We handle the logistics. You handle the adventure.
A bus, a boat, and most of the day on the island.
We pick you up
Just north of the Yonge and Bloor subway stop. Come up the Asquith exit and look for the bus.
The bus runs up to Delawana, where the boat out to the island leaves from. This is a change of vehicle rather than a stop to look around, so keep your day pack with you.
Good to know:
Pink granite, white pines and flat easy loops, with a guide along for the day. There is nothing to buy on the island, so everything you plan to eat and drink comes with you.
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We drop you back
The bus returns to the same place it left from, so you go home the way you came.
This is our estimated return time, not a guarantee. Traffic can change it and some trips do run late, so please leave yourself some room afterwards rather than booking something tight against it.
The island has nothing for sale, so this list matters more than usual.
No shop, no cafe, no tap. Every bit of food and drinking water you want for the day has to come with you from the city, and it is a long day to get that wrong.
There are bears on the island, so bear spray is a good idea. There are also Eastern Massasauga rattlesnakes, which are a shy, non-aggressive species. Stick to the marked trails, watch where you step, and give any snake you meet plenty of space. Your guide will go through all of it before you set off.
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We're Canada's outdoor bus service. Since 2010 we've taken more than 300,000 people to parks and trails without a car. You bring a lunch. We handle everything with wheels, and on this one, everything with a propeller too.
There is no bridge and no causeway. Every single person on Beausoleil Island arrived by boat, and getting one sorted is the reason most people never come.
The largest freshwater archipelago in the world. The boat ride out is forty minutes of it, and it is not the boring part of the day.
Not a leaflet and a wave goodbye. Somebody who knows the island is on the bus, on the boat and on the trails.
Bus, boat and park admission together. No Highway 400, no parking, no water taxi timetable to decode.
★★★★★ 4.6/5.0 on Google
“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 doesn’t drive. This is a must!!”Linda Ann · Facebook · 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 passengers’ comfort in mind.Sharlene Haye · 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. · Tripadvisor · Jul 2025
Parkbus is an official partner of VIA Rail and Parks Canada, helping keep car-free trips to Canada's parks and wild places genuinely affordable.
Cancel more than 14 days before departure and you get a 90% refund, with 10% withheld for payment processing. Inside 14 days refunds are not available, except for a medical emergency in the 48 hours before departure, which needs a signed doctor’s note within 14 days of the missed trip and returns 50%. Tickets are transferable: you can change the passenger name up to 48 hours before departure.
If Parkbus cancels a trip, you get a full refund. We decide no later than 48 hours before departure and only on confirmed conditions: the park closed or the park authority asking us to stand down, an evacuation order or alert, an area restriction order, the highway closed, or the trip judged unsafe to run. A forecast is not one of those things, and trips run rain or shine.
We handle the logistics. You handle the adventure.
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