Hop on the Savvy Bus! We’re going to The Great Canadian Cheese Festival on Saturday June 6. Ready for a delicious day of enjoying artisan cheeses from across Canada while also exploring Prince Edward County? We’re making it easy for you to enjoy an action-packed daytrip, with a roundtrip coach package from Ottawa & Kingston.
At The Great Canadian Cheese Festival, you will quickly learn that Canadian cheese is so MUCH more than just cheddar! It will be a fun day meeting & learning from the dynamic people who put their heart & soul into crafting the cheeses.
As great cheese goes with wine, ciders & craft beer, there will be several wineries, cideries & breweries from across Ontario at this year’s festival.
And there is more!
After a cheese-laden afternoon, we will tour the back roads of The Country and take you to off the beaten track to a local cidery & a winery. Here’s the inside scoop on what you’ll see at The County Cider Company, where they specialize in mouth-watering hard ciders.
Three Dog Winery always tells visitors “we are the first winery you’ll get to when driving from Ottawa – we’re just over the bridge”. Enjoy the warm welcome from John Squaire and his wife Sacha, not to mention their lovely dogs Jersey, Rieki, and Bakkus.
They opened their doors in 2013 but have been planting and working the vines since 2003. It’s a great place to stop, sip & relax.
Later in the afternoon it’s back to the Crystal Palace for ‘Makers+Mongers’ dinner where you will nosh on gourmet appetizers, the best cheeseburgers on the planet & desserts that ooze cheese!
Makers+Mongers in Cheeseburger Paradise
Unbelievably tasty cheeseburgers made by the grillmasters at Burger Revolution and Trade Craft Good Food using the exceptional beef from Enright Cattle Company where animals are raised on a natural, all-vegetable diet without the use of artificial hormones
Superb sausage by Seed To Sausage
Vegetarian options, too
Artisan appetizers and Canadian Cheese Grand Prix winners
Scrumptious desserts
PLUS Jimmy Buffett music performed live by Brian Neale:
On a diet? It’ll just have to wait!
Advance Bookings Only
Early Birds… get the cheese! Register before May 30 $149 per person (regular $165)
Tickets still available for the Savvy Bus
This price includes: round-trip luxury coach transportation, admission to the Cheese Festival, tasting tours of County Cider Co & 3 Dog Winery, a ticket for Makers + Mongers dinner & good ‘ol HST.
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The Master Plan… 
The Savvy Bus will depart downtown Ottawa at 8:30am from the Ottawa Marriot (100 Kent St). Then we will head downtown to pick up passengers at Ottawa’s Pinecrest Mall & Starbucks on Princess Street (near the 401) in Kingston.
Our plan is to arrive at the Cheese Festival by 11:30am. By 3pm, we will head off ‘on tour’ to visit County Cider Co & Three Dog Winery, then return for the ‘Makers+ Mongers’ dinner on the lawn of the festival. The coach will leave the Crystal Palace (in Picton) by 7pm & be back in the Ottawa area around 10 pm.
Bonus – wine experts on board!
A Savvy Sommelier will be on the coach with you offering wine tips, telling you stories about Prince Edward County & answering any ‘County’ questions you may have along the way.
Hope to see you on the bus
Everyone is welcome to join us on this Savvy Roadtrip to Prince Edward County & The Great Canadian Cheese Festival. Click here for tickets.