The best cave experience in the area. Laid-back, not too built-up. In fact, if you're a little…read moreclaustrophobic, maybe not the best choice. They let you touch the walls, since from their point of view, so many people have been touching the walls for so many years, it's too late to hold back the impact. Expect walking, and stairs. Don't expect red carpets or elevators. All the employees are a little bit quirky, which of course they are, THEY RUN CAVE TOURS. And if you're into checking out caves, then welcome to the quirky family! The advertised waterfall is pretty cool. It's no Taughannock or even Kaaterskill, but c'mon, it's a cave waterfall, that's like seven levels of cool at baseline. Don't miss the neat folk art of the building exterior.

Secret Caberns is a great excursion for almost everyone. You do have to be able to descend and…read moreascend a pretty steep staircase, and walk-through the cave. I found the whole tour fascinating and interesting, and our guide was great about pointing out historical features. You are rewarded with an amazing waterfall at the end, and can meander back at your own pace. This place is cash only! Also, apparently tours run at the top of the hour. I could not find that information on any website, so be aware of that. Look for the ghosts! I would highly recommend this adventure.

The first time we did the rail bike adventure was 10 years ago when they first started out in…read moreSaranac Lake. We had celebrated my birthday and our engagement. I like to try to do something different for our dates besides dinner. I signed up for the Home Run adventure (Cooperstown) which is a 12 mile round trip bike ride, it goes by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. It took about two hours round trip. There's two other shorter rides you can take (I believe 8 miles). It's pedal powered and easy to used, it was a lot different than when we did it years ago. You can reserve a tandem or quad bike. The rail bikes are for all ages and not strenuous. They space you out so you're not on top of each other. It was a beautiful ride with wonderful weather. But I would love to come back for the fall foliage (it's the best in NY). Rail Explorer are now located in seven states and they have two locations in New York (Cooperstown and Catskills). I would definitely add this to your bucket list of summer or fall things to do.

Rail Explorers is such a fun experience for the whole family! We did the south bound ride, we got…read moreto go over an old bridge. We saw the countryside and really embraced the outdoors. We were in Cooperstown for Fourth of July Weekend. On the website, it was very misleading we thought we were going to ride past the Cooperstown Dream Park, but that was the north bound one. I guess we will have to come back just to ride past the Dream park.

We took a boat tour with Old Forge Lake Cruises as part of a package we booked for the Adirondack…read morerailroad. If you see a package for both, I highly recommend booking it. Once we got off the train, a bus took us right to the cruise location and we got our tickets. The cruise left right on time. The captain provided us with some really interesting facts about the area, and not doing much research beforehand on the cruise I was in awe of how beautiful the lakes were that the cruise went through. The mountains in the background everywhere were amazing. There were drinks and some food for sale on the ship, and the prices were pretty reasonable. The whole cruise was very relaxing and informative, if I was in the area again, I would do this cruise a second time. Once we were done, a bus arrived and took us back to the train - super easy.

Well, it may seem funny that it was less than one year ago since last we went. MY wife and I found…read moreus in the Old Forge area over the week-end and since the weather was questionable and cool we decided to try the cruise once again. Bravo on the cruise, crew and snack counter. Although, I would strongly suggest having enough coffee for everyone next time around... BRAVO OLD FORGE LAKE CRUISES....see you next year. Paul & Coleen Clapper, Syracuse, NY

We were in Cooperstown for a 50th birthday celebration. The owners of our Inn recommended…read moreDoubleday Drivers. We called them very last minute on Sunday to take us on a tour of a brewery, winery & distillery. We also ended up at a bar after. Jim came right away without hardly any notice. He stayed with us all day and got us all home safely at a very reasonable rate. Great experience!

From the owner: Tours of Cooperstown area Breweries, Wineries, Cider Mill, Distillery, Brew Pubs…read more Van service, Designated driver service. General livery service. Excursions. Airport, train station, city trips. Rates: Chauffeured Van: $45 per hour for your group of up to six people.

My husband & I took the 2 hour Three Rivers Cruise it was a perfect day for being out on the water…read more The staff is friendly & did a great job of letting us take photos. I highly recommend you give them a try.

Amazing experience and a great way to experience Syracuse from a completely different perspective…read more Annette was our river guide and she was delightful and very knowledgeable about the history of the area including the Erie Canal. She even sang the Erie Canal song for us! We might consider chartering the whole boat for a sunset cruise party. Way above our expectations

June 17th, 2022 We…read morehad Captain Tiffany and she was so awesome!!! She was so much fun. I believe she mentioned that we were her first public tour, and she has been chartering the private tours for three years. She was amazing!!! Lots of energy. We took the small Pontoon boat due to a private party on the larger boat, but I think we all preferred the small boat anyway. It was two couples total for this trip, and it was really nice and intimate. Thank you so much for the experience.

Captain Hal and First Mate Abby provided a thoroughly enjoyable, entertaining and interesting trip…read morearound Saratoga Lake on a beautiful summer evening. The scenery and sunset were beautiful. Next time we take the tour we will bring snacks to share with the rest of the passengers!

Captain Dave was so easy to work with. He was extremely thoughtful, friendly, and helped make our…read moreengagement super special! Would recommend Ithaca Boat Tours to everyone :)

Very nice and relaxing Sunset Cruise along Cayuga Lake for a great price. We were about two minutes…read moreaway from when they were going to launch and Captain Chris called to check in if we were on our way before they left without us. Our tour guide was very sweet and made sure we were all comfortable during the two hour ride. They also have Eco tours, which we could definitely tell she was into. A smaller lake close by was closed off completely due to a deadly algae, which she then collected algae from the lake and took the sample under a microscope and invited anyone to come check it out. Her interest made it that much more personable and I enjoyed it. Not the bad algae though, obviously. She even offered to take pictures for us. The sunset was beautiful and on the way back we saw some water falls. Something to consider before booking. The difference between this sunset cruise and the Charter sunset cruise is because it is more private with 6 passengers per tour at a higher rate and starts at 6:30pm-8:30pm with daily cruises available, whereas Ithaca boat tours allows up to 24 people starting at 7:30pm-9:30pm with cruises only on Friday/Saturday. We didn't mind if there was going to be more people on board, but there were only about 8 of us on the boat that night anyway. I also like that it starts at a later time so we could relax and get a nice meal beforehand. I would recommend this tour. Don't forget it's BYOB! Have fun!

Very nice way to spend a warm afternoon...lots of history to learn not just a boat rideread more

what a beautiful way to spend the afternoon!! wonderful folks. so friendly and personable…read more beautiful boat cruising was like that day you really need ! thank you so much. we will definitely be back !