Come with us behind Niagara Falls!

Ah yes. I've waited a long time to experience the journey behind the falls. The last time I was here, we were driving home when I started reading about it in a brochure that it was possible to go behind the actual water fall of the the Horseshoe Falls.










There is a long tunnel going approximately parallel with the cliff face with off chutes with open portals at the face where you can see the wall of water pouring down in front of your eyes.



There is an opening leading to a multi level landing that gives you a great, but very wet view of the falls from this unique perspective. It was well worth the charge of around $15 per adult and you can stay as long as you like.









If possible, you should take plenty of tissues to wipe the water from your camera lens. I would be very wary of exposing an expensive camera to the saturated atmosphere here. My camera can be replaced for $100, but if it had died on me, I would have been happy enough with the photos I managed to get at that price. :)









Before you enter the tunnel journey, you and your partner / friends / family are automatically positioned for a digital photo taken of you. When you return from the venture, they show you your two 8x10 inch photographs superimposed onto different backgrounds; one daylight and the other at night at the Falls. They are each mounted in a separate Souvenir Folder at a cost of $20 for the pair if you want them. So if you are without a camera, it is a way to record your venture. We were impressed with the package and purchased ours. So be warned; try to make sure you're smiling when they take it!

Flow: 154 mega litres/min (34 million gals/min) at 65kph (40 mph)

Erosion: Used to be 3 metres (10ft) per year. Now 30 cm (1 foot) every 10 years.

Next: "Maid of the Mist" adventure.