No visit to Canada would be complete without taking in Niagara Falls, with its breathtaking Horseshoe and American Falls seen from various vantage points like lookouts, boat tours, and even aerial photography.
If you are planning a trip to Niagara Falls, we advise you to book a transfer directly from the airport - solrentacar.com, as well as one of the interesting excursions to Niagara Falls - cityplanet.org
This tour will take you inside a power plant for an exploration of tunnels behind Niagara Falls before continuing onto Goat Island to admire their nightly illumination.
Hydroelectric Innovation
As we work towards reducing carbon emissions, hydropower remains an invaluable and renewable source. Innovation News Network tracks all of the latest developments in this area - from turbine and generator technologies to innovations that harness water power for use at homes or businesses.
One of the greatest advances in this area is VIVACE, a system which employs bobbing cylinders resembling trout to generate electricity. When currents flow over these cylinders, current creates vortices that cause them to bounce up and down, ultimately spinning a metal coil that produces DC electricity.
Hydroelectric plants not only provide clean energy, but they play an invaluable role in mitigating extreme weather events and floods as well as reclaiming land for reclamation purposes and improving living systems in their vicinity. OPG is proud of our partnership with local communities - Indigenous groups as well as environmental interest groups - to advance their wellbeing.
The 'War of the Currents'
While Edison and Tesla battled over the use of alternating current, another man named King Camp Gillette imagined an ideal North American utopia which included harnessing Niagara Falls' energy for industrial growth and hydroelectricity power. His vision came close to what eventually occurred at Niagara Falls.
Your day on this tour begins with a complimentary pick-up from Downtown Toronto and continues with a narrated driving tour around Toronto, passing iconic routes like Dufferin Island, International Control Dam, Old Scow, Niagara Whirlpool and Floral Clock.
Once you've had lunch at Skylon Tower and enjoyed its scenic views of Toronto, embarking on a Hornblower Cruise will allow you to see Niagara Gorge up close and personal. This ride will delight any thalassophile; feel the mist on your skin as the water surges by and experience it all first-hand!
The Illumination Tower
Every evening as the sun begins to set, Niagara Falls becomes illuminated with blue and yellow lighting as a part of the Help Kids Shine campaign. This breathtaking display serves as a highlight for this fundraiser for the Niagara Children's Centre.
As you marvel at the stunning view from the Illumination Tower (an ideal photo-op backdrop), we will accompany you to Hornblower Niagara Cruises facility where we will board Maid of the Mist; an iconic vessel which sails around the gorge to get as close as possible to Niagara Falls - this must-do experience is essential when visiting this landmark!
Explore all this and more on our top-rated Ultimate Niagara Falls Tour! York alumni can use promo code YORKU15 to enjoy 15% off this nine-hour trip that provides round trip transportation from Downtown Toronto. Book today!
The Tailrace Tunnel
Niagara Falls' powerful waters conceal an incredible story of electricity and innovation. On this cultural walking tour, discover more about Nikola Tesla and the "War of Currents", while enjoying access to Skylon Tower and Niagara Parks Power Station for viewings.
The Second Tailrace Tunnel, constructed to improve efficiency at Niagara River Power Station, was an incredible engineering achievement. Visitors entering via glass-walled elevator from the wheel pit enter this underground tunnel that extends 2,200 feet before ending up at an outdoor viewing platform that takes visitors down to the river itself.
This award-winning Niagara Falls Tour features the Hornblower boat cruise that brings you close to Canadian Horseshoe Falls, plus time for exploring Niagara-on-the-Lake and sampling wine at nearby vineyards. Plus, enjoy a narrated drive along Niagara Parkway passing attractions like Whirlpool Rapids and Floral Clock!