Ottawa Rideau River self guided walking tour and scavenger hunt
- 2–3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Are you looking for things to do in Ottawa? A walk along the Rideau River lets you learn about the city's importance and discover some of its attractions. You'll solve challenges at each step to discover your next destination. Buy either a single or a group ticket. Walk from Rideau Falls Park to Green Island to Rideau Hall and the residence of the Prime Minister of Canada, passing some parks, and mansions. You will have fun completing challenges. The Ottawa Rideau River Tourist Scavenger Hunt is a 3.9 km / 2.4 mi walking tour with challenges along the way. It should take you 2 hours to complete. - A fun learning experience - See the sights! 22 locations - Learn some local history - Challenge your knowledge: 22 varied challenges - Fun for all ages, kids included - Walk at your own pace: 3.9 km / 2.4 mi - Pets are allowed throughout this tour - Wheelchair- and stroller accessible throughout - Start whenever you are ready, from your smartphone – no fixed schedule
Inclusions
What's included
- 22 points of interest seen
- Scavenger hunt instructions on your smartphone (data required)
- 24/7 customer support
- 22 varied challenges
What's not
- This tour is strictly exterior sightseeing, you need not enter any of the locations seen on it.
- You can pause the activity to visit any of the locations along the tour route.
Itinerary
See several monuments, and the actual Rideau "curtain" Falls as you walk around this park, learning about its monuments' significance and solving challenges.
Learn about this organisation and its history. Solve a challenge as you spend 5 minutes here.
See the Ottawa River and learn about its origin and end points, and about Gatineau across the water. Solve a challenge.
Walk over the Rideau River Falls to Green Island where you'll encounter several monuments, and solve 4 challenges. 15 minutes
Learn about the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion, which war it fought in, and solve a challenge here.
See and learn about this monument and who it honors. Solve a challenge here
See the statue of Lt-Col. John McCrae and learn about his poem "In Flanders Fields". Solve 2 challenges here.
See this government building and solve a challenge with it as you make your way across Green Island to Maple Island. 10 min
Walk across the south Minto Bridget from Green Island to Maple Island. Here discover a Hungarian Monument and solve a challenge.
Walk across the north Minto Bridge and solve another challenge before entering Stanley Park. From here, seek an embassy and solve another challenge.
See the Embassy of Spain in Canada and learn about its history. Solve a challenge. Spend 5 minutes here.
Admire this small yet beautiful Anglican church. Learn its history and significance. Solve a challenge here. Spend 5 minutes here.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Once you're standing near the parking area of Rideau Falls Park, and have completed the transaction with our website, follow the start instructions in the "Order Complete" email.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Tourist Scavenger Hunt
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
How it compares in Ottawa
- Its from-price is 82% below the median of the 107 experiences we list in Ottawa.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada's capital, stands on the Ottawa River with Gothic towers on Parliament Hill, a historic canal and a string of national museums.
Parliament Hill rises above the Ottawa River, its Gothic Revival towers topped by the Peace Tower and its carillon. Below it the Rideau Canal, opened in 1832 and now a World Heritage Site, winds through the city, and in winter its frozen surface becomes a skating route several kilometres long. Nearby are the ByWard Market, the National Gallery of Canada, with a giant spider sculpture outside its glass pavilion, and the twin-spired Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica.
Top-ranked sights in Ottawa: Rideau Canal, Ottawa Parliament Hill, Canadian Museum of History.
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