Ithaca is Gorges & Waterfalls: Fabulous Falls Driving Tour
Overview
Your guide takes you to four waterfall stops along Fall Creek and Cascadilla Creek, which border the beautiful Cornell University campus and provide gorgeous sites along its stunning campus. We’ll show you all the local favorites! Visit the famous Cornell Suspension bridge—a pedestrian bridge suspended 138 feet above the water—along with two other falls on campus and in Cascadilla Park. The experience culminates with an up-close-and-personal visit to Ithaca Falls, downtown Ithaca’s own 135-foot waterfall.
In addition to exploring the beautiful waterfalls and campus, your guide weaves stories of Ithaca’s history and classic tales of Cornell throughout the tour. The end result is an intimate experience of our unique town, the perfect sight-seeing tour for people of all ages!
Ages
3+
Duration
1.5 Hours
Location
La Tourelle Hotel in Ithaca!!!
Included
Narrated tour with guide
Available:
This tour is available upon request. Please contact us at 607-233-4818 or info@experiencefingerlakes.com if you're interested in this tour.
Fabulous Falls Driving Tour
Taughannock Falls Hike
Take a Natural History Hike through Taughannock Falls
Taughannock Falls is the most photographed waterfall in Ithaca, NY. At 215 feet tall, it surpasses Niagara Falls in height. Join us on a 1.5-mile guided round trip hike along Taughannock Creek to the base of the falls. Along the way, your naturalist will share natural history landmarks in the gorge, while you learn how the waterfall and creek have changed the landscape over the last 10,000 years. This hike is completely flat and suitable for all ages. Pets are welcome on a leash.
Meet your guide at the entrance to Taughannock Falls State Park. The entrance is off Route 89, Trumansburg, NY. The parking lot is on the opposite side of the street from Taughannock Point on Cayuga Lake. Please Note: Transportation to and from the departure location is not provided. There is a $9 per vehicle park entrance fee seasonally.
Enfield Gorge
Take a Natural History Hike through Enfield Gorge
Enfield Gorge is a 1-mile loop hike through a spectacular gorge filled with flagstone stairs, bridges and of course, beautiful waterfalls. The path we follow is paved with flagstones and all the changes in altitude are steep flagstone staircases. This gorge, which many feel is as beautiful as any on the continent, affords us the opportunity to point out many examples of evidence of geologic history. This tour is appropriate for children 6 years or older and is moderately strenuous.
Meet your guide at the upper entrance parking lot at Robert Treman State Park. Follow Rt 327 (Enfield Falls Rd.) to Upper Park Rd. Meet near the old Grist Mill. Please note: transportation to and from the departure location is not provided. There is a $9 per vehicle park entrance fee seasonally.
Cascadilla Gorge
Take a Natural History Hike through Cascadilla Gorge
Breathtaking Cascadilla Gorge connects downtown Ithaca with the Cornell University campus. Join us on a 1.75 mile round trip hike through the charming stone paths and stairs of the gorge to arrive in the heart of bustling “Collegetown.” On the way back down, we’ll explore part of the Cornell University campus and pass through a creekside neighborhood that overlooks the gorge. This hike is somewhat strenuous with stairs and steep paths, but the group will take a leisurely pace. It’s suitable for ages 8 and up.
Meet your guide at the Treman Triangle Park in downtown Ithaca, near the intersection of Court and Linn Streets. Please Note: Transportation to and from the departure location is not provided. Be sure to leave ample time to find parking. There is limited, nearby street parking, some of which requires payment during weekdays between 9am and 6pm (pay attention to locally posted signs.)
Why Choose This Experience
- Visit Multiple Majestic Finger Lakes Waterfalls
- Stunning Views High Above Cayuga Lake
- Comfortable Guided Scenic Driving Tour
- Discover Unique Local Natural History
- Expert Sommelier Insights Throughout Journey
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