First time to Niagara

Hi!

I shall be visiting Niagara falls for a day in July (wednesday) with my family and need help to plan the trip.

We are flying into Rochester from New York very late and so decided to stay at a hotel at the airport and then drive down to Niagara falls next morning in a rented car. My questions are,

How much sightseeing do you think we can squeeze in a day if we start from ROC at 9:00 a.m.?

I read about the ';passport to the falls';. Do they guarantee me a ride/tour of the attractions they include in their ticket the same day?

We want to see the fireworks. Can we see it from US side? What time does it take place? How convinient and safe is it to drive back to Rochester after seeing the fireworks?

I will greatly appreciate if any one of you could help me out on the above.

Regards,

Haridas

First time to Niagara

You will probably get to NF around 11am. The fireworks are at 10pm, so that gives you 11 hours, which should be plenty of time to do everything on the Passport as well as some exploring. As long as you can see the Falls, you can see the fireworks. The fireworks are 8 minutes, so if you leave right away, you should be back in Rochester soon after midnight. You just take the Robert Moses Parkway out to I290, then to I190 at Buffalo, and I90 back to Rochester.

First time to Niagara

Thanks for the help.

By the way, how long does the the park (on the US side) remain open? Is there any place at the park where we can have our dinner and wait for the fire works to start?

Haridas

The Park doesn%26#39;t close, just the attractions have specific hours.

The Top of the Falls Restaurant is right above the Horseshoe Falls.

niagarafallsstatepark.com/Dining_TopoftheFal…

You%26#39;ll probably want to reserve ahead at the Top of the Falls restaurant. A lot of people do what you%26#39;re planning, and they fill up quickly (especially if they have tour groups in). The view is great and the food is good, but the kitchen is notoriously slow. Allow plenty of time. Call now to book a table (716-278-0340).