St Lawrence River - Rock Island Lighthouse on a Glass Bottom Boat Tour
Description
THIS TOUR DEPARTS FROM THE US. This amazing tour will show you the 1000 Islands like no one else can! Board the Night Heron, our incredible glass-bottomed boat for an unparalleled view of underwater life in the clean waters of the St. Lawrence River. Experience nature as our naturalist narrators spot ospreys, eagles, blue heron, deer, muskrats, minks, and loons that inhabit the 1000 Islands. Hear the history, legends and lore of the islands we pass by and shipwrecks we pass over. Docking at Rock Island for one hour guests may climb to the top of the Lighthouse for a birds eye view of the surrounding St. Lawrence Seaway. Visit the Lighthouse keeper’s cottage which is now a museum and gift shop to learn the history of the lighthouse and keepers who kept the lights burning. Walk the island and see the building once used to store whale oil for burning in the lighthouse.
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Experience the grandeur and beauty of the 1000 Islands Region the Clayton Island Tours way. Clayton Island Tour’s professional tour guides will share the legends and lore behind the Thousand Islands region on a 2 or 3 hour scenic boat tour.
historic Rock Island Lighthouse on the beautiful St. Lawrence Seaway. When you visit, climb the stairs of the lighthouse and enjoy a bird's eye view from the lantern room. Tour the museum in the keeper’s quarters and learn about the history of the island, its keepers, and the magnificent St. Lawrence River. Walk the island and take home a souvenir from the gift shop.
We will travel among many of the 1000 Islands on the St. Lawrence River
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Picnic Lunches are available for all tours - $12.00 Adult/$8.00 Children - Please call ahead to pre-order
- Please arrive 30 minutes prior to departure. Receive boarding pass from our blue ticket booth
Reviews(102)
We booked the glass bottom boat tour, when we arrived we got on a boat without a glass bottom once the tour started we were informed by the guide that the glass boat was not working so the tour was changed and we had no options of getting a refund. The tour guide was very good, but the tour was not what we expected. I feel we should have been informed prior that the glass bottom boat was broken an given an option of what we wanted to do.
It was very interesting and fun climb to the top of the lighthouse. Actually went to a different part of the river than other tour boats have taken us to.
It was an amazing experience being out on the river. The lighthouse Island has a treasure hunt for kids that get a little special treat at the end. The boat ride was super comfortable. Just a good time.
Thank you for the five star review!
Since you can only get to the Rock Island Lighthouse SP by boat, we chose the Glass Bottom Boat Tour operated by Clayton Island Tours. You board the boat in Clayton, NY. This was a great tour that took us through parts of the St. Lawrence River and then for a 45 minute stop over at the Rock Island Lighthouse. The glass bottom boat gives you another perspective of the river. The tour guide and boat captain were able to show us an underwater shipwreck, as well as underwater pillars from a historic hotel of the past. A very passionate tour guide took us up into the lighthouse and the views were fantastic. He gave us a history of the lighthouse and the area. Very interesting! The inn keepers house is set up with displays of the past and there is a gift shop inside. The complete tour was 2.75 hours.
The glass bottom boat tour was absolutely wonderful! It was a beautiful day and the water was smooth. The captain and the tour guide were awesome with a lot of knowledge, fun facts and even humorous at times we learned a lot about the St. Lawrence River and a lot about the history that went up and down it I would recommend it to anyone even if you’re not a boater, you will love it
Thank you Susan for the five star review!
Touring the Rock Island Lighthouse was an amazing experience and the history of the lighthouse and its keepers was very interesting. The toue guide on the boat and at the lighthouse were very knowledgeable and friendly. We have an awesome time and would highly recommend this tour.
Staff pleasant and knowledgeable, though the guide was a bit hard to understand at moments due to the mic coming across as muffled. Noticeable, but not bad enough to detract from the tour.
We had a great time! Both the captain and the tour guide were wonderful! Many interesting stories, with plenty of time for questions and interaction with the guests. We wondered if an hour on the island would be too much, but it was just right. The tour guide on the island was great! We loved the view from the top of the lighthouse, and the history of the island is really interesting. We did this on our anniversary, and we are so glad we did. Would recommend it to anyone.
Learned so much about the islands….Maggie was our tour guide… she was friendly, well-spoken and a wealth of knowledge. It was nice to hear about so much more than Boldt Castle!
This was a wonderful tour and boat ride with very knowledgeable and enthusiastic tour guides who made it very much fun. My wife and I have our grandchildren 14, 12, and eight with us and they enjoyed it very much.
