What to do and see in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada: The Best Walking Tours

January 24, 2022 Enedina Augsburger

In Canada's wine country, Niagara-on-the-Lake presents a well-preserved 19th-century village and its charms. Drive or bike through the area, stopping at wineries and Fort George National Historic Site. Ride along the Niagara Escarpment on horseback or book a white-water adventure at nearby Niagara Falls (you might have heard of them).
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1. Ugly Holiday Sweater Food Tour

245 King St, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0, Canada Niagara Culinary Tours
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Put on a favorite ugly holiday sweater and join this special walking food tour around the picturesque town of Niagara-on-the-Lake in Ontario, Canada. This 2.5-hour adventure will include a mix of food tastings at local eateries plus visits to a couple specialty boutiques for last-minute gift items. A prize will be awarded for the foodie with the ugliest holiday sweater.

Inclusions: Food tasting, Local guide

Exclusions: Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase), Gratuities, souvenirs or gifts

Reviewed By patersondoug

The whole mood of the tour was extremely relaxing and informative. The food was great and the tour very informative and adaptable. If a question was asked it was answered and if a visual could be shown as part of the answer it was provided

2. Private Tour of Niagara-on-the-Lake Historic District (up to 5 participants)

Corks Wine Bar & Eatery, 19 Queen St, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0, Canada Old Town Tours
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Join your experienced local guide for a 2-hour private and personalized, fun and informative walking tour of Canada's prettiest town - Niagara-on-the-Lake. It’s the best way to connect to and feel the heartbeat of our town! Explore the sites that echo with stories of the past, heroes and villains, revolution and war, slavery and freedom, arts architecture and culture. Discover the secrets of how this little town has adapted to changing times and changing fortunes. Your local guides’ enthusiasm and knowledge will combine to inform and captivate you each step along the way. Group options are based on the number of participants in your group: Option 1: 1 or 2 participants Option 2: 3 to 5 particpants Option 3: 6 to 10 participants Option 4" 11 to 20 particpants.

Inclusions: All taxes, fees and handling charges, Wine-tasting, Professional guide

Exclusions: Gratuities, Hotel pickup and drop-off

Reviewed By nylemaryt2020

It was our first time experience visiting a wine yard. Our trip guide, Diana, was awesome and she was so knowledgable. It’s a great place and we highly recommend.

3. Guided Walking Tour of Niagara-on-the-Lake Historic District

19 Queen St, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0, Canada Old Town Tours
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4.8 based on 42 reviews

Join your experienced local guide for a 2-hour, fun and informative walking tour of Canada's prettiest town - Niagara-on-the-Lake. It’s the best way to connect to and feel the heartbeat of our town! Explore the sites that echo with stories of the past, heroes and villains, revolution and war, slavery and freedom, arts architecture and culture. Discover the secrets of how this little town has adapted to changing times and changing fortunes. Your local guides’ enthusiasm and knowledge will combine to inform and captivate you each step along the way.

Inclusions: All taxes, fees and handling charges, Wine-tasting, Professional guide

Exclusions: Gratuities, Hotel pickup and drop-off

Reviewed By jackaG24FH

We really enjoyed our walking tour with Old Town Tours. Our guide, Lily, was very knowledgeable and shared many interesting stories and facts about Niagara-on-the-Lake. In fact, she just about convinced us to move to the town! We also experienced great customer service, and had a lot of fun throughout the tour. We would recommend this experience to anyone visiting Niagara-on-the-Lake.

4. Niagara Falls Day Tour from Toronto

Ripley's Aquarium of Canada, 288 Bremner Blvd, Toronto, ON M5V 3L9, Canada Niagara Day Tour
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4.8 based on 1,134 reviews

Enjoy a day trip from Toronto to Niagara Falls that includes stops at Niagara Falls, the Floral Clock, the 'Smallest Chapel in the World,' the hydro-power stations, and a winery for wine tastings. You'll travel aboard a modern coach and have a minimum of three hours of free time at Niagara Falls to explore independently. Tours are conducted by licensed Niagara Parks Commission Tour Guides, so you'll learn interesting information with commentary given throughout the day. When booking, you have the option to upgrade to include a cruise up the Niagara River to the base of Niagara Falls.

Inclusions: Bottled water, Driver/guide, Live commentary on board, Air-conditioned vehicle, Wine tasting, Hornblower Cruise included if option selected

Exclusions: Food and drinks, unless specified, Gratuities

Reviewed By Matty1231

George was fantastic! Amazing service! Will come again. Wine tasting was top notch with great selections.

5. Explore Niagara - Hike, Wine & Sightseeing tour from Toronto

1200 King St W, Toronto, ON M6K 1G4, Canada Travelling Chicken
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You will explore Niagara Region with local tour guide. We travel in small groups and you will feel like you are travelling with group of new friends at the end of the trip. We will start our tour with an hour hike at Niagara Glen Nature Centre. Niagara river overlooking hikes are great start of the day. You will take lot of beautiful pictures. We will continue to Niagara Falls where you will get free time for lunch and you can take Hornblower Cruise (you can book the cruise on Hornblower website online in the time schedule between 1.15 pm to 3.15 pm) or if you don't want to take a cruise, you can just walk along the falls. Our next stop will be at small historical town Niagara on the Lake where you can try the world's famous ice cream Cow's! We will finish our tour at small local winery Sue-Ann Staff Estate. This is an award winning winery. They have the best prices of ice wine if you want to purchase a bottle after your tasting. You will taste 3 table wines and ice wine.

