点评:This feels like an absolute must do if you want the Niagara Falls experience. The boat rides are iconic for sure, so I would do that too - but honestly I enjoyed this more than the boat ride itself. And though most of the fun stuff around Niagara is on the Canadian side - this one experience all by itself makes it worth a trip to the American side if your in the area anyway.
I did a lot of research before visiting - and I'm glad I did because I kept seeing people kind of implying Cave of the Winds is similar to Journey Behind The Falls on the Canadian side - and it isn't remotely the same experience. If you want to see what it looks like behind a waterfall - do Journey Behind The Falls. But it...looks like water...I honestly would skip that one if we come back one day. Its not all that exciting.
If you want to feel what a waterfall feels like - if you want to be IN the waterfall. This is the activity.
You are going to get wet - so if that isn't your cup of tea, skip this. You'll be mad. But if you bring water shoes, and come when its warm out - this experience is amazing. You just honestly don't get the power of the falls any other way.
That said, we visited end of Aug on a somewhat cool day right after a pretty long heat wave. So we didn't experience much of a line or wait at all...I think because people we're worried it would be too cold. It was perfect for my 6 year old and I. She isn't a big fan of lines and waiting, so I'm glad we lucked into the weather we had. A cooler warm day seems to be the right time to visit to avoid long lines.
We also actually quite enjoyed the little "pre-show", with history about the falls. Learning about the restoration and conservation of the area was pretty cool. And I liked the old-timey presentation.
翻译:如果你想体验尼亚加拉大瀑布,这绝对是必游之地。乘船游览绝对是标志性的体验,所以我也会选择——但说实话,比起乘船游览,我更喜欢乘船游览。虽然尼亚加拉大部分好玩的地方都在加拿大那边,但单凭这一项体验,如果你正好在美国,就值得去美国那边一趟。
在去之前我做了很多研究——很高兴我这么做了,因为我一直看到有人暗示“风之洞”和加拿大那边的“瀑布后之旅”很像——但体验完全不一样。如果你想看看瀑布后面是什么样子,那就去“瀑布后之旅”吧。但它……看起来像水……说实话,如果我们哪天再来,我会跳过这个。它没那么刺激。
如果你想感受瀑布的感觉——如果你想置身于瀑布之中,这就是你要体验的活动。
你会被淋湿——所以如果你不喜欢,那就跳过这个吧。你会疯掉的。但如果你带上水鞋,并在天气暖和的时候来——这种体验真是太棒了。说实话,你无法通过其他方式感受到瀑布的气势。
话虽如此,我们是在八月底去的,那天天气略凉,刚好是一波持续的热浪过后。所以我们没有排太多队,也没有等太久……我想是因为人们担心天气太冷。这对我和我6岁的女儿来说非常完美。她不太喜欢排队和等待,所以我很高兴我们碰巧遇到了这样的天气。凉爽温暖的日子似乎是参观的最佳时机,可以避免排长队。
我们也非常喜欢那个小小的“预演”,了解了瀑布的历史。了解该地区的修复和保护工作也很棒。我也很喜欢那个充满复古气息的演示。