PADDLING - we wrote the book Paddling the Grand River.  Canoe, Kayak, Voyageur Canoe a Canadian Heritage River 
plus Nith River, Otter & Big Creeks,  Long Point Bay

CYCLING  Ont.Signature Experience in St. Jacobs Mennonite Country plus daytrips & new tour in Oxford County

HIKING in amazing places few know exist in South Ont. • Rare Carolinian Forest • 2 UNESCO World Biospheres Long Point Bay & Niagara Escarpment  

Guided • Self-guided • Instruction • Daytrips • Overnights

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We have great Fall experiences.  Fall Colour Paddles on the Grand River,  hiking amazing Nature Reserves including a World Biosphere, plus an Ontario Southwest Signature Experience.

Our Nith Whitewater Experiential Learning Adventure is a Signature Experience for Ontario Southwest.  In Fall, rare whitewater returns to Lower Nith River in Southwestern Ontario.  View Ontario Southwest's newly released video highlighting this incredible 1 of a kind experience.  
• 15 sec. Trailer for the Experience.    
• Full 2 minute video of the Signature Experience.

Bruce Trail Waterfall Hikes along the Niagara Escarpment World Biosphere, immerse you in some of South Ontario's most scenic forests with gorgeous views & exhilarating waterfalls. Day trips & all-inclusive Getaways in this one-of-a-kind environment.

Our other hikes are thru rare Carolinian Forests in the Grand River Valley, Nith River Forest & Long Point World Biosphere. Grand Experiences is Canada's only Adventure Company operating in 2 UNESCO World Biosphere Reserves. Hiking the Niagara Escarpment plus paddling Long Point Bay & hiking it's nearby magnificent Old Growth Forests.  These are South Ontario's largest Forest's.

Ontario's South Coast along Lake Erie has the unique Long Point World Biosphere & adjacent Big Creek National Wildlife Area. The internationally recognized UNESCO World Biosphere is created by the world’s 2nd longest sand peninsula.  Long Point's protected bay's warm,calm waters & amazing scenery make a paddler's paradise. Long Point Bay Sea Kayaking adventures & the wilderness style experiences in nearby Big Creek's Amazon-like rain forest make these near-wilderness paddling routes are 1 of South Ontario's best-kept secrets

Back to simpler times on 2 day cycling/paddling tour of St. Jacobs Mennonite Country. Cycle backroads & trails experience Old Order Mennonite farms, craftsmen & artisans. Then paddle the Grand, a Canadian Heritage River winding thru beautiful countryside of meadows & woodlots. Spend the evening enjoying luxuries of a fine hotel & in the day enjoy famous St. Jacobs market & Village shops, Sample the region's food, craft beer, history & culture. All this & beautiful landscape, the Path Less Travelled is the Best!  

•  2 Day/2 night All-inclusive Package    15% Off

• Daytrip - Cycling St Jacobs Country