Toronto: Niagara Falls, Boat Cruise and Journey Behind the Falls

4.8 (285 reviews) Toronto, Canada
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Duration9h
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LanguagesEnglish
Group sizeUp to 28 travelers
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Overview

Discover the best of Niagara Falls with a guided day tour. Depart from 12 locations across Downtown Toronto or Mississauga around 8:00 AM. Learn about Niagara's history and the best things to do during your air-conditioned drive.

This package includes skip-the-line tickets for Niagara's two most famous excursions, the Hornblower boat cruise and Journey Behind the Falls. Experience the iconic Hornblower boat ride (formally Maid-of-the-Mist), a 25-minute cruise into the mist of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls. Then travel through the tunnels behind the Canadian Horseshoe Falls and enter a viewing balcony next to the waterfalls. Take the most incredible photos of Niagara Falls with these two experiences. You will also have free time to explore Niagara Falls and grab lunch at a local restaurant.

Your tour includes photo stops at the Floral Clock, Niagara Whirlpool, and a maple syrup tour and tasting (try 3 flavours of Canadian maple syrup). Return to your hotel around 5:30 PM.

What's included

  • Free time for optional activities like lunch, a helicopter ride, Skylon Tower and shopping
  • Transportation: pick-up and drop off from central meeting points in Downtown Toronto and Mississauga
  • Skip-the-line entry for Journey Behind the Falls, an experience with the closest views to the falls
  • Skip-the-line entry to the Hornblower Boat Cruise (formally Maid-of-the-Mist), Approx. May 1-Dec 31
  • Travel in an air-conditioned bus with a licensed tour guide and learn about Niagara (English)
  • Visit to the "Maple Trail" which includes a maple syrup and chocolate tour and tasting
  • Cash gratuities for tour guide (optional, suggested)
  • BOAT CLOSED FOR WINTER: Dates depend on weather. Replaced with "Power Station + Tunnel" experience

What to expect

  1. Toronto
    Pass by
    Downtown Toronto pickup is from 7:45 - 8:20 AM. The tour picks up from 11 locations which are around 5 minutes walking distance from most Downtown Toronto hotels and private rented accommodation locations. Mississauga pickup is available at 8:45 AM. The activity provider will confirm pickup details with you via email. Make sure the provider emailed you a confirmation because they do not go to unscheduled pickup locations.

    07:45 - Royal Ontario Museum (100 Queens)
    07:55 - Courtyard Toronto Downtown (475 Yonge)
    08:00 - Chelsea Hotel Toronto (33 Gerrard)
    08:10 - Dundas Square / Dundas Station (279 Yonge)
    08:10 - Dineen Coffee Co / Queen Station (140 Yonge)
    08:10 - Hockey Hall of Fame / King Station (30 Yonge)
    08:15 - Fairmont Royal York / Union Station (100 Front)
    08:15 - InterContinental Toronto Centre (225 Front)
    08:20 - 300 Front Street West
    08:20 - 352 Front Street West
    08:45 - Holiday Inn Express & Suites Mississauga-Toronto (2125 N Sheridan Way)
  2. Maple Leaf Place
    25m · Admission ticket included
    Enjoy a mega-Canadian experience at Maple Leaf Place! This will be a rest stop with refreshments. It will also include a tour of Canada's famous Maple Syrup production process and 3 mouth-watering samples of maple syrup. You will also have a chance to try locally made chocolates.
  3. Niagara Falls Canada
    2h
    Experience skip-the-line tickets for Niagara's 2 most famous attractions, the "Hornblower Boat Cruise" (formally called "Maid of the Mist" and "Journey Behind the Falls". You will also have free time to take photos and have lunch.
  4. 1h · Admission ticket included
    Skip-the-line tickets to Niagara's famous "Hornblower Boat Cruise", formally called the "Maid-of-the-Mist". This is a 25-minute boat cruise that takes you up close to Niagara's 3 waterfalls. You will sail deep into the mist of the Canadian Horseshoe Waterfalls. A raincoat will be provided to keep you dry.

