Toronto CityPass

See the best of Toronto with a CityPass - your entrance ticket to five of her best loved attractions for one low price!

The Ultimate Toronto sightseeing ticket, the fantastic CityPass is your entrance ticket to five of her best loved and most visited attractions. Your ticket is valid for 9 days from first use so you do not have to visit all the attractions in one day plus you can bypass all the regular ticket lines. If this was not enough the ticket offers substantial savings on individual ticket prices – five attractions worth $102 for just £31!

Featured attractions include:

CN Tower - the world's tallest building and a wonder of the modern world. The CN Tower is Canada's most celebrated architectural triumph and offers Toronto's most spectacular views! Visit the Look Out Level at 1,136 feet, the Sky Pod - the World's Highest Man-made Observation Level at 1,465 feet or test your nerve on the Glass Floor at 1,122 feet above the ground!

Casa Loma - Toronto’s 98-room castle, complete with ramparts and secret passageways. Experience the elegance and splendour of the Edwardian era at Casa Loma as you explore the former home of Sir Henry Pellatt featuring unique architecture, beautifully furnished rooms, secret passages, towers and an 800-foot tunnel to luxurious stables. Five acres of beautiful estate gardens surround the castle and are in bloom May through October. Admission to an introductory film about Sir Henry Pellatt is included.

Royal Ontario Museum - features renowned collections of world cultures and natural history. From the art and architecture of China, Japan and Korea to Egypt, Arms and Armour and European Period Rooms, there’s a whole world to explore.

Ontario Science Centre - transforms the way in which people see and think about the world around them through engaging interactive exhibits, science demonstrations and IMAX® films. (Omnimax® Theatre tickets sold separatly at additional cost). Visit the Weston Family Innovation Centre - featuring current science and technology that will change your life. Bring your little ones to KidSpark, a unique discovery playground for children ages 1 to 8.

Toronto Zoo - Voted "Best Family Outing!" experience in Toronto with over 5,000 animals and 460 species within 710 acres. This world class zoo offers five pavillions, outdoor trails, waterfalls and stricking horticulture displays. Creativity, play and learning are all part of the exciting new Zellers Discovery Zone (open seasonally), featuring the New Kids' Zoo, a dynamic interactive childrens' wildlife experience; Splash Island, an exciting 2-acre water play area; and the 750 seat Waterslide Theatre, home of the Amazing Animal Show. Visit our 30-acre African Savanna and the Gorilla Rainforest, the largest indoor Gorilla exhibit in North America. Take a Camel, Pony, and Safari Simulator ride and walk with the Kangaroos. Learn about your favourite Zoo animals with our Keeper Talks.

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Toronto Inner Harbour Cruise

Discover Toronto's delightful Inner Harbour and Centre Island on this one hour cruise.

Enjoy a wonderful one hour sightseeing cruise on Lake Ontario where you will enjoy striking views of the city's skyline. You will enjoy an insightful commentary about Toronto's past and present while exploring the islands and lagoons of the Inner Harbour of Canada's most dynamic city.

A stop at Centre Island allows you to explore the island in your own time and then rejoin a later boat service back to Toronto if you wish. On the island there is plenty of activities for you to enjoy, including an amusement park and petting zoo, two restaurants and bicycle or boat rentals for passengers who are after something a little more active.

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Niagara Falls by Night from Toronto

Visiting the world famous Niagara Falls is a must if you are spending some time in Toronto, and seeing the Falls illuminated at night will take your breath away!

Your tour departs from Toronto and heads around the southern tip of Lake Ontario to the Niagara Peninsula. You will travel through the orchard laden area that leads to Niagara-on-the-Lake, a picturesque town on the shore of Lake Ontario where you will have time to explore this delightful village before heading to Niagara Falls, 15 minutes away.

Once at Niagara Falls you will experience amazing views of the Bridal Veil Falls, Goat Island, Horseshoe Falls and the American Falls. With over 168,000 cubic metres of water on average going over the falls every minute it is easy to see why Niagara Falls attracts millions of visitors each year.

Get up close and personal with either a trip on the world famous Maid of the Mist to the foot of the thundering Falls (May to October) or on the Journey Behind the Falls (November to April) for a unique trip to the Scenic Tunnels.

The Canadian side of the Falls, known as Horseshoe Falls is far more spectacular than the American Falls and seeing this lit up at night with a brilliant rainbow light show is simply breathtaking.

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Toronto Natural Wonders: Niagara Falls Freedom Tour (from Toronto)

Spend an entire day at the spectacular Niagara Falls, travelling through the orchard-laden Niagara Peninsula, and see other equally fascinating sights near it. Stop at the foot of Clifton Hills and enjoy the freedom to explore the Falls on your own.

Feel the spray from the roaring Falls on your face as you enjoy close proximity to one of the greatest natural wonders of the world. Take an exhilarating ride aboard the Maid of the Mist to the base of the majestic Horseshoe Falls. Look directly below at the mighty, swirling Whirlpool Rapids from the Observation Deck.

