Ottawa Boat Cruise - Rideau Canal Cruise
Description
The most unique way to discover Ottawa is on board the world's-largest, certified, 100%-electric, passenger vessel. You will sail for 90 minutes on the iconic Rideau Canal and have a novel view of downtown Ottawa! The National Arts Centre, Lansdowne Park, Dow’s Lake, and many more scenic views await you! You will discover more with the live bilingual commentary and the free audio guide application. Come to 2 Rideau Street for your tickets, just across the street from Parliament Hill. The schedule is mid-May to mid-October, 6 departures per day, 7 days a week.
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Itinerary
The cruises will let you discover the wonderful Rideau Canal, from Dow's Lake to the Ottawa River. Be surprised by the richness and the historical landmarks that will be offered on the cruise! During your cruise you will discover the heritage of the city of Ottawa in a very different way! From the Chateau Laurier to Dow's Lake, you will have the chance to learn about thirty different sites that have marked the history of the city. In addition, several miscellaneous fun and often surprising facts will be presented! You will also have the chance to learn about the following historical sites: University of Ottawa campus, German Embassy, Armenian Embassy, Trans-Canada Highway, Pretoria Bridge, Canadian Museum of Nature, St. Patrick Statue, Canal Ritz, Lansdowne Park, TD Place Stadium, TD Place Arena, Bank Street Bridge, Dow’s Lake, Commissioners Park, Dominion Arboretum, and many more.
See the sites of Canada's Capital city from it's unique canal including the Canadian Museum of Nature
See the sites of Ottawa!
Travel down the Rideau Canal in Canada's Capital
Travel down the unique Rideau canal and see the sites of Ottawa including Lansdowne Park
See the sites from the unique Rideau Canal including Dow's Lake
See the City Hall of Ottawa
See the Shaw Centre from the Rideau Canal
See the world famous Ottawa Locks from the boat
See the campus of the University of Ottawa from the Rideau Canal
See the sites of Ottawa
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Please note- there is no rescheduling
Reviews(1,236)
Great boat. You can sit on either side; great views. Has bathroom on board and drinks available for sale
Easy to book - an informal but very informative 1.5 hour cruise; our guide was excellent, especially as this was his first day on the job!
It was a very pleasant experience. I live in Ottawa and I still learned a lot about the rideau canal! The tour guide was very friendly!
It's great. Could be longer ride down the canal past carleton university. But over all great. Cam was very knowledgeable.
We came from Toronto. There was not info provided for the boarding. We had to struggle finding the location. Bad experience.
Very interesting, you learn a little more about the history of the Rideau Canal there. Several beautiful views
There was absolutely nowhere to park a vehicle within 30 minutes walk of the boat tour. The NAC parking was full and remained full.Time to make an agreement with the NAC to keep dedicated parking available for your customers.
Nice and leisurely river cruise. Cam was fantastic and so was the crew. Great way to see the City and key points
Nice cruise but not enough explanation in French the guide should do the trip there in English and the return in French instead of doing French and English because the return was longer and without explanation from the guide and the guide explained more in English for us it was longer and had booked in French thank you
Unfortunately cannot recommend this tour the commentary was very loud and in too many languages. I appreciate the diverse nationalities on board but it distracted from otherwise very interesting area of Ottawa
