Boldt Castle Tour: Heart of Thousand Islands
4.7
625 Ratings
Clayton

Embark on an intimate boat tour through the Heart of Thousand Islands, getting closer to the islands than any other tour. Explore Boldt Castle and discover the rich history and legends of the area. Don’t miss the chance to see magnificent million-dollar homes and oceangoing vessels on the St. Lawrence River.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Clayton Island Tours - Our Starting Location 39611 Chateau Lane, Clayton New York
What's Included
  • Sightseeing boat cruise
  • On-board restrooms
  • Local naturalist guide
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees to Heart Island and Boldt Castle
  • Gratuities
  • Picnic Lunches are available for all tour $12.50 Adult/$8.00 Children Please call for Pre order
Additional Information

TOUR DEPARTS FROM THE US. Enjoy an intimate boat tour as we travel over 27 unique miles among many of the 1000 Islands along the St. Lawrence River and Seaway Shipping Channel. Our professional local guides share rich history, legends and lore as we get closer to the islands than any other tour. This “Heart of the Thousand Islands” tour gets you closer to the islands, includes views of magnificent million-dollar homes including “Millionaire’s Row”, travels under the American span of the 1000 Island Bridge System & one span of the Canadian bridges, and passes Rock Island Lighthouse on Rock Island

At Heart Island guests have the option to take a self guided tour of millionaire George Boldt’s Castle, built as a testament of love for his wife Louise, before tragedy struck in 1904.

Departing Boldt Castle we travel US waters and the St. Lawrence Seaway shipping channel with the possibility of viewing oceangoing vessels that travel from around the world to the Great Lakes of North America.

  • No passport required
  • Exclusions: Cost of boat ticket does not include admission into Boldt Castle: Adults $12.50 / Children (5 to 12 years) $9/ Children 4 and Under Free / Boldt Castle Admission Tickets are available to purchase at our ticket booth when you check in for your tour, call us in advance to reserve, upon arrival at Boldt Castle
  • Please arrive 30 minutes prior to departure. Receive boarding pass from our blue ticket booth
Location
39611 Chateau Ln
Chateau Lane
Located off Route 12 in Clayton, NY
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Robert_g
Sep 3, 2024
Well Worth the Trip - Michael the boat guide was very knowledgeable and welcomed questions. Gave enough but not too much info. Recommend sitting up front near him as others tend to carry on their own conversations even though he asks them not to. Easier to hear him. Michael made the boat ride interesting and informative. Boldt Castle. We were there just over an hour which was a comfortable amount of time to roam around and see everything but not rushed. Very good experience.
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X1581wdmelissag
Sep 2, 2024
Informative Tour; Beautiful Scenery - Liam did a great job as our tour. Captain Skip kept us safe. The river and surrounding area is beautiful. I thoroughly enjoyed the trip.
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Kathy_c
Sep 1, 2024
Great - It’s was rainy but still nice. The boat captain was great also!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don’t like that I had to use 100 characters or more I almost skipped the review
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Melanie
Aug 28, 2024
Great option to tour the river and see the castle - Both the captain Brian and Brian the tour guide were great. Very helpful, learned a lot of info on 1000 islands. Boat ride was great
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Shales_c
Aug 27, 2024
Amazing beauty - Amazing sights. The tour guide and Captain were excellent explaining the islands. Absolutely gorgeous.
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S3219vialiciab
Aug 27, 2024
Great bucket-list experience! - We booked this boat tour to celebrate my husband's birthday. They were accommodating, especially when we had to reschedule due to an unforseen circumstance on their part. Our guide, Brad, was amazing with the narration, history and fun facts with a side of humor. Our captain, Mike, did amazing work with driving our boat. The trip to Boldt Castle was incredible. Between my husband and me, we must have taken hundreds of photos throughout this tour. I'm so glad that we used this company. It was our first time to the Thousand Islands and it won't be the last time! Thank you so much!
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Mary
Aug 26, 2024
Best tour ever! - The captain told us many facts I didn’t know. We enjoyed the ride and the Castle was amazing! We are so glad we did this and will do it again when we come back.
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Howards50
Sep 2, 2024
Cruise the 1000 islands - This is a 3.5 hour narrated cruise of the 1000 islands which includes 1.5 visit to Boldt Island where you can see the castle and explore the grounds. This is the thing to do in the 1000 islands.
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Wendy_h
Sep 2, 2024
Good trip - Enjoyed the boat ride and the self guided tour of the castle. The guide was very knowledgeable about the islands and the towns around the area
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Saldina_o
Sep 2, 2024
Rude Guide - all was good, the guide was kinda annoying, he talked non stop for the whole 2 hours, which is what ever because thats what he is there to do but when he would catch people talking amongst each other he would literally stop and say “I will let u finish so that I can continue” in a very rude tone, kinda of putting if u ask me, like ok we are on a boat ride for more then 2 hours and he basically wanted 100% attention on him,
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