    Note: The Boat Cruise is open in the summer, from around May 1 to December 31, depending on the weather. When closed, it is replaced with the "Niagara Parks Power Station + Tunnel" experience.
  5. Journey Behind the Falls
    1h · Admission ticket included
    Skip-the-line tickets for Journey Behind the Falls, a popular excursion that takes you behind the huge "Canadian Horseshoe Waterfalls". You will also visit a viewing balcony right next to the waterfall. This is the best spot for photos in Niagara Falls and will provide a '360' complete picture of the waterfalls along with the Boat Cruise.
  6. Niagara Parks Power Station
    Pass by
    Learn about how we harvest the power of the waterfalls to generate clean hydroelectric power across the United States and Canada. See both the older power stations which are no longer operational and also the modern ones.
  7. Niagara Whirlpool
    15m
    Stop for photos at the Niagara Whirlpool, an incredible viewing point of the Niagara River. The rapids formed around 4,200 years ago.
  8. Floral Clock
    15m
    Take photos at the famous floral clock, an iconic and Instagram-worthy landmark of Niagara Falls (seasonal).
  9. Toronto
    Return back to your original location (or a different one) in Mississauga around 4 - 4:30 PM and Toronto around 5-5:30 PM (depending on traffic). You'll be able to make evening plans and we will stick to this schedule almost every time, except when there are extreme conditions like traffic or weather.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

WHERE TO WAIT: In front of the hotel entrance. Make sure you are at the correct Holiday Inn hotel at 2125 N Sheridan Way. // PICK-UP TIME: 8:35 AM. // Drop-off Time: Approx. 4:30-5:00 PM. // CHECK-IN: You will see a bus with a "Queen Tour" sign; your tour guide will check you in by name.

Meeting point

WHERE TO WAIT: At 300 Front St West, there is a "Starbucks". Wait in front of the entrance. // PICK-UP TIME: 8:05 AM. // Drop-off Time: Approx. 5:10-5:40 PM. // CHECK-IN: You will see a bus with a "Queen Tour" sign; your tour guide will check you in by name.

Meeting point

WHERE TO WAIT: Across the street from the hotel, there is a restaurant called "Scaddabush". Wait in front of that restaurant. // PICK-UP TIME: 8:00 AM. // Drop-off Time: Approx. 5:15-5:45 PM. // CHECK-IN: You will see a bus with a "Queen Tour" sign; your tour guide will check you in by name.

Meeting point

WHERE TO WAIT: In front of the Fairmont Hotel entrance doors on Front St., where all the flags are. // PICK-UP TIME: 8:00 AM. // Drop-off Time: Approx. 5:15-5:45 PM. // CHECK-IN: You will see a bus with a "Queen Tour" sign; your tour guide will check you in by name.

Meeting point

WHERE TO WAIT: In front of the Cafe entrance. // PICK-UP TIME: 7:55 AM. // Drop-off Time: Approx. 5:20-5:50 PM. // CHECK-IN: You will see a bus with a "Queen Tour" sign; your tour guide will check you in by name.

Meeting point

WHERE TO WAIT: Sankofa Square. Wait across the street from the "Shoppers Drug Mart" pharmacy, on the side of the shopping mall. // PICK-UP TIME: 7:55 AM. // Drop-off Time: Approx. 5:20-5:50 PM. // CHECK-IN: You will see a bus with a "Queen Tour" sign; your tour guide will check you in by name.

Meeting point

WHERE TO WAIT: In front of the Gerrard St entrance doors, where the designated bus parking point is. // PICK-UP TIME: 7:45 AM. // Drop-off Time: Approx. 5:30-6:00 PM. // CHECK-IN: You will see a bus with a "Queen Tour" sign; your tour guide will check you in by name.

Meeting point

WHERE TO WAIT: In front of the hotel main entrance. // PICK-UP TIME: 7:45 AM. // Drop-off Time: Approx. 5:30-6:00 PM. // CHECK-IN: You will see a bus with a "Queen Tour" sign; your tour guide will check you in by name.

