Beyond Toronto · Niagara region
Toronto to Niagara Falls & Niagara-on-the-Lake
A day shaped around the Falls, historic Niagara-on-the-Lake and a Reif Estate Winery tasting — with your guide and vehicle from Toronto.
Where Every Street Has a Story. Ours are told by the people who worked them.
Duration
Full day
Roughly 10 hours, with the day paced around your group
Departures
Quoted per tour
Departs 8:00 a.m. & 9:00 a.m. — back by about 6:30 PM. Boat and attraction tickets optional.
Pickup
Union Station (Front Street entrance) — or a pickup location we arrange with you
Other pickup locations can be arranged on request
Professional credential
Officially Licensed Niagara Parks Tourist Guide
Niagara Parks Licence #1555. Tour Guide Licence Examination: 98%.
Under Niagara Parks regulation, all tourist guides must be licensed to guide in the Niagara Falls park area.
Available dates
Live Niagara day-tour calendar
Choose a date from our live availability. Confirmed group dates are marked unavailable.
October 2026
Licensed to guide inside the Niagara Parks — Licence #1555.
The itinerary
Your Niagara day, hour by hour
8:00 AM
Hotel pickup in downtown Toronto
Your guide and driver meet you in the lobby. Coffee on board, and the story of the lake shore begins before we leave the city.
8:30 AM
The Toronto to Niagara Falls drive
West along the Queen Elizabeth Way, past Hamilton harbour and up the Niagara Escarpment — the fruit belt, the canal and the war of 1812 told the whole way.
10:00 AM
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Queen Street, the Prince of Wales, the Shaw Festival and the old garrison town — time to walk, shop and photograph Canada's prettiest main street.
11:30 AM
Reif Estate Winery
A tasting on the Niagara River parkway with our friend Klaus W. Reif's team — including the icewine the region is known for.
1:00 PM
Lunch on the parkway
A winery or riverside table of your choosing. We book it for you in advance so nothing is rushed.
2:30 PM
Niagara Falls — the brink
Table Rock and the Horseshoe Falls at the rail, with time for the Hornblower boat, Journey Behind the Falls or the SkyWheel if your group would like it.
4:30 PM
Clifton Hill & the Niagara Parkway
The bright side of the Falls, then the slow scenic road back through the whirlpool and the Floral Clock.
6:30 PM
Back at your Toronto hotel
Door to door, one guide, one vehicle, no queues to work out yourself.
What you will see
- Horseshoe Falls at Table Rock
- Niagara-on-the-Lake's historic Queen Street
- Reif Estate Winery tasting
- Niagara Parkway, whirlpool and Floral Clock
- Clifton Hill
- Optional Hornblower cruise or Journey Behind the Falls
Where we take you
Niagara Falls & Niagara-on-the-Lake on the map
Niagara Falls, Ontario sits about 130 km south of Toronto — roughly 90 minutes each way along the QEW, with Niagara-on-the-Lake a further 20 minutes north along the Niagara Parkway. Doing both in one day only works comfortably with a private driver and guide, which is exactly what this tour is.