See the Floral Clock and then travel through the historic picturesque community of Niagara-on-the-Lake with a final stop at a local winery.

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Silver Star Skiing Holidays with Directline Holidays

The ski resort of Silver Star is located in the Okanagen Valley, in southern British Columbia, and offers excellent skiing for beginners, families and experts alike. Silver Star has a charming ambience, as this 1890’s mining town is full of colourful Victorian architecture, and the pedestrian streets house elegant hotels, restaurants and shops.

The resort is the fourth largest in British Columbia and the first ski resort in the area to open each year. Silver Star is known for its’ great snow coverage, receiving about 6m per year, creating a snowpack of 2.5m, and is used as the annual training ground for the Canadian Cross-Country Ski Team.

Skiing in Silver Star – The Mountains

Silver Star is home to two very different mountain faces – Vance Creek, the south face, which is perfect for families with its’ nicely groomed gentle slopes, and Putman Creek, full of steep challenging terrain. The resort is situated at a height of 1,609m, with 11 lifts carrying skiers around the 107 marked trails and up to the highest point at 1,914m. The ski school at Silver Star has an excellent reputation, with some of the best professionals is the country offering instruction here.

Beginners have 20% of the runs here, and both the Powder Gulch Express and the Silver Queen Chair take skiers to some nice long confidence- building runs on Vance Creek. Intermediates can choose from 50% of the trails, with the Summit Chair and the Comet Six-Pack Express leading to some lovely long cruising blues, the longest of which is 8km. There are some single black runs on Putman Creek, but in general this area is reserved for expert and advanced skiers, with 60 challenging trails, full of steep, narrow chutes.

Snowboarders are served in Silver Star by a new terrain park and a half-pipe, and will enjoy freeriding on Putman Creek. Neighbouring Big White Mountain, Canadas’ highest resort is also available on the same lift pass, for skiers who would like a change of scene, and Silver Star offers night skiing from the Summit Chair. The resort has over 100km of cross-country trails to explore and there are plans to expand the Vance Creek area to offer an additional 50% more terrain, creating even more trails for all abilities.

Skiing in Silver Star – The Après-ski

Silver Star caters for everyone, with a great choice of restaurants, bars, pubs and lounges to be found in the village, which is especially pretty at night when the buildings are lit up. Some favourites for après-ski entertainment are Vance Creek Saloon, Charlies’ and the Wine Cellar Lodge and Silver Star is home to some clubs and a casino.

All the accommodation is centred around the village with some offering ski-in/ski-out lodging. Other activities to enjoy whilst skiing in Silver Star are tubing, showshoeing, ice-skating, sleigh rides, and the indoor fitness centre with its’ climbing wall.


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Skiing In Lake Louise with Directline Skiing

Lake Louise, in the heart of the Canadian Rockies, is one of the largest ski areas in Canada, and together with Sunshine Village and Mount Norquay, makes up the Banff ski area, all available on one lift pass.

With 200km of pistes encompassing a huge variety of terrain, the spectacular beauty of the magnificent Banff National Park, and a charming village offering a warm, cosy atmosphere, it’s no wonder Lake Louise is so popular.

The area receives a huge amount of snow each season, yet is backed up by Canadas’ largest snowmaking system, resulting in Lake Louises’ long ski season running from early November to mid May.

Lake Louise Skiing – The Mountains

Lake Louise is made up of four mountain faces, spread over 18 km, with three distinct ski areas – the Front Face, the Back Bowls and the Larch Area. It is possible to follow the sun all day, whilst moving around the different mountain faces. The resort is situated at 1,635m, with 29 lifts taking skiers up to 2,637m, and in addition to the 100 marked trails, there are copious powder bowls, chutes and glades to explore.

The ski school at Lake Louise has excellent instruction and beginners can choose from 36 easy runs. As the resort has been designed with a green run from the top of each of the lifts, beginners too can enjoy the stunning scenery and beauty of Lake Louise. Intermediate skiers have a huge amount of choose from, from the impeccably groomed long cruising runs of the Larch Area to the powder skiing of the Back Bowls. It is the advanced skier who has the most terrain in Lake Louise, however, with some fast downhill world cup trails on the Front Face, gladed and bump runs in the bowls and incredibly steep chutes, including the resorts’ infamous Whitehorn 2 gullies, and an extensive area for extreme skiing within the Larch Area.

An excellent volunteer guide programme, the Ski Friends, is available to introduce visitors to all the area has to offer. Lake Louise has one of the largest snowboard terrain parks in North America, served by high speed quad chair, and is linked to a superpipe.

Skiing In Lake Louise – The Après-ski

The huge Lodge of the Ten Peaks dominates Lake Louise base village and this massive log cabin is a fabulous place to relax with its’ wonderful sun deck and fireplace, bars and cafes. The village is home to a range of accommodation, including the famous Chateau Lake Louise on the shores of the lake with breathtaking views of the Victoria glacier, and the restaurants in Lake Louise offer a mixture of gourmet cuisine and casual laid-back Western fare.

