Trip to Niagara Falls
Apr 7th, 2012, 11:56 PM
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Trip to Niagara Falls
I will be in New York for 8 days in August and have looked at day trips to Niagara Falls. One of these is with All New York Tours - Niagara Falls Discovery Air and Land Adventure (see link below). It's a 14 hour day which I realise is long but it looks like a pretty comprehensive one. Does anyone know much about this particular tour? Is it worth the money? I am travelling alone so a tour would be preferable to doing my own thing.
http://www.allnewyorktours.com/Body....ge=TourDetails
http://www.allnewyorktours.com/Body....ge=TourDetails
Apr 8th, 2012, 04:24 AM
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I have't used a tour company at niagra before. I think you would see and do a lot more if you were there on your own. Example-butterfly conservatroty, behind the falls, the fall lit up at night, both sides of the falls, etc.
The Maid of the Mist is the highlight, so you would be getting to do that. If think this might be your only opportunity to do it, then by all means go.
The Maid of the Mist is the highlight, so you would be getting to do that. If think this might be your only opportunity to do it, then by all means go.
Apr 8th, 2012, 05:38 AM
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That trip gives you limited time at the Falls. If this is your only way to see them and you really wnat to (IMHO they're pretty - but not a world beater. I live in NYC and didn;t see the Falls until a trip to Toronto when I was inmy 40's.) them go for it.
But if I was so fascianted with them to make such a long trip I would want to spend more time there.
But if I was so fascianted with them to make such a long trip I would want to spend more time there.
Apr 8th, 2012, 04:42 PM
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Hmmm maybe I'll give the falls a miss, sounds like I really need more time than I have. I've never been to New York before so I'm sure there will be enough to do there to keep me amused for 8 days. Thanks everyone.
Aug 1st, 2012, 03:28 PM
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No - you need at least a full day at the Falls - and also time to spend at Niagara on the Lake - a very cute town nearby.
I would do a 2 nihgt trip from Toronto - drive to the Falls the first and see several of hte sights - saying at one of the hotels that has floor or ceiling wndows facing the floodlit falls at night. The next day you can pick up sights you didn;t see, then drive to spend the afternoon and night at NotL - headingn back to Toronto the next day.
I would do a 2 nihgt trip from Toronto - drive to the Falls the first and see several of hte sights - saying at one of the hotels that has floor or ceiling wndows facing the floodlit falls at night. The next day you can pick up sights you didn;t see, then drive to spend the afternoon and night at NotL - headingn back to Toronto the next day.
Aug 2nd, 2012, 06:57 AM
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Whenever you do go to Niagara Falls, be sure to do Cave of the Winds. It's not actually a cave -- you put on a rain poncho and water sandals and then walk very close to the falls. In my opinion, it's one of the highlights and much better than Maid of the Mist. You get to it from the American side.
