After a 30-minute check-in and orientation session at the tour operator’s office in Youngstown, your Niagara adventure starts as you board the jet boat and head south along the Niagara River with your Coast Guard certified captain.
When you’re settled comfortably into the climate-controlled interior cabin, which seats 26, or prepared to get wet on the 14-passenger wet deck, begin cruising along the river, enjoying views of the shoreline and passing sites like Brock's Monument and Fort Niagara. When you reach Devil’s Hole, hold on tight and enjoy the wild ride as the 1,650-horsepower boat ─ specially designed to skim across the river’s whirlpools and white water ─ effortlessly navigates the Class 5 rapids.
Continue the excitement by catching more ‘waves’ in the Niagara Whirlpool and the Class 6 rapids just above it, and travel through the swirling Niagara Gorge, where your heart will pound as your captain maneuvers you into 360-degree spins. Between moments of exhilaration, look around at the stunning scenery of Niagara Gorge, whose beauty is even more impressive if you’re there during the months of fall foliage.
Your tour ends when you return to Youngstown. If you are wet after the tour, you can put on your dry clothes in the changing rooms, and then perhaps warm up with a snack or hot drink (own expense).