Take advantage of the beautiful scenery of the national park whilst here, and explore the area on one of the many sightseeing trips available, or try your hand at dog-sledding, skating in the lake, ice-fishing or ice-climbing.

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Skiing in Kicking Horse with Directline Skiing

Kicking Horse, a remote ski resort situated in the Golden Valley region of the Rockies in British Columbia, offers advanced skiers a fantastic chance to experience terrain once only accessible to heli-skiers. This vast wilderness, still a firm favourite with heli-skiers, is surrounded by six National Parks and has a population of just 8,500.

Kicking Horse first opened its’ doors in 2000, and was the first new Alpine ski resort to open in the Canadian Rockies in 25 years. Now a major development plan is afoot to turn Kicking Horse into one of the largest ski resorts in North America, and by 2010 the resort will be home to a skiable acreage of over 4.000 acres, offering 3,000 beds in addition to extensive shops, bars and restaurants.

Skiing in Kicking Horse – The Slopes

Kicking Horse is a resort for advanced and expert skiers, with 60% of the 100 runs allocated to them. The terrain is steep and there is a danger of avalanches here. The northeastern slopes retain excellent powder and all visitors can take advantage of the Ski Tours available to both navigate the runs and admire the beautiful scenery.

For less competent skiers, the area at the top of the Catamount chair has some gentle runs, and more confident beginners can tackle the longest run in Kicking Horse, the 10km It’s a Ten, which is accessible from the top of the Golden Eagle Express Gondola. This lift takes skiers to the highest peak of Kicking Horse, 2,450m and the second highest vertical drop in Canada, 1,260m. Crystal Bowl and Bowl Over, found at the top of the gondola, offer classic steep chutes and tight trees, and there are plenty of thrilling double-black diamond trails throughout the resort. Deep powder heli-skiing is still offered at Kicking Horse, and tours exploring the back country are available.

Skiing in Kicking Horse – The Après-ski

There are some friendly bars both at the base and at the nearest town, Golden, such as The Day Lodge, Corks and the Scottish pub in the Highlands Lodge. The Golden Eagle Express takes skiers up to the highest mountain top restaurant in Canada, the Eagle Eye, offering gourmet food and wine in a spectacular setting, and there are some interesting contemporary restaurants as well as cosy bistros in the area.

Nightlife centres on dancing in the bars, such as The Lodge or Packers or playing pool. Other activities to enjoy whilst skiing in Kicking Horse are cross-country skiing and ice-climbing. The national parks are definitely worth a visit to photograph the scenery and wildlife, and half-way up the mountain is the worlds’ largest grizzly bear refuge.

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Skiing in Fernie with Directline Skiing

Skiing in Fernie in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia offers exceptional conditions for advanced and expert skiers, with some of the steepest terrain in North America. Known for its wonderfully light powder, skiing in Fernie boasts plenty of snow each winter, and is one of the larger ski resorts in Canada.

A historic old mining town, the compact village is full of character and charm, with skiing in Fernie offering a modern base with plenty of convenient facilities. Located in the extreme south-east part of British Columbia and with a 3 hour transfer time from Calgary, the resort is fairly remote, seeing little crowds and queues.

Skiing in Fernie - Excellent advanced terrain, fantastic powder

A resort for the adventurous, skiing in Fernie consists of five bowls, all with a huge choice of varying slopes. At a resort height of 1,070m, skiing in Fernie offers a total of 107 runs covering an area of 220km, with 10 lifts on the mountain to take skiers around.

Beginners in Fernie have some slopes at the base that are separated from the rest, with even the easy trails being more challenging than in most resorts. The real skiing in Fernie takes place in the bowls, with a range of options for strong intermediates and advanced skiers, full of incredibly steep and challenging slopes, plenty of trees, lots of ungroomed terrain and deep powder.

Part of the Canadian Rockies Super Pass Ski, skiing in Fernie also allows visitors to ski in the neighbouring resorts of Kimberley, Lake Louise and Sunshine Village-Banff.

Skiing in Fernie - Good value modern resort, historic old town full of tradition and charm

A friendly resort offering good value for money, modern facilities and a charming village to explore, skiing in Fernie is popular with families, as well as the expert skiers who come just for the powder. Skiing in Fernie offers accommodation in the form of apartments, hotels and mountain lodges, an excellent choice of restaurants both in town and on the mountain and a fairly quiet apres-ski scene, with just a few bars.

Recent investment in the resort (Fernie is now owned by Resorts of the Canadian Rockies) has seen the growth and modernisation of the village, and with a new international airport in the works, skiing in Fernie is set to become a much more popular option. Whilst on a skiing holiday in Fernie, other activities to enjoy include sleigh rides, dogsledding, ice-fishing and snowmobiling, as well as discovering the heritage of the area in the old town.

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