Algonquin & Point Pelee - Spring in Ontario

Tour Code: CAN12

A 12-day birdwatching tour to the Canadian province of Ontario in search of the boreal wildlife of Algonquin National Park and the colourful migrants that pass through Point Pelee each spring.

We hope to run this tour in the future, but have not yet finalised dates and prices. To be added to a waiting list and be informed when details are confirmed, please click on the register interest button, or phone 01962 733051.
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Highlights

Summary

Summary

Spring in Canada is heralded by a tsunami of avian colour sweeping north through the country, as a kaleidoscope of brightly-hued wood-warblers, tanagers, orioles, vireos and other migrants fan out into the region’s vast forests, wetlands and grasslands to breed. Nowhere is this annual arrival more anticipated, and celebrated, than in the eastern province of Ontario which sits atop North America’s mighty Great Lakes, a natural barrier to migration which focuses and concentrates the birds into a few select spots. The most famous of these is Point Pelee, which juts south 15 kilometres into Lake Erie and is the first landfall for tired birds crossing the lake. Birders from far and wide also descend here in the spring, hoping to coincide with a so-called ‘wave day’ when the weather conditions conspire to drop tens of thousands of colourful warblers, and other passerines, onto the point to rest and feed. We, too, hope to witness such a fall on this new holiday which combines migrant-watching on Lake Erie’s northern shore with time exploring the hardwood forests of Ontario’s beautiful Algonquin National Park and a visit to the spectacular Niagara Falls.

  • Visit Point Pelee & Long Point, two of the most famous ‘migrant traps’ in North America
  • Numerous colourful wood-warblers including Cape May, Magnolia, Blackburnian & Chestnut-sided Warblers
  • Explore Rondeau Provincial Park, home of the beautiful Prothonotary Warbler
  • Numerous other migrants from flycatchers, cuckoos and thrushes to tanagers, sparrows & grosbeaks
  • Waders including Upland Sandpiper, Semi-palmated Sandpiper & American Woodcock
  • Enjoy the birds & mammals of Algonquin National Park
  • Visit the spectacular Niagara Falls
  • Led by expert naturalist guides

 

Grading

Grade A - An easy tour with gentle-paced walks on mostly easy terrain. Paths in Algonquin National Park can, however, be uneven and rough in places.

Itinerary

Outline Itinerary

Day 1
Fly Toronto & transfer Algonquin National Park
Day 2/3
Algonquin National Park
Day 4
Long Point Provincial Park. Overnight Simcoe
Day 5/9
Point Pelee National Park & Rondeau Provincial Park. Overnight Leamington
Day 10
Niagara
Day 11
Depart Toronto
Day 12
Arrive London
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What's Included

What's Included?

  • Flights
  • Accommodation:

    We use a mix of comfortable hotels and motels on this tour, all rooms having private facilities. Single occupancy can be secured for the supplement cost outlined on our website and in our brochure. 

  • Food:

    Breakfasts, lunches and dinners are included in the tour cost (from dinner on Day 1 to breakfast on Day 11), but drinks are not included.

Why Naturetrek?

Why Naturetrek?

At Naturetrek we craft expertly-guided group and tailor-made wildlife holidays and cruises to all seven continents. On one of our holidays, you can be assured that our passionate team will enable you to experience and enjoy the best of the world's wildlife and natural spectacles in as comfortable and rewarding a manner as possible, caring as best we can for the environment in the process. We are proud to provide:

  • The widest choice of wildlife holidays worldwide
  • Tours managed and led by naturalists, for naturalists
  • Outstanding value and exceptional customer service

Furthermore, as a Naturetrek client, our office team are always to on hand to help you – so if you have any queries about your holiday, whether before or after you have booked, we will be delighted to answer them on the phone. Please just give our team a call!