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Learning and Discovery

Whether you are looking for a fun activity to try for the first time or you’re a seeking unique experience gift for someone who is always up for trying a new skill, you’ll find the perfect opportunities to discover and learn here at Breakaway Experiences.

From cooking classes and clue solving adventure tours to learning stand up paddle boarding (SUP) or blacksmith we have learning and discovery experiences for every age and lifestyle. Let Breakaway Experiences lessons, classes and hands-on workshops help you discover a brand-new way to enrich your time!

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Introductory Sailing Lesson, Toronto Islands

Where Toronto, Ontario
Price for 1 Participant
Learn to sail in Toronto Harbour and the Toronto Islands with a 3-hour introductory sailing course. This hands-on experience is an easy and fun way to discover the thrill of sailing.
From $259

Invermere Clue Solving Adventure

Where Invermere, British Columbia
Price for Up to 5 participants
Make the mountain town of Invermere BC your personal game board with a clue solving scavenger hunt style adventure. Solve a series of exciting challenges and puzzles as you explore Invermere.
$79

Jasper Bites on E-Bikes Tour

Where Jasper, Alberta
Age restriction For children 12 years and younger.
Price for 1 Participant
Experience a unique culinary adventure to some of Jasper’s finest restaurants on a guided tour along the scenic back roads on an effortless E-Bike.
$239

Jasper Food Tour

Where Jasper, Alberta
Age restriction Minimum age for participation - 18 years
Price for 1 Participant
Exploring and learning about Jasper has never been so delicious. During this 3-hour walking food tour you’ll visit 4 unique Jasper restaurants where, at each, you’ll sample carefully handpicked dished paired with an alcoholic beverage while listening to enthralling tales of Jasper along the way.
$125

Jewish Montreal Food Tour

Where Montreal, Quebec
Price for 1 Participant
Taste the flavors of some of Montreal’s most iconic dishes while learning about the Jewish community’s deep roots in the city’s growth and history on the Jewish Montreal Food Tour. A unique cultural culinary tour.
$125

Johnston Canyon Icewalk, Banff - Daytime Tour

Where Banff, Alberta
Price for 1 Participant
Age restriction Minimum age for participation - 8 years
Discover one of the most popular winter attractions in Banff National Park. Johnston Canyon is home to Banff’s most spectacular frozen waterfalls. This guided Icewalk takes you into the canyon walls and along steel catwalks to a natural marvel that has been designated a Canadian Signature Experience.
From $94

Johnston Canyon Icewalk, Banff – Evening Tour

Where Banff, Alberta
Price for 1 Participant
Age restriction Minimum age for participation - 8 years
Discover one of Banff National Park’s most popular hiking trails at night during this small-group tour. Watch the frozen waterfalls shimmer as you embark on a Johnston Canyon night walk beneath the stars, in quiet darkness.
$94

Kananaskis Clue Solving Adventure

Where Kananaskis, Alberta
Price for Up to 5 participants
Discover Kananaskis’ stunning vistas and hidden pathways as you solve a series of puzzles and clues on an interactive, adventure.
From $79

Kananaskis Coal Mine Hike and Beer

Where Kananaskis, Alberta
Age restriction Minimum age for participation - 8 years
Experience a Kananaskis guided hiking tour to a reclaimed mine, Kovach Mine, where coal miners once lived followed by a refreshing Ghost Town beer.
From $45

Kayak Lesson, Granville Island, Vancouver

Where Vancouver, British Columbia
Age restriction Minimum age for participation - 10 years
Learn how to really perform out on the water and be comfortable in a kayak. With a kayak lesson from Vancouver’s Granville Island, a Paddle Canada certified instructor will teach you a range of kayaking techniques.
From $75

Kayak Lesson, Toronto Islands

Where Toronto, Ontario
Age restriction Minimum age for participation - 12 years
Learn the fundamentals of kayaking in a comfortable setting and at a relaxed pace amidst the beautiful setting of the Toronto Islands, just minutes from downtown Toronto.
From $54

Learn to Belly Dance, Ottawa

Where Ottawa, Ontario
Learn to dance and move your body in ways you never thought possible. Find the belly dancer within and move your hips with hypnotic rhythm.
From $55

Learn to Fly – Barrie to Toronto Route

Where Barrie, Ontario
Price for 1 Participant
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to learn to fly? Do you know someone whose dream it is? A flying lesson from Barrie to Toronto and back is the perfect experience gift! Take control of an advance ultra-light aircraft with your instructor by your side and see how it feels.
$360

Learn to Fly in Barrie, Just North of Toronto

Where Barrie, Ontario
Price for 1 Participant
This introductory flying lesson is perfect for anyone who longs to learn to fly and take control of an aircraft. Take off from Barrie and soar through the air over Collingwood, the Blue Mountains, Wasaga Beach or all the way to Toronto and back.
From $115

Learn to Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP), Ottawa – Gatineau

Where Gatineau, Quebec
Experience the fun of Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP). These experiences are designed to get you on the water quickly, with the skills to safely handle your board and enjoy time on the water.
From $40

Learn to SUP Private Group Lesson, Kananaskis

Where Kananaskis, Alberta
Learn to SUP in the spectacular setting of Kananaskis Country and the Canadian Rockies. Guided by an experienced instructor, you will learn all the basics of stand-up paddle boarding during a two-hour PRIVATE group lesson.
From $64

Macaron Baking Class, Calgary

Where Calgary, Alberta
Learn to make French macarons from scratch. This fun cooking class in Calgary will teach you the techniques to create beautiful, petite Macarons.
From $115

Made in Canada Food Tour, Toronto

Where Toronto, Ontario
Price for 1 Participant
Experience a Toronto food tour jam-packed with all the Canadian culinary icons we know and love. Whether you’re visiting Toronto for the first time or a Torontonian who has been putting maple syrup on your pancakes all your life, this tour is for everyone who is hungry to taste Canada!
$89

Montreal Chinatown Food Tour

Where Montreal, Quebec
Price for 1 Participant
Taste your way through Montreal’s bustling Chinatown on a guided walking tour that takes you under the surface of this vibrant downtown neighbourhood.
$120

Nelson Clue Solving Adventure

Where Nelson, British Columbia
Price for Up to 5 participants
Make Nelson your personal game board with a 90-minute adventure that leads you through hidden pathways and cool buildings. Solve a series of exciting challenges and puzzles as you explore Nelson.
From $79

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