Toronto & Niagara Falls: 2-Day Tour with Aquarium & Hornblower Cruise

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Duration2d

GroupUp to 55

LanguagesEN · FR

Mobile ticketAccepted

Two Days, Two Worlds: Toronto's Waterfront & Niagara's Roar

You get a guided two-day loop through Toronto's waterfront and Niagara Falls, with one night's hotel stay and all transport included. Day one covers a harbour cruise past the CN Tower and entry to Ripley's Aquarium; day two adds the Skylon Tower and a close-up Hornblower Cruise of the falls. You buy attraction tickets on the bus instead of at each site, and a professional guide manages the schedule so you move between cities without thinking about it.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Explore Toronto city and harbour

Visit Ripley's Aquarium
Take Toronto Harbour sightseeing tour
Option to cruise Toronto Islands (summer)

Day 2 — Discover Niagara Falls attractions

Visit Skylon Tower observation deck
Option to take Niagara Hornblower Cruise

The Experience

Most people see Toronto and Niagara Falls on separate trips, months apart. This tour stacks them into 48 hours—one night in a hotel, one professional guide, one vehicle that does all the driving so you don't have to. Day one is the city: you'll cruise Toronto Harbour past the CN Tower and Rogers Centre, then walk through Ripley's Aquarium, Canada's biggest, where 16,000 aquatic animals are behind glass instead of a screen. The guide is there the whole time, which means you're not hunting for the entrance or wondering if you missed something. Day two flips the script. You're at Niagara Falls, standing at the Skylon Tower looking down at both the American Falls and the Horseshoe Falls, then boarding the Hornblower Cruise to get close enough to feel the spray.

The rhythm matters here. You leave Toronto in the morning, arrive at your hotel (Four Points by Sheraton in Mississauga, or similar) by evening, and wake up already halfway to the falls. No rental car, no GPS argument, no "are we going the right way." The tour leader handles the route and the timing. Attraction tickets—the aquarium, the tower, the cruise—aren't bundled in, but you buy them through the guide on the bus, which saves you from standing in a separate line at each stop. If you're traveling with small children, they can stay in a stroller or sit on your lap; the vehicle is air-conditioned and the pace is built for mixed ages and fitness levels.

Summer is when the Toronto Islands cruise runs; the Hornblower at Niagara Falls doesn't operate in winter, so plan accordingly. The whole thing takes two days, one night, and leaves you with the two things people come to Canada to see without the logistics of stitching them together yourself.

What’s included

Your two days include one night's hotel accommodation (Four Points by Sheraton in Mississauga or similar), professional tour leader throughout, air-conditioned vehicle transport between Toronto and Niagara Falls, and GST.
You'll visit Toronto Harbour and Ripley's Aquarium on day one, then the Skylon Tower and Niagara Hornblower Cruise on day two.
Attraction admission tickets are available to purchase through the guide on the bus rather than included upfront, which lets you decide on each stop.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Agence Wonder Travel Inc.

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see both Toronto and Niagara Falls in one trip without renting a car or planning two separate journeys—the guide and the hotel night are what make fitting both into 48 hours actually work.