Start by choosing one of our many family-friendly hotels. There are great family packages available at most hotels and motels, but some really go the extra mile to create paradise for kids. Looking for over the top entertainment guaranteed to thrill kids of any age? A number of great Niagara Falls hotels feature on-site, indoor waterparks so you can stay and play all day – no matter what the weather’s like outside! 

 

Make sure you get the little ones away from the hotel - just hop on the Peoplemover Bus to get the fun rolling! Ride just north of the centre of town to White Water Walk and take a stroll along the edge of the churning Niagara River to get a sense of the true power of nature. 

 

 

Is it time to pump up the excitement? You’re ready for a never-to-be-forgotten voyage on the world-famous Maid of the Mist. Yes, you’re certainly going to get wet as you navigate some of the wildest water in the world, but that’s all part of the fun! Slip on one of the handy plastic ponchos provided and you’ll be ready to face the power of Niagara – full force! Lean on the railings as the waves crash against the bow, the mist rises and your guide tells you the incredible story of Roger Woodward, the seven-year-old American boy who miraculously survived a trip over the Falls, protected by nothing more than a lifejacket, only to be rescued by a quick-thinking captain on the Maid of the Mist.  No other ride in Niagara raises more goose bumps as it sails directly into the swirling maelstrom at the base of the Horseshoe Falls!

 

 

Ready for more Falls fun? Before you dry off, take the kids for an incredible ‘backdoor’ tour – the Journey Behind the Falls . Explore the spooky underground tunnels until you emerge at the very foot of the Falls, with white water frothing all around you. We guarantee there’s no vantage point in the world better designed to remind us of just how small we are by comparison to the power of nature!

 

After your Journey Behind the Falls, go to the upper levels of Table Rock Centre for a visit to the extensive shops and food court. Not only is the over-the-Falls view impossible to beat, but you’ll also be in a perfect place, après lunch, to introduce the kids to a bit of important geological history, packaged as an inventive multi-media event they’ll never forget. Niagara’s Fury: the Creation of the Falls, starts with a captivating animated film, then treats you to a full-on sensory experience of climate change – including indoor snow and rain, a floor that rocks, a 360-degree screen and thousands of litres of water that suddenly churn from beneath the floor with the majesty of the emerging waterfalls. While your hair is still damp and your heart rate is just returning to normal, walk down the corridor and into the Grand Hall, a glass observatory next to the Horseshoe Falls.

 

With attractions like these, we guarantee that those two dreaded words – (the two words no parent ever wants to hear from a child they’re trying to keep entertained - the dreaded…“we’re bored”) - will never come out of your children’s mouths on a Niagara Falls vacation!