Classic City Tour, Ottawa Bus & Sightseeing Tours
Our Double Decker tour doesn’t need to be used in a hop on and hop off fashion, it is also a fantastic experience on its own. This one hour and a half sightseeing tour of Ottawa and Gatineau provides an informative, relaxing, and entertaining way to see all of the most interesting sites in the National Capital region. With a live guide on board, come experience Ottawa from the local perspective. This is the perfect tour for travellers who would like to see as much as possible within a limited amount of time.
Starting Location: 44 Sparks St, Ottawa, K1P 5K6.
Start Time: First tour begins at 10:00am every morning (tours run hourly or every 30 minutes).
End Time: We may have later tours depending on demand but last tour usually begins from starting location at 4:00pm.
Pass Valid: For one tour. Cannot get back on after getting off the bus.
Tour Length: 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Languages: Live guide in French and English – Audio in German, Mandarin, Ukrainian, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese.
Notes: Children under the age of 3 years travel free
Highlights:
D’Arcy Mcgee’s Pub and the Sparks Street Mall
National War MemorialPrivy Council Office (Office of the Prime Minister!)Parliament Hill and the Parliamanet BuildingsNational Press GalleryConfederation BuildingBank of CanadaSupreme Court of CanadaWest and East Memorial BuildingsChrist Church CathedralMill Street Brewery and PubCanadian War MuseumThe Old Carbide MillThe Canadian Museum of HistoryJaques Cartier ParkThe Home of John A MacDonald, The First Canadian Prime MinisterMultiple EmbassiesThe Lester B. Pearson BuildingThe Rideau RiverNew EdinburghRideau Hall (The residence of the Governor General)The Ottawa RiverThe RCMP StablesThe Space and Aviation Museum24 Sussex Drive, The Official Residence of Canadian Prime MinistersThe French EmbassyThe Rideau FallsNational Research Council of CanadaRoyal Canadian MintNational Art Gallery of CanadaNotre-Dame BasilicaThe Byward MarketThe Chateaux Laurier HotelThe Old Ottawa Train StationThe Rideau CentreThe Rideau CanalCity HallThe National Defense HeadquartersUniversity of OttawaThe GlebeLansdowne ParkCommisioners Park (Tulip Festival in May)Dow’s lakeThe Experimental FarmMuseum of NatureThe Ottawa Police StationElgin StreetFormer Ottawa Teacher’s CollegeHuman Rights MonumentConfederation ParkBritish High CommissionNational Arts Centre