When it comes to Father’s Day gifts, there’s always the classics. A tie. A bottle of aftershave. Maybe a #1 Dad mug. But if you’re looking for something a little different this year, let me suggest Breakaway Experiences for some unique experience gifts that’ll give Dad a Father’s Day he’ll never forget.
For the dad who already has everything, Breakaway Experiences has more than 900 once-in-a-lifetime and bucket list experiences, from racing a Lamborghini or nighttime kayaking, to gourmet adventures like a craft beer tour or a BBQ class. And if you left your shopping until the last minute again, it’s okay! With Breakaway Experiences, you can buy your gift online any time and Dad will never know.
From the West Coast to the Maritimes, check out some of our favourite suggestions for unforgettable Father’s Day gifts this year.
Brewery Tour and Tasting – Multiple Locations
Take Dad behind the scenes of his local micro-brewery for a fun time spent discovering the secrets of the breweries, or maybe just walking the streets of the city on a guided tour, sipping on samples of cold, crisp, craft beer (and some good food!) along the way. Available in Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg, Toronto, Kingston, Halifax, and Yarmouth. From $47.
Paintball Adventure – Multiple Locations
Send Dad on the ultimate paintball adventure!. Gone are the days of playing behind trees, wooden pallets and hay bales. The world’s largest paintball company has exploded onto the paintball scene with movie-set quality game zones and state of the art equipment. Available in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Barrie, and Ottawa. Regularly $95-99, now $69-74.
Clue Solving Adventure – Multiple Locations
Breakaway Experiences’ clue solving adventures will have dad and family pulling together to use logic, teamwork and determination to find your way through interactive scavenger hunt style mysteries while discovering the history and hidden facts about his city. Available in Vancouver, Victoria, Canmore, Calgary, Edmonton, and Ottawa. From $49.
Light the Night Kayaking Tour – Vancouver
Dad can watch the sun go down as he explores the waters off Granville Island by night on this 90-minute Vancouver Kayaking Tour. He’ll paddle into English Bay after sunset as his LED lights illuminate the water. The Light the Night Kayaking Tour is the perfect way for Dad to relax after a long week. From $75.
Vancouver Wine Tour – Fraser Valley
Send Dad on a day of sightseeing and wine tasting as he visits 3 award-winning Langley wineries and vineyards. A trained Vancouver Wine Tour guide will teach him how to assess wine quality and what to expect from the different wine regions in British Columbia. Includes a light cheese and charcuterie lunch along the way. $115.
Off Road RZR Tour – Whistler
Off Road RZR Tours are Whistler’s newest and most exciting off-road driving experience. Sit side-by-side as your guide skillfully leads you through the backcountry trails, glacier-fed mountain lakes and temperate rainforests of Cougar Mountain on this exhilarating all-terrain Off Road RZR tour. The 2 seat and 4 seat Polaris RZR’s offer the ultimate in backcountry exploration. From $229.
Cowboy Cookout Lunch and Horseback or Covered Wagon Ride – Banff
Let Dad channel his inner cowboy with a horseback or wagon ride along the base of Sulphur Mountain to 3 Mile Cabin where he’ll enjoy a western style BBQ feast and genuine cowboy games like lassoing and horseshoe throwing. On the return trip, he’ll trot up to the Windy Knoll where he can take in some of the most spectacular views of the Rockies. From $99.
Barber Shop Traditional Razor Shave – Toronto
Give Dad a traditional razor shave like he’s never had before. He’ll step into downtown Toronto’s Proper Barbers for a genuine barber shop experience as he indulges in a hot towel massage, pre-shave oil and shaving lather, traditional straight razor shave, then soothing after-shave balm massage. $30.
BBQ Cooking Class – Toronto
If Dad loves a good BBQ, then this class is for him! He’ll learn everything he needs to know to be a backyard BBQ champion, taught by a BBQ champion. He’ll learn brining, rubs, BBQ and mop sauces, and how to cook the perfect steak, chicken, fish, pork, and vegetables. At the end of the night, he’ll enjoy Chef Jason’s mouth-watering southern style BBQ paired with Ontario craft beer and wines. $129.
