We happen to take the ALL AMERICAN ILLUMINATION TOUR scheduled to begin at 5:45 pm and end at 10 pm. The representative at the desk told us ALL the points in the tour will be covered in 4 hours without any problems despite the rush. Hence, I bought 4 adult tickets as we had 2 senior citizens. The tour started at ~ 6:15 pm.The bus driver told us ...
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By A Yahoo! Contributor, 07/13/09
Tour guide knew the area pretty well. We felt we were deceived by the person selling the tour to us and who also told us that the discovery pass was junk which was the pass we were going to buy. They give you a map that in itself is deceiving. The man selling us the tour made it sound like we would stop at all the places on the map which was not ...
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By A Yahoo! Contributor, 06/07/09
I purchased the tour over the internet. First of all, I received a discount by booking right on the internet (did not pay what the other people on here did). We were staying at the Super 8 in Niagara Falls, our tour guide Dayna picked us up right on time. We did have a few other pick ups to do, but that was okay, it got us familiar with the ...
I traveled with my parents on to Niagara Falls (I am 19), and boy did we get more than what we bargained for with this tour, and I mean that in the worst possible way I can.
We booked the tour about an hour outside of Niagara through an outside agency I will not name to protect the innocent (It was not their fault). We did not do our research ...
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WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS TOUR TO ANYONE
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 05/03/09
Seems like I should have taken more time reading reviews of this tour company than I did... I am afraid, like many others that have left a review, that we had very similar experiences, over an hour late pick up, rushing through the planned stops, driving by some all together, and being so behind schedule, that some sights were not able to be seen ...
Our guide, Marcello, led us through a wonderful experience, visiting attractions we would have missed had we not gone on the tour. We learned much more about Niagara history than we thought we would, and we gained helpful insight regarding Maid of the Mist and Cave of Winds, contributing to a much safer (and drier) experience. When you figure in ...
Our guide was Chris and he was great, the Bus/van was nice too. The first half of the tour was completely satisfying, but towards the end things started to really wind down. It was nice to see everything we wanted without having to drive, but next time we will just buy the discovery pass and see everything on our own for less than half the cost, if it is your first time, like ours was, it was very nice.
You can see the sights on your own easily! Nothing informative provided by the tour guide - one would be much better off just visiting the sights and moving on your on time table and saving time! The sights are within short distances of each other, so there isnt a need for the tour.
I would NOT recommend this tour. The sights were beautiful, but the tour was painful. We started off 20 minutes late. We were rushed through our view of the falls, but spent 30 minutes in a mini-mart/Daredevil "museum". We were taken to the free tour of the power plant which was not on the itinerery and took up 45 minutes. The guide ...
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By A Yahoo! Contributor, 08/24/08
I would NOT recommend this tour, you can see the major sites for about $22.50 by walking a short distance, and I mean a very short distance, but this tour company will charge you $70.00 per person. Most of the tour is spent going to places that are free to get into. We did NOT save any time by being a part of this tour, as our tour guide had to ...