3-Day Niagara Falls, Maid of The Mist, Thousand Island

Day 1: New York → Corning → Niagara Falls

Corning Glass Center

Watkins Glen State Park

Finger Lakes

Today we will be heading to the Corning Glass Museum! The museum is located in western New York and is dedicated to history, art, and the science behind glassmaking. Following, we will be visiting Niagara Falls and overlooking the American Fall, the Horseshoe Fall, and the Bridal Veil Fall! Here, you will be simply amazed by the beauty of the falls and what makes Niagara Falls worth the visit.

Itinerary:

New York → Corning Museum of Glass (Optional, 90 mins) → Watkins Glen State Park + Finger Lake (Optional, 90 mins, This optional activity is only available when Watkins Glen State Park is open.) → Niagara Falls Night View In-depth Tour (Mandatory, 90mins)

Notes:

1. Watkins Glen State Park + Finger Lakes is a seasonal summer itinerary. We will visit after the state park officially opens (generally from May to October each year). Please refer to the park’s official website for the exact opening date. Once the park is closed, Watkins Glen State Park + Finger Lakes will no longer be available.

2. In order to ensure a better experience for guests, it is guaranteed that guests can watch the fireworks show at the waterfall on that day (except that there is no fireworks show on that day).

Transportation: Drive from New York to The Corning Museum of Glass

Distance: 250KM

Time: 5h

The Corning Museum of Glass

The world-renowned Corning Glass Center is located in Corning, a small town with unique style and quaint flavor in upstate New York. Although it is a small city, it is the center of the American glass industry. The status of Corning's glassand porcelain in the United States is just like the status of Jingdezhen porcelain in China, and it is also well-known in the world. Corning Glass Center can be said to be a magical glass world. Corning Glass Center has about 100,000 pieces of glass boutiques and artistic sculptures on display. These exquisite glass products are either colorful or crystal clear, dazzling and overwhelming. The Glass Center is not only a glass museum, but also a factory for the production of glass strengthening, glassware and handicrafts, and a store that sells glass and crystal products such as sunglasses, necklaces, pins, etc.

Watkins Glen State Park

Watkins Glen is located in the Finger Lakes region of New York State, USA. It is a stratified rock geology, which has been eroded by glaciers and streams, forming a unique landform. There are more than a dozen waterfalls along the approximately two-mile canyon trail. There are excellent canyon trails, waterfalls that can be admired up close, and pleasing natural scenery, providing tourists with an excellent photo spot, and it is known as the "Millennium Valley".

Finger Lake

The Finger Lakes are located in the northwest of New York State. They are a scenic spot consisting of 14 long and narrow lakes. They are named because they are arranged vertically from south to north and look like fingers. Many Hollywood stars have vacation villas or estates here.

Transportation: Drive from the Finger Lakes to Niagara Falls

Distance: 135KM

Time: 2h35m

Niagara Falls Night View Tour

During the trip, we will go to [One Park, Two Islands, Three Falls], go deep into Niagara Falls Park, and see a wide variety of exotic flowers and trees up close; stand on two islands - Ram Island and Moon Island, and appreciate the magnificence of the Water of Thor from multiple angles in the dark; see the three major waterfalls - Horseshoe Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, and American Falls, and feel the majestic momentum of nature presented by the different faces of the waterfalls under the illumination of colorful neon lights. At this time, don't forget to pick up your camera and take a photo with them.

Transportation: Drive from Niagara Falls to the hotel

Distance: 20KM

Time: 40m

• Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls NY - Riverside by IHG / Buffalo Marriott Niagara / Aloft Buffalo Airport / similar

Day 2: Niagara Falls → Syracuse

Cave of the Winds

Maid of the Mist

Clinton Square

Niagara Falls is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the United States. Formed by the Niagara River, which drains Lake Erie into Lake Ontario before going out to Atlantic by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, the combined falls have the highest flow rate of any waterfall in North America that has a vertical drop of more than 50 m (160 ft). Then we will go to Clinton Square, where the music and food are combined.

Itinerary:

Niagara Falls Classic Tour (Optional, 2.5 hours, including Whirlpool Park + Cave of the Winds + Maid of The Mist) → Clinton Square (90 mins with dinner time)

Niagara Whirlpool State Park

The Niagara Whirlpool is 125 feet deep and was formed by water erosion 7,500 years ago. It is located where the Niagara River suddenly turns northeast from the northwest. The rapid river water flows back after the change of direction, forming a huge whirlpool. The park is very quiet, with barbecue pits and picnic tables. Standing on them, you can overlook the whirlpool below, which is very spectacular.

Cave of the Winds

The entrance to the Cave of the Winds is on Goat Island, where there is a small museum and a small cinema. You can then take an elevator down 53 meters in the Niagara Gorge cave to the bottom of the valley. Standing at the foot of the falls, looking up, you will see the falls rushing down with overwhelming momentum, which can't help but make people feel passionate and resonate with nature.

Maid of The Mist

The Maid of the Mist is the most monumental boat trip in the United States since 1846. There is no better way to experience Niagara Falls in the United States. Put on a blue raincoat and take aboard the dreamy Maid of the Mist boat to experience the refreshing mist, surging waves, and roaring waterfalls produced by more than 2 million liters of water per second. As a unique fleet of yachts, under the skilled command of captains, they have been sailing safely in the waves of the Niagara Gorge for more than 100 years and have carried tens of millions of tourists directly into the depths of the misty water.

Transportation: Drive from Niagara Falls to Syracuse

Distance: 160KM

Time: 3h

Clinton Square

Clinton Square began in 1825 at the junction of the Erie Canal, New York State’s early turnpike system, and the road to America’s largest salt works. Clinton Square is named for DeWitt Clinton, three-term mayor of New York City, two-term governor of New York State, and a leading figure in the creation of the Erie Canal. Downtown Syracuse’s central square, it is rich in history. Among many other things, it is the site of one of the first abolitionist "mob actions" in the North to free an imprisoned fugitive slave: the October 1, 1851, rescue of William "Jerry" Henry, remembered as the "Jerry Rescue." In 1910, it was repurposed into a public square with the dedication of a Civil War monument.

Transportation: Drive from Syracuse to the hotel

Distance: 80KM

Time: 1h40m

• Quality Inn & Suites Watertown Fort Drum / similar

Day 3: Thousand Islands → New York

American Thousand Islands Boat Tour

In the morning, we will head to the Thousand Islands in the northeast corner of Lake Ontario, and take a cruise to enjoy the infinite scenery of Lake Ontario. Then we will return to New York.

Itienrary:

Hotel → Thousand Islands → Thousand Islands Cruise (Optional, 60 mins) → New York

Transportation: Drive from hotel to Thousand Islands

Distance: 30KM

Time: 30m

Thousand Island Cruise - U.S. Side

The Thousand Islands stretch for 50 miles in the northeast corner of Lake Ontario, on the US-Canada border. The US border lies in New York State, while the Canadian border lies closer to Lake Ontario. Smaller islands often have only a single house. A Thousand Islands cruise offers breathtaking scenery, and along the islands you'll see traces of history. Take a leisurely boat trip through the archipelago, admiring the diverse mansions and islands of varying sizes and shapes.

Transportation: Drive from from the Thousand Islands to New York

Distance: 350KM

Time: 7h