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Best of Ottawa Small Group Tour with River Cruise

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Your Tripshepherd Guide will greet you at your downtown Ottawa accommodations and begin your tour in the comfort of one of our complimentary vehicles. To begin your tour you will take a driving tour through Rockcliffe Park. Get the exclusive opportunity to check out some sights most tourists won’t get to see. Your next stop will be to board a relaxing Rideau Canal Cruise for a relaxing view of the city from the Ottawa River passing over 50 points of interest including the magnificent Rideau Falls. Next, you will enjoy a narrated drive passing iconic attractions such as the Parliament Buildings and make stops outside the Supreme Court and Canadian Museum of History. To complete your tour your guide will take you to Parliament Hill - home of the Parliament of Canada. Here you will get the opportunity to learn about the rich nation's history on a self-guided walking tour of the grounds. At the end of your tour, your guide will take you back to your Downtown Ottawa hotel.
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  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Transport in one of our complimentary vehicles
  • Gratuities
  • Food & Drink
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered

Departure Point: Centrally located Ottawa hotels
*Contact for meeting location if you are not staying in the downtown area
*Order of activities may occur in a different order

  • Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
    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.
    120 minutes
  • Rockcliffe Park Pavillion, Ottawa, Canada
    We’ll take you on a driving tour through Rockcliffe Park. Large tour buses aren’t allowed to go here, but since we’re in a smaller, passenger van you’ll have the chance to check out some sights that most tourists won’t get to see, such as: the official residence of the US Ambassador to Canada, the Governor General’s Residence (Rideau Hall), and the Prime Minister’s Residence. We’ll also stop at the Rockcliffe lookout point where you take some amazing pictures while looking out on Ottawa River.
  • Notre-Dame Basilica, Montreal, Canada
    After your tour of Rockcliffe Park, you'll visit to the Ottawa’s Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica. You will marvel at the elegant gothic-style interiors in Ottawa’s largest and oldest standing church.
  • Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
    Next, you will enjoy a narrated drive passing iconic attractions such as the Parliament Buildings and make stops outside the Supreme Court and Canadian Museum of History to capture beautiful images of the scenery.
  • Parliament Hill and Buildings, Ottawa, Canada
    To complete your tour your guide will take you to Parliament Hill - home of the Parliament of Canada. Here you will get the opportunity to learn about the rich nation's history and admire the beautiful Gothic revival-style buildings and their architectural elements of national symbolic importance on a self-guided walking tour of the grounds.
    60 minutes
  • Rideau Canal National Historic Site, Ottawa, Canada
    Departing from the docks at Jacques Cartier Park, this relaxing river cruise will have you leisurely floating down the Ottawa River. During your enjoyable river cruise, you will be able to view over 55 different sites along the river which include everything from Chateau Laurier Hotel and Rideau Falls to the Parliament Buildings, Supreme Court of Canada, and the Prime Minister's House. (Cruise availabilty is seasonal. During the winter months - the river cruise will be replaced by a visit to the Canadian Museum of History) *Note - this tour does not include lunch, though snacks are available for purchase on board the boat
    60 minutes
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • 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
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
Angelina_S
22 Jul 2025
Very convenient. Driver comes to your residence to pick you up. Get a little history of Ottawa. Boat tour is great
Jarrett_H
20 Jul 2025
The tour itself was just ok. Guide was fairly knowledgeable and tried to be helpful when the tour wasn't what it said it was. Honestly it you are doing it to save time and don't want to rent a car it's good but if you have a car you Can do anything on this yourself. The thing that really upset me was that the description on viator specifically stated and I read it to the guide that the boat was described to be a tour on the ottawa River and they said not for the morning tour. The morning tour was a Rideau canal tour which was also just ok but something you can go hope on anytime yourself on Elgin st Because the tour said specifically it was a river cruise not the canal I had booked a canal tour later in the day. Luckily I was able to call and switch my canal tour for a river cruise for the same day just be aware the tour may not be as described and you can do everything yourself very easily minus the knowledge of the area.
Stephanie_P
20 Jul 2025
This tour could have been fantastic, but I think the tour guide (I cannot remember his name) was not the right person for the job. Very nice man and he wanted to accommodate us, but his English was not fluent enough and he did not give a lot of information on the tour. Also, we did not make all the stops that we were supposed to. I travelled with my 18 year old daughter. There was another English speaking couple in the group. It was a minivan. Pick up was at the hotel. All good. He drove to the highlights and pointed out things. Traffic was great. We made a couple of stops, but missed others. Per the itinerary, we did not stop at the Supreme Court, and we did not get the 1 hour Parliament Hill audio walking tour. Instead we stopped for a restroom break at the National Arts Centre for a long time, to wait for our boat tour. There was nothing to do at the Centre, so we walked to the war memorial to watch an event in progress just to pass time. Then he took us to the boat. The boat tour was very good. It was with a different tour guide. But here too was an issue. Our tour guide from above should have told us there was going to be a line up for the boat instead of us "passing our time" and not really doing anything, and he should have coordinated with the 4 of us and the boat operator. We didnt know there was going to be a line and therefore we were at the back of the line. Boat Tour was of the Rideau Canal. Enjoyable. Good guide. But was it supposed to be the River tour or Canal tour? It's hard to say whether I would recommend this tour. Per the description, it sounds great, and per other reviews, people have been pleased. Based on not having a complete tour, I would say no.
This tour in Ontario is organized by See Sight Tours

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