Niagara Falls Boat Tour: Breathtaking Views and History
4.5
28 Ratings
Toronto
Experience the awe-inspiring beauty of Niagara Falls on this 8-9-hour boat tour. Enjoy breathtaking views, learn about the history, and immerse yourself in the natural splendor of the falls. Book now!
Duration: 8 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • VIP Ontario Tours - Meet the tour bus at our departure location. for up to date bus tracking, please visit our website. Please be there prior to 8:30am
What's Included
  • All taxes, fees, and handling charges included
  • Professional driver/guide provided
  • Adaptable itinerary with alternative attractions
  • Live commentary on board for an immersive experience
  • Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on a captivating 8-9 hours journey to Niagara-on-the-Lake and Niagara Falls. Traverse along Lake Ontario, enjoy a riveting ride on the Niagara City Cruise (included), glimpse breathtaking sights of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls, among other attractions. This expedition brings you close to stunning landscapes, narrates history, opens opportunities for optional activities, and offers awe-striking experiences, catering to varied tastes. It’s ideally suited for visitors seeking an intimate local experience filled with relevant knowledge, historical insights, and engaging trivia.

  • Vehicle type is subject to change based on passenger volume.
  • A small-moderate amount of walking is involved
  • Operates in most weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Itinerary is subject to change. When the cruise is not operating, we will substitute for the Journey Behind the Falls
Location
55 York St
York Street
Roundtrip transportation available from 55 York Street for 8:30 AM departure (West side of Fairmont Royal York Hotel). Please email at least 48hrs prior to confirm.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(28 Ratings)
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Gilda_c
May 24, 2024
We had a stop at the Maple Leaf store(not enough time to shop), Niagara Falls was nice but spent more time than needed, - We enjoyed Niagara on the Lake. Nice quaint town but not enough time to see shops and the restaurants. The tour guide was new so he did not know all his facts. The driver did an amazing job getting us around even with the traffic in Toronto
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Eamonn_o
May 19, 2024
Highly recommended - Everything worked perfectly. Daniel the guide was excellent and Hugo drove us safely. It was a relaxed way of experiencing Niagara and surrounding areas
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Julie_h
May 2, 2024
Fantastic ! Will never forget it! - Absolutely amazing! Roy was fantastic ! Drive was smooth with a lot of stories! He drove us around , showed us cool places , gave us time to enjoy and make all the pictures we wanted ! We are super happy with our trip ! We were a family of 4 with kids of 9 and 13 years old ! So the job was not easy ! Thank you so much
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Svet_l
Apr 20, 2024
The only tour that doesn't miss anything! - It was my 2nd time showing Niagara to friends/family so I knew what I was looking for and this tour exceeded my expectations! Here's why: - *FULL hour at Niagara-on-the-lake* which is enough time to walk the main street both sides, see the estuary and enjoy an icecream from local "Cows" shop. - *15-seats minibus* which will take you to smaller roads and across vinyards I don't remember visiting in the bigger bus from another operator -*Best guide ever* A wheel of interesting knowledge, super well-spoken and articulate if you are not an English native speaker, plus very funny jokes ;) -*Best lunch tip* from our guide was the "Secret Garden" dinner, just next to the boat experience and still affordable considering you eat with a view of the top of the American and Canadian falls. -*Wine testing* is at Niagara College so not a wide selection but definitely a great way to try ice wine if you never had it before. The only thing I would change would be to give a mini microphone to the guide so we can hear him better on the highway down to Niagara but I understand this allows people the option to listen or not. Arrive early if you want to listen to avoid having to sit at the back!
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Linsey_g
Feb 9, 2024
Don’t miss this one - Great day trip, would highly recommend and our driver Peter was very informative, helpful and friendly
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Melvin_r
Jan 3, 2024
Worth it - Smooth ride, timely. All activities as described and great tour guide (Peter), allowed for some buffer time as well. Knowleadgable and friendly.
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Jessica_s
Nov 13, 2023
Michael our tour guide... - Michael our tour guide was absolutely amazing!!!! He was on time with everything and was so knowledgeable
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Mark_g
Oct 9, 2023
Great trip. Trudy, the... - Great trip. Trudy, the guide was friendly and informative. Mike the driver was great. VIP was a great company to travel with. Essential trip if you visit Toronto. Don't miss it!
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Xavier_c
Jan 9, 2024
Great experience - Great experience although we couldn't visit falls from a boat. However, we visit falls from behind and on the trip back, we did stop in a wine factory
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Yu_j
Oct 14, 2023
Not as described - I booked the tour mainly because it was the only operator which offered the one-hour Niagara-on-the-lake sightseeing. As per the tour details on Viator “Niagara-on-the-Lake - Enjoy free time for self exploration in the quaint town before heading for wine tasting- 1 hour”. As the tour only had 4 people, my mother, myself and a couple, but it seemed it mainly tailored mainly to the couple’s requirements - as it included a 15-min visit to a Hard Rock Cafe gift shop and a 45-50 minutes helicopter tour , which was not mentioned in any way in the tour itineraries. My poor 78-year old mother, who was unwell with a bad cough, had to wait at the helicopter takeoff field for those 45-50 minutes trying to cope with the huge noise from the frequent helicopter take-off and drop-off. We would have been fine with the temporarily added helicopter tour the couple took, but this was without our prior knowledge, and more importantly, we had only half an hour at the Niagara on the lake instead of 1-hour as advertised. This was truly disappointing as this was the highlight of the tour for us hence our reason of booking this tour.
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