Join back with the group onto the sight-seeing vehicle at the same drop off location (Clifton Hill) and drive along the parkway to the Maple Leaf place. This is a locally owned location with amazing local souvenirs, “ All things Canadian” and an optional Maple Syrup production presentation and tasting. They have a great café for an afternoon lunch option.

Maple leaf place for Maple Syrup tasting (15 minutes)

**Helicopter add option**
Add on a 12 minute helicopter flight over the Niagara Region, Niagara Falls, Queenston Heights, Power Generating Stations, with views of Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Niagara river and the water reservoir basins.

Whirlpool stop (10 minutes)
The immense volume of water rushing over the Horseshoe Falls crushes into the narrow Niagara Gorge, creating the whirlpool rapids. The Niagara Whirlpool is formed at the end of the rapids where the gorge abruptly turns counter clockwise. The river’s abrupt change of direction creates one of the world’s most mesmerizing natural phenomena.

Views of Power Generating station (10 minutes)
Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations are two hydroelectric generating stations in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Sir Adam Beck Generating Station I, Sir Adam Beck Generating Station II and the Sir Adam Beck Pump Generating Station are all owned by Ontario Power Generation.

Views of Floral clock (10 minutes)
Measuring 40 feet in diameter, the face of the Floral Clock is filled with as much as 16,000 carpet plants and colourful annuals, including alternanthera, santolina and privet. Its intricate faces are designed and planted by expert horticulturalists and students from the Niagara Parks School of Horticulture.
(Great photo op)

Views of Queenston heights (10 minutes)
The Battle of Queenston Heights was the first major battle in the War of 1812. Resulting in a British victory, it took place on 13 October 1812 near Queenston, Upper Canada. Its geography is a promontory formed where the escarpment is divided by the Niagara River. The promontory forms a cliff face of approximately 100 m. Queenston Heights Park combines leisure and history in one scenic location. Nestled high atop the Niagara Escarpment in the north end of Niagara Parks, Queenston Heights Parks offers picturesque hiking trails, picnic areas, tennis courts, two picnic pavilions and a children’s splash pad. Queenston Heights Park is also home to the Landscape of Nations Memorial and serves as the southern terminus of Canada’s oldest and longest marked footpath, the Bruce Trail. At the entrance to this historic park, see the grand carpet bedding displays that surround both the Brock and Laura Secord Monuments.
(Perfect Photo Op)