Ottawa Travel Guides (Updated September 2026)

Rainer was great. Informative, funny and very engaging. We learned a lot.

We booked this trip for our trip to Canada & we travelled to Petrie Island Park from downtown Ottawa by bus it wasn’t any hassle , although the weather wasn’t the best we still had a great time kayaking around the lake , the owner of the business is really helpful & knowledgeable we saw plenty of wildlife & overall had a fab time

Great tour! Tour guide Reiner was excellent. He was friendly, informative and entertaining. Three hours flew by. Would highly recommend especially with Reiner.

We got to see some of the best tourists attractions from a really unique perspective. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and offered some fascinating snippets about the city and the landmarks that make it special. Be aware, you don’t get off the bus and the bus doesn’t stop so all pictures are taken from your seat.

Very informative and well organized and interesting boat experience! Good highlights and very comfortable

The peaceful guided tour gives you a different appreciation of the canal and its history. I am a local and brought out of town guests; we all enjoyed it.

Beautiful trip down the river, delicious drinks, tour guide was very informative and staff of the boat were very friendly and accommodating.

Just to let you know we enjoyed our walking tour with Heidi yesterday. She is very knowledgeable and delivered a comprehensive tour of Ottawa’s historical background, its culture and how it developed to the vibrant place it is today Irene

The tour is well organized. Upon arriving at the parking area, there is the guide who will give you all the information during the trip.

Very informative and fun. We had a party of 10 plus a baby plenty room for all. Reasonably priced as well!

Perfect food tour to learn about the area around the Byward Market. Great pizza at Grand, Tacos with hot sauce in the market, Tea of choice at the Teastore, pictures at the Ottawa sign, gelato and of course a Beaver Tail with lemon juice, instead of cinnamon sugar. All so good!! Our guide on September 1 was charming.

We experienced a private walking tour on Sept 5 with Chris and were blown away with all his historical knowledge on Canadian history, and on Ottawa. Really amazing!! He has a wonderful gift for sharing this knowledge with his guests, so the two hours flew by. I would recommend that anyone spending a few days in Ottawa book a tour with Ottawa Walking Tours—and if you want to ensure an informative two hours where you also get to see plenty of the area, ask for Chris! Thanks again Chris for your time, best regards Mark & Eric (NL)

We had the best time and our guide Shania was very fun and new a lot about Ottowa history!

Very fun tour! Our guide was amazing! We had a very good experience as it was our first time in Ottawa. Being inside the hybrid vehicle was amazing, 100% would recommend doing it.

Great tour. We thoroughly enjoyed it!

Fun environment & venue! Very friendly & engaging staff & performers! Their singing, dance, & comedic talents were extraordinary for a dinner show; way beyond what we hoped for! Their talents are at the level we see when attending large scale musicals. We left smiling & feeling energized & full! The dinner was awesome & held a wide variety & drink prices were reasonable.