Inclusions: Wine tasting (including ice wine and wine glass), Driver/guide, Tour in other than English language are subjected to avaibility of tour guides. If you require tour in other language we recommend to book a private tour.

Exclusions: Lunch, Gratuities, Hornblower Cruise

Reviewed By chinmayeel2020

Have been touring parts of Ontario - thanks to TravelingChickens !! They are great tour organizers with good knowledge of the areas being traveled to. And they're safe to travel with as well. I've had the chance to take trips with both Lenca, and Mike and both of them a very fun, friendly folks! I highly recommend this travel group if you're in Toronto and want to get around Ontario and more!

6. Outlet Collection at Niagara Shopping from Toronto

King Tours
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This 8-hour shopping trip, takes you Canada's largest open-air outlet shopping center featuring close to 100 marquee retailers. The Outlet Collection at Niagara is your top shopping destination!

Inclusions: Round-trip shared transfer

Exclusions: Gratuities

Reviewed By RSRM2020

King Shuttle from Maple Leaf Square to Toronto Premium Outlet and back was a very convenient way to travel on this first snow storm day of 2020. Excellent service. Very punctual. The driver extremely polite. A very cautious driver, given the terrible road conditions due to the snow storm. Highly recommended. Would use it again.

7. Niagara Falls Tour Day Trip from Toronto

Toronto, ON, Canada TBCL - Toronto Bus Co. Ltd.
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Your Niagara Falls experience starts the moment you board the climate-controlled bus at your hotel. You'll be taken on a tour that is guaranteed to stimulate your senses and leave you with memories that will last a lifetime. The tour includes free time to explore Niagara falls and a local winery visit for wine tasting.

Inclusions: Local guide, Wine tasting, Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)

Exclusions: Gratuities, Entry fees to Niagara attractions

Reviewed By luispG7574NV

Excellent tour, very detailed, good timed and not boring at all. The tour guy was really helpful and make our tour really enjoyable. However, I cannot rate 5 stars since the company who made the tour was different from the one I booked ( apparently the season is slow for some companies ).

8. Winter Wonderland Food Tour in Niagara-on-the-Lake

245 King St, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0, Canada Niagara Culinary Tours
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Enjoy a 2.5-hour small-group tour of a few of the most delicious and best kept secrets in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Bundle up and enjoy the perfect blend of history, culture, and culinary delights. Follow your guide through the heart of the Old Town for a bit of Irish stew, sip on a little hot cocoa, and visit a beautiful Inn near Lake Ontario. All tastings are included.

Inclusions: Food tastings, Water is provided at most stops, a friendly and professional local guide, Small group tour

Exclusions: Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase), Gratuities, Souvenirs or gifts

Reviewed By patersondoug

The whole mood of the tour was extremely relaxing and informative. The food was great and the tour very informative and adaptable. If a question was asked it was answered and if a visual could be shown as part of the answer it was provided

9. Niagara Falls Platinum Tour from Toronto with Cruise and Lunch

Toronto, ON, Canada TBCL - Toronto Bus Co. Ltd.
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This full-day tour from Toronto to Niagara Falls includes a wine tasting and free time to explore Niagara Falls including a meal overlooking the falls and a Niagara Hornblower Cruise. Sit back, relax, and let your guide show you the magic of Niagara Falls.

Inclusions: Wine tasting, 3-course lunch, Journey Behind the Falls or Imax Theatre will be offered if the Hornblower cruise is not running due to season, Professional guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Hornblower Cruise (runs from late spring to early fall)

Exclusions: Gratuities

Reviewed By MaurieDobbin

Spent an entertaining couple of hours with a very knowledgeable guide showing off his city. Well worth the money.

10. Niagara-on-the-Lake Culinary Walking Foodie Tour

245 King St, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0, Canada Niagara Culinary Tours
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Embrace your inner foodie on this 3.5-hour culinary walking tour of beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake. Your knowledgeable guide will introduce you to locals and teach you about the history of this scenic town, where the Niagara River blends into Lake Ontario. Taste your way through the best dishes in town and walk them off exploring the nooks and crannies of this historic hamlet. Tours are limited to 12 people to ensure a quality experience.

Inclusions: Local guide, All tastings

Exclusions: Gratuities, Food and drink, unless specified, Hotel pickup and drop-off

Reviewed By Dan C

Steve was our guide for this food tour, improvised and private (just us) due to the pandemic. Wore a mask between stops, kept physical distant. We've been to NOTL many times, we booked this because the Shaw plays are all closed down. Steve was great, learned some things we did not know. like the history of what is now the Balzacs coffee shop, how all the great flower beds all along the main street got started and more. We also learned that beer and cheese do go together and what the heck is a Chimney Cake? Highly recommended.

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