点评:Whether you visit the Canadian or American side of the falls, a boat ride to base of each set of falls is an essential and a premier experience for your Niagara visit. We visited the Canadian side, so we rode with Niagara City Cruises and it may have been our consensus favorite activity of our Canadian vacation.
Niagara Falls is an incredible natural place, not simply for North American but the world, and there are many great ways to experience it, all amazing. However, while the rim is nice any visit inside the gorge where you can feel the falls as well as see and hear makes it so much better with the best being in the center on the water. The only real way to do that is by securing a one-hour trip with 20-minute boat ride on either side of the border.
We bought our tickets online well before our visit, like three months, and we splurged for the gold upgrade package. You get a gold poncho, which is just as a flimsy as the red one, and a place in the front of the boat. The upgrade in Canadian dollars really did not seem that expensive and you are seeing the falls from a much less crowded spot. We were like the last people on the ship boarding at 8:27 for an 8:30 trip, so in that regard the upgrade was good. By 8:35 we were pulling out and passing the American Falls as well as getting great views from inside the gorge. By 8:45, we were approaching Horseshoe Falls, reaching the center at 8:48. We then turned and headed back for a pass at the American Falls, which are great but simply overshadowed by the awesome Horseshoe Falls. After getting wet again, dress appropriately because you will get wet, we made a pass to see the Rainbow Bridge from below before docking at 8:55. From there we walked back to the elevator that takes you to the gift shop before returning to the rim for incredible views. Let me also give a little plug to the crew who saw us trying to get a selfie and took a picture of us.
Again, I can't say enough great things about the experience. When you approach Horseshoe Falls, you can hear and feel the roar. However, nothing quite prepares you for the rush of wind and water that surrounds you when you are in the center of the falls. Did I say "You will GET WET." This is hands down the BEST Experience in Niagara Falls.
翻译:无论您选择游览尼亚加拉瀑布的加拿大一侧还是美国一侧,乘船前往每处瀑布的脚下都是尼亚加拉之旅中不可或缺且最值得体验的项目。我们参观了加拿大一侧,乘坐的是“尼亚加拉城市游轮”的船只;这或许是我们在加拿大度假期间大家一致认为最喜爱的活动。
尼亚加拉瀑布是一个令人惊叹的自然奇观,它不仅对北美地区而言如此,对全世界来说亦是如此。体验它的方式多种多样,每一种都妙不可言。不过……虽然悬崖边缘的景色很不错,但亲自走进峡谷中——在那里可以真切感受到瀑布的冲击力,也能亲眼目睹并聆听其轰鸣声——这种体验要美妙得多,而最棒的位置则是位于河中央。实现这一体验的唯一途径就是预订一个时长为一小时的游览项目,在边境两侧各进行20分钟的乘船之旅。
我们在出发前三个月就在网上买好了票,还特意花钱升级到了黄金套餐。不过得到的金色雨衣其实和红色的那个一样不耐用。还有一个位置在船的前部。用加元来支付升级费用其实也并不算太贵,而且从那个位置能看到瀑布的景色,周围也没那么拥挤。我们算是最后一批上船的人了——8点27分才登船,而船在8点30分出发,所以从这个角度来说,升级还是挺值的。8点35分时我们便启程,途经美国瀑布,还能从峡谷中欣赏到绝美的景色。到了8点45分,我们开始接近马蹄瀑布,并于8点48分抵达其中心位置。随后我们掉转船头,再次前往美国瀑布处。那里的景色固然不错,但却完全被气势磅礴的马蹄瀑布所掩盖。再次被水溅湿后——请务必穿好合适的衣物,因为您肯定会被弄湿——我们从下方观赏了彩虹桥,并于8点55分靠岸。之后我们步行回到电梯处,乘电梯前往礼品店,最后又回到瀑布边缘欣赏那令人叹为观止的景色。我还要特别感谢那些看到我们试图拍自拍照,然后主动为我们拍照的工作人员。
总之,这次体验真的好到没法用言语形容。当你靠近马蹄瀑布时,能听到巨大的轰鸣声,也能感受到那股震撼的气势。不过,当你身处瀑布中心时,那种迎面扑来的风与水的冲击力真是任何描述都难以形容。我之前说过吧——“你肯定会被淋湿”。毫无疑问,这是尼亚加拉瀑布最棒的体验了。