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The 100 mile Ontario culinary tour
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Member of the Canadian Tour Guide Association, CTGA, WFTGA and TICO certified. Celebrating 32 years as a Professional Tour guide on five continents. Visitors have called me a "Toronto Trivia Champ", Storyteller; Food enthusiast and one of your best choices for Toronto, Niagara Falls -and even Mennonite country of St. Jacobs. I simply like to make you as enthusiastic about my city as I am. I am excited to welcome you in Toronto and to be your host in this fast growing and ever-changing city I proudly call home. Toronto is vibrant and an exciting city. I am pleased to share this with the many visitors coming to Canada. Exploring the charm and beauty of a city together, visiting different neighborhoods gems, being amazed by the natural wonder of Niagara, or cycling Toronto Island; I am looking forward exploring all this beauty with you. I am a member of the Canadian Tour Guide Association to assure you quality of my tours. I started my career in tourism in the early nineties exploring many different continents and countries. A career that brought me to 5 continents. Since 2003 I proudly call Toronto home after guiding adventure, nature and cultural tours in the most beautiful places around the globe. I speak fluently English, Dutch and basic Spanish. When you join me for a city walk, a cultural tour, a foodie tour or a day to the Niagara region to enjoy the falls and for a private wine tasting, I make sure that it will be a day to remember. The tours I offer are fun for families, small groups or couples. If you like to tailor your day to your own wishes just ask and I can make this happen. Multi-day tours are available upon request. Start exploring and let's make Toronto a stop to remember Three decades of work experience as a Tour Guide in Europe, Latin America, Central America, Africa and Canada. Partner of "Scene It Travel Café" in Toronto 2004-2009. Merit Travel 2009-2019 Jonview Travel. Inbound Travel groups in Canada. 2015-2020 Professional Artisan Cheese Instructor 2020 - today Tours By Locals: 2017 - today
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Full day tour to St. Jacobs including a visit to the locally famous St. Jacobs market.
Overview of your Toronto tour
The province of Ontario is more than Toronto and Niagara Falls. An hour west of Toronto, in the country side, Mennonite communities like St. Jacobs, Aylmer and St. Anns follow traditions and maintaining their cultures with their traditional lifestyle and colourful vibrant Framers markets. During this tour we visit some local homesteads, pick your fruit fresh and taste the local produce while exploring the rich and deep rooted culture of the Mennonite communities. In the afternoon we visit the Elora gorge and other natural little wonders in the surroundings before heading back into the city of Toronto. This tour is informative, family orientated and rich in culture and history. explore the unknown and often hidden part of Ontario and enjoy the splendor of the Canadian country side
Your Toronto tour itinerary
We depart in the morning from your hotel to drive west towards Kitchener and Waterloo. Here we visit the St. Jacobs market. This is the largest framers market in Ontario and you have a possibility to buy your fruit and other produce straight from the Mennonite community. A simple stroll along the stall is certainly worth a visit. From here we visit the Mennonite village of St. Jacobs. Conestogo and West Montrose before heading towards the Elora gorge. After a short walk along the gorge we make our way through the country side back to Toronto. This is a cultural rich, informative and fun tour and a great opportunity to learn about the culture and history of the Mennonites in Ontario
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