Maid of the Mist & Cave of the Winds Walking Tour
Description
Enjoy this experience where a local tour guide walks you around the Niagara Falls state park showing you all 3 different Falls, and telling you all stories from the Haunted to the fun stories. To add the cherry on top, we end the tour with a ticket to the cave of the experience of the wind, where you will get showered under 60,000 gallons of water. We do this every day, we serve thousands of tourists visiting Niagara Falls from all over the world every year!
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The ‘Maid Of The Mist’ is a world-famous boat ride that began operation in 1846! During your ride you will get up close to all 3 waterfalls; firstly the American falls, then the Bridal Veil falls and finally the Canadian Horse-Shoe falls. During this unforgettable experience, the mist from the thundering waterfalls showers you! Waterproof ponchos will be available for everyone.
After taking in the surreal view of the falls from the Maid Of The Mist boat ride, you’ll take an elevator up to the Observation Deck which gives you a different, elevated look over the falls. Pictures taken from this spot are epic!
Green Island is one of many Islands that surround the Falls, but this one especially falls right in the middle of the American Falls.
Your guide will escort you to see the man himself- in statue form of course. Learn about his genius groundbreaking work that we all still experience the benefits of, 70 years on!
Your guide will drive you down to Goat Island where you will then take a short walk to Terrapin Point to view the majestic Canadian Horse-Shoe falls from closer than you can imagine!
Your guide will walk you down to Luna Island to see the Bridal Veil falls and American falls up close, all the while providing you with interesting and exciting information about the history of the falls and details of nature of the falls.
This experience is only available on the American side of the falls! During this adventure you will walk through a small interactive museum followed by a thrilling cinema-like experience about Nikola Tesla and his groundbreaking invention, using the water from the falls to generate electricity- a method still used today! After this comes the serious fun; after poncho-ing up yet again, you will walk on a wooden deck right under the Bridal Veil falls, which is rebuilt every year. This is the only place where you can actually touch the water from the falls. Not only is the feel of the water cooling, but the view is indescribable! But there’s more! You’ll then make your way to the hurricane deck where you can experience 60,000 gallons of water thundering down over you (if you wish)!
An unbelievable view of the Canadian Horse-shoe falls from right next to it. Watch from above how the powerful stream of flowing water suddenly thunders down the falls and creates enough mist to see from a mile away!
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(123)
Such a Great experience and our tour guide Andrea was amazing! Definitely recommend this tour if in the area
Mike was an excellent guide. Great communication on meeting and follow up with pictures. He knew the history and was very informative. Would highly recommend and hope you get Mike M for your guide.
Went of Maid of the Mist boat ride, Cave of Winds and walking tour around American side of Niagra Falls including Horseshoe Falls, Terrapin Point, Goat Island, Green Island, American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls. Walking tour so wear comfy shoes but you do get wet on both Maid of the Mist and Cave of Winds. Keep your poncho from Maid of the mist or double poncho for Cave of Winds because you will get soaked. Wear shoes you don’t mind getting wet. Bring a refillable water bottle there are a few water filling stations and restrooms along the way. Learn some history about the falls and state park as you walk along from place to place. Heidi our guide was great! Great energy and very accommodating!
Scott was just great. Right on time at meeting point; knowledgeable about the area and it's history; engaged with the entire group.
Tha guide Andrea was fantastic, she made the experience so much fun and educational. She took the time to actually get to know everyone on the tour and had all of us on the tour becoming friendly with each other and interacting with each other. I would say she deserves a A+
My second time doing this tour. I love the pace and the walking and the nature of it all. Our guide Scott was wonderful and had great information and stories.
We enjoyed the maid of the mist boat ride and the cave of the winds experience. You are able to get so close to the water! It’s phenomenal. I wish we had gotten a little more information and facts as we went but overall a great experience.
We had the best tour guide ever! Muhammad was super knowledgable, considerate & had a great sense of humor. He really made the tour so much fun! The Cave of the Winds was amazing & the Maid of the Mist boat ride was a fun adventure. Highly recommend this tour!
Mike was such an excellent guide ..not only did he answer all our questions and gave a thorough tour of all the important spots from which to view the falls , his treasure trove of knowledge about the history behind the Falls just blew our minds.I would suggest anyone who books this trip please ask for Mike. He made this visit absolutely remarkable !!!
It was a wonderful guided tour with friendly people around. A great experience with ample time to enjoy the views and click pictures too.
