Sunday, January 28, 2018

Things To Expect On Your Toronto Niagara Falls Tour

By George McDonald


Canada is a country blessed with natural wonders. If you are ever around, your stay will not be complete without going on a Toronto Niagara Falls tour. This majestic waterfall is situated about eighty miles from the city.

There are two ways you could get to the site. You may use a hired vehicle or go with a tour firm. By all accounts, the latter would be the better of the two options. Tour firms usually pick their clients up from different designated sites in Toronto. One thing that also makes them a good option is the fact that they have online booking platforms for convenience.

There are a plethora of interesting sites to be checked out on the way to the falls and close to the main attraction. These include the Niagara winery region, Living Water Wayside Chapel, Floral Clock and the hydroelectric power stations. A standard package should offer a visit to these sites as well.

While majority of firms like to issue departure times once they confirm their bookings, you should basically expect to leave the city any time from 8AM to 9AM. Many agencies like to use buses to transport their clients. Tour guides are provided for the full course of the trip as well.

Upon boarding, the first thing your guide should do is give a short tour of the city as everyone else gets on board from different pickup locations. In most cases, there are only two pickup locations in the whole city. This ensures minimal time is spent moving from hotel to hotel for this purpose.

With everyone on board, your trip will begin with a drive through the immediate outer surroundings of Toronto. Some of the key places you will pass through include Hamilton, Oakville, Burlington and Mississauga. These locations line up the road heading to Niagara. Other great sites that are located closer to the main attraction include Garden City Skyway Bridge and the Welland Canal.

A stop by the Reif Estate Winery should come up next. The winery usually allows visitors to sample up to 3 complimentary wines, with the most famous one being the local ice wine. Due to the prohibitive costs of making ice wine, almost all the wineries in the area charge for sampling it. However, some travel agencies have agreements with the winery not to charge their clients.

The Living Water Chapel lies close to the waterfalls, a few miles upstream. It is a key attraction owing to its listing in the Guinness World Records as the tiniest chapel in the world. Your bus should make a short stop by the chapel for photo shoots.

Not too far from this location is the Floral Clock. It was built in 1950 and is known to be one of the biggest clocks worldwide, with a diameter that extends over 40 feet. More than 15000 flowery plants are planted on the clock face, giving it an elaborate and outstanding design that can be seen from a great distance.

You should spend the most part of the day exploring the waterfalls. It takes about 2 or 3 hours to explore it in full. You may take a boat ride as well. With a typical boat ride heading to within a few feet of the falls, you get a perfect opportunity to take breathtaking photos.




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