Whirlpool Aero Car

Whirlpool Aero Car

Whirlpool Aero Car Location

 Location 3850 Niagara Parkway  Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada  Located north 4.5 km.(3 miles) north of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls. 

High above the racing Niagara River, you'll be transported through the air in an antique cable car.

Far below, the torrent of water abruptly changes direction and creates one of the world’s most mesmerizing natural phenomenon – the Niagara Whirlpool. Sometimes frightening and always unforgettable!

Please note that this attraction is NOT wheelchair accessible.

The Aero car was designed by a Spanish engineer, Leonardo Torres Quevedo and has been in operation since 1916. The cable car is suspended from six sturdy cables and offers a wonderful view of the Niagara Whirlpool which is formed at the end of the rapids where the gorge turns abruptly counterclockwise and the river escapes through the narrowest channel in the gorge

Falls Illumination

*Mar 1 - Mar 7, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
*Mar 8 - Mar 31, 8:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
*Apr 1 - Apr 30, 8:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

* During March and April, the Falls Illumination will end at midnight on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

May 1 to Aug 13, 9:00 p.m. - Midnight
Aug 14 - Sept 30, 8:30 p.m. - Midnight
Oct 1 - Oct 31, 7:00 p.m. - Midnight
Nov 1 - Nov 6, 6:30 p.m. - Midnight
Nov 7 - Dec 30, 5:00 p.m. - Midnight
Dec 31, 5:00 p.m. - 1 a.m.

NOTE:  Illumination times are approximate and subject to change according to light conditions

Every evening beginning at dusk the Falls are lit in the colours of the rainbow - don't miss the unmatched beauty of the Falls at night!

Illumination of the Falls has been Financed and Operated by The Niagara Falls Illumination Board since 1925.

FALLS ILLUMINATION SCHEDULE

Jan 1 to Jan 5, 5:00 p.m. - Midnight
Jan 6 to Feb 11, 6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

** In honour of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, from February 12 - 28, the evening Illumination of the Falls will be extended each night from 6 – 11 p.m. **
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Journey Behind the Falls

Journey Behind the Falls is a very special place during the winter months. The mist of the Falls freezes in spectacular ice formations on every tree and building. Viewing the Falls in winter should not be missed!

At Journey Behind the Falls, you'll experience the awesome spectacle of one-fifth of the world’s fresh water crashing down to the basin below. During summer daylight hours, over 2,800 cubic meters of water thunders over the brink every second, travelling 65 kilometers per hour!

Your Journey Behind the Falls visit will take 30 to 45 minutes. In the spring and summer months, you'll receive a free souvenir biodegradable rain poncho as protection from the mist of the Falls. Elevators descend 150 feet through bedrock to tunnels that lead and to the Cataract Portal and the Great Falls Portal which is one third of the way behind the massive sheet of water.  Then you walk on to the Upper and Lower Observation Decks at the very foot of the Falls.

Whirlpool Aero Car

Whirlpool Aero Car

Whirlpool Aero Car Location

 Location 3850 Niagara Parkway  Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada  Located north 4.5 km.(3 miles) north of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls. 

High above the racing Niagara River, you'll be transported through the air in an antique cable car.

Far below, the torrent of water abruptly changes direction and creates one of the world’s most mesmerizing natural phenomenon – the Niagara Whirlpool. Sometimes frightening and always unforgettable!

Please note that this attraction is NOT wheelchair accessible.

The Aero car was designed by a Spanish engineer, Leonardo Torres Quevedo and has been in operation since 1916. The cable car is suspended from six sturdy cables and offers a wonderful view of the Niagara Whirlpool which is formed at the end of the rapids where the gorge turns abruptly counterclockwise and the river escapes through the narrowest channel in the gorge