04 Sep 2019
We did this trip on Monday 4th September and there were 10 of us in total. We were picked up by Lenka at 8am on Dufferin Street (a 20 min trip from Downtown in uber-cost about $18).
The bus was clean and tidy and air conditioned and very comfortable. It was an 1.30 hr drive to Niagara Falls. Lenka had looked at weather and altered the itinerary to make the best of the day.
We went straight to Niagara Falls and had 2.5hours there. We had already bought the boat tickets (and the rest of the group did so on the morning with Lenka purchasing the tickets quickly). As we were there for 9.30/10 there were no lines and we were quickly admitted on the funicular down to the boat. It was a great experience- would definitely recommend doing this. They give you a poncho and the trip lasts about 15/20 mins. We then had time to walk the route to the falls stopping for coffee at Tim Hortons on the route. The timing was perfect.
We then went to Niagara on the Lake where we had 1.5hr to explore and get lunch. This is a lovely little town and we had a great meal at the Bistro Lenka recommended. Also definitely get a Cows ice cream.
We then drove to the Maple Syrup farm and winery to do wine tasting. We also stopped to do a quick view of Bolls Falls. We didn't do the short hike i think due to lack of time which we didn't mind as it was a very full day. Lenka was very organised and made everything very easy, taking time to point out attractions and tell us the history of places we were visiting.
Lenka kindly dropped us off downtown Toronto and we arrived back at 7pm (bit later than normal due to labour day traffic).
This is a great trip and worth the money. We definitely wouldn't have been able to do everything we did on our own- its so worth doing this guided trip. Great day out- thanks Lenka.