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Welcome to the Haliburton Tourism Association web site!
Haliburton Tourism was founded on the principal of providing exceptional Ontario vacation value for tourists and visitors considering the beautiful Haliburton Highlands as their destination for family vacations, romantic couples getaway or outdoor adventure activities like hiking, cross country skiing, snowmobiling, and atv touring.

Located north east of Toronto, the Haliburton Highlands is a pleasant two and a half hour drive from Metropolitan Toronto and approximately three hours from Ottawa through spectacular scenery. Blessed with an abundance of natural beauty – crystal clear lakes, pristine forests and miles of marked wilderness trails, Haliburton is also home to major tourist attractions such as the Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve and the world famous Algonquin Provincial Park.

Haliburton Tourism represents many fine Ontario resorts that are focused on making your Ontario vacation a wonderful experience. Haliburton Tourism member resorts, lodges, country inns, motels, housekeeping cottage resorts and bed & breakfasts, offer four season holiday opportunities and accommodations offering quality and value. Be our guest at more than 100 Haliburton Ontario resort vacation properties. You will experience beautiful lakefront resort settings and the tranquil lake regions of Haliburton are known for their rugged character, towering forests and friendly people. If you are looking for a relaxing romantic weekend escape or a family vacation full of exciting activities you are most likely to find the perfect vacation match in our portfolio of Ontario vacation packages.

Our Haliburton accommodation resorts, housekeeping cottage rentals, lodges, motels, country inns and bed & breakfast properties are working together to provide vacation packages that will offer more than just overnight resort accommodation. We’ve added many exciting adventure activities and things to see and participate in during your holiday in the Haliburton Highlands. These vacation packages have been attractively priced and we think you’ll agree that Haliburton Tourism represents the best Ontario vacation value available. Haliburton Tourism is managed by Haliburton resort & accommodation property owners and operators so they understand that you are looking for a vacation experience tailored to your specific needs. Variety is the spice of life. You might find yourself enjoying your gourmet breakfast while watching a sunrise above the tree line one minute and paddling down the lake to access a remote wilderness trail the next.

Haliburton offers bountiful fishing, challenging golf on 7 courses, wilderness hiking and canoeing, downhill and cross country skiing, dog sledding, snowmobiling, atv touring, artists studio tours and a wide variety of other outdoor activities. Haliburton also offers a wide variety of educational and cultural opportunities including Fleming College, the Haliburton School of Fine arts, The Highlands Summer Festival, the Haliburton Highlands Film Festival, art galleries, museums, heritage sites, Haliburton artist studio tours, two modern public libraries, and so much more.

Each resort or accommodation property offers its own unique charm with the best in guest services. Many resorts have onsite conference, banquet and meeting facilities that specialize in weddings and group events. Some of our country inns cater exclusively to couples weekend escape packages and honeymoon vacations.

Whether you're looking for relaxation, gourmet dining, excitement or just a chance to escape the pressures of city life and get back to nature, Haliburton is your ideal sanctuary.

Hikers, snowmobilers, atv enthusiasts and all lovers of the great outdoors see Haliburton with its 30% crown land wilderness as a waterfront vacation oasis with a wide variety of resorts, lodges and B&Bs for every budget. The Haliburton Highlands includes several towns that cater to the needs of our visitors and if you're looking for galleries, antiques, art products, fine dining, or gifts our local villages of Minden, Haliburton, Wilberforce, Gooderham, Dorset and others have a great variety of goods and services. There is always something special going on in the Highlands. In the summer there are countless events to enjoy such as Art in the Park, The Haliburton Highland Games, Rock the Wake Wakeboarding Festival and the Haliburton School of the Arts - In the fall, visitors and residents alike participate in Studio Tour Weekends, Fall Fairs, Trails and Tours Trail Fest and The Haliburton International Film Festival - In the spring there is Maplefest and Timberfest – In the Winter there is The Haliburton Dogsled Races.

Best of all Haliburton is a prime unspoiled Ontario resort destination only two hours from metro Toronto and the golden horseshoe region.

Haliburton County is made up of a number of different communities and charming villages including Haliburton, Minden, Dorset, Wilberforce, Gooderham, Irondale, Cardiff, West Gilford, Eagle Lake, and Fort Irwin. These towns fall under one of four municipalities including The Algonquin Highlands, The Municipality of Dysart et al, The Municipality of Highlands East, and The Township of Minden Hills. With a land area covering just over 4,025 square kilometres and a total population of only 16,147, Haliburton had become an ideal holiday destination area for many retirees, cottagers and vacationers seeking tranquility and solitude from hectic city living. The beautiful Haliburton Highlands sits very high on Canada's landscape with its highest point at one thousand four hundred and fifty feet above sea level, and has received the name “highlands” as a result of its resemblance to the beautiful and rugged Scottish Highlands.