Niagara Falls Canada Underground Railroad Heritage Tour
Niagara Falls, New York
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Trip Type: Historical & Heritage Tours
Duration: 3 hours
This 3-hour tour winds through the city of Niagara Falls, through wine country en-route to St. Catharine's. Listen to the stories and see the sites that made up the African-Canadian experience. Uncover what was the second leg of the Underground Railroad, visit Harriet Tubman’s first freedom home and place of worship, the BME Church in St. Catharine’s, Ontario. Your tour includes a visit to the cemetery for former slaves, and various freedom crossing points. Also catch the panoramic view of the Falls and the same view that Tubman had as she crossed over in Canada.
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This 3-hour tour winds through the city of Niagara Falls, through wine country en-route to St. Catharine's. Listen to the stories and see the sites that made up the African-Canadian experience. Uncover what was the second leg of the Underground Railroad, visit Harriet Tubman’s first freedom home and place of worship, the BME Church in St. Catharine’s, Ontario. Your tour includes a visit to the cemetery for former slaves, and various freedom crossing points. Also catch the panoramic view of the Falls and the same view that Tubman had as she crossed over in Canada.Your tour begins after hotel pickup. Your guide will be dressed in period attire and equipped with an Ipad loaded with 19th century photos of the region from 100-years ago. The tour transportation choices vary from a 4-passenger SUV (private tour option), 7-passenger minivan and 14-passenger van max.
Site visits involve very little walking. You are either inside or outside the site but you will need to get in and out of the van. Your 3-hour tour begins in the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario. Stop at Underground Railroad sites and take in the panoramic view of the Falls as you make your way to wine country. Discover a small anti-slavery community that was in the 1900's.
Meals are not part of the tour but you are able to get something quick (no less than 10-minutes). The tour again affords you with two tours in one. Visit the African-Canadian Underground Railroad Sites and enjoy a scenic tour of the beautiful region of Southern Ontario as you move through wine country and along the banks of several slave crossings. Your tour is not only educational but experiential!
Site visits involve very little walking. You are either inside or outside the site but you will need to get in and out of the van. Your 3-hour tour begins in the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario. Stop at Underground Railroad sites and take in the panoramic view of the Falls as you make your way to wine country. Discover a small anti-slavery community that was in the 1900's.
Meals are not part of the tour but you are able to get something quick (no less than 10-minutes). The tour again affords you with two tours in one. Visit the African-Canadian Underground Railroad Sites and enjoy a scenic tour of the beautiful region of Southern Ontario as you move through wine country and along the banks of several slave crossings. Your tour is not only educational but experiential!
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