June 2026 Bike Trip - Niagara & Toronto - Solicitation of Interest Only

Note – don’t signup for this event in Meetup. This is a posting is to announce a June 2026 Bike Trip and to solicit any interest from other SWFL members. If after reading this event posting you have interest, please contact me by text and provide your email. If you express interest, I will send you a Summary of the Trip for you to review and consider. My phone number is 813-833-4648.

Introduction
This past June I biked significantly in the Toronto and Niagara Region in Ontario, including a couple of days biking in Niagara with a couple of other SWFL members. Based on this experience I decided to put together a June 2026 bike trip to Niagara and Toronto and have been working with other SWFL members to finalize the trip. A number of SWFL members have already signed up for the trip. I have a handful of open spots left in the Trip and want to open the trip up to the SWFL Community. I will add participants based on when they commit to the trip. As it is not unusual to have some dropouts over the next couple of months, I will create a waitlist once we are full. Please note the trip planning has advanced significantly, but given the trip is 9 months away, some changes in plans and costs may occur.

Overview of Trip – The Detailed Trip Summary Provides Further Details

• Timing – June 15 – 22, 2026
• Trip Length – 8 days / 7 nights or 6 days / 6 nights. We have decided to provide two trip options
• Full Trip – Niagara and Toronto – 8 days / 7 nights
• Niagara Only – 6 days / 6 nights
• We encourage you to sign up for the full trip but you have your option

Niagara

• Day 1 - The trip will begin late afternoon on Monday June 15th in Niagara-on-the-Lake with a group dinner, walking tour of Niagara-on-the-Lake and possibly a wine tasting. Accordingly, you can use this day partially as a travel day.
• Days 2 – 5 – Riding the Greater Niagara Circle Route.
• Day 6 – Niagara Winery Tours, Tastings and Lunch by Bike.

Toronto

• Day 7 Travel to Toronto in am, followed by Market Tour Bike Ride in the afternoon, followed by visit to the CN Tower – the largest tower in North America
• Day 8 - Toronto Harborfront and Toronto Islands Tour Bike Ride, followed by Toronto Walking Tour

Estimated Cost of Trip

• For the most part this event will be run similar to other SWFL Bikes and Hikes Trips in Florida. We will coordinate arrangements and run the rides (partnering with Pedal Toronto in Toronto). We are not using a third-party tour operator. In order to get commitments for some hotels, group events & dinners and activities we will ask for funding in advance to secure these commitments.
• As further detailed in the Summary, we have prepared a detailed cost estimate including accommodation, almost all meals, some outstanding events, and group dinners. The current cost estimate per person double occupancy is
• Combined Niagara and Toronto – US$ 2,300
• Niagara Only – US$ 1,700
• This cost is only a cost estimate. It excludes Travel to Niagara / from Toronto, Transfers/Shuttles, Bike Rentals in Niagara, and Personal Items

Travel

• As for getting to Niagara-on-the-Lake to start the trip, you can fly or drive. If you fly, Buffalo airport is the closest airport and very economical. We are also arranging group shuttles from Buffalo airport.
• Once you get to Niagara-on-the-Lake, we have designed the trip so that you don’t need a car. It is your option if you want to have a car for the trip.