COMPANY SNAPSHOT

Go Tours Canada opened in 2004 as a Segway dealer called Segway of Ontario.  Quickly realizing that the Segway wasn’t going to revolutionize transportation (at least not for another 15 years) we quickly transitioned into a Segway and Walking tour company, capitalizing on our location in the Historic Distillery District.

Becoming Go Tours Canada

By 2010, our company had experienced far more success as a tour company than a Segway dealer. It was also becoming clear that our unique brand of tours was catching on with Torontonians and the world. As our Walking Tour sales began to rapidly grow, we rebranded our Tour Division as Go Tours Canada in 2014.

Honestly, we just got tired of people saying “Oh, we thought you only do Segway Tours!” on the phone – it turned out to be a good business decision too.  Since then, we’ve expanded our Walking Tours to include Whisky, Sake and Food in our Distillery District location.  Our Segway Tours have become highly-rated Corporate Teambuilding events too.

Barrie Offroad Segway Adventure

In 2008 we opened our second location at Horseshoe Resort in Barrie, Ontario.  Nickelback was still at the top of the charts and Canadians clearly wanted an escape from their radios – so we launched an Offroad Segway Tour, far away from any Nickelback blaring speakers.

We operated at Horseshoe Resort until 2018 and then moved to Hardwood Ski and Bike to take advantage of their well-manicured trails.  Unfortunately as the COVID-19 Pandemic hit, we were forced to close this location.  Hopefully we’ll be hitting the trails again sooner than later – the Offroad Adventure is as thrilling as it is titillating.

Ontario Place Tours

In 2018 we opened our first season of Segway tours at Ontario Place.  The rolling hills, stunning views and animated guides have won our Ontario Place Segway Tours much acclaim from locals and global visitors.

And don’t worry, Ontario Place is actually open, no matter how many people say “Huh, I thought they closed it”.

Notable Milestones

(2004) Opened as Segway of Ontario
(2006) Added walking tours + corporate events to menu- (2008) Launched Canada’s first off-roadSegway tour at Horseshoe Resort
(2010) Started offering off-site popup events
(2011) Introduced iconic Gorilla logo
(2014) Celebrated 10 years and 25,000 tours
(2014) Estimated 1.2 Million generated revenue for partner and neighbouring businesses
(2014) Managing Partner Jason Rizzuti wins “Tourism Champion of the Year” award from Attractions Ontario
(2015) Launched Prohibition and Whisky walking tour
(2015) Segway of Ontario has been written about in over 300+ international publications
(2016) Name change to Go Tours Canada and expanded tour and corporate options
(2017) Launched a slate of new tours and group events
(2017) Partnered with Doors Open Toronto to produce the first accessible 360 video of a Distillery District tour route
(2018) Opened 3rd Ontario location at Ontario Place on July 1st.
(2018) Celebrated 10 years of Offroad Tours in Barrie and permanently moved to Hardwood Ski and Bike from Horseshoe Resort.
(2020) Jason Rizzuti and Aaron Binder buy out their silent partners during the year of the plague.
(2021) Distillery District virtual events launch, allowing teams the opportunity to take a tour with us from the comfort of a Zoom window.

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