Ottawa Sightseeing Tour: Hop-On Hop-Off Experience
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296 Ratings
Ottawa

This city tour offers a comprehensive overview of Ottawa’s highlights and is ideal for newcomers, leaving plenty of time for you to discover the city at your leisure afterwards.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Sparks Street Mall - Main Kiosk at 44 Sparks St. Corner of Elgin and Sparks, Parliament of Canada
  • Canadian Museum of Nature - Nature Museum
  • Lansdowne Park - Home of the Ottawa BlackJacks / The Glebe / TD Place / Redblacks
  • Dow’s Lake - Different stopping location during Canadian Tulip Festival
  • Canada Agriculture and Food Museum - Not stopping during Canadian Tulip Festival
  • ByWard Market - Ottawa Sign. Stop located at 22 York Street
  • Rideau Hall - Rideau Hall
  • RCMP Stables - RCMP Stables
  • Canada Aviation and Space Museum - Aviation and Space Museum
  • National Gallery of Canada - Art Museum, Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica, Royal Canadian Mint
  • Canadian Museum of History - Museum of History
  • Canadian War Museum - War Museum
  • Elgin Street Market - Rideau Canal, National Arts Centre, National War Memorial
  • Sparks Street Mall - Return to kiosk
What's Included
  • Local taxes included
  • Transport by double decker bus or trolley
  • Professional driver and guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
  • Admissions to attractions and sites
  • Hotel pickup are before 9:30-9:45am ($5 payable to driver). Reservation must be done 24 hours prior
Additional Information
  • If you require hotel pickup (before 9:30-9:45am), please contact the supplier 24 hours prior to your reservation. Please note: this service is $5, payable to the driver at time of pick-up
Location
44 Sparks St.
Sparks Street
We are at the corner of Elgin and Sparks. Look for a red kiosk.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(296 Ratings)
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Philipleic
Dec 2, 2023
Great tour, live commentary - I have done these tours all over the world and this was one of the best. It was quite a comprehensive tour covering all the main sites. I think what helped was the excellent live commentary that was interesting and gave a good insight into each stop. It was quite windy on top deck especially when out of the city centre but we all stayed on for the whole tour. I would certainly recommend.
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Curiosity68553786789
Oct 24, 2023
Great option for short visit - My husband and I had one day in Ottawa and chose to take the hop on hop off tour bus to maximize what we saw. It worked out perfectly. We saw more than expected and enjoyed the commentary. The bus was easy to find. It was cloudy and in the low 60s when we were there. Definitely bring a hat and scarf if you want to sit on the top level. It gets really chilly once the bus is moving.
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Evaemilia_m
Oct 19, 2023
I love it đź’• - We had a Very Nice experience ,we see al Ottawa city , And we learn about the story about the city , That Guy Narrative history really Nice . I recommend Hop- on Hop ,
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X632rbdeborahg
Oct 17, 2023
Hop on hop off - Brilliant excellent way to discover the city. Drivers and guides outstanding, knowledgeable, fun, polite and helpful. Found out so much about the city and some hidden gems too. 🥰
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965roberte
Oct 13, 2023
Hop on this Tour! - Very good and informative tour. Covered most of city and even journeyed over into Gatineau, Quebec to explore the sites there. We stayed downtown and did not gave a car, so the tour delivered us to such out of the way places as the Aviation and Space Museum and the Museum of Canadian History.
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Curiosity06495643893
Oct 10, 2023
Ottawa tours .. go Grayline for sure - What a great tour. Really renewed my faith in Hop on Hop Off tours (don't do them in NYC). Our host Ruddy was very welcoming, informative and knowledgeable, with a good sense of humour. Brett, the driver was so cheerful and friendly and what really impressed us is he cleaned the bus windows while we had a short 10min break. It had rained earlier as tour started. 10/10 Brett, above and beyond service. Thanks guys. Marg, Bendigo Australia
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Gloria_r
Oct 9, 2023
Bilingual tour of Ottawa - Beautiful sightseeing tour of Ottawa !! The tour guide made several jokes, it was very entertaining !! Worth every penny EVEN though it's not your first time in Ottawa.
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Anne_w
Dec 1, 2023
Want to see more, meet more people and have a chance to do more! - Sharing a new city in a different country with my granddaughter and boyfriend was wonderful. The look in her eyes when she saw certain things made me smile. Having her experience things with us, things we hadn't experienced will live in my heart forever. It rained the day we went to Ottawa so we did not get to get around like we generally would like but we made the best of it!
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Linda_g
Oct 18, 2023
Great way to see specific sights - Awesome experience, tour guide knowledgeable and great sense of humour. Highly recommend to see different parts of Ottawa. The hop on hop off is a great part of the tour
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Tracyrl9351ml
Oct 5, 2023
Worth the money. - The bus tour was as expected as we usually do them in each city we visit. They are a good way of seeing all of the sights available. We usually stay on for the whole tour initially, then get off at the sights we want to visit. The tour guides were funny and very knowledgable. As it was in Canada - they explained in English and French. The down side of the bus - there was no shade on the top deck and it was too hot to go downstairs, as it was 30 degrees outside. !!, probably would benefit from a canopy.
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