Complete Niagara Falls tour:
Cruise, caves, and the story in between
Destination
Niagara Falls, Canada
Duration
3 hours
Tour size
Max 20
Language
English
Overview
Six million cubic feet of water pour over the falls every minute, and most visitors watch it from a railing. This Niagara Falls walking tour takes you onto the water, behind the rock face, and along the gorge rim with a guide who's spent years walking this gorge.
- •Board a Niagara City Cruises boat and feel the mist of Horseshoe Falls hit your face from the basin below
- •Ride the first boat of the day on the 7:45 AM departure, with the falls almost entirely to yourself
- •Trace the gorge's history of daredevils, dynamos, and ice bridges on a guided walk along the Niagara River
- •Stand inside the tunnels of Journey Behind the Falls and hear the water crash through the rock above you
- •Step onto the observation ledge beside Horseshoe Falls, where the water cascades past close enough to touch
What's included
- Niagara City Cruises boat ride
- Journey Behind the Falls ticket
- Niagara City Cruises poncho
- Local English-speaking guide
- Guided walking tour (approx. 1.2 miles)
You will visit
- Niagara Falls
- Niagara City Cruises
- American Falls (view)
- Bridal Veil Falls (view)
- Niagara River
- Horseshoe Falls
- Table Rock Visitor Center
- Journey Behind the Falls
- Niagara River gorge boardwalk
What to expect
The boat ride: into the basin of Horseshoe Falls
You'll descend 19 stories into the Niagara gorge, pull on a poncho, and board the boat. Over 20 minutes, the Niagara City Cruises vessel pushes into the basin of Horseshoe Falls, where the mist thickens until the falls themselves disappear and you're surrounded by nothing but sound and spray.
The gorge walk: daredevils, dynamos, and the river that shaped a continent
From here, the tour follows the boardwalk along the Niagara River gorge rim. Your guide will tell you about the tightrope walkers and barrel riders who challenged the gorge. And about the moment Nikola Tesla stood here and saw not a waterfall but a power source, one that would light up Buffalo 26 miles away. From the gorge rim, you can see both the American Falls and Horseshoe Falls spread out below you.
"When people step onto that ledge and the water's right there, they go quiet. That's the moment."
Sarah,
WalksDevour guide
"The gorge tells a story that goes back 12,000 years. I get to walk people through it in an afternoon."
Brayden,
WalksDevour guide
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