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HORSESHOE FALLS • HORNBLOWER NIAGARA CRUISES

Niagara has long been a jewel of Canadian
Niagara tourism, but the area has never taken its

fame for granted. This year sees continuation
Rising of the growth in attractions as well as
sophistication and beautifi cation of this
already awesome region.

BY BARBARA RAMSAY ORR

If you’ve been to Niagara, it is time for the added comfort of air conditioning, lower FIREWORKS AND
another look. And if you’ve never visited, noise levels and unrivalled safety (www. ILLUMINATIONS
there hasn’t been a better time to come. niagarahelicopters.com ). Want a more HIGHLIGHT THE FALLS
Cruise high above the iconic Falls in a sybaritic way to enjoy the Falls? Dine with a Niagara has long been famous for the artful
helicopter, dine by the spray, sip wine in fi rst-class view at the newly renovated Table lighting of the night Falls, but now it is even
Canada’s famous wine country, or watch the Rock House Restaurant where you can enjoy more spectacular, with energy-effi cient
sun set over one of the world’s wonders. From fi ne local cuisine and wine while watching LED lighting technology.
the wild waters of the Falls to the rolling the fl ow. Wake up and see the morning mist In addition to the nightly illuminations,
beauty of wine country, the Niagara Region over the Falls from your bedroom window there is the brilliance of fi reworks over the
has never been more ready for its close up! in one of the hotels that off ers spectacular Falls. Niagara Parks continues to host
overviews. Or see the rush of the rapids with Canada’s longest running fi reworks series
AWESOME FROM a visit to the White Water Walk or on a journey in Queen Victoria Park, from May to
EVERY ANGLE across the Niagara Gorge on the Whirlpool September. Try a forty-minute Hornblower

For visual impact, nothing beats the Falls, Aero Car (www.niagaraparks.com ). To see Fireworks Cruise, with a glass of wine and
no matter how you view them. A the Niagara River down low, take a jet boat an appetizer in hand, to really celebrate the
Hornblower catamaran cruise will take you ride with Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours (www. spectacle of water and light.
right up to the base of Horseshoe Falls whirlpooljet.com ). For something totally
(www.niagaracruises.com). out of the ordinary, book a roundtrip fl ight CONNECTING WITH THE
For a diff erent view, and to really experience with FlyGTA Airlines from Billy ENERGY OF NIAGARA
understand the immensity of the Falls, Bishop Airport, in Toronto, to the Niagara It is good for the body and mind to slow
hover above the spray in one of Niagara District Airport, and then enjoy a day of down, contemplate and connect with your
Helicopters’ fl ights, getting a bird’s-eye look wineries and vineyards and wine tastings surroundings, and Niagara encourages
at the area. Their fl eet of whirlybirds provides (www.fl ygta.com ). visitors to do just that. One popular activity