Toronto Harbour Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Toronto Harbour. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Toronto Premium Small Group Driving Tour with CN Tower

• Toronto's Waterfront: A Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

• Half-Day Private Tour of Toronto With Pickup

• Private 4-Hour City Tour of Toronto With Driver and Guide—Hotel Pickup

There’s no cost just to visit Toronto Harbour. However, some people prefer to join a guided tour that includes other Toronto attractions. Tour costs vary depending on duration, group size, and inclusions. Expect to pay as little as US$8 for a self-guided walking tour you access from your own smartphone, around US$140 for a half-day small-group tour that includes a harbor stop, and upwards of US$290 for a private tour.

A variety of cruises are available from Toronto Harbour, including brunch, lunch, and dinner cruises, plus general sightseeing cruises. You can also take traditional tall-ship cruises or replica steamship cruises, which are both atmospheric ways to see the sights. Additionally, some longer-distance cruises depart from Toronto Harbour, especially those that travel along the eastern coasts of Canada and the US.

Toronto Harbour is just south of downtown Toronto, so it’s easy to reach on foot from some other attractions in the area, such as the CN Tower and the Distillery District. Alternatively, you could take a tram to Queens Quay, Lower Spadina Avenue, or the Harbourfront Centre. Tram numbers 509, 510, and 310 serve the area.

There are many things to see and do in Toronto Harbour. As well as harbor cruises and trips to the Toronto Islands (including the Centreville Amusement Park), you can enjoy attractions on the land side of the harbor. Check out the multi-use Harbourfront Centre, the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, HTO Beach and HTO Park, and the Toronto Music Garden. There are also eateries and breweries beside the harbor.

Toronto Harbour cruises offer great views of the Toronto skyline, with the pointed CN Tower at the center. Other attractions you can see from the inner harbor include the Toronto Islands, Gibraltar Point Lighthouse, Rogers Centre, harborfront beaches and parks, and the wide expanse of Lake Ontario beyond. When the weather is clear, you can see across Lake Ontario to cities on the US side.