Meeting point

WHERE TO WAIT: At the side exit door of the hotel, directly on "Wood St". // PICK-UP TIME: 7:40 AM. // Drop-off Time: Approx. 5:35-6:05 PM. // CHECK-IN: You will see a bus with a "Queen Tour" sign; your tour guide will check you in by name.

Meeting point

WHERE TO WAIT: In front of the main entrance on the street "Queen's Park". // PICK-UP TIME: 7:30 AM. // Drop-off Time: Approx. 5:45-6:15 PM. // CHECK-IN: You will see a bus with a "Queen Tour" sign; your tour guide will check you in by name.

End point

WHERE TO WAIT: In front of the hotel entrance. Make sure you are at the correct Holiday Inn hotel at 2125 N Sheridan Way. // PICK-UP TIME: 8:35 AM. // Drop-off Time: Approx. 4:30-5:00 PM. // CHECK-IN: You will see a bus with a "Queen Tour" sign; your tour guide will check you in by name.

End point

WHERE TO WAIT: At 300 Front St West, there is a "Starbucks". Wait in front of the entrance. // PICK-UP TIME: 8:05 AM. // Drop-off Time: Approx. 5:10-5:40 PM. // CHECK-IN: You will see a bus with a "Queen Tour" sign; your tour guide will check you in by name.

End point

WHERE TO WAIT: Across the street from the hotel, there is a restaurant called "Scaddabush". Wait in front of that restaurant. // PICK-UP TIME: 8:00 AM. // Drop-off Time: Approx. 5:15-5:45 PM. // CHECK-IN: You will see a bus with a "Queen Tour" sign; your tour guide will check you in by name.

End point

WHERE TO WAIT: In front of the Fairmont Hotel entrance doors on Front St., where all the flags are. // PICK-UP TIME: 8:00 AM. // Drop-off Time: Approx. 5:15-5:45 PM. // CHECK-IN: You will see a bus with a "Queen Tour" sign; your tour guide will check you in by name.

End point

WHERE TO WAIT: In front of the Cafe entrance. // PICK-UP TIME: 7:55 AM. // Drop-off Time: Approx. 5:20-5:50 PM. // CHECK-IN: You will see a bus with a "Queen Tour" sign; your tour guide will check you in by name.

End point

WHERE TO WAIT: Sankofa Square. Wait across the street from the "Shoppers Drug Mart" pharmacy, on the side of the shopping mall. // PICK-UP TIME: 7:55 AM. // Drop-off Time: Approx. 5:20-5:50 PM. // CHECK-IN: You will see a bus with a "Queen Tour" sign; your tour guide will check you in by name.

End point

WHERE TO WAIT: In front of the Gerrard St entrance doors, where the designated bus parking point is. // PICK-UP TIME: 7:45 AM. // Drop-off Time: Approx. 5:30-6:00 PM. // CHECK-IN: You will see a bus with a "Queen Tour" sign; your tour guide will check you in by name.

End point

WHERE TO WAIT: In front of the hotel main entrance. // PICK-UP TIME: 7:45 AM. // Drop-off Time: Approx. 5:30-6:00 PM. // CHECK-IN: You will see a bus with a "Queen Tour" sign; your tour guide will check you in by name.

End point

WHERE TO WAIT: At the side exit door of the hotel, directly on "Wood St". // PICK-UP TIME: 7:40 AM. // Drop-off Time: Approx. 5:35-6:05 PM. // CHECK-IN: You will see a bus with a "Queen Tour" sign; your tour guide will check you in by name.

End point

WHERE TO WAIT: In front of the main entrance on the street "Queen's Park". // PICK-UP TIME: 7:30 AM. // Drop-off Time: Approx. 5:45-6:15 PM. // CHECK-IN: You will see a bus with a "Queen Tour" sign; your tour guide will check you in by name.

Pickup details

The tour is from approximately 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM. Select a pick-up location to see the exact details. Queen Tour will email you within 24 hours of booking to confirm pick-up and itinerary details. If you don't know where to meet yet, you can still book now to save your seats, and we can arrange the pick-up details later via email or WhatsApp.

Additional information

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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