点评:Simply said, Niagara Falls is one of the most amazing natural sites in North America that is a Must See for everyone on the continent. We had the chance to see it from Niagara Falls Parkway, Niagara City Cruises and Journey Behind the Falls and you can see all of my post there along with one for American and Horseshoe Falls.
Here I would like to tell you how you can see all of these things in a half-day from Toronto on a holiday weekend Saturday. To make this happen you will need your own transportation to control your schedule; however, we were able to do all the things above and still return to Toronto after lunch for a visit to Toronto Islands with our rental car. In addition to needing a vehicle, you will need to reserve items online before your visit. I recommend you visit the falls by boat and secure a spot on Niagara City Cruises. I also recommend you secure a time for Journey Behind the Falls and parking adjacent to the Table Rock VC online at Niagara Parks, both can be obtained at www.niagaraparks.com.
If you are staying in Downtown Toronto, you will need to leave between 6:15-6:30 AM to arrive at the Table Rock VC before 8:00 AM. Leaving early both reduces the amount of drive time on less crowded roads and allows you to see the falls before they get crowded. At that time, you can park close to the VC. We scheduled an 8:30 AM Niagara City Cruise which will provide you enough time to walk along the gorge rim from Table Rock to the cruise terminal with pictures along the way. The cruise is an hour long time slot with a 20 minute boat ride, so you will be back before 9:30. We then scheduled a 10:00 Journey Behind the Falls which gave us sufficient time to shop back at the cruises and still walk back to the Table Rock VC. Like Niagara City Cruises, the Journey Behind the Falls is impressive but it can be completed in 30 minutes. This gave us sufficient time to drive to Niagara Glen Nature Area at 11:00 for an hour hike in the gorge. We were then able to eat lunch (fast food Harvey's) and drive back to Toronto by 2:30 PM. I totally encourage you to build a Niagara experience that works for you, but this simply shows you can do it easily from a Toronto Visit.
There are more great things you could do in Niagara Falls, but I believe the cruise, walk along the rim and the journey to see the falls from below are the most amazing experiences and essential to any visit. If you plan properly before, you can totally see all of these amazing things in a half-day visit and still get back to Toronto to see great things there as well. Finally, plan to get wet, it's unavoidable.
翻译:简单来说,尼亚加拉大瀑布是北美最令人惊叹的自然奇观之一,也是整个北美地区人人都值得一睹的景点。我们有幸从尼亚加拉瀑布公园路、尼亚加拉城市游船以及“瀑布背后之旅”等地点观赏到了瀑布的壮丽景观。我在博客上发布了关于这些体验的详细内容,其中还有关于美国瀑布和马蹄形瀑布的介绍。
在此,我想为大家介绍一下:在节假日的周六,如何从多伦多出发,在半天内尽览这些美景。为了实现这一点,你需要有自己的交通工具来掌控行程安排;不过,我们即便如此也顺利完成了上述所有事项,还能在午饭后驾驶租车返回多伦多,去游览多伦多群岛。除了需要车辆外,你还需在出行前在线预订各项服务。我建议你乘船游览瀑布,务必提前预定尼亚加拉城市游船的船票。我还建议您提前在尼亚加拉公园官网(www.niagaraparks.com)上预约“Journey Behind the Falls”参观时段以及Table Rock游客中心附近的停车位。
如果您住在多伦多市中心,需要在早上6:15至6:30之间出发,这样才能在8:00前抵达Table Rock游客中心。提早出发不仅能避开拥堵路段、缩短行车时间,还能在游客增多前欣赏到瀑布的景色。此时您也可以把车停在游客中心附近。我们安排了上午8:30的尼亚加拉城市游船之旅,这样您就有充足的时间沿着峡谷边缘从桌岩处步行至游船码头,途中还能拍照留念。该游船行程时长为一小时,其中乘船时间约为20分钟,因此您会在9:30之前返回。随后我们安排了10:00开始的“瀑布背后之旅”,这样我们就有足够的时间在游船码头附近购物,再步行返回桌岩游客中心。与尼亚加拉城市游船之旅类似。瀑布后的步行道虽然令人赞叹,但只需30分钟就能走完。这为我们留出了充足的时间,可以在11点驱车前往尼亚加拉峡谷自然区,进行一个小时的峡谷徒步。之后我们吃了午饭(炸鸡汉堡店Harvey’s),并在下午2点半前顺利返回多伦多。我极力建议各位规划出适合自己的尼亚加拉之旅,而这个行程正说明了从多伦多出发也能轻松实现这样的旅行。
在尼亚加拉瀑布地区,还有更多精彩的活动等着您去体验呢。不过我认为,乘船游览、沿着悬崖边缘漫步以及从下方观赏瀑布,这些才是最令人惊叹的体验,也是每次到访时必不可少的环节。只要提前做好规划,半天时间就完全可以体验完所有这些美妙时刻,之后还能返回多伦多继续欣赏那里的美景。最后,做好被淋湿的准备吧,这是不可避免的哦。