A tour? An escape game? A scavenger hunt? YOU decide!
Embark on a scavenger hunt style adventure through Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-the-Lake. Get ready to explore, discover and have fun on a unique and interactive game.
Using a smartphone or tablet as your “tour guide”, family and friends can join you in testing your knowledge, uncover city hotspots, and have tons of fun! You will solve clues with each clue leading you on an easy walk to a new location where you'll find an important photo and uncover some secrets that even the locals don’t know about.
These adventures are great experiences for families, friends, and groups. Race against the clock or simply meander along as you enjoy the experience. How you explore Niagara Falls or Niagara-on-the-Lake is entirely up to you!
Three exciting Clue Solving Adventures:
1. The Quest for Power - Niagara Falls
An exciting mystery exploring the Fallsview area - including the Horseshoe Falls.
Nicola Tesla harnessed the power of Niagara Falls to supply home across North America with electricity. He built in a failure mechanism that would disable the grid forever after 130 years, and all signs point to this failure happening TONIGHT! Can You and your team of adventurers follow a trail of clues that will save the day?
- Start time: Daily 9:00am - 9:00pm - Requires one-way use of the Niagara Falls Incline Railway open (cost of $3.75 per person).
- Walking distance: 2.6km with a mix of flat roads in town, with some hills and a few stairs.
- Average time to complete: 2 hours with optional game breaks (plus a couple pub and restaurant options along the route if you choose)
- Level of difficulty: This experience is family friendly. However, the clues can be quite challenging and we therefore recommend playing with adults.
- What you need: At least one fully charged cellphone per team (we advise 2+). Dress for the weather and wear footwear suitable for walking around town.
2. The Fun Side of the Falls - Niagara Falls
An exciting mystery exploring the exhilarating Clifton Hill area of Niagara Falls, as well as offering views of the falls!
A local entrepreneur had one dream: to open The FUNside of the Falls - which would be the quirkiest attraction in Niagara Falls plus offer incredible panoramas of the falls. Do you and your team have what it takes to explore the wonders of Clifton Hill and its surrounding areas to find the magic ingredient he needs to make his dream reality?
- Start time: It is flexible! Start any day any time. Just finish it before it gets too dark.
- Walking distance: 2.6km with mostly paved roads but does include descent of a long flight of uneven stairs (with a longer detour route if required)
- Average time to complete: 90 – 100 minutes with optional game breaks (lots of pubs, restaurants, shopping, and amusement options along the route if you choose).
- Level of difficulty: This experience is family and pet friendly. However the clues can be quite challenging and we therefore recommend playing with adults.
- What you need: At least one fully charged cellphone per team (we advise 2+). Dress for the weather and wear footwear suitable for walking around town.
3.The Casting Call Caper – Niagara-on-the-Lake
A fun mystery around the streets and alleys of Niagara-on-the-Lake.
A new theatre festival is about to get underway in Niagara-on-the-Lake. The actors have decided to play a practical joke on the director, have hidden themselves carefully around town and left a trail of clues to find them. The director has reached out to see if you can find the actors and save the day. Do you have what it takes?
- Start time: It is flexible! Start any day any time.
- Walking distance: 1.3km on flat paved streets in town.
- Average time to complete: 90 minutes with optional game breaks (lots of pubs, restaurants, and shopping options along the route if you choose).
- Level of difficulty: This experience is family and pet friendly. However the clues can be quite challenging and we therefore recommend playing with adults.
- What you need: At least one fully charged cellphone per team (we advise 2+). Dress for the weather and wear footwear suitable for walking around town.
How it works:
- You’ll receive a series of clues on the free APP. Each clue will guide you to the next location where you'll find a hidden word or solve a puzzle.
- Along the way, you'll visit local icons, uncover hidden places, and experience stunning scenery.
- Once you’ve registered your adventure and selected your start date with the tour provider, you will receive an email with the instructions and the access code. This happens after you’ve activated your experience on Breakaway Experiences’ website.
- Download the free APP and use the access code to activate your adventure.
- Clues are sequential and written assuming you have no knowledge of the town.
- Submit the correct answer and you will immediately get the next clue. Don’t worry, hints and directions are available, but they’ll cost you a time penalty!
- Solve all the clues and solve the final mystery!
Need to know:
- The game is most fun when working with other people to find and solve clues. Suggested team size is 2 - 5 players.
- You are not required to buy anything along the route.
- Please ensure that your cellphone is charged before you begin. You are only required to use the phone for the App.
- Data plans are only used to activate the adventure and are not used during play.
- Additional phones may be added at no extra cost.
- Bringing a phone charger is a good idea if your battery is low or weak.
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