5/5
Tacky Town; but Great Tour
As the title implies Niagara Falls is all about the water flowing over a cliff and not so much about the town. It reminds me of Atlantic City or Reno - places that have some great features but have seen better days. The new tourist area; grouped around the casino on the Canadian side (which is what this review deals with; we did not venture onto the USA side) is trying to be Las Vegas North making it a family destination; but we did not gamble; or go to the many tourist trap establisments on Clifton Hill. We were here to see the falls in all their glory so that means taking a tour. We googled Falls Tours and were lucky that SeaSight Tours came up. After choosing the agenda that we wanted we effortlessly booked online after business hours. That was confirmed via an email later that evening and followed up next morning with a phone call. They made it super easy to book and schedluled a pickuup right in the Hilton lobby. That's when we met John our tour guide. We picked up 4 more passengers in our brand new Dodge mini van and proceeded with one of the best tours we have ever had and a lot of that is John's doing. He was knowledeabe and friendly and very funny - the perfect guide. I won't cover the sites we saw since they vary by tour but we saw everything we wanted to see and even got good local advice on where to eat. It was a great experience! Thanks; SeaSight and thanks John!
