Niagara-on-the-Lake Heritage & Wine Country Private Tour

Overview

A private half-day: Queenston Heights, Inniskillin Wines and Old Town Niagara-on-the-Lake.

The day pairs the 1812 battlefield history at Queenston Heights and the Brock Monument with the wine country around Niagara-on-the-Lake. Tell us if you'd like to lean toward one or the other.

Highlights

• Queenston Heights Park & Brock Monument The site of the 1812 Battle of Queenston Heights, with a monument to General Isaac Brock and sweeping views over the Niagara River.
• Inniskillin Wines One of Canada's founding icewine producers, with a tasting room set right in the vineyard.
• Old Town Niagara-on-the-Lake Heritage storefronts, gardens, and 19th-century architecture along a walkable main street.
• Sir Adam Beck Generating Station A drive past one of the Niagara River's landmark hydroelectric stations, a look at the engineering that shaped the region.

What Stops Does This Tour Make?

A popular starting point — every Voyzo itinerary is fully customizable, so we'll shape the order and stops around your group.

Pricing

Price by Group Size

• All prices are in US dollars (USD) and are the total for your whole group — not per person.
• No added taxes on the tour price or the optional add-ons: the price shown is the price you pay.
• The starting price of $1,699 is for 1 to 4 guests. It does not cover larger groups.
• Each price covers the tour as described (3-5 hours).
• Pickup is included anywhere in the Greater Toronto Area. Pickup outside the GTA costs extra.
• Time beyond the tour duration is charged additionally.

Optional Add-Ons

Add any of these when you book. They are optional, priced per person in US dollars (USD) with no added taxes, and not included in the tour price above. Availability varies by season and weather, and each one adds time to your day, so extra hours may apply if the day runs past 8 hours.

Pickup, Vehicles & Important Info

Cancellation Policy

Cancel up to 24 hours before your tour date. Later cancellations are subject to charges under our full cancellation policy.

• Bookings must be made at least 24 hours before the tour date.
• Need a different date? Contact us before the 24-hour cutoff and we'll do our best to reschedule, subject to availability.
• Tour time: 3-5 hours. Extra time is charged additionally.

Who Runs Your Tour

Voyzo arranges this tour with vetted local service providers who work closely with us. Your tour is run by the local service provider. Your group is hosted by a driver-guide who both drives the vehicle and guides the day.

A separate tour guide is not included. If you want one in addition to your driver-guide, it can be added at extra cost.

All tour guides and vehicles are fully licensed and insured.

Choose Your Vehicle

Every group size is covered — from an intimate private ride to large multi-coach groups.

Up to 6

Executive SUV

Cadillac Escalade or Chevrolet Suburban

A fast, private ride for couples, small families, or business travelers — plenty of luggage room and a smooth, quiet cabin.

Up to 14

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Van

Sprinter, high-roof passenger configuration

Comfortable, air-conditioned seating for small and mid-size groups — our most popular option for families and friend groups traveling together.

Up to 56

Prevost Coach Bus

Prevost motorcoach

Our largest single vehicle — a full-size luxury motorcoach for large groups, conventions, and corporate events that still want one private tour, one vehicle.

Important Information

Frequently Asked Questions

About This Tour

A private half-day: Queenston Heights, Inniskillin Wines and Old Town Niagara-on-the-Lake. The day pairs the 1812 battlefield history at Queenston Heights and the Brock Monument with the wine country around Niagara-on-the-Lake. Tell us if you'd like to lean toward one or the other.

Queenston Heights isn't just a scenic overlook — it's the actual ground where Major-General Isaac Brock was killed on October 13, 1812, leading a charge to retake a gun position the invading Americans had captured. Brock became such a unifying figure for Upper Canada that the first monument to him, a 135-foot Tuscan column, was completed in 1824 — only to be blown up by anti-British agitators in 1840. The replacement standing today, built of Queenston limestone and completed in 1859, rises 56 metres (185 feet), with a 235-step spiral staircase inside and a 4.8-metre stone statue of Brock on top.

Inniskillin Wines, the tasting stop, was founded in 1975 by Donald Ziraldo and Karl Kaiser on the first post-prohibition winery license issued in the region. It took until 1984 for Kaiser to produce the winery's first icewine, made from netted Vidal grapes — and it was Inniskillin's 1989 Vidal icewine that won the Grand Prix d'Honneur at Vinexpo in 1991, the win widely credited with putting Canadian icewine on the international map.

The Sir Adam Beck Generating Station you pass en route was built between 1917 and 1925 as the Queenston-Chippawa Hydroelectric Plant, the first large hydroelectric project of its kind anywhere in the world at the time. It was renamed in 1950 to honour Adam Beck, the Niagara Falls mayor and power-commission chairman who championed public hydro ownership; alongside its companion station built in the 1950s, the two now generate close to 2,000 megawatts from the same stretch of river.