Exotic Car Driving – Bowmanville and Grand Bend
Has Dad has ever dreamed of driving a Lamborghini or a Ferrari? Make his dream come true with an experience that lets him get behind the wheel of an exotic sports car and race around the track at Bowmanville’s Canadian Tire Motorsports Park or the Grand Bend Motorplex. From $119.
Not sure which experience to get? You can buy a gift certificate online good towards over 900 experiences offered at Breakaway Experiences. Print it out and slip it in your Father’s Day card or schedule it to be emailed to Dad on the big day. There’s no need for a gift receipt – any experience can be exchanged for its full value toward another experience. Gift certificates can be used as currency towards anything on the website, and they never expire.
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I’d love to go up in a hot air balloon with my husband. It sounds romantic!
The exotic car tour would be amazing!
Always wanted a hot air balloon ride.
I would love to give hubby the Niagara Falls Helicopter Tour.
I like the paintball experience in Edmonton for my son.
I would love to do the hot air balloon with either my dad or brother!
The hot air balloon ride with my family would be amazing.
The Breakaway gift experience I’d most like to give is the White Water Rafting day.
My hubby would love the hot air balloon ride!
Love to try the Exotic Car and Supercar Driving Experience, Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
I would choose Niagara Falls Helicopter Tour for my dad. Sounds like a bucket list experience! Thanks for the chance to win 🙂
Private Flight Over Toronto For 2 at Sunset with Champagne
I would love to gift the Whistler Zipline and Treetop Adventure Package to my husband, he’d love it.
My hubby would like the “light the Night Kayak tour”. woohoo
I’d most like to give the Hot Air Balloon Ride. I know my Dad would absolutely love this, and they offer them in my city (Saskatoon). Thank you for the chance!
The helicopter ride would be cool
I would put it towards the 1000 Islands Helicopter Tour.
The Oh So Canadian Food Tour would be wonderful! Thanks.
I’d most like to give the clue-solving experience… sounds like so much fun!
I would give my husband the exotic car experience, he would love that!
I’d like to try the Brentwood Bay Kayak Tour with Lunch and Wine Tasting.
I love to visit the mountains and always enjoy the wildlife there so I would really enjoy the Banff and Its Wildlife Tour.
The Hot Air Balloon Ride would be incredible, scary, but incredible.
I’d love to check the hot air balloon off my bucket list.
I would love to try a hot air balloon ride experience.
To drive at Peterborough speedway allways been a dream of mine.
I think my husband would like the indoor golf simulator in Calgary.
https://breakawayexperiences.com/en/calgary-indoor-golf-simulator
I would like to try the Art Deco and Chocolate Tasting Walking Tour in Vancouver with my husband.
I would choose the Boeing 737 Flight Simulator Experience in Toronto for my husband
the hot air balloon ride! it’s on my bucket list 🙂
I would like the Halifax Guided Sea Kayaking Tour .
I’d like the Downtown Edmonton Food Tour.
I would really enjoy the Prince Edward County Wine Tour from Toronto experience. Sounds like so much fun!
I”d like the aromatherapy relaxing massage!
I would like to do a wine tasting tour in the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia.
Dark table for two sounds nice.
I would love to have a wine tasting tour in Halifax
I would choose Kitchener – Waterloo Hot Air Balloon Ride
I’d love the See to Sky sightseeing flight.
Wow! If I had an extra $4400 I’d give my husband the jet fighter ride!
I’d love to send my dad on the biplane ride over Ottawa or the 1000 Islands helicopter tour.
Wine tour in the Fraser Valley for sure!
I would go whitewater rafting!
The hot air balloon ride would sure be a hit
i would love to try the Whistler Winter Trio
I’ve always wanted to go on a hot air balloon.
Dark table in Vancouver
I think the hot air ballon ride.
I would love to fly over Niagara Falls in a helicopter! Wow!
I would love to try the Ottawa Hot Air Balloon Ride