The Niagara Region is home to over 40 golf courses, ranging from challenging championship courses designed by Rees Jones, John Daly, Thomas McBroom and Douglas Carrick, to 9 hole par 3's. Most prominent of these are: Niagara Parks Legends on the Niagara, Grand Niagara Resort, Thundering Waters, Royal Niagara and Hunter's Point to name a few. More information can be seen here on TripAdvior or at this website: http://www.niagaragolf.com/.
During the winter months, the Niagara Icedogs of the Ontario Hockey League, play out of the Gatorade Complex in St. Catharines, a short drive from Niagara Falls. For schedule and ticket information: www.niagaraicedogs.net.
Take the Maid of the Mist , which gives you an up-close and personal look at both Canadian Horseshoe falls and American falls by boat. No view of the falls can compare to actually being so close to those powerful waterfalls! You will get wet on the boat. You'll want to wear the free disposable rain poncho that they give you. The view is unobstructed on the top deck.
Consider a purchase of the Niagara Falls/Great Gorge Adventure Pass. You can do all of the activities in one day with no problem. Signs state that even if you have the Adventure Pass, you still need a ticket from the Maid of the Mist ticket booth. This is not true. All they do at the ticket booth is tear out the coupon and hand it back to you and tell you to go down the stairs to the boat where they collect the coupon. If you have the Adventure Pass, skip the line and go right down the stairs to the boat.
If you buy the Adventure Pass, you must turn the coupons in for timed tickets for Journey Behind the Falls , White Water Walk and the Butterfly Conservatory . You have to turn them in and get your timed tickets at one of the Welcome Centres. The Maid of the Mist Welcome Centre is by far the busiest. If you can get to the Welcome Centre at Journey Behind the Falls, you will wait less time and will be better off.
There are various winery tours available thoughout the Niagara region. (A number of wineries surround the City of Niagara Falls.) They can make for a very interesting day of learning how wine is produced - along with plenty of sampling. Your hotel can direct you to the wineries. Alternatively, to a number of tour guides that offer full or half day tours to suit your needs and interests. Niagara Falls Tours offers a tour of local wineries in the Niagara-on-the-Lake region. The van picks you up at your hotel and returns you at the end of the day. The first winery you tour will give you an in-depth look at how wine is produced - from touring the vineyards to the fermenting process to the wine cellar - and offer tastings of a variety of their local wines. The remaining 3 wineries you tour offer samples and a chance to purchase their famous local wines. The driver is also very informative and can offer a local’s insight to the Niagara area.
