The iconic Maid of the Mist ride was wonderful. Niagara on the Canadian side is so tacky. The hotel was dingy and dull. The guide Ben, was great he handled a hold up due to power failure at Maid of the Mist very well.
The trip in the bus was tiring and cramped - final day back at one point was nearly 4 hours without a stop.
The guide was not the greatest, not overly informative, just going through the motions and then demanded a $20 tip from each person ($10 fro driver and $10 for himself) which we though was a bit cheeky).
The falls themselves was amazing and well worth it - I would recommend to anyone else to pay the extra money money and do the day trip by plane !!!
We thoroughly enjoyed this trip .We are from New Zealand and even though my husband is vision impaired he was able to appreciate the trip. The tour guide was wonderful and really explained everything of interest well on the long 10 hour bus trip. Totally recommend this tour.