Maid of the Mist Boat ride gets you upclose and personal with Niagara Falls

Niagara falls are magnificent. Words simply cannot describe how amazing these falls are. Pictures do not do justice to the experience of being in the presence of these amazing falls. I spent a whole day and night experiencing how magical Niagara Falls can be. There was so much water, I was inspired by the power and energy of it all. I had the opportunity to experience the falls by walking along its boundaries as well as taking a birds eye view from a helicopter.

Maid of the Mist is one of the most popular tours at Niagara Falls for one reason. As the name suggests, it takes you as close as possible to the falls on a boat where you experience the permanent mist created by its force.

Before boarding the boat, I thought it was really small before realizing it can accommodate 400 people and that it wasn’t that the boat was small, the enormous scale of Niagara Falls just made it appear so.  If you only have ONE chance to experience Niagara Falls, I would highly recommend the Maid of the Mist tour.

Mai on board of the Maid of the Mist Boat Tour

The queue for the tour was long but moved quickly and as we progressed we were all provided with a blue plastic raincoat. Do not underestimate Niagara Falls, the raincoat truly is a necessity. I was prepared for this fact and had planned to take photos so I sealed my camera in cling wrap (saving me lots of $$ to buy the waterproof case that I would rarely have a need for).

Do It Yourself emergency water proof camera case

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