Discover Niagara Falls after dark on a half day evening tour designed around the illuminated cascades. As night falls, coloured floodlights sweep across the water, giving Horseshoe Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, and American Falls a very different character than they have by day.

Your guide meets you in the Buffalo area in the evening and drives you to Niagara Falls State Park. From there you head out on foot to Goat Island, the strip of land that separates the Horseshoe Falls from the American Falls, with viewpoints of both cascades from the middle of the Niagara River. Continue to Luna Island, a small outcrop wedged between the American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls, which places you close to the brink of each.

Over 2.5 hours in the park you take in all three falls from multiple angles. Horseshoe Falls curves across the Canada and US border, carrying roughly 90 percent of the river over its crest and taking the full weight of the floodlights. Bridal Veil Falls is the narrowest of the three, its thin sheet of water lit from below. The American Falls is the only cascade lying entirely within New York State, best seen from the island overlooks.

This is the park at its quietest hours, once the day crowds have thinned and the mist catches the light. On scheduled evenings, fireworks over the gorge close out the night.

Departing from Buffalo with hotel pickup and return, this evening journey suits travellers who want Niagara Falls at its most atmospheric.

Itinerary:

Buffalo - Niagara Falls Night View In-depth Tour (2.5 hours, includes Horseshoe Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, and American Falls) - Buffalo