Ottawa Small Group Tour: City Exploration, River Cruise
4.4
110 Ratings
Ottawa
Embark on a small group tour of Ottawa and explore the city's top attractions. Enjoy a river cruise, visit iconic landmarks, and learn about Canada's history on a guided walking tour of Parliament Hill.
Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Ottawa - Your Ottawa sightseeing tour begins with pick up from your hotel before heading out on a narrated drive past some must-see sights! You’ll pass the Parliament Buildings and make stops outside the Supreme Court and Canadian Museum of History for photos with a view.
What's Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food & Drink
Additional Information

Your tour guide from See Sight Tours will meet you at your accommodations in downtown Ottawa and start your fully guided tour in the upscale comfort of one of our vans.

Your tour will kick-off with a scenic drive through Rockcliffe Park, allowing you an exclusive sneak peak to some sights generally missed by most tourists.

Then, you will embark on a tranquil Rideau Canal Cruise, providing a serene view of the city from the Ottawa River, going past more than 50 sites of interest including the magnificent Rideau Falls.

Afterwards, you will be taken on a narrated journey past high-profile attractions like the Parliament Buildings and also make brief stops outside the Supreme Court and Canadian Museum of History.

To cap off your tour, your guide will take you to Parliament Hill - the premise of the Parliament of Canada. Here, you will have the chance to understand the nation’s robust history during a self-guided walking tour of the grounds.

To conclude your tour, your guide will escort you back to your hotel in Downtown Ottawa.

  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Ottawa River cruise is a seasonal attraction, when the cruise is not operating it will be replaced with a Canadian War Museum of History tour
Location
Ottawa
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
4.4
(110 Ratings)
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J9342hygeorgem
Nov 13, 2023
Wonderful ! - The tour was wonderful. Lots of detail and sites to see both on land and water. The boat trip on the Rideau Canal was excellent. Katherine was an engaging and charming tour guide.
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774gerryn
Oct 6, 2023
Awesome - The tour was spectacular. Tyler was awesome and very knowledgeable. I enjoyed the walking part the most, but all of it was great.
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Elizabeth_m
Oct 1, 2023
Ottawa - Katherine our tour guide was very friendly and informative about the history of Ottawa. She took us to places we would never have found on our own, some with great views of the city. We had a beautiful cruise down the canal and also a great walking tour. I would highly recommend this tour.
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Margaret_g
Sep 28, 2023
Wonderful Ottawa! - Tyler was a great guide and we had a fabulous tour. Nicely paced without being rushed, a mixture of photo stops, walking, bus tour and boat. He clearly loves Ottawa, the city he has chosen as his home. Would definitely recommend. Thanks Tyler.
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Francisbr7267qn
Sep 27, 2023
Well worth doing - Excellent guide knew Ottawa local knowledge. Showed us parts of Ottawa we would never have seen on our own
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Mckeowndj
Sep 25, 2023
Great tour of Ottawa - Great tour! Enjoyed the small group and our Guide was fantastic! It was a good combination with tour in the van, walking around Parliament hill and then the boat ride.
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Williampw328hl
Oct 5, 2023
Very good but not great - Good overview of government. Didn’t know much about commerce and industry. Was enthusiastic and helpful.
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Andrew_c
Sep 25, 2023
Good tour. Great boat tour. - This was a good tour. The guide was knowledgeable and friendly. The boat tour part was really good and the guide was really funny and interesting. Some sites were shut as there was a police parade but that was not the tours fault.
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Sandrac59
Oct 25, 2023
Non existent - The visit to war memorial and cruise were cancelled. I was offered a refund if I cancelled, still haven’t heard from company. If there was a no star option that is what I would score this tour as. Totally disappointing and to only be informed virtually 24 hrs before made it hard to arrange something else!
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D1462bususanb
Sep 10, 2023
Don't waste your money! - This trip was awful. Advertised as 5-6 hours . Was done in under 4 and cost us $250 USD for 2 people. Tour guide rushed from site to site and was pointing out things as we flew by them - my husband and another couple were seated in the back of a 6 seater van (so that they could hear nothing the driver was saying) and he told me after that the other couple asked him if we'd see Notre Dame Basilica - my husband told them we'd passed it and that when the tour guide sped past a few minutes earlier there was a bus blocking the view . I understand that we had to catch the boat, but that's still no excuse - the timing of the tour should have allowed for that. He had only been doing it about a year and knew nothing about Ottawa or Canadian history other than a few things he'd been told. There were facts he easily could have Googled so he could talk about them during the tour but he hadn't. I realize that a tour is only as good as the guide and in our case it was a total waste of money. On top of that, we only got out of the van 3 times for some view at lookouts - don't actually stop at any of the famous places. I reached out to See Sight Tours after the tour to express my disappointment and allow them to discuss it, but received no reply. Save your money. I'm sure there are much better ways to see Ottawa and learn more about the history.
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